CNET News.com had an interesting article regarding high definition television signals. There are high costs in equipment on the consumer and high costs for TV broadcasters. Televisions are expensive for consumers and HD quality cameras are expensive for the broadcasters.
By 2009, the federal government requires that all over-the-air broadcasters must switch from analog signals to digital TV. More and more consumers are switching to HD ready television sets so it is a move that broadcasters will have to make in order to stay competitive.
I think it’s going to be a great move when everything moves into HD. Yeah it’s a lot of money but I think it is worth the cost. As more and more people move into that direction the costs will come down over time as all technology does. Until then, I guess we’ll have to wait for HD as it happens.
