Summary

The April 2000 HDTV Newsletter reports on a CBS DTV/HDTV field test at KYW-DT in Philadelphia and Brazil's rationale for choosing COFDM over VSB. CEA's Gary Shapiro revised DTV receiver figures and urged broadcasters to transmit more original HDTV content to drive adoption.

Source document circa 2000 preserved as-is

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CEA Revises and Clarifies DTV Figures. Shapiro says content and number of receivers relates--Urges Broadcasters to transmit more original HDTV content

Exclusive: CBS DTV/HDTV FIELD TEST REPORT
KYW-DT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Exclusive: Report From Brazil's Fernando Bittencourt On Why Their Choice For COFDM

Sinclair Demonstrating
DVB-T at NAB

Hyundai Develops Non-Memory Chip for Digital TV
April 7, 2000 (SEOUL) -- Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. reported on April 5 that it has developed a second-generation vestigial side band (VSB) chip for TV transmission.

The prototype chip employs 0.35-micron technology, with a price tag of US$20-30 per unit. The Korean firm said it is able to use the second generation VSB chip in all types of digital products, including TVs and digital set-top boxes.

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