This article provides a short history of the search for a wordwide HDTV standard, starting with the early Japanese analogue system in the mid 1970s up to the present day ... where the EBU is recommending the use of 720p and eventually the 1080p digital standard.
Translations
The following translations of this document are available. These translations are courtesy of the translaters and hosted by the EBU 'as is'. The official and definitive version is the EBU English version.
Russian version of this Technical Review article [2007] - Special thanks to EBU Member RTR.
