] A Brief History of HDTV

] Broadcast Industry asks for bandwidth for HDTV
] FCC says "OK, we'll set aside bandwidth for HDTV"
] FCC says "What standards?"
] Industry says 'No Standards Please' and come up with
] EIGHTEEN recommended formats for HDTV. I am not shitting
] you.
] FCC says "Isn't 18 different standards a bit much?"
] Industry says "Shut the fuck up FCC, we know what we are
] doing. The 'market' will handle this!"

Hehe. A expletive filled history of adopting HDTV

A Brief History of HDTV