"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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Also, wouldn't NTSC just change its standard and use the same name.
Aren't DVDs (digital) and NTSC? (I realize they are not HD)

I believe the new standard is called ATSC or something like that (A for
advanced).

Yes, the standard used for digital broadcast through the air. Cable
and satellite use different formats.

DVDs are digital, but the normal DVDs have no relation to the
new broadcast standards.

Wrong on both counts. NTSC is NTSC regardless of delivery method (air,
cable, DVD). You can't put a NTSC DVD into a DVD player for PAL tv's and
expect it to work - it won't. The two standards are incompatible.