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Originally Posted by Richard_FM
In the early 1990s there were a few analogue HDTV systems trials, IIRC one was 1250 lines that was backwards compatible with 625 lines SD.
This reminds me of when I bought a tubed Philips 21" TV in 2001 along with a Pace On Digital box. My Dad was impressed with the picture quality, thinking it was a digital signal when in fact it was just the analogue!
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Your recollection is spot on - the 1250 line analogue system is near enough identical resolution wise to current 1080i digital - the only downside being the bandwidth occupied
J