1. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 1.7.

2. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 3.6, Table 3.1. This table is a modified form of the one from Benson and Fink and includes some peculiar numbers for horizontal resolution of existing TV systems. It may be that these numbers represent the effective resolution.

3. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 2.16, Figure 2.7.

4. For a fascinating explanation, see The Digital Dawn in Europe, IEEE Spectrum, pp 50-53.

5. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 2.13, Figure 2.6.

6. Y. Ninomiya, The Japanese Scene, IEEE Spectrum, April 1995, pg. 54.

7. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 7.4, Table 7.1.

8. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 7.14.

9. Ibid.

10. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 7.15.

11. K. Benson and D. Fink, HDTV, Multiscience Press, 1991, pg. 2.16, Figure 2.7.

12. The Grand Alliance, IEEE Spectrum, April 1995, pp 36-45

13. The Grand Alliance, IEEE Spectrum, April 1995, figure, page 42.

14. The Grand Alliance, IEEE Spectrum, April 1995, figure, page 44.