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High-Definition Television: Applications for This New Technology

IMTEC-90-9FS Published: Dec 11, 1989. Publicly Released: Jan 18, 1990.
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Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the uses for high-definition television (HDTV) technology, focusing on the potential effect that the selection of an HDTV production standard would have on the development of nonentertainment applications in the United States.

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Telecommunications
Aerospace researchClosed circuit televisionDefense capabilitiesMedical researchMicroeconomic analysisProduct evaluationTelevisionTelevision equipment industryHigh definition televisionStandards (engineering)