growing part of our society today, and it is going to be very important part of our future. I am going to show you what technology is doing for television from now, into the next century. Sit back, relax, and buckle up as we embark on our journey through time.

To start off, HDTV(high definition television) is what we have to look forward to in the next three to five years. Now, you are probably asking yourself what is HDTV? HDTV is an all-digital TV broadcast signal that delivers high-resolution, wide-screen picture, and six channels of digital sound. Though computer experts and scientists are working on a more advanced 3D and polygraphic television, it is too far away to tell when it will be done, and how much it can do. As of now, twenty-six stations have filed their

intentions to begin digital broadcasts. Digital television sets are on sale now, though the price is between five to ten thousand dollars. There is a converter box on sale as well that you hook up to your TV, and it changes the regular signal to digital to your TV screen you have at home now. That is approximately three to six thousand dollars. You are

As of now, we are in the computer age. Computers are involved in almost every aspect of our lives. Just face it, they are everywhere we go. By the year 2002, computers and TV will be integrated. You can surf the web, talk to a buddy from Chicago, and watch a news cast from Ontario through the Internet. There will be live digital feeds going from your phone line to your HDTV. If you are tired of watching the NBA, you can find a website and watch a televised basketball game as far away as Egypt (Zwirn Interview). Just imagine playing one of those action thriller computer games on your giant

probably saying to yourself at this point, "Other than being more expensive, what am I

Finally, as we get out of the HDTV era, we will now move to another ten to fifteen more years into the future to take a look at one of the most astonishing things man will ever come out with. The next form of TV will be holographic image. It will have a three dimensional look without those uncomfortable glasses you have to wear in the movie theater. It will have the feel of reality. This is called hyper-reality (Zwirn interview).You can watch a whole three hundred and sixty degree shot of any program. This means you

Now, as the tour rolls on, we take a look to see what is in store for us in the near future. By November of 1999, the FCC is requiring that the top 30 markets (cities) join the digital broadcasts. By that time, the average price will drop dramatically(Zwirn interview). On average, the first HDTVs made will be between twenty-four to sixty-four inches. The fact is, the more markets that join digital broadcasts, th

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