Talk:NTSC

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This standard is slowly being replaced by HDTV.

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HDTV (high-definition television) is not a "standard", it is an ambiguous comparitive term describing the resolution of nearly any video mode. NTSC is not being "replaced by HDTV", it is being replaced by newer video systems that support high-definition modes. Once upon a time, 405-line television System A was once considered "high definition" compared to the previous 30-line Baird system, as the later 625-line system was to A.

NTSC is obsolete. I’m contemplating changing the front end of the article from present tense to past tense. Comments? Cpoynton (talk) 17:12, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Obsolete doesn't necessarily mean past tense. You might consider MOS:TENSE. Past events are past tense. The NTSC system was formerly used for broadcasting in the US. But the standard itself, written on paper, still exists. And many devices still output a signal satisfying NTSC. (DVD players and DTV converter boxes, for two.) I suspect that the important events are already past tense, but you can check for that. Gah4 (talk) 18:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

OK, in the case of is the first, I prefer present tense, but others disagree. (Once first, always first.) As noted, the term NTSC is still used for DVDs designed for NTSC countries, especially with 60Hz or 56.94Hz displays. So the term itself isn't obsolete. Gah4 (talk) 18:21, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

User:Packerfan386 has added two {{Update}} tags without indicating (AFAICT) what it is that needs to be updated. Please reply here with details. ~Kvng (talk) 16:37, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

The {update} tags are there because the article still describes discontinued services like TVGOS (prior to my edit) in the present tense. Rewording those passages in past tense or framing them briefly as history would make the article clearer, and it fits with the general need to separate history, technical stuff, and legacy/nostalgia use article wide.Packerfan386beer here 21:09, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Those are not clearly desirable changes. See MOS:TENSE. ~Kvng (talk) 23:54, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

Just trying to update the article to note that services (like TVGOS which ended in 2013) and other things are historical rather than current or upcoming. This also more or less follows MOS:TENSE and makes it easier for casual readers to follow, as well as those who don’t live and breathe A/V stuff. :) Packerfan386beer here 01:31, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

This edit has not edit summary and removes a bunch of seemingly legitimate content. There have been a lot of changes since this so it is not a simple revert so, before addressing it directly , I thought I'd ask if anyone else is concerned about this. ~Kvng (talk) 14:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

The first two sentences seem to suggest that work on the color standard started in 1941. I suspect reordering of the sentences will fix that, but in any case, could be easier to understand, especially between the 1941 and 1953 NTSC. Gah4 (talk) 20:30, 20 January 2026 (UTC)