Craig wrote; "but more important, I expect that CBS and Sony will demand that 1080i is part of that next standard". This position is not related to current technical issues. Rather, it is all about Sony's IPR. CBS is involved only because they made a deal with Sony to use and support this format from the beginning and I assume was is a Quid pro Quo with low pricing on equipment purchases. Dale ----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.