Technology forecasting: TV look-ahead: `Compatible evolution¿ is the byword as large screens, higher resolution, and video disks enhance `everyman's entertainment¿
Raymond M. Wilmotte · IEEE Spectrum · 1976
With domestic colour TV sales nearing saturation, the pressure is on for receiver manufacturers to develop a brand-new market for home TV systems. The possibilities here include (but are not limited to) video disks, large flat-screen displays, higher-resolution TV (more scanning lines), and narrowband transmission allowing many more channels than are presently available.