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During his 35+ years in the

US TV industry, Tore B. Nordahl has held executive positions at DVS, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, ASC, Neve & Studer, materially contributing to the emergence of many HDTV & digital firsts.

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Analysis and opinions of professional HDTV technologies, markets and economics. Published regularly by nordahl.tv LLC at Porter Ranch (Los Angeles)

Porter Ranch, California                      March 15, 2013

The NAB-2013 issue . . .

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UHD, the consumer 4K display format adopted by CEA last year, will enter the "video production food chain" in the form of UHD camera/recorders shooting ultra-HDTV for absolutely pristine delivery of "plain old" HDTV by distribution down-conversion. It makes sense.

BUT . . . there are serious issues involved in migrating 3xCMOS prism designs from HD to UHD. This NAB-2013 Executive HDTV Report explores these issues and arrives at a very interesting conclusion.

If you're in TV production at any level, read this story.

Actually, if you're in any type of HDTV acquisition expecting to move into UHD, this story is for you.