PALplus: an overview

Within five years PALplus has gone from concept to market introduction with transmissions already taking place in Germany with the introduction of receivers by the end of 1994, achieved by a consortium where each member bears his own costs and has a clear strategy to bring a high performance wide-screen compatible PAL system to the market with a commitment to provide an attractive product and programmes for a consumer who, in the end, would finally decide the success of the project. This review covers the performance criteria, letterbox reproduction on conventional screens, the time-scales for the project and its current status