Television standards (USA): Which broadcast standard has historically been used in the United States? Consider the legacy analog standard used prior to digital transition. Choose the correct standard.

Q: Television standards (USA): Which broadcast standard has historically been used in the United States? Consider the legacy analog standard used prior to digital transition. Choose the correct standard.

Concept The legacy US analog TV standard was NTSC. (Digital broadcasting later adopted ATSC, but exam questions typically reference the analog era.) Final Answer NTSC

Difficulty: Easy

NTSC
PAL
SECAM
ATSC-M/H

Correct Answer: NTSC

Explanation:

Concept
The legacy US analog TV standard was NTSC. (Digital broadcasting later adopted ATSC, but exam questions typically reference the analog era.)

Final Answer
NTSC

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