On 8/16/07, Luke -Jr <luke@dashjr.org> wrote:
> That is, a television which is not widescreen, and can be described
> *without* using the numbers 720 or 1080.

PAL? That's Europe only, isn't it? ;)

(classic NTSC has always been 720i)

No it hasn't.  It's 486 visible lines, of which a few often get lost off the top or bottom; most people round off as 480 lines and 640 columns actual viewable area.