MAC System Innovations
Mathematical
- A-MAC proved the mathematical principle that separating vision from colour for TV transmission was technologically viable.
Broadcast Engineering
- The MAC audio subsystem is very similar to NICAM, so much so that identical chip-sets are used.
Broadcast engineering
- D-MAC satellite broadcasts provided the first broadcast sourced wide-screen television in Europe, and HD-MAC provided the first HDTV broadcasts, in 1992.
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