In the mid-1980s, as Japanese consumer electronics firms forged ahead with the development of HDTV technology, and as the MUSE analog format was proposed by Japan's public broadcaster NHK as a worldwide standard. Japanese advancements were seen as pacesetters that threatened to eclipse US electronics companies. Until June 1990, the Japanese MUSE standard—based on an analog system—was the front-runner among the more than 23 different technical concepts under consideration.
in the mid-1980s as japanese consumer electronics firms forged ahead with the development of hdtv technology and as the muse analog format was proposed by japan's public broadcaster nhk as a worldwide standard japanese advancements were seen as pacesetters that threatened to eclipse us electronics companies until june 1990 the japanese muse standard—based on an analog system—was the front-runner among the more than 23 different technical concepts under consideration