Why the comparison between color and HD had a clear winner

[oldtvman]

There has been a lot said about the two emerging technologies, but the fact remains that the engineers that developed compatible color had no CAD programs to assist them, the technology in general was very rudimentry, no solid state devices and the like, color had no guidelines or map to help them on the road to success, but the results were simply spectacular. Color took a lot to get the picture just right, from the bright studio lights to the constant adjustments required by the early color equipment, due the temperature changes, not to mention the 300 ohm wiring in the home that was suseptable to noise and impedance changes due to weather, but If I had the chance I'd go back to that time in a second