Since its high-quality 4:2:2 digital signals are not affected by encoding, MPEG transmission and decoding, D-9 is capable of accepting 480/30P signals and will be able to handle 480/60P signals for digital broadcast and multicasts. Signals can be recorded on a D-9 VTR at 60 frames per second in progressive recording mode, assuring quality ideal for transmission in the DTV era.