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Argentina selected the ATSC standard in 1998 (Res.2387/98), and has been conducting experimental broadcasts since 1999 but the government later overruled the decision. The current government in Argentina appears to be reconsidering its earlier decision. ATSC and DVB-T are apparently both being considered, but there appears to be no interest in ISDB-T. The governments of Argentina and Brazil had decided independently which digital TV standard each nation would deploy, but have recently agreed to work together to implement a single standard for the Mercosur customs union.[citation needed]
While HDTV-ready TV sales are increasing in Argentina, no single HD feed is currently available. Local cable company Cablevision will start HDTV transmission on January 20, 2007.[citation needed] Major TV broadcasters, namely Canal 13 and Telefe, started to show some HDTV samples in electronic shows. Canal 13 has invested in ATSC equipment, and the recent decision by the government to review this in favour of DVB added some turmoil in an already clogged scenario for such decision.[citation needed] Due to lack of clear directives, consumer electronic market offers LCD and Plasma equipment without digital tuners, only NTSC/PAL analog ones are included as of May 2007). At the same time, some equipment was marketed as "HD-ready" when, in fact, they offered only a 852x480 pixel resolution, clearly insufficient to fulfill that claim.[citation needed]
