One standard to change is that of using scan lines in TV. If the electron guns scanned the tube in a Hilbert curve, either the broadcaster or the receiver could double the potential resolution while remaining compatible with the old resolution at the other end.
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The Moore curve is similar to the Hilbert curve but makes a closed loop. With that as the scan pattern, you wouldn’t need discrete frames, providing of course that the scans stay in phase.