[opendtv] Re: 20050627 Mark's Monday Memo

Amen !

But it bothers me that I have read statements on the Schubin tests that even
the best of the ATSC 5th generation receivers of today cannot match the
performance of DVB-T receivers that were already available in 1999.

Regards.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: 20050627 Mark's Monday Memo


> Nick Kocsis wrote:
>
> [Battery powered ATSC receivers]
>
> > Impossible?    No!    But very unlikely unless it could
> > achieve the same reliability of portable reception that
> > is possible with a DVB-T standard receiver.   All we
> > have so far is promises and more promises of a 'cold
> > fusion' type ATSC receiver that has been six months on
> > the priority list.
>
> I think we're well past the "promises" stage. The recent
> STBs and PC cards tested by Bob Miller are more than
> promises. And even if the antenna had to be taped to the
> window in Mark's apartment in the most recent tests,
> (a) this was not necessary in Bob's apartment, and
> (b) this was not the case for the LG prototype STB, in
> Mark's apartment. Which means, improvements are still well
> within the known state of the art. In fact, the solution
> is most likely found in the basics of good front end
> design, rather than anything more esoteric like echo
> tolerance.
>
> I would have thought that any skepticism on battery
> powered ATSC receivers concerned power draw rather than
> portable reception capability. But the fact that lap top
> Pentiums exist indicates to me that this problem too can
> be solved.
>
> Bert
>
>
>
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