[opendtv] Re: 20050627 Mark's Monday Memo

Not even close nor is there any prospect that they ever will.

Bob Miller

Nick Kocsis wrote:

>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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