----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> > > Politicians, especially those of the ilk of Dingell don't have a clue > about technical issues, nor do they care. What they care about are > the checks they get from lobbyists, and the warnings they hear that > come with the checks. One group, Sinclair, was the first to reveal that the Emperor had no clothes, and were resoundly shouted down by NxtWave, Motorola, the CEA, and the FCC's OET. Everybody was told that 8-VSB could be fixed relatively easily and quickly, in less than 18 months. We will never see 8-VSB with the performance of COFDM. After 7 years I can say it just isn't possible. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.