[opendtv] Re: 5th gen receivers
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:59:01 -0500
Broadcasters will soon realize that they can deliver a minimal program
in SD to satisfy the FCC requirement for MPEG2 while delivering the rest
of their offering in MPEG4 whether it is HD, ED or SD. The cable
companies must carry the SD channel and will pay to carry the MPEG4
content if it is good programming and whether it is HD, ED or SD. If
broadcasters were really smart they will withhold the best programming
altogether to increase the value of their OTA spectrum.
There is no "main HDTV channel" except in the diehard imaginations of
Luddites afraid of advanced tech that would allow mobile reception.
Bob Miller
Doug McDonald wrote:
>Of course not. I object to none of them, so long as the
>main HDTV channel retains sufficient bits to deliver the
>absolute best possible picture and 384kb/sec of DD 5.1 sound.
>Of course, alternative codecs cannot be used for that
>channel.
>
>Doug McDonald
>
>
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