[opendtv] Re: 5th gen receivers
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:22:26 -0500
All that may be true except I've seen no sign any broadcaster is
considering it. Or really considering much of anything having to do
with ATSC digital TV except getting carried on cable.
I'll even offer one other possible explanation for ATI tying up much of
the ATSC receiver chip market. Maybe they are just cheaper and nobody
is building ATSC STBs and the integrated TV building CE folks want a
cable tuner with just the minimum ATSC receiver so they can just say
they have one.
But then again, maybe the ATI chips will be really wonderful. Dunno.
I wonder if USDTV is still planning on 5th gen chips? Or have they also
switched? It would sure seem they would need something that really
worked if they want to be supported by subscription revenues.
- Tom
Bob Miller wrote:
> 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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