[opendtv] Re: Bob likes COFDM
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:51:42 -0500
If making new mandates they should also seriously consider interrupting
PVR playback with real time alerts. Note it is then possible to
optionally or automatically pause the real show and not miss anything.
A recorded tornado warning serves little purpose.
- Tom
John Shutt wrote:
> Craig,
>
> You bring up an excellent point. I wonder how long it will be before the
> FCC mandates that DBS systems that provide local-into-local be able to
> interrupt all channels with an EAS message aimed at that market. It
> shouldn't be difficult, perhaps even simply a software revision to most
> existing DBS boxes, to have some data in the EPG stream that would force a
> directed channel change to a single barker channel for the duration of such
> a message.
>
> The FCC currently has an NPRM
> http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2004/FCC-04-189A1.html regarding updating the
> EAS. Perhaps they will make EAS mandatory for DBS then. Paragraph 12 of
> this NPRM says in part:
>
> "The rules mandate EAS obligations only for analog radio and television
> stations, and wired and wireless cable television systems. Other systems,
> including, for example, low earth orbit satellite systems, paging, direct
> broadcast satellite (DBS), digital television (DTV), satellite Digital Audio
> Radio service (satellite DARS), and In-Band-On-Channel Digital Audio
> Broadcasting (IBOC DAB) currently have no EAS requirements."
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>>3. While DBS does not currently have a warning system like cable,
>>there are plenty of channels that step up to provide this info during
>>emergencies. You could watch the Weather channel, the cable news
>>nets, or any broadcast network (where available).
>
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