[opendtv] Re: Let them eat cake (and ATSC while they're at it)
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 13:20:42 -0400
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>John Shutt wrote:
>
>
>
>>Bull, Bert. First of all, you have zero experience at
>>how well European receivers "really" work, and second
>>of all you have zero experience at how well ATSC
>>"really" works.
>>
>>
>
>You are perfectly free to think whatever you like, John.
>
>The truth is, if people here used the same professionally installed antennas
>as they do in Euro contries, at heights way beyond any 30' level that people
>like to carp about here (we are talking about typically 5 or 6 floor apartment
>buildings in urban areas), there would be no
>problem with even 1st gen ATSC receivers. Over there, the low power drives
>them to these installations. And also
>the fact that almost everyone lives in apartments rather than single family
>homes (in urban areas).
>
>My bet is and has been that success, or lack thereof, of DTT will not depend
>at all on whether you have DVB-T or
>ATSC. I suppose broadcasters can make excuses if they feel they must.
>
>As much as I couldn't care less about football, the fact that ABC is not going
>to broadcast Monday Night Football
>OTA is far more likely to help speed up the demise of FOTA TV than any
>modulation standard. If broadcasters
>allow their most popular content to become available only on umbillical
>services, it's laughable to hear them use
>ATSC as the excuse why OTA isn't making it big.
>
>Bert
>
>
Success has everything to do with the modulation. We have not been able
to even offer a service because of the reception issue. Look at USDTV.
No business plan including current broadcasters stand a chance sans must
carry with current 8-VSB receivers at any power level. As I have said if
5th gen becomes a reality it might be possible. It is not a reality nine
months after testing a decent prototype. And how many years after Linx?
Or the original miracle chips of 1999.
In the meantime success is being had by ventures using COFDM.
Bob Miller
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