John Shutt wrote: > Doug, > > How would we be sacrificing the ability to deliver HD? We currently > broadcast HD in 12 Mbps, using 720p. You would not sacrifice the ABILITY to do anything. But we know that you really want to transmit as many crappy SD channels as possible ... IF you can force cable carriage, of course. Our local PBS station has actually said that, in so many words. Of course, this presupposes they get on the air before losing their license! "The encoders are ordered". Well, I should hope so given how much warning of the digital transmission they have had!!! I would have hoped that they would have actually orderend them years ago! Doug McDonald ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.