[opendtv] Re: Mobile DTV test
- From: "Sam Churchill" <samc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:08:39 -0700
Thanks, Mr. Manfredi.
Okay, let the customary flaming begin.
Sam Churchill
Portland, OR
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> Sam Churchill wrote:
>
> > I'm a consumer, not an engineer...so answer me this:
> >=20
> > I live in an apartment downtown without cable. Why can't I=20
> > get ATSC? It
> > doesn't work.
>
> Trying to answer before the customary flaming starts ...
>
> Depends on exact circumstances, and the situation appears
> to be improving with upcoming receiver chips.
>
> > Why can't the United States duplicate the UK's success with=20
> > off-the-air
> > FreeView on a $99 settop?
>
> I think, aside from the COFDM vs 8-VSB difference, that the
> UK benefitted from the ONdigital OTA pay TV service. The
> service failed, but it did create a market for STBs. The
> Freeview service that followed got a jumpstart from this
> large inventory of existing boxes. The success of Freeview
> kept the market going, so the price had a chance to continue
> to drop.
>
> > PLEASE tell me the reason is NOT because there were no=20
> > royalty bucks for
> > ATSC if they adopted COFDM.
>
> The reason for 8-VSB appears to be exactly what you state.
>
> However, all is not lost. Single carrier schemes have their
> own advantages, and it seems to me that we can make the
> most of these advantages if we keep at it.
>
> For example, as equalizers get better, we will end up with
> a standard that eeks out more spectral efficiency than the
> competition, meaning more bit rate for the same amount of
> spectrum. So it's worth the science experiment.
>
> > Consumers aren't stupid. ATSC screwed up.
> > Am I missing something or am I telling the truth?
> >=20
> > You tell me.
>
> That's my opinion.
>
> Bert
>
>
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