[opendtv] Re: Mobile TV: $2 Billion in Ad Buys

At 5:43 PM -0400 4/19/08, Albert Manfredi wrote:
I think that the fundamental difference between ATSC and DVB is that DVB can afford to create any number of fancy tools, even if they end up never being used. ATSC does not do this. ATSC worries about protecting IP and achieving ROI. 

Truer words were never spoken Bert.
The problem is that the protected IP and the only real ROI are for the members of the ATSC patent pool. And the need to continue to protect this legacy have made it necessary to take a step BACKWARDS to provide a robust mobile service. But there could be a silver lining in this cloud...
The effort to develop these mobile enhancements could make plain vanilla 8-VSB more viable for "traditional" portable receivers. I will expound on this in a related message. 

Regards
Craig


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