At 11:50 AM -0400 4/26/05, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Actually, we were. We were talking about TV to mobile >platforms, specifically, not about other services. >For example, we were not discussing cellular >telephony to moving platforms, nor were we discussing >radio to moving platforms. Those other services are >already available to moving vehicles on another >slices of spectrum. No Bert. That is what YOU keep talking about. Get over it. We are talking about DIGITAL BROADCASTING, not a monolithic replacement for NTSC. > >> Bits are bits... > >No, actually it's broader than that. Hz are Hz, is >more like it. And it's been that way as long as radio >has existed. Each service delivered over RF presents >a different set of issues, with different tradeoffs. >Delivery of TV signals is more difficult than some >other services because much info is sent over a >proportionally small slice of spectrum. This is a legacy view of the world. It is no longer necessary to rely upon separate, non-interoperable infrastructures for each monolithic service. But the folks who have these exclusive franchises will resist the shift to a digital bitcasting until they die. Regards Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.