[opendtv] Re: News: Those licenses will soon be worthless...

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:08:18 -0400

John Shutt wrote:

> Unfortunately you don't understand the dynamics.
>
> We have been waiting in the United States since 1999 for
> a working receiver. We still don't have one on the market.
>  COFDM would have changed that dynamic 6 years ago.

Fairy tales, John. I don't believe that for a second. A
working receiver was demonstrated, and when the manufacturer
decided not to market the thing, the only loud complaints
we heard were from a few zealots on AVS Forum. I checked the
NAB site and found nothing on the subject. With Sinclair as
the only exception, I have to believe that Craig is right on
this one. Broadcasters are happier to retain the status quo.
The big concern is to delay analog shutoff and get multicast
must carry.

> The only analogy one can draw with UHF and US DTV is the
> tuner mandate.

Yes, and I believe that after analog is shut off, DTT will be
a good thing for broadcasters. But just like UHF, there's
this chicken and egg problem to get over first.

> > Indoor reception of COFDM at that site is
> > still "unproven" (therefore presumably impossible).

Tom Barry wrote:

> That statement is illogical.  The conclusion does not
> logically follow under any interpretation I can come up
> with.
>
> We have no idea of what sort of reception to expect at
> Mark's.

Sorry, Tom, I'm simply being consistent with the prevalent
sentiments on this site. No test results are deemed credible
until demoed at Mark's apartment, and no product is deemed
feasible until it sits on a store shelf.

Bob Miller wrote:

> There is no cut off date in the UK and they have sold 6
> million receivers.

Yes, Bob, we've been over this many times. There is a
cultural difference between the UK, France, and Italy and
other parts of Europe and the US. OTA is used a lot in the
former countries, but not the latter. Why don't you argue
with Frank Eory on this subject? He's said the same thing.

Bert
 
 
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