[opendtv] Re: OTA
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:40:40 -0500
At 2:56 PM -0600 3/8/12, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
And ATSC M/H is ALREADY deployed, compatible with ATSC. Meaning,
your "already outdated" comment is already outdated.
Sorry Bert, but MH is not a viable mobile standard. It is
inefficient; it is not supported with viable receivers, and it will
never be supported by todays mobile devices.
Consumer expectations have changed with respect to the devices they
can use to watch TV content. People DO NOT want to step outdoors,
Those systems rely on a cabled broadband connection to the home,
then wireless from an internal router. They work perfectly well with
the existing ATSC remaining as is. Local broadcasters already have
their web sites set up.
FOTFL
Those systems are what tens of millions of people are using.
And the new 4G devices can connect almost anywhere. Apple
demonstrated 1080P downloading to the new iPAD faster than real time.
This is the standard that broadcasters are going to be competing with.
Hey, I'm not claiming here that two-way wireless is unnecessary with
ATSC. I'm simply saying, these are two different connection media,
for two different purposes.
I have no problem with this view. The problem is that the ATSC needs
to create a "compatible standard" that WILL be supported by the next
generation of mobile devices.
I thought LTE was supposed to unify the U.S. mobile broadband
industry.
I guess I was wrong.
Welcome to reality, Craig. Why is it that the trade press is so
quick to latch on to the new buzzword in town, assuming at the
outset that it would "change everything" from what was happening in
the past? Only to have reality whack them square in the face, every
single time?
Well you can't blame Apple for this one. Have you looked at all of
the mobile standards being used in China. This is what happens when
oligopolies are allowed to control valuabloe spectrum resources.
Regards
Craig
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