[opendtv] Re: People DO watch LPTV
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:08:52 -0400
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Talk about three strikes...
>
> Strike 1 - a standard that perpetuates poor spectral efficiency while
> failing to address real market needs - robust indoor reception with
> simple antennas. mobility, and competition with, rather than reliance
> on multi-channel services to reach consumers.
You're such a broken record, Craig.
Did you pay attention to the New Zealand DTT standard? No? Maybe you
should.
Just like here, they standadize on HDTV. Which means, every receiver
must be compatible with HD signal streams, which avoids the need to
simulcast.
Funny, no one is complaining about that. But you sure did complain about
that when the ATSC did this, over a dozen years ago.
They use 64-QAM, 3/4 FEC, 1/16 GI. As close as you can get to 8-VSB
spectral efficiency, and not particularly good for SFNs. Is anyone
moaning about that? Nope.
Oh, and indoor reception works fine with 8-VSB, and has done so since
the 5th gen receivers came out. That was 2003. The difference is, when
indoor reception is not perfectly reliable in COFDM countries, people
put up an outdoor antenna and move on. Like Jeroen did, for instance.
Over here, you have to hear all manner of moaning and whining.
Bert
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