[opendtv] Re: Qualcomm on Channel 55

OTA needs all the help it can get. Mobile, low cost receivers and AVC 
that is 2X MPEG2 IMO minimum and has room to grow.

The mish mash that we have, 8-VSB, no mobile, iffy portable, non 
competitive codec, receivers that can not handle AVC. What a mess and as 
always I say why? What is the upside of all this pain?

Bob Miller

Manfredi, Albert E wrote:

>Bob Miller wrote:
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>>We for instance have determined that their is no
>>business plan for MPEG2 while there is one for MPEG4
>>AVC. You may disagree but there is a cut off point
>>where not enough content per physical channel will
>>doom any OTA venture
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>Correct, I disagree, for TV that is. If your business
>plan calls for video at very low bit rates, to tiny
>screens, then sure. MPEG-2 is not the right answer.
>
>Which is why scrapping all of ATSC for this is uncalled
>for, IMO, although augmenting ATSC with AVC, or just
>using a different standard on different frequency
>allocations, should be perfectly okay.
>
>Bert
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