[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: Sinclair and Nexstar Form ATSC 3.0 Spectrum Consortium
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:22:25 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Exactly the same way that a connected ATSC 3.0 TV would collect the
data, Craig. Are you forgetting that connected TVs have an Internet
link, and have a CPU inside? The device simply monitors the channel
the set is tuned to, and the subchannel if the program is digital,
and periodically transmits this info to whoever is doing the
analysis. What exactly is ATSC 3.0 adding to this equation?
But none of these connected TVs have connections to the required
ATSC tuner;
I am again struggling with what you aren't getting, Craig. Let me try this
again. If the TV industry thinks it must have real-time reports provided by all
new "connected" TV sets, to see who is watching what, they can attempt to twist
the arms of the CE vendors, to incorporate this feature. The feature can easily
be made to work, even with analog tuners. Once again: what makes anyone think
the TV must have an ATSC 3.0 tuner in it?
The reality Bert, is that you are talking about a feature that does
not currently exist
... and that doesn't require ATSC 3.0, to make it exist.
The only credible impediment is the service providers, not the
electronics. The service providers have a habit of disabling what
might conflict with their "business model."
Service Providers? THe service providers are the broadcasters Bert.
No, Craig. The service providers are those who decide what features will remain
enabled, in the smartphones they allow on their cell networks. To allow
smartphones to receive broadcast radio and broadcast TV has long been possible
technically. For example, mobile devices which used both ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 2.0
have already been demoed.
Bert
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