[opendtv] Re: Tired of the Silver Sensor?

OK, once again it's time for me to ask the questions I've posed to this 
list for 6 years and which, to the best of my recollection NO ONE
has, will or wants? to answer.

1. How good is ATSC reception going to be once the analog cut-off date 
is past [whenever that may be] AND after all the "temporary" channels
have been given back AND when many of the OTA DTV stations are then 
transmitting on VHF frequencies? 

2. How many of the DTV stations now operating on UHF channels will 
ultimately end up on VHFs at the real end of the transition?

3. How much of the testing for DTV has been done at VHF frequencies or 
was all of it done at UHF?

4. Did the VHF tests, if any were done, reveal any problems with VHF DTV 
reception that were not seen in the UHF tests?

5. What happens relative to consumers [after the scenario in question 1 
comes to pass] when all the cute little indoor or roof mounted outdoor UHF
antennas that people installed specifically to watch OTA DTV with no 
longer receive all the stations because some are now operating on VHF 
channels?  

5. Will people rush right out and buy more 65 inch rabbit ears for the 
top of their 65 inch flat panel TVs or huge Zig-A-Log rooftop antennas 
so they can once again
tune in the suddenly missing DTV programs that are now on channels 2 
through 13?

6. Was all of this ever really thought out or even discussed or 
considered by the ATSC, the FCC or the NAB with the future of OTA DTV 
for the consumer in mind?

Once again, I was just wondering.


Mark Schubin wrote:

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>TTFN,
>Mark
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