[opendtv] Re: Toward digital TV
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:51:43 -0500
You make statements about things brought up that I did not bring up.
As for the rest, I refer you to Stephen Birkill's excellent post this
morning.
TTFN,
Mark
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Mark Schubin wrote:
>
>
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>>You have said that often, and there are certainly antenna
>>installers around, but the first two DTT installations I
>>saw in the UK used set-top antennas, and our closest
>>friends in London currently watch analog TV with a set-top
>>antenna. Our cousins in Edinburgh watch DTT with a
>>set-top antenna, and every TV store I've visited in the UK
>>has prominently shown indoor antennas. The Silver Sensor
>>comes from the UK; why would it exist if people there
>>wouldn't use it?
>>
>>
>
>Just trying to keep what one might laughably refer to as
>"scientific objectivity" in these discussions, Mark. The
>obvious questions on your Edinburgh experience would be,
>how far from the transmitters? What COFDM modes?
>
>If you recall, on this very list, one Jay Cordoba asked what
>his brother should do to receive OTA HDTV. My suggestion was
>to go to www.antennaweb.com, but try first an indoor
>antenna.
>
>With the indoor antenna, and 2nd gen Motorola receiver, he
>received 22 stations, the furthest of which was some 50+
>miles distant. Others have reported similar experiences on
>this list.
>
>Also, indoor antennas are for sale in many stores in the
>US as well, it's the stand-alone ATSC STBs that are not
>(although Circuit City seems to carry a decent assortment).
>
>Should we conclude from these anecdotes that there's no
>problem with ATSC either?
>
>It would be nice to have one known difficult reception
>location for COFDM, the counterpart to your apartment,
>where failure and success stories could be extrapolated
>into failure and success of the whole DTT infrastructure,
>and all other anecdotes could then be dismissed.
>
>By the way, Circuit City also had prominently on display
>a Silver Sensor-like antenna, with "HDTV only" sign next
>to it, among several other types.
>
>I'd like to know why the new generation receivers are not
>appearing on shelves this holiday season, when by all
>rights they should have. Bringing up COFDM as the reason
>is completely illogical.
>
>Bert
>
>
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