[opendtv] Re: UK OTA Doing Well
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:22:51 -0400
Bob Miller wrote:
> If the US had adopted or allowed DVB-T in 2001 we would
> have done even better by now.
It's utterely beyond me how anyone can continue to push this idea.
As Craig responded to the other thread, the problem here is that the
umbillical services have successfully prevented any competition from
occurring, and the broadcasters as well as the viewing public are happy
to march in lock step to their tune. It has nothing to do with
modulation.
Whatever "demand" doesn't exist here for either OTA products or for
service-agnostic cable products, that seems to exist in many European
countries, is caused by the successful cable and DBS tactics here.
Let me ask it this way: do you really believe that if we had DVB-C cable
standards here, you would be able to find third-party DVB-C receivers
and PVRs for sale in stores? No, Bob, and the same problem exists with
DTT.
Bert
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