[opendtv] Re: USDTV demos at NAB
- From: Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:25:37 -0400
Mr. Weaver,
I guess I will need change my pattern of insults (learn to be more
concealing with statements?) and truly apologize for offending the good
name of Dewey. I extend a momentary truce in the war of sticks and stones...
Let's stick to the truth.
I can speak for myself, and will address your 'we' (the you in your
words) as I (for I understand that you are making me one of the them in
the we of your you). I have certainly been skeptical, and the antics (in
the past?) of folks like Matt Miller are a big part of the reason (need
I point to the various press releases as a start?). The history of his
action and statements during his involvement with NxtWave speak volumes
to "less than true" assessments and statements. Honesty IS the best
policy, and that has not always been forthcoming from parties involved
(boo-hoo-hoo). There has only recently been a renewed effort on the part
of various serious DTV developers to be open about their progress, and
YES, there has (as of recent) been progress made! We are working with
two very well know (industry respected) firms on field programs that
will fully convince us that the ATSC multipath performance issues are a
thing of the past (now we just need to get the rest of the receiver
frontend issues addressed-and that will happen quickly when the OTA DTV
market is pushed by folks like us leveraging the huge analog platform we
rely upon for a living).
As to accessDTV and everyone else trying to make a living on ATSC...go
for it! The more folks that continue to try and make things work, the
more issues that are known and addressed, the further the technology and
possibilities may advance.
As to the "ex-Navy Seal or Special Forces Enforcer" you speak of...Mark
Hyman. He is that, and a whole lot more ;-) For example...
<http://www.newscentral.tv/thepoint/editorial.shtml>
Or...how about Baltimore's Best Local TV Personality :-)
<http://bob.citypaper.com/bob2003/story.asp?id=1366>
Nice guy (sometimes) to have on your team.
Truthfully, Best Regards to all (too few?) of my friends!
Mark
(the former insulting one)
Dewey Weaver wrote:
>Mark - Your pattern of responding with an insult is typical and tired but
>expected when the truth surfaces. We still have video of your team tracing
>our cables and unplugging the antenna coax in disbelief of what you were
>seeing at CES 2001. We know about your dissing my company weeks later at the
>DTV DC conference with Jim Goodmon of Capitol Broadcasting and Matt Miller
>of NxtWave claiming that the CES demo, for which we won an award, was faked.
>They admonished you but that never works with the shameless. The best part
>of this episode at CES 2001 was Art Ross walking up for his meeting with us
>while your ex-Navy Seal or Special forces enforcer (I cannot remember his
>name for some reason) ranted about us needing to cancel our CBS meeting and
>meet with Sinclair instead. In addition to Nat and the enforcer, you were
>there as well. This may ring a bell -
>http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0EKF/3_47/69278171/p1/article.jhtml. I
>also have pictures if you want to press this further.
>
>Len saw our technology in Raleigh at a launch party and we somehow got
>through the screening when one of his venture companies, HowStuffWorks.com,
>produced an effective and positive review on our product, accessDTV. It's
>still selling product for us from their website so you want to do something
>about that. http://www.howstuffworks.com/accessdtv.htm
>
>Any more insults Mark?
>
>Dewey
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Aitken
>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:26 AM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: USDTV demos at NAB
>
>
>Just to state "for the record"...
>
>Sinclair has never been "anti-ATSC". As a follow-on question...just who
>exactly were the members of this 'team'? Also, why would it be to
>anyones dismay?
>
>Mark
>
>P.S. I once knew a company whose Law Firm was Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.
>Any relation?
>P.P.S. I know that some New England families have been represented by
>Dewey, Dunkum & When. Ring a bell?
>
>Dewey Weaver wrote:
>
>
>
>>For my two cents worth - when accessDTV demo'd from Treasure Island, NAB
>>2000, the Hilton Suites NAB and CES 2001 and Embassy Suites from 2002 CES,
>>we were able to tune with a Silver Sensor or RS double bowtie (even when we
>>put the antenna in the personal effects safe at the Hilton in 2001 -in
>>
>>
>other
>
>
>>words, the cable was the antenna as well). We also tuned from the show
>>floor at CES 2001 much to the dismay of the anti-ATSC team deployed at the
>>time by Sinclair.
>>
>>Dewey
>>
>>
>>
>
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>
>Regards,
>Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology
>
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest
of things. The decayed and degraded state
of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks
that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is
willing to fight, nothing which is more
important than his own personal safety,
is a miserable creature and has no chance
of being free unless made and kept so by
the exertions of better men than himself."
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