Not even close nor is there any prospect that they ever will. Bob Miller Nick Kocsis wrote: >Amen ! > >But it bothers me that I have read statements on the Schubin tests that even >the best of the ATSC 5th generation receivers of today cannot match the >performance of DVB-T receivers that were already available in 1999. > >Regards. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:41 PM >Subject: [opendtv] Re: 20050627 Mark's Monday Memo > > > > >>Nick Kocsis wrote: >> >>[Battery powered ATSC receivers] >> >> >> >>>Impossible? No! But very unlikely unless it could >>>achieve the same reliability of portable reception that >>>is possible with a DVB-T standard receiver. All we >>>have so far is promises and more promises of a 'cold >>>fusion' type ATSC receiver that has been six months on >>>the priority list. >>> >>> >>I think we're well past the "promises" stage. The recent >>STBs and PC cards tested by Bob Miller are more than >>promises. And even if the antenna had to be taped to the >>window in Mark's apartment in the most recent tests, >>(a) this was not necessary in Bob's apartment, and >>(b) this was not the case for the LG prototype STB, in >>Mark's apartment. Which means, improvements are still well >>within the known state of the art. In fact, the solution >>is most likely found in the basics of good front end >>design, rather than anything more esoteric like echo >>tolerance. >> >>I would have thought that any skepticism on battery >>powered ATSC receivers concerned power draw rather than >>portable reception capability. But the fact that lap top >>Pentiums exist indicates to me that this problem too can >>be solved. >> >>Bert >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.