Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
First I would not recommend using what Freeview is using. The average transmitter power in the UK is 3 kW ERP. Can you imagine that power level with 8-VSB?Bob Miller wrote:
I don't know of any subsidies in the UK. Italy had one initially but I think they ran out of money. Berlin had some help for the poor but that amounted to under 1000 units I think.
When you have a good product you don't need subsidies.
You mean, a good product as long as you use a 30' mast? It's mostly a matter of expectations, I would say.
If you take a look at this:
http://www.freeview.co.uk/whatyouneed/aerials.php
you will see such suggestions as:
"To enjoy FREEVIEW at its best you'll need to ensure your rooftop aerial or loft aerial is in good condition and properly sited."
"To receive the best possible reception, we do recommend your digital box or digital TV is connected to a rooftop aerial. Therefore we do advise against using an indoor aerial to receive FREEVIEW."
"If you live in a flat or a similar building and you receive your TV signal through a communal aerial system we recommend you ask your landlord or local housing authority if it has been upgraded to receive digital television, before getting FREEVIEW."
And yet over here, for a receiver to be classified as "barely acceptable" by some, you must be capable of receiving DTT with simple rabbit ears in an urban canyon. Where does Freeview suggest using indoor antennas in a flat, especially one that faces away from the transmitters?
I'd say that if you follow the Freeview instructions over here, you should do just fine. Even without the "brand new" innovations which vendors here could have introduced in STBs nearly three years ago, but chose not to. Rabbit ears work fine here, by the way, probably because our DTT transmitters are usually in the 100s of KW ERP, vs 10s of KW ERP.
Bert
Bob Miller
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