There is imaginative thinking in the US but those with it can't get to the spectrum or if they have it they can't use it yet. All because of 8-VSB being in the way. Terry there would have been a lot of content if the modulation worked. I know it works where you are but not here. Bob Miller tjharvey@xxxxxxx wrote: >Dermot, > >You started to make the correct point, stating the content over DTV is the >issue and then you blew it. > >The problem with US DTV is the content. I am receiving numerous channels >without problem but the programming is mostly crap. No one is promoting it and >with the repetative junk on over the air TV, no wonder it is stagnating in the >US. > >I have only read about Freeview and it looks good. If only there was the >imaginative thinking here in the US... > >Terry Harvey > > >>From: dmenolan <dmenolan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Date: 2005/03/16 Wed AM 09:09:41 EST >>To: Open DTV list <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: [opendtv] Re: 5th generation Test >> >>Tom, >> >>Because in the US a dependency culture has existed on 'must-carry' and DB= >>S; witness the DirecTV MPEG4 local HDTV broadcasts. There has not been th= >>e development of a vibrant terrestrial sector as there has been in Europe= >>, Asia and South America. Then the politics which chose 8VSB over COFDM e= >>ffectively crippled the prospect of reinventing OTA television in a DTV r= >>eincarnation. This fiasco has been going on for five years while the COFD= >>M system is cleaning up around the world: all the things they said were w= >>rong with COFDM: too costly, too much silicon, won't work reliably now tu= >>rn out to be true for 8VSB instead. An ironic victory of sorts. >>Either most of the broadcasters do not care, are looking for regulatory r= >>elief, or just managing genteel decline. Its most likely the NTSC system = >>will continue for a long time as when the chips are down voter interests = >>come first, second, third and last! >> >>Kind Regards, >> >>Dermot Nolan >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.