[opendtv] ATSC Test system - cheap

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:35:53 -0400

I have received a message from a friend of a friend who needs help 
generating ATSC test streams to test various ATSC "decoders" 
(receivers). Here is the request:

>     This is a bit of a reverse from the normal situation, but I 
>hoped some folks here might have some ideas.
>
>     I'm looking for ways to easily test and compare ATSC decoders. 
>I'm looking for a PCI card or something that can take a local 
>ATSC-compatible .ts file, and mux it and sent it out over coax, to 
>which I can attach a normal ATSC decoder, which would see it like it 
>was an antenna. Just like how VCRs used to work - RF out over coax, 
>pretending to be channel 3 or 4.
>
>     I've seen some very high end systems that do a huge amount of 
>stuff I don't care about. I'm looking for something simple and 
>inexpensive - hopefully cheap enough that the company would actually 
>publish the price :).

I remember a recent story about a PC card that may be able to do 
this. Does anyone know the specifics, or any other way to do this?

Regards
Craig
 
 
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