[opendtv] Re: ATSC Test system - cheap
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:41:18 -0700
call Les at Computer Modules www.computermodules.com. 858-613-1818. IIRC,
his 8-VSB modulator goes for $3k, and does just what your friend of a friend
has requested. If you can find something compliant that's cheaper, buy it.
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "OpenDTV Mail List" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:35 AM
Subject: [opendtv] ATSC Test system - cheap
> 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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