[opendtv] Re: Copps proposes more FCC action

  • From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:51:50 -0700

John wrote:
> The "bad system" was NTSC, at least by a decade after adoption.

This discussion was related to reliability of reception and NTSC is not an
issue in that context. NTSC, PAL and SECAM have virtually identical
reception characteristics which are related to the characteristics of analog
signal transmission. A minor issue but....

Dale

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Willkie
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 5:27 PM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Copps proposes more FCC action
>
>
> The "bad system" was NTSC, at least by a decade after adoption.  The same
> cannot be said for 8-VSB.  When you get reception, your picture is perfect
> of near-perfect.  It has never been that way with NTSC, nor will
> it ever be
> that way.
>
> The ATSC system will be found to serve virtually the same audience as the
> NTSC system did the day before.  You are actually spinning this
> one, Cliff.
>

 
 
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