Looks like the US is going to switch to a new standard also, LTE. Bob Miller On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > They're saying ISDB-Tb (the Brazilian system) is "far superior to the > performance of" DVB-T? > > Somehow, I doubt it. Solidarity with Brazil is perhaps a good excuse, but I > would have looked more at DVB-T2, if they wanted to make a switch in these > times. > > Bert > > --------------------------------- > http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/101310 > > Costa Rica Dumps ATSC DTV Standard > by Doug Lung, 05.27.2010. > > Although Costa Rica began transmitting DTV using the ATSC standard in June > 2006, private broadcasters Repretel and Teletica will soon be making the > switch to the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-Tb terrestrial DTV standard previously > called SBTVD. > > Costa Rica's adoption of the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-Tb standard was made > official in an executive order signed by the Oscar Arias, the nation's > president this week. The order also received the signatures of Costa Rica's > Minister for the Presidency and the Minister of Environment Energy and > Telecommunications. > > Costa Rica formed a special committee last year to test DVB-T, ATSC and > ISDB-Tb standards. The committee conducted tests in different parts of the > country and concluded that ISDB-Tb was technically more robust and presented > "a measurable performance far superior to the performance of the other > standards." > > Other Latin American companies adopting ISDB-Tb include Chile, Argentina, > Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador. ISDB-T is used in Japan. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.