[opendtv] Re: EETimes.com - DVB ponders next-gen terrestrial DTV standard

  • From: "Kon Wilms" <kon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:03:10 -0500

Hey now, we have an MP4 receiver/decoder with ATSC or DVB frontend. And
an IPE+MPEG4 encoder to feed it...

Cheers
Kon

> The only rumblings of MPEG 4 I have heard about is in relation to the
robust
> (and tiny) bits of E-VSB.  It seems the only current practical
applications
> of MPEG 4 is for very low bitrates.
> 
> John
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:52 PM
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: EETimes.com - DVB ponders next-gen terrestrial DTV
> standard
> 
> 
> > Dale Kelly wrote:
> >
> >>Bob wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>One thing that baffles me is that broadcasters are not pushing for
> >>>MPEG4.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>I mostly agree with your statements below except for the lack of
> >>broadcaster
> >>interest in MPEG 4. Work on the issue is progressing as we speak.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > I would like to know more. If they plan on using MPEG4 that would
> > necessitate a receiver that could handle it. None do today that I know
> > of. What is the thinking on that subject? Do they plan on using MPEG4
> > with left over bits?
> >
> > Bob Miller

 
 
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