[opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:01:20 -0400
As a PBS member station, I can say that many if not most of us are carrying
the PBS HD service as a pass-through, with only branding and EAS being
inserted, and also an SD simulcast of our analog service. The elimination
of simulcast means we can, if we so choose, devote our entire 19.4 to a
single HD service. If it weren't for the simulcast rules we never would
have had an HD/SD multicast in the first place.
That may be fine for the AVS Forum types, and the Dr. McDonalds of the world
who want HD HD HD, but what happens at the end of the transition? We go
back to an HD/SD multicast? One thing that is a sure thing, we will NOT go
to 100% locally produced High Def in the next 10 years. The best we will be
able to muster is upconverted widescreen SD.
I really fail to see the logic that eliminating the simulcast rules somehow
will speed up the digital transition.
John Shutt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC Eliminates Simulcast Rules
> No. Downconversion for the analog channel was always acceptable. The
> change was driven by dual-station-per-market PBS stations who wanted to
> use the channels for more different programming.
>
> TTFN,
> Mark
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