[opendtv] Re: First look at ATSC HD Broadcast
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:10:43 -0700
point taken.
But, isn't "try it for yourself" a better option.
Here's what I do when asked the same question. First: are you a cable
subscriber? If so, you can get HDTV from your cable company. If you don't
want to be a continuous cable victim, you should try OTA DTV. If they're
game, I go into issues of reception. If they are terrain blocked from many
or most of the local TV stations, I might say "try it" (minimal terrain
blocking) or "you probably can't get it.
If they live near Mt Soledad (two DTV transmitters); I say they are in a
high-RF environment, and they might have reception problems. I note that
the issue with DTV is too much RF; that in many cases were analog TV is
marginal, DTV comes through just fine, but where RF is high, "multipath" (I
seldom use that term with non-technical folks) might make it difficult to
receive one or more signals.
I also mention HDTV via satellite, for people who want all their sports (or
HBO or Discovery) in HDTV.
No fear, advised uncertainty, and appropriate doubt.
I mention the advantage of staying on cable: no NEED to upgrade your
receiver, then mention the advantage of upgrading the receiver/STB.
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:41 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: First look at ATSC HD Broadcast
> John,
>
> You missed my point entirely, which is probably my fault for not spelling
it
> out clearly enough. I didn't say I told people last week to 'wait.' I
said
> I have given that answer in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Each
> time I would read glowing reports by Bert and others about the next
NxtWave
> chip, or the next Motorola chip, or the next LG/Zenith chip will finally
> fulfill the promise of 8-VSB, and I would tell people that if they can
> afford to wait just a bit, much better technology was just about to be
> introduced.
>
> Nobody asks me anymore because my friends that are still interested in HD
> subscribe to Comcast cable.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > It wasn't foolish based on (now) six year old tests and old receivers
and
> > STBs? Were these people interested in buying used STBs and broken down
> > receivers?
> >
> > Did you ever consider telling them to buy a used DTC-100?
> >
> > John Willkie
>
>
>
>
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