[opendtv] Re: Frames Per Second of 720P
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:05:30 -0400
At 12:04 PM -0400 7/23/08, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
ATSC is like many other standards. They are close to obsolete the minute
they are published. What keeps standards alive is constant updates. Or
acceptance that they are obsolete but still useful (like NTSC for most
of its existence).
Sorry, but I could not disagree more.
With analog TV standards the installed base of TV receivers was the
sea anchor that kept things from changing quickly. NTSC color was a
band-aid to keep B&W receivers working. And stereo was added so that
it would not break existing TVs (BTW many stations never upgraded to
stereo for local production).
When ATSC was created, the mind set was still analog. That is, the
entire system had to be defined up front and once again millions of
receivers were deployed that cannot be upgraded. There was no valid
excuse for this approach, as we provided a road-map for the future
and showed the ACATS folks how to build an extensible system.
So now, the ATSC standard is the sea anchor. They cannot even figure
out how to add mobility without changing almost everything.
Modern programmable devices are evolving rapidly, WITHOUT a hardwired
legacy to drag them down. Well, most programmable devices. - Vista
demonstrates the problems trying to prop up a legacy system that was
not built upon a solid software foundation.
The public is now growing accustomed to the notion that devices CAN
be upgraded to do new things. My first generation iPhone is a perfect
example - it does everything the 3G iPhone does except GPS and 3G.
Regards
Craig
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