Tom Barry wrote: > The net result is I really do want things framed differently > between my phone and front projector. I don't doubt that streams meant for mobile hand-held devices would be formatted differently than programs optimized for typical fixed receivers. That seems so drop-dead obvious as to be uninteresting to dwell over, though. First of all, it's still possible that broadcasters want that content to also be available to their fixed receiver viewers. Is there a down side to the broadcaster? If the broadcaster is going to bite into his SD and HD bit stream anyway to provide M/H service, it's absurd to think that making this also available to fixed receivers somehow makes the penalty worse. Secondly, that content could potentially be delivered in a PIP display of the fixed receiver, so the small screen formatting could still work. Most importantly, though, if fixed receivers have the M/H demod, they could make use of the robust stream capability for times like John Shutt mentioned in the past. Example, if transmitter power has to be reduced for maintenance. Presumably, the broadcaster wants to retain his coverage area in these cases? To me, an extra tool in the OTA broadcaster's tool chest should be used as effectively as possible. Besides which, chip vendors will probably soon incorporate the M/H demod in all their ATSC chips, at which time the cost difference to fixed receivers will be minimal. Bert _________________________________________________________________ Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.