Using some of them in our datacast systems... Still have problems with multipath in Eastern KY. Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > William Smith wrote: > > >>So far the only portable and mobile receiver (if you want >>to call them that) are the Mini ITX PC systems we are >>building as datacast units with BBTI cards. (The Tuner >>App will decode and display HD). They do run on 12V.. >>Batteries not included.. > > > (The least they should do is include batteries!) > > There are a few LG 5th Gen-based USB cards available, that we discussed > a few weeks ago. One of the journal scribes tested one in Northern VA, > and he says he could straightforwardly receive all Baltimore stations > with a simple indoor antenna. > >>From a post of mine on 8 February (no longer available at that site, and > even that makes me wonder why it was yanked away): > > <http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=3D3D1082> > > ------------Quoting--------------- > New ATSC USB Tuner Includes LG 5G Chip > ... > The tuner includes the new LG/Zenith 5th generation VSB decoder chip. > This is the one that convinced VSB skeptics that 8-VSB might work after > all. > ... > Wallace reported the box is great at pulling in signals. From his > location south of Washington D.C., he was able to pull in Baltimore DTV > stations using a Silver Sensor antenna indoors. Unfortunately, he > experienced problems with the receiver and its software crashing his > computer on certain channels. ... "Can you just imagine the angry people > calling in to the station and sputtering about how 'your TV channel > crashes my computer!!'" > ------------end quote------------- > > Given that the closest you can come to Baltimore stations in Northern VA > is just under 40 miles as the crow flies, and that's only if you're > hugging the Potomac River banks, I'd say that makes for a pretty > respectable "portable" capability. And who knows, he was probably closer > to 50 or more miles from Baltimore, in fact. > > But I agree that a PC solution is not necessarily the simplest form of > "portable." We were watching some of the Olympics in the kitchen last > night, on a tiny screen, lousy grainy picture. The goal is a similar > set, not necessarily the lousy grainy picture(!). > > Bert > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > > > -- ---- William B. Smith - Special Projects Engineer Email: wsmith@xxxxxxx Technology Division ---------------------- Kentucky Educational Television 600 Cooper Drive Lexington, Ky. 40502-2296 Ph. 859-258-7088 Fax 859-258-7399 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.