[opendtv] Re: Italian mobile TV provider has signals covered
- From: Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:48:04 -0400
I guess what I am saying is that, Bob, this is confusing at best, and
discouraging at its worst. I (for one of many) am very ENCOURAGED by the
work ATSC is doing to address the identified needs of Broadcasters.
Sorry if my last "RANT" was mean spirited.
When good folks are trying to do good things, spitting at their work is
uncalled for.
Mark
the Mark who has taken his share of spit
Mark Aitken wrote:
>Bob, this whole take on A-VSB is so full of mis-informed CRAP that it is
>not even worth the time to try to correct. It is so far off base that if
>I used this as a map, and wanted to go to Mars I'd end up at Uranus! So,
>until you can get it right, please don't relay information as if you are
>the authority! Please.
>Talk to the folks at R&S or Samsung, and get it right! Better yet, if
>you want to REALLY know what is going on, ask questions, take some
>notes, put together a "cheat-sheet", THEN talk.
>
>I am beginning to see how someone like John Golitsis gets his ideas
>about Bob Miller.
>
>"Fake it till you make it"...act smart then be smart.
>
>Mark
>the Mark who knows you may not have meant wrong, but "boy o' boy", were
>you ever so wrong on this one!
>
>Bob Miller wrote:
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>>Thanks Mark.
>>Here is my take on A-VSB.
>>
>>You start with a 2 Mbps hit.
>>
>>You then decide whether you will suffer with 1/4, 1/3 or 1/2 mode which
>>leaves you with 1/5, 1/4 or 1/3 of whatever bits you assign to A-VSB for
>>good data. 10 Mbps assigned to A-VSB gets you 2, 2.5 or 3.3 Mbps of useful
>>A-VSB bandwidth and after subtracting that 10 and the up to 2 Mbps of
>>overhead you would have 7.34 Mbps for HD. Sounds like MPEG4 AVC could come
>>in handy there but of course we can't use MPEG4 for that HD program since it
>>would be required to be FTA MPEG2.
>>
>>But on the bright side in 1/2 mode your 2.5 Mbps would be good for 100 mph.
>>On the dark side this is not going to work with any current receivers and
>>the subsidized converter could not include any A-VSB circuitry by law.
>>Government, at least ours, is so good and circumscribing things.
>>
>>Sorry but I am not getting to excited yet. Neither is Mr. B.
>>
>>Bob Miller
>>
>>
>>
>>On 6/29/06, Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>AH...the ol' "invent a reason that is understandable to me" approach,
>>>while trying to totally discredit (without substantiation) the
>>>alternative (DVB does Mobile). I've had similar experiences lobbed at
>>>me...pathetic. I suppose that when Bob is doing advanced VSB, and
>>>showing the same (or better) results, you will have something different
>>>to say? (What might that be?)
>>>
>>>Good Luck Bob! (Say hello to Mr.B. and the gang on your next great
>>>adventure)
>>>
>>>John Golitsis wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>You've taken everything he says at face value, where I do not. For
>>>>all we know, the transmitter was in the trunk.
>>>>
>>>>On 29-Jun-06, at 1:37 PM, John Shutt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Bob Miller took down his demo .wmv, but I have a copy that I'll
>>>>>burn for you
>>>>>if you wish to see it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>--
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>>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Mark A. Aitken
>>>Director, Advanced Technology
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