[opendtv] Re: Mobile DTV test
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:21:39 -0400
Bert -
I'm 100% in agreement with all of that. I was only pointing out that
sharing PVR's could be justified. But it's obviously not required any
more than a home network is needed to use a lap top computer.
And yes, I'm also on the side that thinks portable computers should be
able to receive (H)DTV, even away from the home and office. But there
are almost NO champions of that in this country.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Tom Barry wrote:
>
>
>>I'm not sure how much sense it makes to share OTA tuners but maybe.=20
>>However it makes a lot of sense to share hard drive servers, so if=20
>>multiple tuners are in a server PVR then I like the idea a lot better.
>
>
> Yes but ...
>
> In some cases, a separate server as you describe might make sense.
> But it makes no sense for sets you drag along to a picnic, the
> beach, or camp site, or in homes that only use one or even two
> such small sets and want no big deal setup. It's silly to install
> a bulky home server if all you own is a couple of 13" portables.
>
> So, IMO, you can't design DTT sets to *only* appeal to the gadget
> freaks, because that would be the kiss of death.
>
> For example, the whole point of the new DVB-H standard is to make
> portable appliances capable of operating independently, anywhere.
> For that, they must incorporate whatever OTA tuners they need,
> rather than expect to be tethered to some short-range home server.
> (They also depend on a relatively low 10 Mb/s channel, but that's
> another discussion.)
>
> Bert
>
>
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