DVB was founded in 1993. 8-VSB became the defacto standard in 1993 (adopted by the FCC some years later, with only table three removed [why not remove AC-3?]) So, the answer is: NO. John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Golitsis Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:46 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Mobile DTV test I love the way you manipulate history! What about the fact that there was no COFDM equipment available when they were testing this component of the standard? Was DVB-T even in the works when the decision on modulation was made in the US?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> > > It was because there were no royalty bucks for ATSC if they adopted > COFDM. Sorry. > > ...and the lack of support from the DVB-T side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.