[opendtv] Re: OTA reception? Where?
- From: James Watt <jwatt@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:36:16 -0400
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> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Tom Barry
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:51 AM
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> Subject: [opendtv] Re: OTA reception? Where?
>
> James Watt wrote:
>
> --quote---
> The apartment carries Rogers cable only, no satellite and no big
> antenna on
> the roof. I just want to watch some television once in a while.
> Is that so
> much to ask? It doesn't even have to be HD - I'm happy with the
> crappy old
> analog signal as long as it's clear.
> -----
>
> Doesn't Rogers Cable already offer a bunch of HDTV channels in
> Toronto?
Yes, they do. They want $75 to hook up the cable, $45/mo for the basic
service + a few stations, and an additional $20 or so (I think it was) for
the HD content. Way too expensive for television, especially since I'd have
to go buy a TV capable of HD :-) They won't waive the installation fee
either.
>
> - Tom
>
> > I've been following much of what has been said on this list about over
> the
> > air broadcasting and the future of same. It's been interesting to hear
> the
> > various viewpoints.
> > However, as a consumer (or consumer wannabe), I wish some of what you're
> > talking about was actually available. During the week I live in
Toronto,
> a
> > fairly major center in Canada. I'm living in an apt here but go home to
> my
> > comfy house with satellite during the weekends. Here, in the largest
> city
> > in Canada, in a relatively dense residential area, on _the_ major street
> > through the city (Yonge St), I can't even receive ONE channel without
> also
> > getting the weather report (SNOW! And lots of it). There are no clear
> > channels, not that we receive more than about 5 over the air here
anyway.
> > The apartment carries Rogers cable only, no satellite and no big antenna
> on
> > the roof. I just want to watch some television once in a while. Is
> that so
> > much to ask? It doesn't even have to be HD - I'm happy with the crappy
> old
> > analog signal as long as it's clear.
> >
> > So, if I may, while you are discussing the relative merits of COFDM vs.
> 8VSB
> > and other very useful and very interesting things, there are plenty of
> > potential viewers out here who can't watch TV. Yes, it's television and
> on
> > the whole not very important, but there are _some_ shows worth catching,
> and
> > it's good for a break now and again.
> >
> > My solution, for when I eventually get around to it, is to capture the
> > satellite signal from the television at home and use one of the programs
> > that streams video content to send it to the apt (over a VPN link
> between
> > the two places). At the apt I get 8Mbps service and at home it's 3Mbps
> > (down, 500k up I think it is), so there may be some buffering involved -
> and
> > a very powerful remote control! :-)
> >
> > James.
> >
> >
> >
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