[opendtv] Re: Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2004April20
- From: "John Willkie" <jmwillkie@xxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:37:25 -0700
It's difficult to imagine there ever being a need to watch TV at autobahn
speeds. CNN updates in the back seat?
Any of those other services can exist. From Congress' viewpoint, the issue
is "how much the proprietor will pay" for the spectrum.
From my viewpoint, giving "free tv" a permanent pathway into the home
(channels 2-51, save 37) and establishing that DTV broadcasters need to
provide at least one channel in the clear, regardless of what the future
holds, is all GOOD.
It's not "by terrestrial, satellite or cable" it's "by terrestrial,
satellite AND cable."
John Willkie
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2004April20
Mark Schubin wrote:
>Oh, well.
>
>The 5th generation is certainly better than the 4th, and Zenith is
>working on a 6th.
That's the spirit! Eventually we will stop counting generations, because
eventually there will be an 8-VSB chip that works as well as the first
generation DVB-T chips, designed back in 1997. On second thought, maybe not.
Even those first DVB-T chips achieved reliable mobile reception at autobahn
speeds. It's difficult to imagine even Nth generation 8-VSB achieving that.
But that really doesn't matter, because ATSC DTV is all about HDTV, watched
on big screen fixed displays in living rooms, and many consumers (including
me) find that very exciting. Who cares if HDTV is a cable, satellite and
tethered broadcast service? Who cares if you can't get it in your car, or on
your handheld? Who really needs all that resolution on a 7" LCD in the car,
or on a 2" LCD on thier phone? And what's with all the fuss about indoor
antennas? If you want to watch HDTV, then just find a way to get a good
signal! Whether it's by cable, satellite, or rooftop yagi with preamp, or
whatever. People want to watch TV, and they will find a way to get those
signals. Nevermind what they're doing in Europe and the rest of the world.
It doesn't apply here.
-- Frank
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