[opendtv] Re: Why Apple doesn't sell televisions
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:32:49 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Leave it to Bert to miss the forrest for the trees...
Leave it up to Craig to miss the point entirely, not to mention change his tune.
Very recently, I made the point that I would wait for 4K TV until certain
standards and interfaces had been worked out. Among these was the dynamic range
(contrast) enhancement algorithm (HDR). And your reply then was, just another
excuse for people to demand royalty payments, or words to that effect.
Now that someone suggested perhaps Apple could play in this role, and btw why
not Philips and all the rest, suddenly this becomes "interesting."
Exactly. That's what Dolby does Bert. They invent critical
technologies then license them.
I know perfectly well how intellectual property works, Craig, and I have never
had anything negative to say about it. But you have had, on multiple occasions,
including on this very topic of HDR. My question is how come suddenly this has
become "interesting."
Far more interesting - without the FCC mandate on ATSC tuners, the
VSB patents would have been of little value.
Perhaps, because other techniques such as COFDM became available after 8-VSB.
But the same can be said in this example. Several organizations are working in
this contrast enhancement field, and the patents of the losers will also not be
worth much. The winner(s) will be the only ones to benefit. Nothing new, Craig.
Just because the author likes Apple does not make this potential role any more
interesting .
Bert
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