[opendtv] Re: antenna availability
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:47:55 -0800
You mean once it's installed no adjustments are necessary, because, 'like in
European countries' there is only one transmitter site per (most) towns?
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Albert Manfredi
Enviado el: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 1:04 PM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: antenna availability
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Satellite is typically installed by a professional, and
> once installed you can forget about it. I agree that
> cable and DBS have an advantage in that they have revenue
> streams to support the customer service/installation
> organizations.
Not really forget it. You keep paying every month. And they have to come
back out when, for example, a new satellite is put in orbit, for new
channels.
OTA users could do something similar by hiring someone, as they universally
do in European OTA countries. And there, you really do forget it. Once
installed, that's it.
> I would also note that the technology exists to receive
> OTA TV WITHOUT the need for outdoor antennas in MOST
> cases.
It would be interesting to see how the numbers work out here. In any event,
OF COURSE the technology exists. But it costs more money. If broadcasters of
FOTA TV all over the world, Craig, EVEN in countries that tax their citizens
for TV and radio, can't justify the expense of the OTA network you propose,
you have to appreciate that perhaps it's because it would force them into
having to charge the viewers extra. Just like an MVPD.
How does radio work? With big sticks, just like TV. How come they don't need
to depend on outdoor receive antennas as much as TV? Simple. Because they
make less spectrally-efficient use of their spectrum.
> We all agree that reception is possible with varying
> levels of effort on the part of the consumer. You simply
> choose to ignore the reality that using an antenna to
> receive OTA TV is generally viewed as "quaint and
> outdated."
Are you kidding?
I don't IGNORE that point. I find that point pathetic. I can't believe
people give a tinker's damn about whether the next door neighbor thinks
their antenna looks "quaint and outdated."
In fact, that was my explanation for why OTA TV is popular in Australia and
not here. Here, it's considered a badge of honor to make displays of
conspicuous consumption.
Bert
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