[opendtv] Re: news: Migrating to advanced video coding; What's the plan?
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:22:52 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> And why would cable feel constrained to limit their
> ability to compete because some consumers will be
> using cable-ready tuners integrated into new DTV
> receivers?
I think the whole line of reasoning is ridiculous.
Everyone is "constrained" by interoperability
standards, no matter what they are. At first, these
standards support smooth deployment of the service.
Thereafter, they constrain improvement. It doesn't
mean improvement is impossible. It's simply not as
easy as when you started out.
DTT broadcasters TODAY have to rely on STBs for the
transition. People won't go en masse and buy DTT
sets the day before analog shutoff. This reliance on
transitional STBs would apply to cable or DTT
whenever there's a change in the standard.
The DBS companies are just as "constrained," in the
sense that deploying a zillion new STBs is not free
for them either, or for their customers.
Sure, consumers who are finally rid of the
burdensome STB won't relish the thought of having to
use one again, in the interim. So what do you
suggest? Annoy consumers continuously, so they won't
object when a transition occurs?
This was also true for the introduction of UHF TV.
So this analysis simply didn't broaden its
perspective enough to see the whole landscape.
Bert
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