Given greater pipe first inclining of broadcaster will be to send more 1080i channels through that pipe as they done with 480i. Best Regards, Mike Tsinberg http://keydigital.com > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:44 PM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: 4k @ 60 fps encoded into 15 Mbps using HEVC > > At 7:59 PM -0400 10/23/12, John Shutt wrote: > >Perceived life of 1080i acquisition and production gear? > > > >... > > > >There is nothing wrong with keeping 1080i30 in a future format, and > let > >it die a natural death (on the equipment owner's timeline) much as > 480i > >has in most facilities. > > > Actually, I think we were trying to say the same thing. There is more > than perceived value in the existing broadcast HD plants - there is > little incentive to upgrade until things settle out with the "spectrum > grab" and broadcasters come up with a plan for the future. > I suspect that the ATSC is looking at h.265 for a next generation > standard; but more important, I expect that CBS and Sony will demand > that 1080i is part of that next standard. > > I doubt that the broadcasters who survive the next few years are going > to have the good sense to tell the congloms that it's time to write off > past mistakes and start over. Meanwhile consumers are investing in next > generation devices that are not broadcast compatible. > > Regards > Craig > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: > opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with the > word > unsubscribe in the subject line.