[opendtv] Re: ATSC experience
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:48:50 -0500
Bert -
Glad to hear you are enjoying your Accurian Xmas present. I think I=20
mentioned a few days ago I still considered that mostly a winner, at=20
least at that price.
I'm sure you have mentioned it before, but could you again describe your =
existing antenna situation. (existing fixed rooftop? rotor?)
- Tom
Albert Manfredi wrote:
> First, responding to some points which apply later.
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> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
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>>Homes located in rural areas generally require sophisticated
>>antenna, typically mounted on tall masts or towers to
>>receive distant broadcasts.
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> But obviously it would be best if they did not require a
> complicated antenna. The easiest way to get people to
> use OTA TV is to show them that indoor antennas are
> often sufficient.
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>>Other than locally produced programming such as
>>news, this is largely untrue.
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> Largely untrue doesn't mean untrue. UPN, on Saturday
> afternoons, has different programs in Wash and Balt,
> which I often record for viewing later. This is always
> the case, not occasionally. The main networks might
> not do this often, during prime time, but occasionally
> they do. And when they do, I appreciate having the
> choice.
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>>As I said in the previous message, the ability to
>>receive distant market signals IS NOT A FEATURE,
>>IT IS A PROBLEM. The NFL DOES NOT want you
>>to receive a distant signal when a game is blacked
>>out in the "local market."
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> But, again, to the consumer, the NFL is being a
> nuisance. Consumers like to work around
> nuisances, not to be encumbered by them.
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> But the main event is that the Accurian box works
> quite well, in my very first testing. It is easiest to
> say which stations I *cannot* receive, from Wash
> and Balt markets.
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> I cannot receive Washington UPN 20 and
> Washington PBS 26. It's too bad about UPN,
> because Baltimore UPN 24 is apparently only
> analog? PBS is no big problem, because Annapolis
> channel 22 and all its multicasts comes in fine. I
> understand that WETA-DT is on a lower tower
> and lower power. I know this, because they
> once had to transmit analog from it, when their
> main antenna had a problem, and the signal was
> very bad in analog. Very weak, where we are.
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> So that's a lot of channels. Interestingly, virtually
> all these come in just fine with either of my UHF
> antennas, one being higher gain than the other.
> I have yet to try bypassing my antenna amp,
> which sometimes helps in DTT reception. And
> also curious is that a strange MHz network station,
> with a zillion multicasts (many are just color bars)
> only comes in with a VHF omni I have.
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> So, is ATSC coverage better than analog? Well,
> certainly it is for us for Baltimore stations. Far
> better, because now they all come in as clear
> and sharp as local stations. With analog, some
> of the Baltimore stations were quite weak.
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> More experimenting to do, with DVI input and
> with the aspect ratio choices, and I might try
> an indoor antenna downstairs, just for kicks.
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> Bert
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