[opendtv] Re: CEA White Paper
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 23:23:31 -0700
At 10:40 PM -0400 10/24/05, Mark Schubin wrote:
>Here's a simple explanation, quite forgiveable by me.
>
>In the testing of DTT receivers here, I would often get some channels
>but not others. A recent posting on another list discusses getting six
>out of nine channels in a particular city, and that was with a
>5th-generation LG integrated set.
>
>So, if I'm station A in a market, and I promote DTT, and my viewers buy
>receivers and discover they can't get me, at best I've ticked off my
>viewers. At worst, I've sent them to the competition.
I have little sympathy for this argument Mark. By 2000 broadcasters
knew that reception was a big problem. Rather than trying to deal
with it they allowed their leadership to conduct some of the most
irresponsible tests in the history of TV broadcasting.
The only "simple explanation" is that they are trying to protect the
NTSC service, and could care less whether the DTV service actually
works.
Regards
Craig
P.S. The reception issue is the Joker in the hole for broadcasters.
You can forget about the April 2007 deadline. When the testing
reports come out on the affordable receivers that the government may
help subsidized, and they show that many people will not be able to
use them reliably, another deadline will vaporize.
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