[opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 09:58:53 -0400
Bob Miller wrote:
> But cable did take hold even with the UHF mandate and that
> era of TV is
> over. The proposition now is for consumers to regress to days of yore
> and reverse the decision that they made far in the past and
> go back to antennas on the roof.
True, to an extent. But consumers are pefectly willing to erect
antennas when it suits their purposes. One example is DBS, the other
example is Freeview in Europe. So the antenna alone should not be
assumed to be a huge obstacle. And, in many cases, as Peter Putman
again demonstrated, indoor reception will also work. The goal here
should not be to replace cable and DBS, but to provide an OTA
alternative that attracts somewhat more than 15 percent of
households, I would think. And portables too.
> The DTV transitions of the UK, Berlin and now other parts of Germany,
> Italy and Japan all with different models are all very
> sucessful right
> out of the box. Japan with HDTV, Italy with a subsidy, but
> they all do
> have one thing in common. A decent modulation and no mandate.
Well, then, you should be elated. We've been hearing how
wonderful this other modulation scheme is, from the days when
the Brazil E profile required 31 dB of C/N for solid reception
in this difficult case. Now that at least two newest generation
8-VSB receivers require only 25 dB of C/N, *with* reacquisition,
for the same Brazil E, I would think everyone would emit a huge
sigh of relief and get busy with planning for an OTA
renaissance?
Bert
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