[opendtv] Re: NAB forms DTV transition team
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:23:32 -0800
Bert wrote:
> Maybe it's human nature that such transitions can't be started too soon.
> The Germans and Dutch seem to have shut off analog successfully with
> short warning times. All countries which obsess over the analog TV
> shutoff seem to have delayed the event.
Perhaps those countries able to run their train services on schedule are
more culturally equipped to meet such deadlines, while others obfuscate.
However, this theory doesn't't seem to account for the British experience;
they do run their trains on schedule but have also delayed their transition.
On the other hand, their DTV transition seems to be occurring naturally as
viewers voluntarily adopt that system in droves.
Perhaps it's actually more about offering something of value, which also
works well and is available at a reasonable cost. Bert, I know that you will
disagree with my "works well" statement but you must also make the
distinction between can work and does work, in your arguments.
I also agree with Flyback's argument regarding the relative difference in
the magnitude of the transition, between European countries and the U.S.
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