[opendtv] Re: Next-Gen TV Standard: DVB With A Twist? | TVNewsCheck.com
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 10:11:57 -0400
On Sep 1, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Albert Manfredi <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I'd like to know just how much better DVB-T2 is than whatever the current
> crop of built-in ATSC receivers…
Does it really matter?
ATSC has missed the mobile revolution, and it looks like DVB has missed the
boat as well. A quick search shows virtually no handheld DVB receivers, and a
handful of systems designed for in vehicle installations. As Bert stated, DVB
is still primarily targeted at fixed receivers.
> This is the issue, I think. We're in an era of broadband 2-way networks now.
> It seems to me that the case for a major switch of broadcast OTA modulation
> is about as earth-shattering as that announcement of a new-old-school cable
> STB from Comcast (also relevant only to one-way broadcast streams) .
Yup. There are still many global markets where broadcasting is still important
- Russia is just now launching DVB-2T broadcasts. In countries where there is a
large installed base of cable and satellite receivers, broadcasting is mostly
targeted at bottom feeders, with virtually no interest in serving the rapidly
growing markets for mobile devices.
Perhaps the FCC will have an open mind about what broadcasters can do with the
spectrum that remains after the next round of auctions and spectrum buybacks.
It looks like this is what Sinclair and Coherent are pushing for. 20 years ago
we suggested that the FCC did not need to create a new TV standard - that the
marketplace could do a better job. What the TV business needs today is some
REAL innovation - what better way to encourage this to happen, than letting
broadcasters have the freedom to use the spectrum in ANY manner that does not
interfere with other services.
Regards
Craig
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