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08-24-2002, 10:57 PM
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Anything you read there had to be suspect since you do not know what they edited or deleted. This was deleted today with no comment.
Originally posted by sregener
I think it is disingenuous to pretend that Sinclair's actions have had a positive impact on the digital television transition in this country, especially with regards to high definition. Sinclair made no secret that they wanted to use a standard definition signal to broadcast to viewers and then use the remaining bandwidth for mobile applications such as cell phones and pagers.
If you think Sinclair is the only broadcaster thinking of doing other things than HDTV you are sadly mistaken. Read this.
All Broadcasters want to Multicast (http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA240271&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Top+of+the+Week&pubdate=08/26/2002&STT=000&industryid=%industryid%)
They argued strongly against the ATSC standard because it was incompatible with their planned use.
No, all broadcasters plan on doing other things such as datacasting and multicasting. Sinclair wanted to ensure that we had the best modulation in the US.
That argument led to many broadcasters delaying their purchase of DTV equipment as they waited to see whether the FCC would switch to COFDM.
The entire DTV transition was a delaying tactic by the broadcasters to hold on to spectrum. They will use any excuse to delay as long as possible anything that will impinge on their current NTSC cash cow.
It also led many consumers to wait to purchase what could rapidly become obsolete equipment.
Most consumers are still postponing the purchase of what could turn out to be obsolete equipment for a number of reasons other than a modulation switch. One would be the changes promised for our current modualtion and another the Hollywood control issues.
If blame should be levied against any one corporation for the delay and confusion over the transition to digital television, it would belong to Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Sorry, but that's just the way it is.
I disagree. Sinclair along with Pappas and Granite should be applauded for concentrating on the technology of broadcasting and not caving in even under insane pressure by the special interest in DC. If you want to pick one corporation to blame it would be LG Industries. The CEA would come in a close second. In third place would be the FCC for not being capable of understanding the technology that they are charged with regulating for us.
Anything you read there had to be suspect since you do not know what they edited or deleted. This was deleted today with no comment.
Originally posted by sregener
I think it is disingenuous to pretend that Sinclair's actions have had a positive impact on the digital television transition in this country, especially with regards to high definition. Sinclair made no secret that they wanted to use a standard definition signal to broadcast to viewers and then use the remaining bandwidth for mobile applications such as cell phones and pagers.
If you think Sinclair is the only broadcaster thinking of doing other things than HDTV you are sadly mistaken. Read this.
All Broadcasters want to Multicast (http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA240271&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Top+of+the+Week&pubdate=08/26/2002&STT=000&industryid=%industryid%)
They argued strongly against the ATSC standard because it was incompatible with their planned use.
No, all broadcasters plan on doing other things such as datacasting and multicasting. Sinclair wanted to ensure that we had the best modulation in the US.
That argument led to many broadcasters delaying their purchase of DTV equipment as they waited to see whether the FCC would switch to COFDM.
The entire DTV transition was a delaying tactic by the broadcasters to hold on to spectrum. They will use any excuse to delay as long as possible anything that will impinge on their current NTSC cash cow.
It also led many consumers to wait to purchase what could rapidly become obsolete equipment.
Most consumers are still postponing the purchase of what could turn out to be obsolete equipment for a number of reasons other than a modulation switch. One would be the changes promised for our current modualtion and another the Hollywood control issues.
If blame should be levied against any one corporation for the delay and confusion over the transition to digital television, it would belong to Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Sorry, but that's just the way it is.
I disagree. Sinclair along with Pappas and Granite should be applauded for concentrating on the technology of broadcasting and not caving in even under insane pressure by the special interest in DC. If you want to pick one corporation to blame it would be LG Industries. The CEA would come in a close second. In third place would be the FCC for not being capable of understanding the technology that they are charged with regulating for us.
