 amarryatVerizon FiOS
join:2005-05-02
Marshfield, MA
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Re: 150 HD channels said by matcarl:Every OTA television station currently has 2 or 3 main signals, not counting any subchannels. Analog, SD Digital, and if they have an HD signal. The analog signal is being taken away. Everyone with an antenna will pick up the SD digital channel to replace it. That is also the signal that the government converter boxes will use to convert back to analog for people who get those boxes. Seems like a waste of space to carry both the SD and HD versions. What is the purpose of carrying the SD version of the HD channel? |
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 matcarlPremium
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | The purpose is for the millions of people who have no HD |
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amarryatVerizon FiOS
join:2005-05-02
Marshfield, MA Reviews:
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| said by matcarl:The purpose is for the millions of people who have no HD How are they going to pick up the SD signal?
I have a DVD recorder with a digital tuner. It tunes both SD and HD channels. And you can watch them on a regular non HD TV. That being said, it seems like a waste to carry both if the tuners can tune both and provide both to a standard TV. |
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matcarlPremium
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | said by amarryat:said by matcarl:The purpose is for the millions of people who have no HD How are they going to pick up the SD signal? I have a DVD recorder with a digital tuner. It tunes both SD and HD channels. And you can watch them on a regular non HD TV. That being said, it seems like a waste to carry both if the tuners can tune both and provide both to a standard TV. Right, your digital tuner is tuning in both. That's the way it's going to be. |
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amarryatVerizon FiOS
join:2005-05-02
Marshfield, MA Reviews:
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| said by matcarl:said by amarryat:said by matcarl:The purpose is for the millions of people who have no HD How are they going to pick up the SD signal? I have a DVD recorder with a digital tuner. It tunes both SD and HD channels. And you can watch them on a regular non HD TV. That being said, it seems like a waste to carry both if the tuners can tune both and provide both to a standard TV. Right, your digital tuner is tuning in both. That's the way it's going to be. So what is the purpose of carrying the SD digital channel? |
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OwlSaverOwlSaverPremium
join:2005-01-30
Berwyn, PA | My guess is they want to keep the cost down for the converter boxes that OTA people will have to buy. If the boxes have to do HD to SD conversion as well as their primary function of ATSC to NTSC conversion, they will cost more. |
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