jfoj
join:2005-05-06
Mclean, VA
| It's All About Multipath
Crack me up, the "set and forget" mindset of the analog folks are in for a rude awakening.
8VSB is crap, nobody will ever have a stable TV signal again. TX power or antenna design will not resolve the multipath issue. Yea 8VSB is more power friendly for the rural flatlands of the central US, however, with digital it ain't all about the power!
The OTA stations will loose out to cable and satellite very quickly. I know a lot of folks that just threw in the towel and moved away from OTA because of HOA issues with antennas and the lack of wanting to deal with boxes and antennas by themselves as there are few knowledgeable and reliable contractors still dealing with OTA installs. But even the best installer cannot overcome multipath problems, so there you just wasted a bunch of time and money to then move to cable or satellite in the end to have a stable picture.
Too bad nobody with any real experience was ever involved with the standard the US choose.
Long live the pixel!
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