To: Arthur McGowan
the dirty little secret is that BROADCAST HDTV is a bomb. Everyone I know who tries to receive it over the air has problems with reception.
When it works, it's wonderful.
However, a lot of time it doesn't work. I live no more than 7 miles from the transmitters--and 4.5 miles from some--but there are still frequent dropouts from low signals. That's with an antenna aimed properly--and NO, I am not down in a valley.
I think I might need something like the Very Large Array to capture the digital transmissions from out of town stations I used to receive in analogue transmissions, however. Digital just doesn't get out there.
HDTV transmission needs to be fixed before anything else. And yes, there is a place for OTA television.
16 posted on
05/26/2010 7:14:12 PM PDT by
Nepeta
To: Nepeta
I don’t know why we still bother with OTA broadcast. Cable simply has more bandwidth and less latency and a more reliable signal. Game, set, match.
17 posted on
05/26/2010 7:28:26 PM PDT by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Nepeta
Here in N. Dakota, people routinely picked up analog TV 100 miles from the transmitters. Not anymore. Now, I can’t get two out of the five Fargo stations—and I live in Fargo.
18 posted on
05/26/2010 7:30:04 PM PDT by
Arthur McGowan
(In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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