ATSC 3.0 - Oh boy

[jhalphen]

Hi to all,

It looks as though broadcast standards are being "updated" as fast as commercial software.

Case in hand: the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast-Terrestrial) over here in France (Europe).

In 2005 we had MPEG-2 encoding, 6 multiplex signals in a 8 MHz UHF channel.
Resolution was SD + a few HD channels, 3 to a UHF channel.

In Dec 2012, we got 6 new HD channels, this time encoded in MPEG-4.
a new digital tuner is needed to receive these channels.

Some other European countries have adopted the more advanced DVB-T2 encoding scheme which is incompatible with our domestic system.

Now there is talk about adopting Hvec encoding, more efficient, but incompatible.

And now - Stop the Press! should there be a terrestrial delivery system for OTA 4K resolution?

Conclusion: every 2-3 years you need to change your tuner.

In America, you've had ATSC HD since 1993, that's not a bad track record in today's world...

Best Regards

jhalphen
Paris/France

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

In America, you've had ATSC HD since 1993, that's not a bad track record in today's world...

Most people did not know about it until 2007 or later, and there were almost half as many in 1993 that did know about it as there are now that still don't know about it.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Most people did not know about it (ATSC) until 2007 or later

I don't think I have watched much that was not ATSC since late 2000, and that was mostly football games in the early 2000s, other than when I had a satellite-TV subscription until late 2005.