Comments on: My note to the FCC re HDTV http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/ the mark cuban weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: drew http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-53126 drew Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:40:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-53126 Whats the big push for DTV. I keep hearing some bs story about how DTV will be better and make available frequencies for emergency and goverment. I mean the the 3 trillion dolars the goverment receives in taxation isn't enough? In my opinion this has everything to do with conttolling our ability to watch and record what we want. Whats the big push for DTV. I keep hearing some bs story about how DTV will be better and make available frequencies for emergency and goverment. I mean the the 3 trillion dolars the goverment receives in taxation isn’t enough? In my opinion this has everything to do with conttolling our ability to watch and record what we want.

]]> By: Keith http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1724 Keith Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1724 HDTV has been AWESOME! I can't wait for even more channels to be added. I can't believe there are sooo many people out there no taking advantage of this! Keith http://www.eHDMI.com HDTV has been AWESOME! I can’t wait for even more channels to be added. I can’t believe there are sooo many people out there no taking advantage of this!

Keith
http://www.eHDMI.com

]]> By: runescape money http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1725 runescape money Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1725 If you were to tell these people they now need to purchase a tuner that will allow them to be able to keep the programming they are *already* getting, it will probably be met with a lot of resistance, with both the 'complications' and another point I'll get into later- cost. If you were to tell these people they now need to purchase a tuner that will allow them to be able to keep the programming they are *already* getting, it will probably be met with a lot of resistance, with both the ‘complications’ and another point I’ll get into later- cost.

]]> By: wow powerleveling http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1726 wow powerleveling Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1726 So far they are succedding. The US Congress and the FCC do their bidding in all its detail. A broadcaster litterally laughed at me when I suggested that FCC Media director Ken Ferree's suggestion of 2009 was a possibility. 2020 was the nearest possibility this broadaster suggested. So far they are succedding. The US Congress and the FCC do their bidding in all its detail. A broadcaster litterally laughed at me when I suggested that FCC Media director Ken Ferree’s suggestion of 2009 was a possibility. 2020 was the nearest possibility this broadaster suggested.

]]> By: Jim M http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1689 Jim M Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1689 Robin & others, Completely understand what you are saying, but Marc's idea was meant to speed up the adoption rate of HDTV - and comparing ourselves (knowing we are all interested enough in technology to be discussing in in a forum such as this) to the average consume is unfair. It's great that we have 7.1 recievers and media center PCs, but most US housholds don't. In fact, I believe only a couple million media centers have been sold to date - which is dwarfed by the 5-6mm digital TVs that analysts expect will be sold this year alone. Sure, a low cost adapter to watch HDTV on a CRT would appeal to a few (us). But what the industry needs to do is convince people that their TV sets are as dated as the Windows 95 box that's sitting in their garage. Robin & others,

Completely understand what you are saying, but Marc’s idea was meant to speed up the adoption rate of HDTV – and comparing ourselves (knowing we are all interested enough in technology to be discussing in in a forum such as this) to the average consume is unfair.

It’s great that we have 7.1 recievers and media center PCs, but most US housholds don’t. In fact, I believe only a couple million media centers have been sold to date – which is dwarfed by the 5-6mm digital TVs that analysts expect will be sold this year alone.

Sure, a low cost adapter to watch HDTV on a CRT would appeal to a few (us). But what the industry needs to do is convince people that their TV sets are as dated as the Windows 95 box that’s sitting in their garage.

]]> By: Steve http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1690 Steve Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1690 A distribution of inexpensive, HD/computer monitor and analog television compatible ATSC tuners sounds like a great idea. I've been using a Sony wide screen computer CRT (GDM-FW900) to display HDTV and it's excellent. With a little manual letterboxing, it has made for a 16:9 picture of around 21.5 inches, which has been great for my bedroom. Unfortunately, I think the FW900 and most of the other Sony computer CRTs have been recently discontinued, but there is certainly a huge installed base of computer CRTs out there along with a variety of current models. (It would be nice if someone were to come out with another wide screen computer CRT.) A distribution of inexpensive, HD/computer monitor and analog television compatible ATSC tuners sounds like a great idea.

I’ve been using a Sony wide screen computer CRT (GDM-FW900) to display HDTV and it’s excellent. With a little manual letterboxing, it has made for a 16:9 picture of around 21.5 inches, which has been great for my bedroom.

Unfortunately, I think the FW900 and most of the other Sony computer CRTs have been recently discontinued, but there is certainly a huge installed base of computer CRTs out there along with a variety of current models. (It would be nice if someone were to come out with another wide screen computer CRT.)

]]> By: Mike http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1691 Mike Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1691 If your goal is to get the analog broadcasting holdouts to broadcast in digital and return their analog spectrum, your biggest problem is not technical, it's political. That means that Bob Miller's troll about switching from 8VSB to DBS-T is way off the point. When they designed the transition to have an open-ended period of simulcasting, it was the biggest con ever. The NAB are going to fight tooth and nail to keep simulcasting until the 20's and beyond. Mark my words. If your goal is to get the analog broadcasting holdouts to broadcast in digital and return their analog spectrum, your biggest problem is not technical, it’s political. That means that Bob Miller’s troll about switching from 8VSB to DBS-T is way off the point.

When they designed the transition to have an open-ended period of simulcasting, it was the biggest con ever. The NAB are going to fight tooth and nail to keep simulcasting until the 20’s and beyond. Mark my words.

]]> By: Robert http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1692 Robert Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1692 the only thing that made sense was that you obviously know more about all of this stuff than the FCC does. now you just need to tell them that what they are doing to howard stern is wrong. the only thing that made sense was that you obviously know more about all of this stuff than the FCC does.
now you just need to tell them that what they are doing to howard stern is wrong.

]]> By: Jason http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1693 Jason Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1693 like the tiles says, who really cares? like the tiles says, who really cares?

]]> By: mattc http://blogmaverick.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1694 mattc Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:00:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2004/05/21/my-note-to-the-fcc-re-hdtv/#comment-1694 We stopped watching TV when the first Gulf 'Nintendo' War was on, and never looked back. It's amazing how much time it frees up. Try it! We stopped watching TV when the first Gulf ‘Nintendo’ War was on, and never looked back. It’s amazing how much time it frees up. Try it!

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