Thanks Mike, we needed that. Neil McKie
Mike Perryman wrote: > > Bob, > > While the number of folks "submitting" to sub-standard HDTV is common, those > of us who know that none of the DBS and cable providers are sending true > 1080i still seek a good quality "off-air" antenna. At this point in the > game, it is the best way to get true "high-def". And a whole lot cheaper > for better quality pictures than the highway robbery rates that most of us > pay for crappy cable. > > Interesting that we all plunged headlong into technology, only to find that > we have been sold out to multi-casting and bandwidth limitations of the > cable and DBS systems. How many home shopping channels is enough? Dish-net > is sending around 15 of them... yet I need a second dish to get PBS. What > is wrong with this "picture"? > > I still long for the day when light-pipe is in every home. America is so > far behind the rest of the developed world with regard to data delivery, > that it just isn't funny anymore. > > Many nations have multi-megabit access for less than 25% of your average > baseline cable bill. The devil is green!! Just follow the money and the > truth is evident. Fiber is cheap these days.. so is your congressman.. > for sale to the highest bidding lobbyist. > > Even the radio community has jumped on the "multi-casting" bandwagon as > evidenced by this blurb from the CGC Communicator.. run out of bandwidth.. > Hey, let's invent some more of it. Truly marketing at it's best!! > > ****************************************************************** > > CONSUMERS PREFER "EXPANDED BAND" MULTICAST CHANNEL DISPLAY > > In a study for Cox Radio, consumers were asked to consider > two possible options for displaying multicast radio channels. > Currently, and possibly for the next few years, HD Radios will > display multicast channels with the parent station's frequency > followed by the sub-channel number (e.g. 88.1 HD2 & 88.1 HD3). > > However, 90% of the consumers surveyed preferred the > "expanded band" option of display where multicast channels appear > as if they were being broadcast above 107.9 MHz. For example, > 88.1 HD2 could be displayed as 108.1 MHz. How these make- > believe frequencies will be assigned, and by whom, remains to be > seen, but the idea has strong consumer appeal. > > http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=8195 > > ****************************************************************** > > Most end-users have no idea what they are signing-up for... Sad, but true.. > most consumers are stupid. Capitalism is alive and well... just look at > how horribly Tesla and Armstrong were treated because they were visionaries. > Not just interested in making a buck... does anyone see a parallel here? > > Editorial mode off.. for now.. > > mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Perryman Cavell, Mertz & Davis, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineers > http://www.cmdconsulting.com 7839 Ashton Avenue > K5JMP Manassas, VA 20109 USA > (703) 392-9090; (703) 392-9559 fax; DC Line (202) 332-0110 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Radio Shack 10% Off Coupon good to 12/23 > > At 12/19/2005 08:11, you wrote: > >Mathew Quaife wrote: > > > > > They don't want to be an accessory store, unless it deals with > > > batteries, video cables, cell phones and accessories, etc...they > > > won't carry it. Believe it or not, they are even downsizing on the > > > tv antenna's and home phone accessories. > > > >I found out that most everyone seems to be cutting back on carrying TV > >antennas. It's tough to find one lately. Which will be interesting when > >this DTV crap takes over and people find out they need an outside > >antenna now to get around the digital breakup (which is untolerable > >compared to the occasional noise on analog.) > > Between cable & piepan dishes, I assumed that alone would drop the demand > for traditional (legacy?) broadcast reception antennas. > > Bob NO6B > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
