S2 vs. S2 DT Video Quality

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:17:43 +0000, Chris Adams wrote:

Once upon a time, JEDIDIAH said:
The cost of an HD antenna, even a remarkably overpriced one
would be a single upfront cost rather than a constant recurring cost
that's going to grow in proportion to the number of TV sets you want
to use. Even cablecards are going to be an O(n) recurring cost.

OTA HD is highly limited however. The OTA networks carry just a few
hours of HD per day. Digital cable with CableCard (which some providers
don't charge for IIRC, so f(n) = $0) offers a larger selection of HD and
offers networks that are HD 24x7 (so much larger selection of actual HD
content).

All but 1 or 2 of the 10 stations here broadcast 24/7 in HD format. How
much of that is in widescreen (real HD), I couldn't say for sure, but most
of primetime and late shows are.

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On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:52:18 -0600, JEDIDIAH
wrote:

On 2007-01-03, MegaZone wrote:
shaped the electrons to say:
No point my ass. There's a big point. First it's free HDTV. And second

Ooh, free HDTV - big ****ing deal. So what? And if you have to buy
an expensive antenna to get acceptable reception, how free is it
anyway?

I see the sorry state of mathematics education rearing it's
ugly head again...

The cost of an HD antenna, even a remarkably overpriced one
would be a single upfront cost rather than a constant recurring cost
that's going to grow in proportion to the number of TV sets you want
to use. Even cablecards are going to be an O(n) recurring cost.

Add in the cost of one or more HD capable functionally robust
PVR(s) and the cost advantage of OTA HD is rather striking.

[deletia]

And there is no such thing as an "HD antenna". Any antenna will work
just as well for HD.
--
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"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent
force for atheism ever conceived." -- Isaac Asimov

Chris Adams wrote:
OTA HD is highly limited however. The OTA networks carry just a few
hours of HD per day.

Those "few hours" = About 100% of prime-time series programming
(except some reality shows) and sports on the six national broadcast
networks, plus an increasing number of morning (Good Morning America
and Today), daytime (The Young and the Restless), syndication (Wheel
of Fortune and Jeopardy), late night (Conan, Leno, Letterman).

Me, I have cable plus over-the-air because I love the 24 hour-HD cable
channels, but there's more than enough HD programming for most
peoples' tastes on over-the-air.

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In article , Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:52:18 -0600, JEDIDIAH
wrote:

On 2007-01-03, MegaZone wrote:
shaped the electrons to say:
No point my ass. There's a big point. First it's free HDTV. And second

Ooh, free HDTV - big ****ing deal. So what? And if you have to buy
an expensive antenna to get acceptable reception, how free is it
anyway?

I see the sorry state of mathematics education rearing it's
ugly head again...

The cost of an HD antenna, even a remarkably overpriced one
would be a single upfront cost rather than a constant recurring cost
that's going to grow in proportion to the number of TV sets you want
to use. Even cablecards are going to be an O(n) recurring cost.

Add in the cost of one or more HD capable functionally robust
PVR(s) and the cost advantage of OTA HD is rather striking.

[deletia]

And there is no such thing as an "HD antenna". Any antenna will work
just as well for HD.
Well, you want one that works in the uhf frequencies.

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:08:17 +0000, GMAN wrote:

And there is no such thing as an "HD antenna". Any antenna will work
just as well for HD.
Well, you want one that works in the uhf frequencies.

ATSC also covers the vhf spectrum. We have one station here
broadcasting ATSC over channel 9. But it is a shame that some companies
started calling them HDTV antennas and confused the public so much that
most manufacturers now have starting doing the same to avoid sales losses.

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On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:49:55 GMT, Wes Newell
wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:08:17 +0000, GMAN wrote:

And there is no such thing as an "HD antenna". Any antenna will work
just as well for HD.
Well, you want one that works in the uhf frequencies.

ATSC also covers the vhf spectrum. We have one station here
broadcasting ATSC over channel 9.

There's one here too. Channel 7 (ABC) broadcasts ATSC on channel 10.

But it is a shame that some companies
started calling them HDTV antennas and confused the public so much that
most manufacturers now have starting doing the same to avoid sales losses.

Something reminds me of "sugar free" water. It also has no caffeine.
--
Mark Lloyd
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"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent
force for atheism ever conceived." -- Isaac Asimov