The impending switch-over disaster

jackinnj · 11th January 2009, 07:57 PM

Well, it's now in the front of the local papers -- the switch-over is not going to be the painless process that young Mr. Powell had envisioned in 2005 (these are the guys who are going to run our health-care). There is a shortage of converters and putting up a 12 element yagi in the middle of February isn't anyone's idea of a good time.

The channels are changing, broadcasters are changing their antenna transmission patterns, and if this isn't bad enough if you are in a fringe area "over-the-ether" is just going to be impossible to pull in.

Even more interesting -- the broadcast video stream has the possibility of encryption so that recording of a digital signal may be obviated by the content owner. This was discussed in the most recent issue of EDN -- bet you didn't know that. Linked here:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6625437.html

raudio1969 · 13th January 2009, 01:16 AM

I don't know how painful it will be for others, but I just installed two of these converter boxes and now get better reception and more channels using my same old antenna.

- Richard

11th January 2009, 07:57 PM	#1
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	The impending switch-over disaster Well, it's now in the front of the local papers -- the switch-over is not going to be the painless process that young Mr. Powell had envisioned in 2005 (these are the guys who are going to run our health-care). There is a shortage of converters and putting up a 12 element yagi in the middle of February isn't anyone's idea of a good time. The channels are changing, broadcasters are changing their antenna transmission patterns, and if this isn't bad enough if you are in a fringe area "over-the-ether" is just going to be impossible to pull in. Even more interesting -- the broadcast video stream has the possibility of encryption so that recording of a digital signal may be obviated by the content owner. This was discussed in the most recent issue of EDN -- bet you didn't know that. Linked here: http://www.edn.com/article/CA6625437.html

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13th January 2009, 01:16 AM	#2
raudio1969 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lexington, KY	I don't know how painful it will be for others, but I just installed two of these converter boxes and now get better reception and more channels using my same old antenna. - Richard

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