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Originally Posted by O-O
I know that comparing atsc-mph to XM/Sirius is kind of silly, but there are going to be plenty of travellers like me that are going to want something that works without having to constantly rescan for new channels every hour or so during a long trip. I know that I won't be able to receive the same NBC affiliate on the same channel in LA that I do when I go to San Diego, I guess my question is more in terms of what are the actual distances atsc-mph will travel, and I also wonder what the rescan rate of time will be for atsc-mph? If it's anything like ATSC, it'll be a PITA for sure. |
Still we are comparing radio to TV. Though in technically MPH could be used for audio only.
So yes, I think you are right, that a national coverage via satellite over the road, wins hands down. You tune your favorite radio stations regardless of location. I can totally appreciate and like that idea personally. Wandering a little off topic but I always said that XM/Sirius was made for over the road people such as long haul truckers. It's perfect. I know a few and get the same answer from all of them that have XM/S systems in their trucks. First retuning for FM got tiresome 10 years ago, and most went to CD players then MP3 where they could program hours of music without touching the radio/player. Unlike what most car drivers don't realize till they wreck is distractions are very serious with disastrous consequences, so the less they touch the dial, the better. Then they say they still keep a few favorite CDs in the truck but mostly they just have 5 or so their favorite XM/S stations in memory and hardly ever touch the dial any more moving.
No idea what the rescan rate will be, but Trip knows someone in Durham NC from Raleigh NC 30 miles away. Now that station has 400 some meter tower running full bore. But still 30 miles handheld without him pulling out the external antenna is pretty good.
But for someone over the road, 30 miles is a long yawn.
So I bet the best system for over the road is XM/S combined with a CD players for audio. Then a DVD player for Video in motion.
