DTV USA Forum - DTV News and Articles http://www.dtvusaforum.com Digital Television news and commentary en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:31:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.dtvusaforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg DTV USA Forum - DTV News and Articles http://www.dtvusaforum.com New DTV Antenna Tips published by FCC, NAB, CEA, and others http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/14540-new-dtv-antenna-tips-published-fcc-nab-cea-others.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:31:35 GMT Two new documents for helping consumers with dtv reception were made available on Thursday, (11-19-09), at the Fed's DTV information site dtv.gov.

http://www.dtv.gov/consumertips.pdf

http://www.dtv.gov/antenna_consumer_advisory.pdf

Participating organizations include:

Association for Maximum Service Television, Consumer Electronics Association, Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition, FCC, Audiovox, Antennas Direct, Channel Master, National Association of Broadcasters, Winegard

Highlights from both antenna guidelines:

Avoid placing an indoor antenna on top
of (or near) the TV set or in close
proximity to other electrical devices.

Make sure the antenna is capable of receiving
all the over-the-air DTV stations in your area.

Amplified VHF antennas (channels 2-13) may
harm reception.

Do I need an indoor or outdoor antenna?
Generally, if you live within 15 miles of a broadcast tower, you may be able to use an indoor antenna. If you are farther away, you may need to use an outdoor antenna.

Read more about the DTV Antenna Tips at the Government's DTV Resource website: http://www.dtv.gov/consumer_tips_release11192009.pdf ]]> DTV News and Articles Jay http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/14540-new-dtv-antenna-tips-published-fcc-nab-cea-others.html Battle for Over-The-Air Broadcast Spectrum http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/14245-battle-over-air-broadcast-spectrum.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:08 GMT study...]]> A Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) backed study claiming that the broadcast spectrum is worth much more if used for mobile broadband services, has drawn much attention from state broadcasters.

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In comments to the FCC, state broadcast associations nationwide spoke with one voice, telling the FCC to "quickly and decisively reject calls for reallocation of television broadcast spectrum."
The study had concluded that the broadcast spectrum is worth 5 times more if auctioned off to mobile broadband providers than if it were to be continued being used by television broadcasters.

State broadcasters have taken exception to the study,

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"Government action that would make the American public permanently and irrevocably dependent on subscription multichannel services would be immensely counterproductive, especially when the government is trying to extend broadband penetration
Read more at: State Broadcasters Want FCC To Reject Reallocation of Spectrum - 2009-11-16 18:45:13 | Broadcasting & Cable ]]> DTV News and Articles Jay http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/14245-battle-over-air-broadcast-spectrum.html YouTube goes 1080p today http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13952-youtube-goes-1080p-today.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:08:51 GMT Users with higher quality video cameras will now be able to upload and share their 1080p format videos to YouTube starting today. The bump in... Users with higher quality video cameras will now be able to upload and share their 1080p format videos to YouTube starting today.

The bump in quality from 720p to 1080p will also include content from YouTube's partners as well.

Here's a statement from Google owned, YouTube's website,

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As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure YouTube is the best home on the web to showcase your content. For viewers with big monitors and a fast computer, try switching to 1080p to get the most out of the fullscreen experience.
YouTube Blog: 1080p HD Is Coming to YouTube ]]> DTV News and Articles Jay http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13952-youtube-goes-1080p-today.html TV Viewing at an All-Time High for 08-09 Season http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13699-tv-viewing-all-time-high-08-09-season.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:17:50 GMT Americans spent an average of 4 hours and 49 minutes a day watching TV for the 2008-2009 season according to Nielsen. :pop2:

Here's a breakdown of TV viewing statistics from 1950-2009. ]]> DTV News and Articles Jay http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13699-tv-viewing-all-time-high-08-09-season.html CEA vs. NAB? http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13692-cea-vs-nab.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:04:45 GMT The President of the Consumer Electronics Association calls the broadcast spectrum, the "only spectrum out there that has not been paid for."

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The Consumer Electronics Association again weighed in Tuesday on the ongoing debate over how the U.S. should best use its wireless spectrum, as CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro called the lack of available spectrum for new consumer devices a "national crisis" and recited findings of a CEA-backed study which estimates the broadcast spectrum could be worth some $60 to $100 billion if auctioned off for "creative purposes."
Read the story at: broadcastingcable.com

(PS, +1 rep for anyone that corrects or confirms my grammar on whether I place a comma after the word "the" followed by the quote) ]]> DTV News and Articles Jay http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/13692-cea-vs-nab.html The End of OTA, Already in process before the transition is even complete! http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/12866-end-ota-already-process-before-transition-even-complete.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:22:41 GMT http://tvtechnology.com/article/89516 Well the CEA is all over killing OTA....]]> http://tvtechnology.com/article/89516

Well the CEA is all over killing OTA. Probably some will be left on VHF, with one channel per town, with subs running SD programming to fit in one channel.

The reason stated is the twitter bug texting drones need more bandwidth for their cell phones and PDAs.

The fact of the matter is they already have about 400 MHz of cell phone frequencies. There are only about 300 Mhz left of UHF TV. So they already have taken 200 MHz from TV and 200 more from microwave links. They already own more spectrum than the hog they call OTA.

Being the CEA behind this, it might not make it on the first pass but it will sooner or later. Well I think a lot depends on who gets behind them and who fights them.

It's all part of the corporate take over of not only USA but the world. Mega mergers with oil, banks, now wireless, medical industry.

This is not a sustainable model for an economy. This is not political, just read economic books. We are not any smarter now, we are not the "new" generation, but just humans about to make even more mistakes that lead to $4 gas (because they killed the alternatives to gasoline over and over), and didn't we have a huge economic collapse a year ago? Too big to fail? No need to use those out dated restraints on massive monopolies?


Get out your wallets, well if anything is in them.......

Might as well tear down your antenna and go ahead and put up a satellite dish. ]]> DTV News and Articles Piggie http://www.dtvusaforum.com/dtv-news-articles/12866-end-ota-already-process-before-transition-even-complete.html