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No Business Case for HDTV?
Lev13than writes "The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation argues that there is no business model for HDTV. Speaking at a regulatory hearing being held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), CBC president Robert Rabinovitch noted that 'There's no evidence either in Canada or the United States that we have found for advertisers willing to pay a premium for a program that's in HD.' In order to cope with infrastructure and programming costs that are roughly 25 per cent higher, Rabinovitch proposes that the CBC start charging cable and satellite companies to carry their signal, and to limit over-the-air transmission. HDTV — good for Best Buy, bad for broadcasters?"
Hey, and toss in the $50 HDMI cable lots of people have to buy
Digital either works or it doesn't. A five dollar hdmi cable will work as good as the fifty dollar hdmi cable. Monster may help on analog audio, but doesn't do jack for digital.
This is a myth.
Can I get an eye poke?
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New cameras, modulators, multiplexers, etc...
To give you an idea, you need 1 ATSC modulator per channel per transmittion tower. Each modulator is in the range of $10000. So we're talking hundreds of millions to convert.
My point? HDMI cables cost A LOT, even at the low end. And most stores that I've checked (again, not a complete list) don't care more than one or two brands, usually the $75 to $100 versions.
Space for rent, inquire within
Think of it another way....do the PC, and use it to tune your HD, to play your DVD's and CD's and everything. You could get rid of settop box and cd/dvd player...hell. put MythTv on it, and get rid of the TIVO too. Get a wireless card in it..and download all you want from the net onto it...
Wait for it to power on?? Why would you turn it off? I don't turn off any of my computers around the house.....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
I'm not a Troll, it's reverse psychology.
The FCC didn't mandate HDTV. They mandated digital broadcasts. Digital does not imply HD.
The reason? Analog broadcast TV takes up a huge chunk of very desirable radio spectrum space. Digital broadcasts can transmit more data in a smaller frequency range.
I would venture to guess, that in the US, the overwhelming majority of people are still watching analog television.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
mandated terrestrial broadcast of HD content in the US
No, they mandated digital broadcasting, not HD broadcasting. You can get your SD channels over the air digitally. This had nothing to do with promoting new technology and better TV picture quality for consumers, and everything to do with reducing bandwidth consumption so they could sell off the old analog spectrum. This was not an altuistic move on the part of the FCC.
Not that I'm complaining, of course. I love my HDTV.
We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.
You're new here, then?
About slashdot moderation.
I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
It means that sports has become the last true cash-cow for broadcast TV with ESPN now going the PPV route to show some college sports on cable TV, and for radio with broadcast radio going the way of the dinosaur. All it's good for these days is sports coverage if you don't have the $$$ to pony up for satellite radio, and leave us not forget the people who regularly check scores on their mobile phones while at the dinner table.