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ATSC Highlights Recent Published Standards04.28.2009
ATSC Mobile DTV is being developed to support a variety of services including free television and interactive services delivered in real-time, subscription-based TV, and file-based content download for playback at a later time.
More... A 'Flexible Framework'01.05.2009
The work to develop a comprehensive standard for mobile and handheld services—known as "ATSC Mobile DTV"—has reached a milestone with publication of the A/153 Candidate Standard document set.
More... Mobile Handheld DTV Project Moves Forward12.03.2008
ATSC-M/H is being developed to support a variety of services including free (advertiser-supported) television and interactive services delivered in real time, subscription-based TV, and file-based content download for playback at
More... view all text items in this section...view all text items in this section...Finicky Young Viewers, Funky Online Video Data10.01.2008
In the National Retail Federation's annual survey of back-to-college spending, college students collectively shelled out more than $11 billion for electronics gear, compared to $7 billion for clothing.
More... view all text items in this section...Testing for DTV Interference06.22.2009
Any active device, amplifier or mixer will generate second order distortion products given that the input signal voltage overloads the active device.
More... Interference to DTV Reception01.26.2009
The FCC prohibits fixed devices from using adjacent channels until it
has been proven to the satisfaction of the commission that spectrum sensing
has progressed to the point where the commission deems the technique to
be
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Obama to Expand Internet Access01.05.2009
Though his plate will be full on many fronts including the economy, two wars and health care, the president-elect has promised to bring quick and major change to American communications technology.
More... Computers, the Internet And the Economic Crisis12.12.2008
When I went to college in the late 1960s, there were no mobile phones, personal computers or Internet. Though I made far less money in those days, I had more spending power than today. Most of the time, I actually felt wealthy.
More... view all text items in this section...Who Controls AFD?09.17.2008
Cable and satellite need to resolve active format description issues in broadcast streams.
More... Evaluating Next-Gen Camcorders07.25.2007
I have been watching the rollout of XDCAM with great interest for the last few years as a logical next step for our move into non-tape based production.
More... view all text items in this section...Whither Television Broadcasting?04.29.2009
We interrupt the series that has been running in this column on "ultra resolution," to bring you a message about what's going on in television today.
More... The High Speed World of 1080p Over 3 Gbps01.13.2009
Although there is little equipment supporting it available, the interest in 1080p/60 as a future scanning format has been high enough to result in a SMPTE standard for an interface to accommodate it.
More... view all text items in this section...view all text items in this section...To Fix Aspect Ratios, Eliminate Television06.22.2009
Ask an engineer how much two and two is, and watch in fascination as a spreadsheet gets built, and various numbers appear on the screen, depending on errors of formulas or formatting. If you see 3.99, consider yourself lucky.
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