Sinclair Developing Next Generation Broadcast Standard

[jxg0754]

Says it could be ready in a year
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/73516/sinclair-developing-nextgen-tv-standard

 

[mike123abc]

Under the current standard, only the primary channel is specified. The rest of the bandwidth the broadcasters can do with as they wish. If Sinclair were to do a 4k HEVC secondary channel, I bet TV set manufacturers would work fast to come out with boxes and TVs that could decode it.

 

[navychop]

Sinclair was almost violently opposed to 8VSB, preferring COFDM. I am highly suspicious of anything out of them.

 

[Trip]

Sinclair turned out to be right, too.

- Trip

 

[navychop]

I don't think so.

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[mike123abc]

DVB-T is used far more in the world than 8VSB.

 

[FaT Air]

US of A: We got lawyers and politicians determining what's the best technology to use.
Europe & most of the rest of the world: They got people experienced in the technology doing the same.

 

[jxg0754]

i am looking forward to see what Sinclair comes up with for a standard,
if it makes the repack easier and better with bandwidth for each station and of course HEVC,
it would be smarter to have a switch to a new technology rather than just a repack,
of course everything would be much easier if it was know which stations were moving to VHF,going off the air,or sharing with another station
it seems like it would be a lot harder to do an auction and repack with the existing ATSC,
if stations are going to be repacked more tightly does that mean that every station has to have some equipment replaced,
how else would stations be able to be closer together,
there will never be a transition like the analog to digital again just switches to new technology

 

[CK SatGuy]

Sinclair has the money. It's either doing this or buying more TV stations...