Re: Feb 2009 legal - the ATSC broadcast standard

[Bob Zelin] "there ARE NO CLEAR ANSWERS"

When I first heard that the world was going digital a couple days or was it a couple decades ago. I was so excited that the world was finally going to have one set standard for the entire world.

Well, that elation was soon blown to hell when the manufacturers started coming up with standards for their equipment and stating that would be their standard. Then The networks started jumping on certain manufacturers equipment bandwagons and stating if I am spending this much money this will be our standard. Then the transmission people got in on it and came up with more than one transmission standard, and now the world is divided into more standards than it had in the analog world.

Bob, I am right there with you, and this is one of many reasons I am retiring. Too Many Frikin standards, and that means there is no standard. You have to please every broadcaster with his little petty ideas. As to video levels. I still say you can't go wrong if you adhere to the old original standards. No one ever rejected a tape because the PP levels were exactly 1 volt and not more.

The days of simple standards that were widely adhered to are gone, just take pride in the fact that you can still hold on to your values.

Charlie



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