Re: Dynamic Multipath

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:25:30 -0500 Bill R <not_for_spam_brosen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| Bob Miller wrote:
|>
|> And I still praise the UK COFDM system. They were brave enough to commit
|> before most other countries and decided that 8K was too far off to wait
|> for.
|>
|>
|> Bob Miller
|
| But Bob, isn't it time that you accept reality and admit
| that COFDM is never going to be used here in the U.S. for
| broadcast TV?
|
| Like it or not, the system that the ATSC group has selected
| is something that we will be using for the rest of your (and
| my) lifetime. Learn to accept that. Your life will be less
| stressful and, just maybe, we won't have to listen to how
| great COFDM is (which, if you talk to some knowledgeable
| engineers, isn't nearly as great as you make it out to be,
| at least, not here in the U.S.).

Like it or not, Bob will be whining about COFDM for the rest of
your (and my) lifetime. Learn to accept that or just ignore it.

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