Ignorant query about digital broadcasting

Ghoulish Delight · 02-18-2009, 11:39 PM

There's a currently raging debate as to whether the government will be forcing the purchasers of the abandoned frequency chunks to reserve a small bit of the bandwidth for public works type uses.

Tramspotter · 02-19-2009, 11:00 AM

There is also a technical debate on whether the stations interferance buffers (whitespace) were cut too close... less space needed for digital yes but they cut the channels awful agressively to pimp em out... I have trouble getting anything digital HD "Over The Air" except for channel 11 and PBS near LAX.

lindyhop · 02-20-2009, 05:56 PM

I hooked up the digital converter today. I don't know if I did it exactly right but as long as I have the TV, converter box, and VCR on I can watch TV on the smallish 1995 screen. It seems to be enough equipment to operate the Hubble telescope. This is my spare TV that I may use when I'm sewing. Or I may just watch videos.

My main TV is the newer one in the living room. I get pretty good digital reception with an indoor antenna as long as the pixels are feeling cooperative. Some days they are a little shy and hard to catch. I checked antennaweb.org today and found out my living room is on the wrong side of the building. Oops.

02-18-2009, 11:39 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	There's a currently raging debate as to whether the government will be forcing the purchasers of the abandoned frequency chunks to reserve a small bit of the bandwidth for public works type uses. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-19-2009, 11:00 AM	#2
Tramspotter Show me on the bear. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LA Posts: 445	There is also a technical debate on whether the stations interferance buffers (whitespace) were cut too close... less space needed for digital yes but they cut the channels awful agressively to pimp em out... I have trouble getting anything digital HD "Over The Air" except for channel 11 and PBS near LAX.
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02-20-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I hooked up the digital converter today. I don't know if I did it exactly right but as long as I have the TV, converter box, and VCR on I can watch TV on the smallish 1995 screen. It seems to be enough equipment to operate the Hubble telescope. This is my spare TV that I may use when I'm sewing. Or I may just watch videos. My main TV is the newer one in the living room. I get pretty good digital reception with an indoor antenna as long as the pixels are feeling cooperative. Some days they are a little shy and hard to catch. I checked antennaweb.org today and found out my living room is on the wrong side of the building. Oops. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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