FCC and 4K Ultra HD Broadcasts

wa8yxm wrote:


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Same with ATSC, there were some other formats competing before they settled on ATSC,, and there still are competiting formats so if you buy the wrong model, when the dust settles. NO JOY.

There is not, nor has there ever been competing formats in the US with the exception of original development and that's been adopted for many years. ATSC is the US broadcast standard... AND the existing UHD TV's DO receive ATSC OTA. That's required by law. Wether they will work on ATSC-3 is a different story. That's a long way off

fj12ryder wrote:
I've thought that 4K was similar to 3-D: something to convince people they need to buy a new TV.

its really not. This is a major leap in technology, no question. BUT.... As a friend of mine once said "The state of the art has exceeded the state of the need". Time will tell

I've thought that 4K was similar to 3-D: something to convince people they need to buy a new TV.

Eric&Lisa wrote:

leeper wrote:
...They are getting ready to change things so TV stations broadcast in 4K Ultra HD and a better reception...

"In an effort to resolve the national 'Fake News' dilemma, the FCC today announced their decision to allow 4k Ultra HD resolution broadcasts. It is expected the improved quality of the digital signal will make the evening news more realistic. It is undetermined, however, whether it will be any more believable."

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the humor). :)

That's good, I like that. :B

Fizz wrote:
Saw an article a little while back saying today's 4K TV will not receive OTA so wait before you buy.

It was a long technical paper, I only read the first paragraph.

This is a common problem.. You start you have two or three competing formats.. For example in Video Tape
Alpha
Beta
Vhs
U-matic
Open reel

Now, each version has it's advantages (the last two are professional)
except for perhaps Alpha.. That one was never much good.

But till the market finally settled on VHS,, Folks who bought Beta were left in the cold (Sony's fault by the way.. I have some no longer supported Sony hardware here too. Still works though and dang good, just not Video (Was never video)).

Same with ATSC, there were some other formats competing before they settled on ATSC,, and there still are competiting formats so if you buy the wrong model, when the dust settles. NO JOY.

leeper wrote:
...They are getting ready to change things so TV stations broadcast in 4K Ultra HD and a better reception...

"In an effort to resolve the national 'Fake News' dilemma, the FCC today announced their decision to allow 4k Ultra HD resolution broadcasts. It is expected the improved quality of the digital signal will make the evening news more realistic. It is undetermined, however, whether it will be any more believable."

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the humor). :)

tinner12002 wrote:
From what I gathered after talking to a tv guy, buying a 4K tv was a waste of money right now as there wasn't anyone broadcasting in 4K to actually benefit the tvs capabilities. Because its a new fad, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon.

unless you have Satellite that kinda has the BW for this. Direct has one or two ch's IIRC. But programming is really hard to find except for movies. Let it wash out for 5 or 10 years first

From what I gathered after talking to a tv guy, buying a 4K tv was a waste of money right now as there wasn't anyone broadcasting in 4K to actually benefit the tvs capabilities. Because its a new fad, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon.

Fizz wrote:
Saw an article a little while back saying today's 4K TV will not receive OTA so wait before you buy.

It was a long technical paper, I only read the first paragraph.

they don't.... yet. There's not enough bandwidth to accommodate 4K, but it's coming

HERE is a recent article on ATSC3

At the end of the day it's all about what the broadcasters choose to do with their channel space. Right now broadcasters are leasing out their additional space to everything from pretty good movie channels to 3rd world religious churches, and everything inbetween. UHD programming won't and can't generate that kind of revenue. 1st, there is next to zero 4K programming out there. Kind in like HD in the 90's

Just great. The federal government makes so many things obsolete to benefit themselves. When they made us go to digital TV, they were able to auction bandwidth to the $20 billion dollars. They did the same with wireless microphones. Many of the bandwidths we operated on for years became illegal even though the equipment worked just fine. Then remember when they made us replace all of our propane tanks? All those perfectly fine tanks thrown into the recycling heap. I guess this is how they stimulate the economy by forcing us to buy things we don't need or don't even want.