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23.5

skiwest said:
23.5 has been audio only the last few days. The other 23 subs are fine. I wonder what's up with that?
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Looks like they converted it to MPEG4. Most TVs/tuners made after 2015 are able to decode MPEG4, as anything older is strictly MPEG2. Since it's been mentioned that 23.5 will be dropped in order to host WBNX 55.2 once they transition to ATSC 3.0, perhaps converting to MPEG4 will provide enough bandwidth to keep it and host 55.2.

On another note, my neighbor lost 23.3 from his Roku TV. Re-scanning his TV did not bring it back. I contacted Inyo about this as I doubt that it's his TV. Not to change the subject, but can anyone else here verify if 23.3 is missing from their Roku TV?
 
The real goal is to make all OTA channels pay for view something in the future. Mean while within 5 years you have to have an Internet connection to watch on the air "free" tv on tv sets that haven't been manufactured yet. Also the TV stations will share transmission facilities and save money.
 
secondchoice said:
The real goal is to make all OTA channels pay for view something in the future. Mean while within 5 years you have to have an Internet connection to watch on the air "free" tv on tv sets that haven't been manufactured yet. Also the TV stations will share transmission facilities and save money.
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I agree. There is no great public demand for the modest "improvements" 3.0 offers and certainly no appetite to buy all new TV sets again. Rights holders are salivating over the chance to paywall all their product.
But aren't most people watching TV from the internet now? Cable companies are pushing their Roku like converters to get customers off their boxes and onto their internet feeds.
The era of free OTA video has already been surpassed. Blame it all on when we were first duped into paying for TV by the cable companies. 3.0 is just another trick to milk more dollars from an established industry.
 


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