Trying to educate myself about ATSC 3.0 and have a few questions:
1. Digital Trends says "An ATSC 3.0 tuner will have two connections: One to your antenna, and another — either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet — to your Wi-Fi router." And "At the base level, actual programming like shows and movies are broadcast and received over the air, while commercials are provided over the internet."
So, what happens to those people who do not have a high-speed internet connection? Do they just not receive commercials (yeah, right!) or do they not receive anything at all on 3.0? Or, if you do have high-speed internet can you not register your TV with the router/modem and skip the commercials?
2. Digital Trends also says "due to the way that the newer standard works, you would only need one converter box no matter how many devices you’re watching on".
So, it appears once 3.0 is up and running (off a converter box) it is going to put quite a load on your existing router/modem trying to feed multiple TV's or mobile devices from one portal. Are we all going to have to buy a state of the art router/modem with higher through rates?
3. Digital Trends also says "Since this isn’t a mandatory switch, broadcasters can continue to use ATSC 1.0 for as long as they like."
Let's say a given station remains on ATSC 1.0. Will your brand new 3.0-capable TV still work with 1.0 signals?
4. I'm supposing that the 3.0 standard provides improvements in PQ (from 1080p to 4K UHD) and from 5.1 sound to 7.1 sound. Also announced but not explained are the ability of the RF to carry more signals (stations) and a more robust and reliable signal (although no explanation as to how these are obtained).
Are these noticeable improvements or more 'digital' BS? Digital radio is not significantly improved (and has some serious shortcomings) over FM analog radio. Is this just more of the same or can these claims be justified?
Thanks much for any insight.
1. Digital Trends says "An ATSC 3.0 tuner will have two connections: One to your antenna, and another — either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet — to your Wi-Fi router." And "At the base level, actual programming like shows and movies are broadcast and received over the air, while commercials are provided over the internet."
So, what happens to those people who do not have a high-speed internet connection? Do they just not receive commercials (yeah, right!) or do they not receive anything at all on 3.0? Or, if you do have high-speed internet can you not register your TV with the router/modem and skip the commercials?
2. Digital Trends also says "due to the way that the newer standard works, you would only need one converter box no matter how many devices you’re watching on".
So, it appears once 3.0 is up and running (off a converter box) it is going to put quite a load on your existing router/modem trying to feed multiple TV's or mobile devices from one portal. Are we all going to have to buy a state of the art router/modem with higher through rates?
3. Digital Trends also says "Since this isn’t a mandatory switch, broadcasters can continue to use ATSC 1.0 for as long as they like."
Let's say a given station remains on ATSC 1.0. Will your brand new 3.0-capable TV still work with 1.0 signals?
4. I'm supposing that the 3.0 standard provides improvements in PQ (from 1080p to 4K UHD) and from 5.1 sound to 7.1 sound. Also announced but not explained are the ability of the RF to carry more signals (stations) and a more robust and reliable signal (although no explanation as to how these are obtained).
Are these noticeable improvements or more 'digital' BS? Digital radio is not significantly improved (and has some serious shortcomings) over FM analog radio. Is this just more of the same or can these claims be justified?
Thanks much for any insight.