Change is just around the corner
With the analog switch-off in progress around the world, in many cases, the replacement has been an MPEG-2 service. From ATSC to SD satellite services,...
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Invention: 60 years laterWhat electronic device recently celebrated its 60th anniversary? Not sure? Here are some hints. It was called the greatest invention of the 20th century.... |
FEEDBACK
Doing dialnorm correctly Dear editor: While I applaud the article Dialnorm: A good idea gone bad? from December 2007, you give too much credit to NBCU....
Advantageous resources
World technical and scientific knowledge doubles every 14 months to every five years. The broadcast industry is a highly technologically driven profession,...
Black Friday
As we prepare to ring in the New Year, visions of sugar plums are still dancing in many heads. Ah, yes. Welcome to 2008, a presidential election year!...
A letter from the publishers
Thirteen months and counting. That's how long before U.S. broadcasters enter a new era of HD and DTV-only broadcasting. Are you ready? Researchers claim...
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David vs. GoogleWith all the media noise recently generated over Google's predicted Gphone, you'd think all other technology was blas. The press gave the impression that... |
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MXF is off the starting blocksAt a recent symposium on MXF developments in broadcast operations, I heard how those who have persevered with the format are now beginning to reap the... |
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Metadata interchange Dear Brad Gilmer: I thought the July 2007 Computers & Networks column titled Metadata interchange was a great article. Clearly standardized...
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Revisiting Competition is ugly Dear editor: I work in the cable business and take strong exception to your statement at the end of Competition is ugly...
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Embrace change or be left behindI have been following the recent analog switchoff in a small region of the UK. The analog shutoff is protracted as region-by-region digital transmitter... |
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Incoming: the exafloodQuestion: What is an exaflood? My first computer, a Radio Shack TRS-80, had 16K of memory and used a cassette tape for data I/O. Today, one of my several... |
Live, via satellite!
A largely unheralded 50th anniversary passed us by last month. On Oct. 4, 1957, Americans woke up to headlines that the Soviet Union had successfully...
Must-carry rules set
As of Feb. 17, 2009, all U.S. TV stations are expected to cease broadcasting in analog and commence digital-only operations. For viewers with digital...
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UHDTV: A wish or a waste?Recently SMPTE has expressed interest in Japanese broadcaster NHK's project to develop an ultra high-definition television system (UHDTV). Much as HDTV... |
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The FCC's DTV trick or treatIt's that time of year again. Your doorbell rings and when you answer, you're greeted with little costumed munchkins begging for candy and promising tricks... |
FEEDBACK
NBC's non-HD redux Dear editor: I was reading the Broadcast Engineering August 2007 Feedback column as I flew home from a recent NBC Sports assignment...
The elephant in the room
Broadcast television to be replaced by the Internet and Advertising moving to the Internet are a couple of the screaming headlines today. But, what's...
DTV resolution
With less than a year-and-a-half before the end of analog TV broadcasting (except for Class A, LPTV and TV translators), the FCC continues to issue orders...
What's your excuse?
As the era of analog NTSC broadcasting inches closer to an end, the percentage of U.S. homes with widescreen, HD-capable displays is growing rapidly....
