Are you READY for some FOOTBALL!!!
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When it all goes to streaming I'll still be enjoying my OTA antenna.
Don't count on that. Current ATSC1.0 is set to sunset in a few years. The new ATSC3.0 is a complete mess currently with respect to DRM and the audio decoding. The tuner manufacturers have to spend a lot more to get the certifications so that stifles the small companies from making products. Things aren't looking well for its widespread adaptation.
There is also a good chance that the government will continue to auction off the frequencies that have traditionally been for TV. We have already lost almost 200MHz of bandwidth since the 1980s and the current FCC head will likely give up more to the wireless providers.
I'm also a primary OTA user, but I'm a little worried about the future of it. I've had Tivo products for many years, but they are not likely to make an ATSC3.0 product. The current HD Homerun ATSC3.0 tuner doesn't work with the DRM. 3 out of 4 channels in my area have DRM.
Most of the stand alone 3.0 tuners don't allow network playback or recording. They only work with the TV they are connected to (HDMI output only).
Thousands of people sent comments to the FCC to discourage the DRM, but it has been completely ignored.
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When it all goes to streaming I'll still be enjoying my OTA antenna.
Careful, you’re sounding like a Boomer 😉🤣“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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