Patents and the Digital TV Standard? 5
Karpe asks: "I noticed that the Brazilian Telecom Agency is not sure if they should use the American Digital TV standard or the Japanese. Brazilian media is saying that if most TV programs we watch are american and not japanese, we should use the american standard, but the agency is not sure because of the technical aspects. I was wondering, in this world of patents, can someone help on which patents should be licensed in order to make ATSC DTV devices? I think this should be a fundamental aspect in the decision. Dolby says it will license it's AC-3 audio under reasonable terms and conditions, but what does that mean?"
Japanese DTV versus American DTV standards (Score:1)
In my experience, the Japanese DTV standard is far superior to the American standard, mainly due, no doubt, to the many more years of expertise that the Japanese have with electronics in comparison to their American counterparts. Compared to the American DTV, the Japanese system is actually watchable and any flashing lights, fast-moving images, etc. doesn't turn to the picture into a pixellated mess.
It's also worth noting that Japanese DTV rerouters are linux-based, whereas American ones are m$-based. I think the choice is obvious.
isnt it MPEG ? (Score:1)
isnt it just MPEG if so then its a ISO and therefore you can view any patents from there
most cable is Mpeg and RTP
regards
john jones
What's the diff? (Score:1)
Re:What's the diff? (Score:1)
Patents (Score:2)