Re: How will the US local area stations commerate the end of System-M?

In alt.tv.tech.hdtv Dennis Majewicz <dennis.majewicz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

| You guys are mixing this up a bit. No one is looking for an extension
| to the analog shutoff date because of the dynamic PSIP requirement.
| It's the fast-closing date of the new PSIP rule that's in question.

But it is an op****tunity for Bob to propose yet another delay so he can
then
propose to change the system over to COFDM.


| My guess is that most of the stations in this country have no way of
| constantly updating the EIT to reflect s****ts running long, breaking
| news or weather or even network special re****ts. Or how about Idol
| running a few minutes long?

Maybe not with current equipment.  Smarter software programming on the
computers that do this is possible.  With the right programmers on staff,
businesses could get this done in a couple weeks and release to testing.
Unfortunately, most big businesses prefer to hire "commodity programmers"
(e.g. someone on the upper edge of mediocre that will work for peanuts).


| We're all looking into the hardware, software and automation changes
| required, but there doesn't seem to be any way to meet the May 30
| deadline. The manufacturers aren't ready. This is the extension we're
| looking for.

And when was the rule change actually passed?  Or even proposed?  Did they
really not have enough time, or did they drag their feet hoping it would
all
just "go away"?

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