Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:
> This concerns OTA DTV audio dropouts, will this problem eventually
get
> fixed?
>
> Currently, it seems that if the picture develops more than just a
small
> amount of artifacts, even if the picture is still in motion and is
still
> mostly discernable, the audio immediately drops out once the
artifacts start
> to appear. (In that respect, analog broadcast seems much more
robust in the
> audio aspect of the picture, in that even a snowy analog picture
that was
> still able to broadcast in color retained its audio, albeit with
audible
> noise within the audio.)
>
> My own expectations are that the audio should only drop out when
the picture
> actually freezes, before it recovers or when No Signal gets
displayed.
> Digital TV is supposed to be better picture (which it is, when a
situation
> that causes the display artifacts doesn't occur) and better sound
(Dolby
> Digital up to 5.1 channels) but I am also expecting better
reliability
> (i.e., less signal drift and less audio loss).
>
> Further discussion is welcome.
Where are you and what is your antenna? I have no issues at all with
breakup of the audio or video but my signals are textbook clean for 21
DTV carriers in LA. Oxnard, San Bernardino and 29 Palms aren't worth
the bother in 90274.
GG
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