I have a very obvious question after thinking about the upcoming crisis with local channel uplinks not being digital, and the worries about dual HD/SD carriage:
Why aren't the main HD channels uplinked to the satellite and then downconverted to SD at the set-top box or displayed in HD for high-definition televisions?
Following on this, will this be a long-term plan?
As a consumer, I observe that when I tune the OTA DTV channels I usually don't get a SD and an HD version of a given channel. I only get the HD version of Fox and it's downconverted by my set-top box locally so I can see it on my SD monitor.
Now if the satellite companies went this route, what's wrong with it?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Why aren't the main HD channels uplinked to the satellite and then downconverted to SD at the set-top box or displayed in HD for high-definition televisions?
Following on this, will this be a long-term plan?
As a consumer, I observe that when I tune the OTA DTV channels I usually don't get a SD and an HD version of a given channel. I only get the HD version of Fox and it's downconverted by my set-top box locally so I can see it on my SD monitor.
Now if the satellite companies went this route, what's wrong with it?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
