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Re: olympics - coat hanger hack

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On 2014-02-11 16:59:27 +0000, Atom Cogswell said:

> On 2/10/2014 6:25 PM, deepmagicbeginshere@gmail.com wrote:
> That works great if you're within range of the broadcast. A lot of
> people are. With the push to digital TV, with its shorter range, a lot
> of people still are not. I live in a metropolitan area, and I know the
> location of the transmitters. One is only about six miles away, and my
> TV reception from that tower is incredibly poor, to the point of being
> unwatchable sometimes. I think they play with the power.
> 
> In the old days one might have to put up with static, but digital can't
> hack it with a poor signal. More stuttering than a room full of
> Tourettes syndrome sufferers.
> 
> The other consideration is that NBC's mainline non-cable coverage of the
> events is terrible, limited in scope.

I hate digital TV, but not just for the reason you state.  We have a 
remote property in Minnesota where before the digital days, it was 
possible to pull in (with considerable static) three stations.  Now we 
get one.

However, one of the biggest reasons I hate digital TV is that a minor 
signal loss event causes the video and audio to halt completely or at 
least break up into stuttering nonsense, and re-synch takes a few 
seconds or so.  During weather events or just marginal signal days 
thanks to low UHF / VHF propagation the TV is essentially unwatchable.  
Another issue is that, especially with sports, panning shots tend to 
destroy fine detail.  Nothing like watching a couple soccer players run 
down the field which turns into an ugly pixellated smear.

I suppose it's for the best, because TV rots your brain as we both know.

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        olympics - coat hanger hack deepmagicbeginshere@gmail.com - 2014-02-10 17:25 -0800
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            Re: olympics - coat hanger hack RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-11 17:50 +0000
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