[BC] RE: HD Radio multicasting bandwidth

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> On 10/18/05 9:59 AM, "Mike McCarthy" <Towers at mre.com> wrote:

> That may be true, but what about the other 20+Kbps which Ibiquity is
> holding back for data transmission.  At this point, I'd rather have
that
> added data capacity to put into the audio side. That 20+Kbps is
tightly
> regulated by Ibiquity.  So, the bottom line is simply, the licensee
pays
> pay for 100% of the equipment and licenses, but only gets 75-80% of
the
> capacity. That's just not right.
> 
> We should have full access to every bit possible to make the product
sound
> as good as possible.  HDTV doesn't have this restriction.  Virtually
every
> bit is available for one true HD stream or multiple NTSC streams. 
Their
> non-broadcast data streams are very limited.  That's not to say they
won't
> use part of that data capacity for store and forward/later playback. 
BUT,
> they have that choice and several mega-bits of data to play with.  We
have
> less than 150Kbps.
> 
> Also, your point about making changes being available in the spring,
what
> about receivers which can also decode the same thing?  With a change
like
> this, that puts RX's another 2 years out before that feature set will
be
> available to the public at large.
> 
> MM


HDTV is not a proprietary system licensed by one company.
Radio did this to itself.

John