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Category: TV

More Transmitter Caps Gone Bad

March 5, 2015 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, TV

At about 4 am we lost power on V1 and remotely found the cabinet would not become ‘ready’. On-site it[…]

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20.4% of US Broadcasters are ‘Transmitting’ Mobile-TV? Seriously?

June 23, 2013 Sean T. DTV, MobileDTV, rant, TV

Recently SCRI published a teaser article claiming that across the board “…over three in ten TV (30.6%) and almost four[…]

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Old Media Takes It On The Chin From Scott Adams – Inadvertently.

April 27, 2010 Sean T. Computers, Fun, rant, TV

Scott Adams wanted to make a topical comic about the recent iPhone 4G drama that’s been all the buzz recently[…]

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iPad Mobile DTV FAIL [Pic]

April 12, 2010 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, NAB, TV

While checking the Mobile DTV pavilion at the NAB convention in Las Vegas today I came across several mobile and[…]

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A Good Engineer Is Hard To Find… For TV Anyway.

April 5, 2010 Sean T. Computers, Education, HDTV, rant, TV

I was recently talking with a sales rep I deal with and we got on the topic of the aging[…]

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Cable’s Latest Attempt to Elminate Local Channel Carriage

December 12, 2009 Sean T. Cable, rant, TV

A new article in Broadcasting & Cable highlights the American Cable Association’s attempt to sway the FCC via a December[…]

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The DTV Delay Debacle. Just cut the cord already…

February 6, 2009 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, rant, TV

Recently our congress has passed legislation to delay the DTV transition/analog shut-off yet again – this time to June 12th[…]

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The PlayOn Beta. Bridging Internet Video To My TV.

October 7, 2008 Sean T. Computers, Projects, TV

About a month ago I was selected to download MediaMall‘s PlayOn Media Server and try their beta version of software[…]

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Hello Mobile DTV. Goodbye HDTV.

August 24, 2008 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, HDTV, MobileDTV, rant, TV

Regardless of what some liberal arts students or free-love hippies may tell you, you don’t get something for nothing.  Or,[…]

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Another DTV Converter box goes under my microscope. OK, my glasses…

August 1, 2008 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, HDTV, TV

Not too long ago I had some time to review the capabilities of an Insignia CECB (coupon eligible converter box)[…]

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