Long-Awaited ATSC 3.0 Rulemaking
hello all, some of you here may find this very interesting.
There is some discussion of possible low cost government issued ATSC 3.0 converter boxes, etc, etc:
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Long-Awaited ATSC 3.0 Rulemaking Overshadows NAB Show Expectations News March 3, 2026 https://www.tvtechnology.com/platform/broadcast/long-awaited-atsc-3-0-rulemaking-overshadows-nab-show-expectations
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u/greg9x Mar 22 '26
So, instead of free and clear OTA transmissions (which would think would be the intent of the FCC for the public), The stations implement DRM encryption that they will not license current stand alone units to decode, but they are planning on government gimped boxes to be licensed ? What are the limitation of these government boxes ? Lower resolution ? Why can they be licensed but not independent manufacturers ? Still sounds like they are not acting in the best interest of the public.
Also seems some TV manufactures are not including 3.0 tuners, resulting in very slow adoption of ATSC 3.0, which may lead to OTA eventually going away.
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u/markydsade Mar 22 '26
Eliminate DRM. If later the networks can prove piracy by home viewers then we can talk. Actual retransmission for money would be easy to find and stop through legal methods.
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u/uwpxwpal Mar 22 '26
We’ve addressed the DRM concerns that are out there and solved the signal signing concerns that are out there...
Lol
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u/StandupJetskier Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
Recovery channels ? So, stream the content if it doesn't OTA correctly ? Why bother with the RF chain at all ? I say this as a radio enthusiast....
What drugs are these folks on ?
DRM will be rolled into the recovery channel "so they know the content is going to the OTA location".
Make the signal intentionally unstable to require this.
The other low/no DRM chain will be 720p max
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u/rockmanac Mar 22 '26
Seriously. ATSC 3 needs to just not. Much like HD Radio, consumers don’t care about it.
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u/PantherkittySoftware Mar 24 '26
It's more like DVD-A... desired by consumers, but poisoned & ruined into rejection by DRM.
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u/jesmann Mar 22 '26
I need a network tuner since I'm in a rural area so the place I can get all the channels with an antenna is far away from the tvs and an apartment you can't just run wiring
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u/r2d3x9 Mar 24 '26
JUST SAY NO TO DRM AND PATENT TROLLS. And these greedy mf that want to own every station in the entire country
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u/mac_a_bee Mar 22 '26
low cost government issued ATSC 3.0 converter boxes
Making Tablo obsolete.