Re: Who remembers how bad analogue television was?

On 2/26/25 10:04 PM, Don Y wrote:

On 2/26/2025 9:52 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:

Leave aside the ghosting, which could largely be addressed by having a decent antenna.

 Analog television had two distinct issues:  one was multipath problems
(bummer), the other was that you COULD eek a signal out of the ether,
even a bad one (contrast to digital which is essentially "all or nothing")

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That's exactly the problem. I told one station manager that it would be a mistake to go full digital (well, the government made them) and even more of a mistake to give up their VHF channel without a fight. That it would erode viewership in the fringe areas, hence for people with more disposable income, who will migrate to the Internet, resulting in advertising income to drop, which will lead to painful staff cuts.
He didn't believe me. And then pretty much all that happened.
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Regards, Joerg
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