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Re: [OM] Demise of the Gs? [was Oly 9-18 vsPanasonic7-14: any experience

Subject: Re: [OM] Demise of the Gs? [was Oly 9-18 vsPanasonic7-14: any experience--Sony's NEX vs G11
From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:23:06 -0500
You live in a confined area, and I understand that all broadcasters have 
antennas on a high hill overlooking the city. You have the best possible 
situation.

You probably also don't have the US system, which could make a huge 
difference.

Bill Pearce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Demise of the Gs? [was Oly 9-18 vsPanasonic7-14: any 
experience--Sony's NEX vs G11


> We are very lucky here, we never have any lip sync problem with the HDTV 
> air
> broadcast, the pictures are always very clean. May be it is due to a small
> place, the power is good enough to cover most areas.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
>
>>
>>> I have both, and have had for years. The difference between the old
>>> analog signals and DTV is an obvious improvement on the 27" analog CRT.
>>> The improvement going from analog to HD on the digital set is night and
>>> day.
>> Regardless of what you see with the best possible signal, there are some
>> problems-
>> Over the air reception is problematic. One local station had to add a
>> second
>> channel and transmitter and antenna to get out enough power to barely, 
>> and
>> I
>> do mean barely cover its former area. Others have had to increase power,
>> and
>> the FCC h ad special programs to speed power requests after the
>> conversion.
>> Our local public TV station, already in a weaker position, simply doesn't
>> have the money to increase power and has lost almost all its coverage in
>> highly populated areas. Perhaps Sesame Street for cows is in order. Like
>> all
>> things digital, there is no "fringe" area, that's one of low signal, not
>> one
>> like in your community, the signal is either great or not at all.
>>
>> With cable and over the air, we have ongoing problems with sound and
>> picture
>> being offset slightly sometimes. Sometimes pictures can freeze, and can
>> pixelllate strangely.
>>
>> Analog channels on the cable look worse than on an analog TV.
>>
>> Live things like sports, often look great, while programs that I watch,
>> that
>> are filmed or taped, can be a problem.
>>
>> When it's good, DTV is great. When not, it's awful.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>
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