[MEncoder-users] tv tuner card suggestions?

[Jeff Clagg]

On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 10:54:58AM +0200, Reimar D?ffinger wrote:
> Though I think that part of the problem with digital TV is that even
> really expensive receivers are still quite crappy IMO, there is a lot of
> room for improvements both in reception quality and handling reception
> errors - unfortunately I think the manufactures simply don't (and have
> little reason to) care about the latter one.

In the US, over-the-air digital (ATSC) sometimes feels neglected and
insignificant. For several years now I notice most receivers use old,
poorly-performing 8VSB demodulators, which has a huge impact on
reception. There is still no PCI card that integrates the best demod,
which I interpret as a sign that nobody cares about such a tiny market.

I also see TVs and other receivers that have partial or barebones
implementations of PSIP, guides that just aren't very good, and a
general feeling that nobody cares.

What's bad about this is that the relative lack of success of ATSC
adoption is keeping analog signals on the air, which uses a significant
amount of bandwidth in order to serve a tiny and dwindling userbase.