NAB2007 preview: ATSC advances
March 14th, 2007The technology behind digital television, poised to give analog broadcasts the heave-ho in less than two years, continues its relentless advance. The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), guardian of the U.S. digital TV standard, will join with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to present the latest DTV marvels at NAB2007.
DTV Hot Spot technology demonstrations will include ATSC ACAP Standard application development tools and CE solutions, A-VSB for indoor and mobile reception, ATSC receiver software and development tools, distributed transmission test generator and analyzer, an advanced DTV multicasting service, D-ENG return channel capabilities, ATSC Software Data Download Standard and broadcast monitor, and home networking. Companies demonstrating these technologies in the DTV Hot Spot include AMD, BitRouter, ETRI, HANA, Harmonic/KBS, Microwave Radio Communications, Samsung, Unisoft, UpdateLogic, and Zenith/LG.
Also featured this year is a special demonstration of the ACAP Field Trial Project and its participating organizations, and an NAB/MSTV demonstration of high performance, easy-to-use DTV converter boxes for consumers.
NAB’s trade show opens April 16 in Las Vegas.
• Link: NAB