I just read an article in the local newspaper here about DTV coming *finally* to the Sioux Falls area soon. However I was a bit disconcerted to note that our local NBC affiliate (KDLT) will be starting their digital broadcasts soon, but NOT in HiDef! They cited cost as their reason not to provide HDTV signals.
Could someone enlighten me as to what components in a local station would be impacted when choosing between SD digital and HD digital? I've got some background in this, and I believe that once you put in the VSB transmission equipment to go digital, that stuff will send out any MPEG stream you want, in any ATSC format, up to 19.4 mb/s. Am I correct here, and if so, is the extra cost perhaps in the equipment needed to receive HD feeds from the network (in this case, NBC)?
Thanks for any info!
Could someone enlighten me as to what components in a local station would be impacted when choosing between SD digital and HD digital? I've got some background in this, and I believe that once you put in the VSB transmission equipment to go digital, that stuff will send out any MPEG stream you want, in any ATSC format, up to 19.4 mb/s. Am I correct here, and if so, is the extra cost perhaps in the equipment needed to receive HD feeds from the network (in this case, NBC)?
Thanks for any info!