[mythtv-users] the US being, considerably less urbanized than either Australia or Britain

[Steve Hodge]

On 2/19/06, ffrr <ffrr at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Yeechang Lee wrote:
> > DVB never made headway in the US because
> >cable (including digital cable, functionally equivalent to DVB) and
> >digital satellite so long ago captured the great majority of viewers,
> >and because the distances are so much greater (the US being
> >considerably less urbanized than either Australia or Britain).
>
> Really?  Take a look at land mass and populations of Australia vs USA.
> I might be wrong, but I can't see how Australia can be more 'urbanised'

Australia has a similar landmass to the continental USA and much lower
population but a much larger percentage of Australian's live in an
urban area: 93% v 81%. Essentially almost everyone lives in costal
cities in Oz.

Steve