[mythtv-users] Digital technicalities (Was: Obama Recommends Delay in Digital TV Switch)

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Fri Jan 9 20:15:11 UTC 2009


On Fri, January 9, 2009 12:00 pm, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Over here they are called repeaters, which is possibly a more natural
> name.

Indeed.  For some reason, in American technical jargon, the term
"repeater" is widely used for devices that extend the range of two-way
radio systems, but the term "translator" became attached to the same type
of device when it's used in broadcasting.




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