[mythtv-users] Next Gen TV technology will be a cord-cutter’s dream

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/25/2018 06:46 AM, Jim Abernathy wrote:
> I was reading an article in the Sunday paper about ATSC 3.0 and what 
> it will bring. I had not researched much about anything beyond 1080i 
> HD ATSC I have now.  What does this new ATSC 3 mean for Mythtv??
>
>  'WRAL’s Next Gen TV technology will be a cord-cutter’s dream' at 
> http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/NewsAndObserver/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=NAO%2F2018%2F02%2F25&entity=Ar04401&sk=3773CB71&mode=text

ATSC 3.0 brings subscription and pay-per-view support, conditional 
access, and DRM and can require Internet connectivity.  Based on my past 
observations of how this is handled in the US, this may well be the 
change that locks down OTA in the US as much (or more) than cable in the 
US.  FWIW, I'm not interested in buying a subscription for CBS, NBC, 
ABC, CW, and any other channel that has a show I might want to watch...  
Depending on how it's handled, it may well be a cord-cutter's dream from 
the standpoint of, "Now I don't even have to worry about a DVR--because 
I don't have a subscription to any of the local channels--so I'll just 
purchase the shows I want to watch (and only those shows) on 
Vudu/Fandango Now/Amazon Streaming/Apple TV/..."

I've heard that although ATSC 2.0 was pretty much ignored because it 
didn't bring substantial enough benefits over ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0 will be 
adopted.  I haven't heard a lot of talk about precisely who will benefit 
most from ATSC 3.0--the viewers or the broadcasters--but I have my guess. :)

Mike