ATSC 3.0’s support of wide color gamut and HDR mean that users will see higher contrast video with less color banding. More importantly, video resolutions up to 2160p are supported at up to 120fps. Similarly, far less storage is needed if you record TV shows with a DVR. 2 For consumers, if your player is able to filter a broadcast by the desired content stream (PID), this could lead to significantly less bandwidth required to distribute video streams within your home network. 4-5 channels of 1080p content rather than 480i content). Or, they can deliver higher quality subchannels (e.g. For broadcasters, this means less capacity is required to deliver the same quality content, so they can deliver more subchannels of content. For example, a 4 Mb/sec HEVC stream can provide comparable visual quality to a 16 Mb/sec HD MPEG-2 stream. As a result, ATSC 3.0 broadcasts at a given resolution are much smaller than the same video feed from an ATSC 1.0 broadcast. ATSC 1.0 includes support for three video resolutions: 480i, 720p, and 1080i.ĪTSC 3.0 uses a much more efficient codec, the High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC). VideoĪTSC 1.0 uses the ancient MPEG-2 codec to encode video.
Notably, TV broadcasters can now deliver content with very high visual quality, comparable to over-the-top video services like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, or Amazon Prime Video. 1 ATSC 1.0 v 3.0Ī brief overview video, below, explains the key benefits of ATSC 3.0:īecause I am a videophile, I will focus primarily on ATSC 3.0’s new video and audio features. To receive ATSC 3.0 broadcasts, you will need either a new TV that includes an ATSC 3.0 tuner or an ATSC 3.0 convertor box, such as the HDHomeRun QUATRO 4K. Additionally, the ATSC 3.0 standard includes new datacasting capabilities. 4K) video with high dynamic range (HDR) as well as support for 7.2+4 channel audio.
The ATSC 3.0 standard includes support for ultra high resolution (i.e. Still no ATSC3.0 in my area.The next generation of over-the-air broadcast television is based on the ATSC 3.0 standard, branded NextGen TV. Will eventually get an antenna on the roof, baby steps. I get a occasional hiccups but I'm only using an indoor flat rectangle antenna. Haven't plugged a drive into the the flex 4k yet but it appears recording to an attached drive maybe free. The fee gets you dvr functionality with recording on a different device, like Plex. Using the Roku media doesnt work with DNLA, downloads a bit and starts playing really fast.Ĭhannel schedule for 24hrs is free but if you want 2weeks of schedule data it's $35/year. My Roku 4k streaming stick doesn't get audio, working on sorting that. 30 min later.surprise your channels are available via DNLA too, was viewing through VLC too. Screw on the coax, plug in network cable, power on, go to the device's webpage, update, do a channel scan, install the app on your viewing device, launch app and there are your channels.
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