Podcast #780: HDTV Current Topics

Hollywood Post Alliance Retreat

Summary:

• ATSC seminar consisted of multiple panels of experts discussing a wide range of topics
• Covered the basics of what ATSC 3.0 can do (Ultra HD support, name your frame rate up to 120 fps, high dynamic range, wide color gamut, object audio, personalization and scalability)
• Receivers are in the works. Some interesting concepts like LG's ATSC3.0 to WiFi gateway
• Using Interactivity to enable more ads. Awesome.
• Drew analogies to HbbTV in Europe. Again more talk about advertising.
• Content production: more possibilities on what can be done: object oriented audio, changing video settings (frame rate, etc) as a plot device, and interactivity
• London Olympics content "portal" an awesome idea

HDTV Expert - Turn Back The Clock?

Summary:

• Sharp parent Hon Hai considering building LCD panel facility in the US
• Only interested if the US will donate the land (charge $1 for it)
• Sharp getting ready to break ground on a Gen 10 LCD fab in China for $8.69B. proposed U.S. LCD fab should be similar size and same generation
• But… LCD factories are mostly automated so there wouldn't be all that many permanent jobs created once construction is completed. And many of the permanent jobs will likely require college degrees in the sciences (physics, engineering, and chemistry).
• The biggest obstacle to building the plant will be the finished cost of the panels

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