This discussion is getting a bit far from Legacy issues.
But, in my experience dealing with my cable company Comcast, the issue of glitchy digital TV signals and Cable TV is poor cabling in the residence. The digital infrastructure at the delivery end just does not have the bandwidth to meet the needs of today.
Our Condo was wired for cable 25+ years ago with cabling that is not up to current standards and with distances where the signal is seriously attenuated. The signal strength is low enough that the new Xfinity operating system is not installable here. I know other folks with more modern connections who have no problems.
The important issue with every problem is to try to affix the blame at the right place so the issue can get fixed.
The same thing is true for issues in Legacy. It is not always obvious where to affix the blame.
john.
At 04:54 PM 11/29/2013, William Boswell wrote:
I know digital TV is everywhere even with antennas. What I'm saying is the technology just isn't up to where it should be when we have glitchy signals even with cable.
From: Jay 1FamilyTree [ mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 2:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Keyboard shortcuts
Bill,
RE: I don't think a lot of these new electronic gadgets are there yet. Like digital TV signals which are still glitchy and sometimes you lose the channel for hours. Technology is moving too fast just to get it into the stores and make money without doing more testing first.
Not sure where you are from but most areas of the USA ONLY have digital TV signals these days.
Thats what all the fuss about analog set-top receivers was a few years back when they STOPPED sending MOST tv signals analog and all are now delivered digital.
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television_transition_in_the_United_States
Jay
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 8:54 AM, William Boswell <[email protected]> wrote:
My Android, which I hate, is supposed to respond to a touch and I find myself having to poke it hard to get it to do anything and even then it doesn't respond. I'm thinking of going back to a cheapo cell phone.
I don't think a lot of these new electronic gadgets are there yet. Like digital TV signals which are still glitchy and sometimes you lose the channel for hours. Technology is moving too fast just to get it into the stores and make money without doing more testing first.
I suspect with touch screens, the failure rate will be high and I'm sure it is expensive to repair. All that poking at the screen probably wears the monitor out real quick.
Bill Boswell
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From: singhals [ mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Keyboard shortcuts
My experiences with touch screens are not happy memories.
WAAAY back-in-the-day (early 1980s), a national chain had 'em in a store-near-me as an improvement; some improvement.
Instead of my handing an employee a piece of paper with the "Bin 7, shelf 2 C" written on it, I was supposed to "touch" the 10 numbers matching my order number; except the screen didn't want a touch, it wanted a serious WHAM! Inch forward a decade and a touch now works, but only if you touch the exact middle pixel of a starburst. Ooze onward to summer of 2013 in an air-conditioned room (ambient T in the hi 60s) where heat-sensitive touch-screens weren't sensing enough heat to register - between each touch I had to rub my touching finger against the bunched fingertips of the other hand.
Danke, mais NYET, y'know?
Cheryl
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