In message , Bruce
writes
Ian Jackson wrote:

Maybe it's the cross-posting, but some contributors simply don't seem to
be seeing that, for Crystal Palace, ALL the digital MUXes ARE within the
Group A bandwidth. They are between Chs 22 and 34 inclusive.


Perhaps people wish to have a general discussion about digital TV rather
than labour the point about Crystal Palace - a point that has already
been made again, and again ...

And here are you, wanting to make it again. ;-)

I think it is maybe you who are missing the point (or even two points).

Point 1 is that the discussion is about 'Digital Rip-offs', and that (in
this specific example) there was no advantage in replacing the old Group
A Crystal Palace aerial with a new ('digital'?) aerial. Before and
after, the digital signals were OK. After, the analogue signals were
worse so, almost certainly, the digital signals were also 'worse' - it's
just that you couldn't see that they were.

Point 2 is that a large number of cases (the majority, I believe)
majority are like Crystal Palace, ie the digital muxes will be in the
same aerial group as the analogues. When this is the case, provided that
the existing aerial is in good condition and the analogues are being
received OK, there is nothing to be gained by replacing the aerial (and
certainly not with a wideband aerial). It's just extra cost. 'If it
ain't broke, don't fix it' applies.
--
Ian