Paying ATSC 3.0 TVs with tuners would be a major waste of money for Americans, unless of course Tvs with the tuners were the same cost as those without.
Bottom line there is no mandate from the FCC that TVs be manufactured with them nor is there a mandate from the FCC that TV stations broadcast the signal and one thing for sure, the public is not going to care.
There is a mandate from the FCC that if any station choses to broadcast in 3.0 they still have to broadcast in 1.0, meaning they would have to broadcast both signals. I dont see TV stations across the country jumping on that idea.
Anyway, save your money and dont pay extra for it because if and when it gets around to 99% of Americans it will be another 10 years or more and by then the cost will be the same.
Right now, standard 1080P over the air broadcasts are just as good and better then most streaming 4K. I just dont see a public demand for it and I am someone who loves technology.
Just the fact that to this day, I can not watch a true 4k picture or rent a true 4k disc amazes me, bottom line, current stuff is good enough for the general public and that is why true 4k is almost non existent.
Now for the public to demand true 4k over the air broadcasts, I doubt it will happen because the 1080p picture they are seeing in over the air signals is better or same as 4k streaming.
I can understand your excitement for whatever features you talk about, Im not up to date on this, just commenting on what I think the public will think and what the TV stations will spend money on.
Remember, they were forced by the FCC to start broadcasting digital signals they are not going to do anything more then being forced and the FCC is not forcing them nor requiring it, in fact the FCC is protecting them in this case, stating if they go to the new standard, they still have to broadcast the old.
Anyway, yes, I think it will happen maybe some day but not anytime soon in the USA. Much goes for the new 8k TVs public cant even get true 4k yet.
I know we have to move forward but we also need a demand form other people besides you and me, most people are clueless.
Because they are clueless is why the new 8K TVs are coming out, yet they never in their life saw a true 4k on their 4k TVs ... hey, you know what? I guess maybe with the right marketing they can be sold anything.
Imagine that? being sold 8k TVs at higher markups and for the first time in their lives, they maybe will get to see a true 4k picture...
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Hey, just so you know, I am in your corner on this, I am typing out of the frustration that the general public is just too dumbed down and most dont even know what a true 4k picture looks like, if they did or if they cared it wouldn't be so hard to get a disc to rent.