Talk:Terrestrial television

Stratavision

There does not appear to be any knowledge to date about Stratavision - television broadcasting by planes. It has been used on several occasions in the USA before microwave links and satell ites and it was also used in Vietnam by AFRTS and other locations. MPLX/MH 21:20, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Definition Wrong?

Isn't "terrestrial television" simply the opposite of "satellite television"? i.e. doesn't the term include cable since this is also an earthbound medium?

BTW, the term is almost never used in the US. Tmangray 15:16, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

At least here (the UK), the term does not include cable; "terrestrial" is used as a synonym for "via an aerial", and includes both old-fashioned analogue services and Freeview (digital TV via an aerial). I don't know whether there is a direct US equivalent - "free to air" wouldn't work, since there are free satellite services and subscription digital terrestrial services. Loganberry (Talk) 13:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

In the US, what you get over an antenna (almost no one in the US would call it an "aerial") is called "broadcast" television. Seems to mean the same thing as you mean by "terrestrial".76.226.120.211 (talk) 05:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Such use cannot make sense, because the phase "broadcast television" quite obviously has to mean "television that is broadcast" (as opposed to "narrowcast" or closed circuit), and therefore must include all satellite television. If the term is used as you say then it invited confusion and I am glad we have adopted the term terrestrial in the UK. --Memestream (talk) 15:47, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Such use cannot make sense, because the phase "terrestrial television" quite obviously has to mean "television that is from earth" (as opposed to "extraterrestrial television" or satellite), and therefore must include all cable television. If the term is used as you say then it invited confusion and I am glad we have adopted the term broadcast in the US. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.30.220.43 (talk) 16:25, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Agree with user 76.226.120.211. "Broadcast" is and has been the standard term in the U.S. for non-cable, non-satellite television. Who cares what other countries call it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.59.3.196 (talk) 00:07, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

POV

This whole article is complete subjectivity POV commentary: "underwent a revolutionary transformation" "Suddenly found itself under attack". Lets stick to the facts and history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.15.255.227 (talk) 20:53, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Return channel

For return channel is required bi-directional antenna system to switch between the broadcast mode and receiving mode. Simple one-way receiving facility does NOT provide a return channel, therefore interaction/invigilation doesn't occur. Everything is described here: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301900_301999/301958/01.01.01_60/en_301958v010101p.pdf 41.223.52.234 (talk) 09:05, 16 May 2011 (UTC)