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740iL 11-08-2008 03:44 AM

I have tried a few too and not the best picture while driving.

From that I understand is GE is making a SmartAntenna that will work way better, but I don't think that have released it yet, I have a port on my coverterbox for it.

TV switch over sucks, but I still think the OEM tuner "ROCKS"!!!

KiwiJochen 11-08-2008 05:37 AM

Hmmm... the trouble is an amplifier or "smart" antenna cannot receive and decode 2 x datastreams at once, which is what the diversity tuner does. A diversity tuner compares the two signals and measures their error rates and selects the best signal at any time. This can mean a rapid switching between tuners and signals at multiple times a second to provide the stable output signal.

Really, in a mobile environment, the dual-antenna (with antenna diversity) and dual-tuner is the minimum required to get a stable signal.

The modern BMW automotive digital TV tuners actually have 4 x tuners and 3 x antennas:
1 tuner to scan and find signals
1 tuner to decode the signals and find out what channel is where
2 tuner to act as a diversity function for the currently tuned channel
3 x antennas which the RF antenna amplifier constantly switches between based on the instructions from the currently tuned channel.

So you see it is a compley receive environment requiring a lot of effort to get a stable, reliable signal

I expect that ATSC automotive digital TV tuners will appear, complete with diversity antennas and diversity tuners, but it will take time for the market and demand to develop.

Roy in GA 11-08-2008 12:06 PM

I have heard that Alpine and Microtune said there was no demand but I would think that the RV industry and Limos would eventually generate a demand. We may be in a long waiting period. Lyonsden, what units have you tried so far?


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