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The good news for stations wanting to test many NextGen TV applications is the Gaian Solutions STB and middleware will work over ATSC 1, allowing use of an ATSC 1 USB tuner costing well under $100. The bad news is that at this time, the only ATSC 3.0 USB tuner I’ve found will cost much more than that-close to $1,000 individually. The good news is that the STB should be available in quantity for under $50. Gaian Solutions, an India-based technology development company, was showing an inexpensive set-top box running GAIATV3.0 middleware on Linux that, with the addition of an ATSC 3.0 USB tuner, was able to receive ATSC 3.0 broadcasts, run applications and display them on a connected display (Fig. 2: Gaian Solutions showed its GAIATV 3.0 middleware, whic receives ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. I expect the quality will improve, just as it did in the years after the rollout of HDTV 20 years ago.įig. I’m concerned that when people start taking these expensive 8K TV sets home later this year and decide to try out that new tuner, they may be disappointed in the quality of the over-the-air video compared to 4K and the limited 8K streaming content. This is important for broadcasters, since data bandwidth for ATSC 3.0 will be precious until ATSC 1 is shut off, making it unlikely there will be any 8K broadcasts and a limited number of 4K broadcasts. Because there is limited 8K content, manufacturers are using AI to up convert 2K and 4K content for viewing on the 8K screens. LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony announced they would have ATSC 3.0 tuners in several of their 8K displays. However, the major TV manufacturers are supporting NextGen TV. I didn’t see any mention of over-the-air TV (outside the NextGen TV exhibit), except for one sign touting Samsung’s technology advances, with ATSC 3.0 listed under 2020. 1), joining the Bell air taxi that attracted interest last year. Hyundai had a big air taxi on display (see Fig. In the limited time I had to walk through the exhibits at this year’s show, I saw media products had taken a back seat to artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and sensors, smart home/city, gaming, drones and health products. 1: Hyundai’s air taxi on display at CES 2020