Comparison of DVB-T (COFDM) and ATSC (8-VSB) systems
Digital terrestrial television - 8-VSB and DVB-T systems
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Comparison of DVB-T (COFDM) and ATSC (8-VSB) systems
Digital terrestrial television - 8-VSB and DVB-T systems

Author : Michel NAJMAN

Publication date: November 10, 2002, Review date: March 1, 2015 | Lire en français

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3. Comparison of DVB-T (COFDM) and ATSC (8-VSB) systems

We'll compare the ATSC systems used in the USA with the DVB-T system favored by Europeans.

3.1 "More from ATSC

Impulsive noise: Reed Solomon coding T = 10 [207, 187] compared with DVB-T's T = 8 [204, 188] corrects 10 false bits against 8 and is more effective against impulsive noise produced by vehicles, machines, household appliances...

Bandwidth: ATSC enables higher data rates to be transmitted for the same bandwidth.

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