Richard Citta, chief scientist at Linx, who helped set up the 2VSB demo, said the system was being shown to prospective South American clients that are considering the system for their countries.
He said the results in no way reflect on the VSB system in general, although he did concede that the ATSCs 8VSB system used by American broadcasters would never adequately perform mobile reception under its current specifications.
The 2VSB signals were also being received at the Microsoft booth on the show floor of the convention center, but they too experienced periods of freeze frames.
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Adcock and Shipley Model "2VSB" vertical miller with swivelling head and fine down-feed - this machine was typical of the type produced by the company, many examples being built to order with modifications, different speed ranges and combinations of power, hand and automatic-cycle feeds.
Adcock and Shipley Model "2VR" vertical miller with circular table for continuous milling - intended for mass production using the principal of non-stop cutter rotation to reduce idle time.