The standards are designed to offer support for newer technologies, including HEVC for video.

ATSC 3.0 comprises around 20 standards covering different aspects of the system. This can also include personalized news and even evacuation routes and safety-related information to a specific user that might need the information. ATSC 3.0 is a major version of the ATSC standards for television broadcasting created by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC ).

Geo-targeting and Personalization: Since ATSC 3.0 also utilizes the internet, it can, for example, collect more information like better geo-location, your viewing behaviors, and so on, so it can broadcast personalized content.Mobile streaming: ATSC 3.0 allows us to stream videos on mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) and TV tuners in vehicles.Channel Reception: Can receive more channels in a much higher quality for both audio and video (as discussed above).AC-3, on the other hand, is limited to 5.1 channel surround sound. This allows broadcasts of a maximum of 7.1.4-channel audio that supports DTS:X, Dolby Atmos, and other advanced object-based formats.

Audio Quality: ATSC 3.0 now supports Dolby AC-4 instead of AC-3 offered by ATSC 1.0.

ATSC 3.0 offers 4K UHD as the new standard, which is a significant upgrade and also offers various features like HDR (High Dynamic Range), WCG (Wide Color Gamut) and higher frame rate to further improve picture quality. ATSC 1.0 can only produce up to 1080p picture quality and even then, it’s pretty rare and most TV broadcasts are only 720p max. With the new VBox ATSC 3.0 Android TV Gateway, you have the freedom to watch up to 4K quality TV channels, and the freedom to record Live TV on any connected device, like Smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, and computers.

Picture Quality: pretty self-explanatory.

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