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From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 17:32:21 -0700
Unliely in what sense?  You mean, never in their useful lifetime?  That's a
very funny assertion.

If you then draw the conclusion -- I believe it's actually in your
viewpoint -- that no TV set never needs to have the possibility of
terrestrial input, I'd just laugh.  Again.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:12 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Tuner Comments Fly


>
>
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>  > A filing from Disney stated that all new TV receivers should have
>  > ATSC tuner in them as soon as humanly possible.
>  >
>  > "Although the smaller sets are undoubtedly lower cost, it seems
>  > intuitive that these sets also will be unlikely to be connected to
>  > cable and instead will be placed in viewers' kitchens, bathrooms, or
>  > will be used when viewers are traveling," the Disney filing stated.
>  > "For these sets to be sold with no capacity to receive a digital
>  > signal will only increase the number of sets that will need a
>  > converter box, or that will qualify for a subsidy, and will only
>  > increase viewer confusion about the digital transition."
>  >
> It also seems unlikely those sets will be connected to roof top
> antennas.  And their low price makes it unlikely they would get the more
> expensive tuners.  I wonder how well those kitchen and bathroom DTV sets
> will work with $40 tuners and rabbit ears?
>
> - Tom
>
> > http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3131
> >
> > Date posted: 2005-07-29
> >
> > Tuner Comments Fly
> >
> > The comments started rolling in this week on the FCC action seeking
> > more information on DTV tuners. The commission has proposed moving up
> > the date -- from the end of 2007 to the end of '06 -- when all TVs
> > with screens 13 inches and larger must include digital over-the-air,
> > or ATSC, tuners. The same proposal seeks feedback on whether TVs
> > smaller than 13 inches should be included in the mandate.
> >
> > Darn right, they ought to, said the broadcast lobbies. In a joint
> > filing, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association
> > for Maximum Service Television also suggested that the FCC move the
> > final deadline up even more, although it was not specific about
> > exactly how much.
> >
> > "MSTV and NAB absolutely support the commission's proposal to move
> > the DTV tuner deadline to Dec. 31, 2006 and respectfully suggest that
> > the commission should consider the feasibility of moving that
> > deadline to an even earlier date," the filing stated.
> >
> > Motorola, a major supplier of set-top boxes, filed a comment
> > suggesting the FCC kick the final date up to Nov. 1, 2006, to catch
> > holiday shoppers. Motorola also urged the commission to enforce the
> > tuner act to prevent further delays in freeing up the 700 MHz public
> > safety spectrum, for which Motorola is poised to sell beaucoup radios.
> >
> > The Consumer Electronics Association expressed a marked lack of
> > enthusiasm for moving up the tuner-integration date because the time
> > frame is too tight. Manufacturers need at least 18 to 24 months to
> > integrate tuners into the production cycle, the CEA contends.
> >
> > The organization also has a beef with a 13-and-under requirement,
> > given the potential cost add-on of an ATSC tuner. Using estimates
> > provided by the chip maker Zoran, the CEA in its filing said
> > integrating an ATSC tuner would add around $65 to a small standalone
> > device and between $80 and $120 to an existing one.
> >
> > "Thirteen-inch color TV receivers sell at retail for $69 - $79, which
> > is less than the increase in their cost projected by Zoran," the CEA
> > stated.
> >
> > ATI, another chip maker, submitted a comment stating that the cost of
> > adding DTV reception capability to a TV set would run around $40 by
> > the fall of 2006.
> >
> > A filing from Disney stated that all new TV receivers should have
> > ATSC tuner in them as soon as humanly possible.
> >
> > "Although the smaller sets are undoubtedly lower cost, it seems
> > intuitive that these sets also will be unlikely to be connected to
> > cable and instead will be placed in viewers' kitchens, bathrooms, or
> > will be used when viewers are traveling," the Disney filing stated.
> > "For these sets to be sold with no capacity to receive a digital
> > signal will only increase the number of sets that will need a
> > converter box, or that will qualify for a subsidy, and will only
> > increase viewer confusion about the digital transition."
> >
> >
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