Gee, I bought a "digital" television set, oddly enough from Target, just last week. A 15" LCD for the bedroom. Funny, but this "digital" set has RF (With NTSC-only tuner), composite video, s-video, and analog component video inputs, with the component input capable of 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i (480p native) but it doesn't have a single digital input or output, nor can it receive or decode digital OTA television or digital cable. Still counts as a digital set, though, to the CEA. I do believe you're right on the mark, Bert. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > Mark Schubin wrote: > >> "Digital Televisions" accounted for about 41% of the TVs >> sold to U.S. dealers through the eighth week this year. > > Up from about 32+ percent late last year. I don't necessarily think that = > people are knowingly buying "digital," as much as they are buying "flat = > panel." > > A visit to a mass-market store like Target shows why. The flat panel = > TVs, while still more expensive than old CRTs (a lot more expensive when = > you see how prices of largish CRTs have fallen) are all over the = > shelves. They have replaced most of the shelf space that used to be = > dedicated to CRTs even late last year. The big bulky CRTs are looking = > very pass=E9 indeed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.