[opendtv] Re: 5th gen receivers
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:41:10 -0500
Well, I've never seen almost any ATSC chip press releases that did not
mention that the multipath problem was now solved, whether from
Zenith/LG, ATI/Nxtwave, or anyone.
I think except for maybe the Oren chip in the Hipix cards most PCHD
cards have been Nxtwave from the very beginning. So I guess that means
they have dominated low end of the market for awhile. And it does sound
like each generation has been marginally better. However I think the
last PR I saw from ATI said something like meeting the FCC standards for
receivability and multi-path, which I took to mean not really very good.
I've never seen anything to make me think any of them are
"Shubin-proof". It would be interesting to find out.
- Tom
Bob Miller wrote:
> Tom,
>
> OOps! I meant that ATI had a receiver chip that is shipping but not in a
> receiver for sale that has cornered that future market. They claim 85%
> of the market with current production chips and claim that everyone is
> signing on with them for this new chip. I am trying to get one of their
> OEM customers to allow me to test one of these new receivers as soon as
> one is available.
>
> I still happen to remember the 1999 press release from Nxtwave so I will
> wait till I or someone real like Sinclair has tested it.
>
> Bob Miller
>
> Tom Barry wrote:
>
>
>>I though the ATI was just the one they bought from Nxtwave, like Nxtwave
>>2004 or so in the ATI PCHD cards. If so they are not reported on AVS to
>>be spectacular one way or the other.
>>
>>But I don't think they are expensive so maybe someone with one in a lap
>>top could visit Mark?
>>
>>- Tom
>>
>>
>>Bob Miller wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>Terry Harvey wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Latest. Nobody plans on shipping an LG 5th gen stand alone receiver.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Does this mean we will have to collect them direct from the manufacturer?
>>>>
>>>>Okay, getting serious, there must be something wrong if it is not being
>>>>promoted or even sold. Who or what is quashing this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>From what I sense from the conversations I have had (can't divulge)
>>>that it is the government mandate that is the customer here and that
>>>integrated sets are the market not real people. Real people don't have
>>>enough info to be customers. They are selling to the government mandate
>>>and expect the customer will buy integrated sets where all the profit is
>>>by default.
>>>
>>>The digital transition is not their responsibility. They seem pretty
>>>happy with the uptick in integrated set sales. Are there any?
>>>
>>>ATI seems to think they have a receiver that has cornered the market and
>>>are totally dismissive of LG. I would just like to test one ASAP.
>>>
>>>Bob Miller
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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