[opendtv] Re: 5th gen receivers
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:33:07 -0500
Or if broadcasters were to actually cooperate in getting sufficient
guide info in PSIP free on the the air then there would be maybe a
market for STB's that were PVR's that could be used without a paid
subscription, making OTA even more competitive with cable.
But broadcasters don't like PVR's so they probably won't help the CE
guys here.
We have the CE folks, the broadcasters, the IP conglomerates, the cable
guys, and the satellite guys all with different agendas. What a
squabble. No wonder Powell quit.
By the time they get it all together bandwidth may be cheap enough and
codecs good enough we can just do it all over the Internet, and a pox on
all their houses.
Just wait until someone introduces efficient ANONYMOUS P2P AVC multicast
video streaming. ;-)
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 1:04 AM -0500 1/22/05, Bob Miller wrote:
>
>>Terry Harvey wrote:
>> >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.
>
>
> Mark Aitken pointed out that the CE industry is critical of
> broadcasters, and when it comes to helping broadcasters to advance
> the DTV transition, they are often missing in action.
>
> As long as broadcasters expect the CE industry and multi-channel
> subscription services to carry their water, this is unlikely to
> change. The cable industry is experiencing a digital gold rush,
> deploying millions of cable modems and digital STBs, a high
> percentage of which have PVRs. The CE industry is trying to get a
> chunk of this lucrative market, even as they work hand-in-hand with
> the DBS services to deploy receivers with PVRs.
>
> The only benefit to CE vendors in pushing integrated sets is that
> they are getting a foothold in the cable business. There is NO
> economic benefit to these manufacturers from the ATSC receiver, only
> additional cost for something that most consumer will not use.
>
> What would you do if you were in their shoes?
>
> Would you try to help broadcasters resuscitate their current lame
> vision of Free TV?
>
> Rgards
> Craig
>
> On the other hand, if broadcasters worked together to deliver a
> multi-channel service like Freeview, with additional premium service
> tiers, they would find a willing partner in the CE industry that
> would help them promote these services in return for a small piece of
> the action.
>
>
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