[opendtv] Re: ATSC STB availability?

  • From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:09:29 -0500

The Hisense receiver sold at WalMart was the best receiver I had tried 
before the LG 5th gen. I still have it so I will be testing it against 
the latest 5th gen.

Bob Miller

John Willkie wrote:

>Wouldn't the first and MOST likely reason the sets were returned is that
>they were pieces of s**t, unable to reject high signal levels and
>insufficient selectivity, and -- shudder -- having serious problems with
>adjacent channel NTSC and probably ATSC rejection?
>
>I suspect that few Walmart shoppers have as their top of mind issue the
>quality of what they purchase.  The typical WalMart shopper (the girlfriend
>of one of my brothers just loves "WallyWorld") won't be happy with offered
>ATSC boxes there, I figure, for a few more years.  This does not appear to
>be a receiver problem, but a "driving prices down" issue.  We're WAY too
>early in the receiver learning curve to be in that mode
>
>John Willkie
>  
>

 
 
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