[opendtv] Re: ATSC STBs

Mark Schubin wrote:

> Here's a e-mail I just received from someone at the
> Tech Retreat:
>
> "BTW, you mentioned in your year in review yesterday
> that LG hadn't released a 5th-generation ATSC set-top
> receiver yet.
>
> "According to what LG execs have told me for over a
> year, there are no plans to release such a product.
> The 5th-gen circuitry is intended for integrated HDTVs
> only. In fact, LG has phased out pretty much all of
> their stand-alone ATSC set-top boxes. What's left on
> the market is being closed out. Only Samsung has told
> me they plan to continue with ATSC set-tops."

Which is what Bob Miller had also reported, and what I witnessed by
going to Circuit City and seeing that both the LG stand-alone STB and
their LST-3410A PVR had disappeared from the shelves. But at least,
Circuit City still carries the decent Digital Stream 3150 Plus and the
Samsung SIR-T451 elderly STB. On the other hand, Best Buy seems to have
dropped their Funai/Sylvanis STB. They only carry the Sony integrated
PVR now.

The question remains, WHY the drought?

If someone would make a good ATSC DVDR or PVR available for less than
$1000, that would be nice. Analog DVDRs are going for spit these days.
Adding a recent vintage ATSC tuner would make a really attractive STB,
IMO. What's the matter with these companies?

Bert
 
 
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