[opendtv] Re: Barriers eroding to LCD TV adoption
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:16:04 -0400
In any area where USDTV will actually work with set top antennas and the
new chip I suspect that USDTV could quickly take 10-20% (SWAG) of the
market, competing with (extended) basic cable.
The exception might be broadband cable users where some companies like
Comcast charge a negative $5/mo for basic cable with a broadband
subscription. That is, Comcast would have changed me $15 to NOT add
limited basic but only $9 if I did.
But otherwise it seems ALL the mulit-channel providers have now priced
themselves such as to make USDTV attractive at $20 with the new chip as
long as you can actually get the darn thing in your area.
- Tom
Bob Miller wrote:
> Dale Kelly wrote:
>
>
>>Bob Miller wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>The cost of a Hisense 4th gen receiver is $150 to USDTV AFAIK now. The
>>>cost to a customer of USDTV is $19.95 or for an additional one $4.95 per
>>>month. These receivers will be offered for zero $ by early next year by
>>>clones of USDTV. What this 5th gen receiver is best for are business
>>>plans that might work
>>>
>>>
>>
>>USDTV has a new LG manufactured receiver due out 4th quarter 2004 which does
>>include the 5th Gen chipset and the Walmart price to non USDTV subscribers
>>is said to be ~ $200. For this discussion, the cost to USDTV customers,
>>while of interest, is not relevant.
>>
>>
>
> I don't know about an LG receiver but they will have a Hisense receiver
> with an LG 5th gen chip set in it.
>
> Any relevance has to do with the USDTV business model of which similar
> versions should become pervasive in the OTA world. If so the way most
> Americans get an OTA receiver will be very low cost or zero IMO.
> Broadcasters will quickly become subscription service providers just
> like cable and satellite. I think cable and satellite are at a
> competitive disadvantage for a number of reasons in that contest.
>
>
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