Lee Wood wrote: >Check this... especially the last sentence. > ><snip> > >Strategic Partnership with Hisense=20 > >To create the set-top boxes that enable consumers to enjoy the company's >unique service, USDTV has entered into a strategic manufacturing and >financial partnership with China's Hisense Company, Ltd. The agreement >includes $60 million in financing to produce 400,000 of the company's >proprietary, ATSC compliant set-top boxes capable of tuning all digital >and high-definition formats. The companies are also developing >integrated USDTV Ready(TM) plasma and LCD televisions. Hisense is also a >minority investor in USDTV.=20 > ></snip> > > A direct question to Hisense prompted by this last statement was answered by a denial of any investment in USDTV. Also the $60 million in financing of receivers is open it interpretation also. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.