In that case, someone is getting ripped off (then again, ATI is not really the low-price-point offering for video cards anyway). 3 years ago we were testing Korean ATSC decoder cards for iBlast which had an entry point of $75. Cheers Kon Michael Hazarian wrote: > On Jul 7, 2004, at 10:09 AM, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > > >>Craig Birkmaier wrote: >> >> >>>I have been saying for several years that the price delta will be at >>>least $300 for years to come. >> >>Then how come Mark writes: >> >>" - It might be worth noting that ATI's new HDTV Wonder >>card, approximating the circuitry needed to add DTT reception >>to a TV, retails for $199: >><http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1619390,00.asp>" >> >>Clearly, if the separate PC card can be sold for under $200, a >>built-in front end, without PCI backplane, should go for much >>less. >> > > > You should note that this card is only a ATSC to MPEG2 stream > converter. It requires a "high end" (9600 or better) ATI video card to > decode and display the MPEG2 stream, so add on an additional $100 to > $500 (not counting the host PC). > > I think there is a good possibility that ATI is using this card as a > "loss leader" in an attempt to sell more ATI video cards. Also, being > the owner of NxtWave also helps bring down the price! > > Michael Hazarian > Rx Productions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.