Frank, I agree with all you say except for: > Cable has fully embraced HDTV and is moving rapidly to 100% digital > simulcast of analog channels, in preparation for the eventual shut-off of > its NTSC tier. There are too many homes with second and third cable ready televisions connected to cable without STBs for cable companies to ever completely shut down their NTSC tier. Shrink the NTSC tier to almost nothing but OTAs and PEGs maybe, but not eliminate it entirely. I would not be surprised if there are more second and third sets in homes connected to cable without an STB than there are second and third sets served by antennas. It's true in my home. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.