Dale Kelly wrote: >But, will such improvements, if implemented by broadcasters, >ever see the light of day at our friendly Consumer Electronics >outlets? It's only because I keep hearing word-of-mouth accounts of how much better integrated receivers work than stand-alone STBs that I have any reason to believe that the improvements we hear about ever make it to store shelves. Does anyone know if E-VSB has been incorporated in any receivers yet? It might have been, and we're not likely to ever be told. For whatever reason. I'm willing to bet a lot of money you won't find E-VSB or Gemini chips in any OTA-only STB, however. (There's an Analog Devices ad in EE Times that actually shows a DTT STB, for USDTV, and mentions H.264 processing. Why we don't see similar ads about non-subscription STBs or recording devices, perhaps even "cable ready" plug-and-play variety, is utterly beyond me.) Bit take heart, Dale. The situation is Europe is not all that different. Aside from the DVB-H/DMB-T to cell phone hype, few people in most European countries know or (apparently) care about digital TV or DTT. This is not an American phenomenon. I ask family members and read the papers. It's not all that different. Bert _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.