----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Freeview realities
> John Shutt wrote:
>
>> Choice of modulation is what allows Australia, a country of
>> 20 million people, to have "80 models of STBs for sale" while
>> we have almost none in ATSC.
>
> The funny thing is, in spite of all the evidence of global decoder
> chipsets, global tuners, and easily integrated 8-VSB demods, is that you
> and Bob continue to believe that the reason for this is the modulation
> standard.
>
> How about, just for example, if the difference were that in Australia,
> the retailers are willing to market these boxes, while in the US, the
> retailers are encouraged to hide them? That's just a conspiracy theory
> example, but it illustrates that JUST MAYBE, it has nothing to do with
> modulation?
>
> Or just maybe, US consumers are truly unwilling to use OTA TV, whereas
> consumers in Australia know it exists?
Bert, Occam's razor. Australia has a ton of boxes. They're a DVB country.
Italy has tons of boxes. They're a DVB country. The UK has tons of boxes,
too. They are a DVB country. The United States has very few boxes. They
are an ATSC country.
John
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