We don't really know for sure what they are interested in creating, just that they are not willing to announce anything now. But the US Supreme Court will soon rule on the broadcast flag. If I was an STB manufacturer I would probably wait for that ruling before announcing or finalizing any plans for future STB's. The extra cost of BS robustness and certification probably dwarfs any extra fancy tuner costs, not to mention making the boxes less marketable. - Tom John Golitsis wrote: > How long has the current model been on the market in Australia? When > do they plan on replacing it with a newer model? > > There *is* an LG receiver on the market in the US. They just - > apparently - are not interested in creating a replacement model. The > same situation may exist in Australia. > > On 12-Apr-05, at 3:00 PM, Bob Miller wrote: > > >>The facts are that LG has decided that they can't make a 5th gen stand >>alone receiver at a price point that will make a profit for them in the >>US while they can do the same in OZ, a market 1/14th the size even >>after >>paying royalties. Something they do not have to do in the US with >>8-VSB. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.