[opendtv] Re: How About Portable ATSC Receivers?
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:45:13 -0500
Tom Barry wrote:
>John Golitsis wrote:
>
>
>
>>Where's the NEED for an off-air receiver? I'd have one, but all the channels
>>are on digital cable...and I have an HD-PVR to boot. An off-air receiver
>>would
>>only be of any use if all I wanted was network TV. How many fall into that
>>category?
>>
>>
>>
>If there is no need of off-air receivers then you would think there is
>also no need for off-air broadcasters and we can just reclaim ALL the
>spectrum.
>
>I think that if the company that stands to gain the most from the 8VSB
>IP says it is not economically justified to either build boxes or
>license chips then we might as well just believe them, and stop hoping
>for working 8VSB receivers. We can do something else.
>
>- Tom
>
They will license them the problem is to who. Companies I have talked to
lately are all in the same frame of mind. Where is the market?
Only for the few who already have HDTV sets who didn't bother with a
receiver before.
Two markets left. The mandated integrated HDTV set and the cheap
converter box, both a government driven market.
Bob Miller
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