[opendtv] Re: How About Portable ATSC Receivers?

Tom Barry wrote:

>John Golitsis wrote:
>
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>
>>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?
>>
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>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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