> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E > Sent: 13 November 2005 23:00 ... > Are PVRs considered to be STBs? I expected that decision > to apply to the sort of bare bones STBs that will end up > being exteremely price competitive. Not to PVRs. > Bert I'm involved in one situation where the STB will be trivial, but enough to allow networked PVR - that is, PVR functionality is in the network servers of the provider, commanded by a simple and cheap STB. For the user, he feels like he actually has a PVR at home. Think of all the advantages: better control of rights, more and better services, possibly much easier to operate for the user, failsafe recording, lower initial investment, easier upgrades, personalization, more diverse and easier evolution of business models...=20 Silvio ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.