Have you ever heard of anybody paying to announce items (before a crisis) that compete with new devices but at 1/4 the price? Somehow, you seem to have serious structural issues with understanding basic economic concepts. Today's $300 STBs will, after a bit more learning curve, and maybe removing a few components, $100 STBs. Consumer electronic items have 6 month product cycles nowadays. The chip announcements at CEA this year will directly result in cheaper boxes. You see, first you have widely available chips, then you have a product ... John Willkie > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Tom Barry > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:09 AM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: New transition web site > > > > Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > > Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box that plugs into an existing > > television. The boxes, which are expected to cost between $50 - 70 will > > be available for purchase in 2008. > > 2008 is only 10 months away. Has anyone at all announced any intentions > to make $50 - 70 digital-to-analog converter boxes yet that would > qualify for the rebate? Is there any sign at all that any specific > company might really do that? > > - Tom > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.