[opendtv] Re: News: An Advance in Digital TV Is Coming. Why Isn't Anybody Excited?

At 12:08 PM -0400 6/28/04, Mark Schubin wrote:
>Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
>>Hmmmmmm...
>>
>>The mandate for 1/2 of all big screen (>36") receivers to have an
>>integrated ATSC receiver kicks in Thursday July 1st.  For some reason
>>the author of this New York Times article seems to think that the
>>mandate also extends to the provisioning of a one-way cable ready
>>tuner as well.
>>
>>It may well be true that sets that include the ATSC receiver will
>>also get a cable ready receiver, based on a voluntary  decision by
>>set manufacturers to include both, however, I cannot remember such a
>>mandate from the FCC. Did I miss something?
>> 
>>
>Here is the languare from the FCC "plug & play" order of last year:

So bottom line, there is NO mandate for a one-way cable ready tuner, 
however, if a cable tuner is integrated into a qualifying display it 
must ALSO have an ATSC tuner.

Sttill not sure why the author thinks that both tuners are mandated 
in 50% of 36" sets starting July 1.

Regards
Craig
 
 
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