Get real! If it doesn't work, return it. But if it works, who cares if there's something newer and better on the market? Can I return my 5 year old Pentium 400 because it doesn't perform as well as a current model? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Kocsis" <kocsis_nick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > You have brought up an interesting question as to how the consumer who has > already bought into the current 8VSB receiver technology, whether > integrated into the TV itself or a set top box, would have a claim against > the FCC for having adopted a standard for DTV that has been proven to be > substandard (i.e. not equal in performance to NTSC). The five years that > it has taken to design and develop a working (i.e. equal or better than > NTSC) receiver that is now acknowledged by all may get the notice of > Consumer's Union and Ralph Nader who will in all likelihood put the case > before the public for compensation to early adopters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.