[opendtv] Re: News: Those licenses will soon be worthless...
- From: "Kon Wilms" <kon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:57:13 -0400
> demonstrated, nor is it known if it will ever be possible. Word at
the 2005
> NAB convention is that E-VSB is dead. No hardware, no plans to offer
> hardware, so mobile ATSC is not likely.
That seemed pretty evident to me, I'll agree there :-).
> How much to have a DVD player system installed? You can't drive at night
> without spotting an LCD screen glowing from the headliner of every 10th
> minivan or SUV these days. The largest cost will be the LCD display.
How
> much for a DVB-T PCMCIA card for a laptop?
About $120 last time I looked (Technisat).
However, shouldn't that be how much for the DVB-T PCMCIA card, Laptop,
Voltage Transformer, and car mount? Quite a cash outlay there just to
watch TV. Besides the fact that people in SUVs and Mini Vans have the
players in the car for their *kids*. It is unlikely anyone will put a
laptop in the back of the car for the kids to watch TV on and/or break.
How long till these alternate and/or improved delivery mechanisms come
to market *and* one can pick up an 'install yourself' kit at Wal-Mart,
is the real question.
Saying things are looking good for mobile TV demand because a extended
sales cycle niche component has finally made it into a small segment of
the high-price market, is painting a rosy picture if ever there was one.
Cheers
Kon
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