[opendtv] Re: No ATSC LCD TV Sets in Consumer Reports
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:58:38 -0800
All sets with digital cable tuners are supposed to (and do, in every
case I've seen) have DTT reception as well. They probably simply don't
bother mentioning it.
TTFN,
Mark
Stephen W. Long wrote:
>I am in the market for a new 32" LCD TV for my RV and was reading Consumer
>Reports March 2006 Best Flat Screens reports. There is not a single LCD
>set that has a digital tuner. Several sets have digital cable tuners and
>have provisions for CableCards.
>
>Most of these sets still have analog (NTSC) tuners.
>
>One or two of the plasma sets have digital tuners. Five out of 20 CRT sets
>have digital tuners.
>
>>From this sample set, it would appear that CE manufacturers have given up
>on digital over the air receivers. Out of over 100+ sets reviewed fewer
>than 10 have ATSC receivers.
>
>How do the manufacturers get away with this? I thought tuners were
>mandated? You can not call these sets monitors when they have digital
>cable tuners in them.
>
>So I interpret these results to mean that CE manufacturers have given up on
>over the air reception. What do they know that the 8VSB bigots on this
>list do not know?
>
>
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