[opendtv] Re: Six years on
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:43:49 -0700
So, they did an incomplete story? Not too common with the FT, but maybe it
has to do with their European frame of reference.
Since, the bulk of HDTV content is -- still -- created in the U.S., and
virtually all HDTV receivers in use were sold in the U.S.
Consumers with analog sets in the U.S. can avail themselves of DTV content
for an investment -- real retail prices -- of less than $200 right now.
Even the 5th gen sets will sell for less than the $300 you quoted. (What,
they're going to charge a premium because they work?)
If I were in the market, I'd keep an eye on ATI. There are only two firms
that can supply 5th gen sets, and the other CE companies don't want to buy
their chips from LG.
John Willkie
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Cc: Frank Eory; Nat Ostroff
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Six years on
There is a complete one page article in today's FT about HDTV: they do no=
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mention terrestrial digital HDTV AT ALL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD and instea=
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focus on its ARPU leverage to cable and satellite pay-tv providers. To me=
that has long been a no brainer. And they quote the Leichtman Research
Group in the US which found that just 2% of households with annual income=
s
of less than $75K had HDTV compared with 12% of wealthier homes: another
case of the middle class taxbreak he said with a whimsical smile?
As to legacy format preservation which is the more efficient to transmit
HDTV: 1080i/MPEG2/8VSB or 720P/MPEG4/DVB-S2? I think I know the answer an=
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I gather Mr M's DirecTV has just ordered those MPEG4 boxes for the US...
Kind Regards,
Dermot Nolan
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