John Willkie wrote: >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. > > Japan has sold 1.6 million HDTV terrestrial ISDB-T (COFDM) receivers since last December with only three cities online with HDTV. 1.3 million of those were integrated sets. The next year will see a significant portion of Japan added to the list. >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?) > > Actually I expect LG to have a very low cost receiver by mid 2005 with an MPEG4 asic. >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. > > Toshiba and Hisense have signed on and I have heard that many other CE companies are talking to LG including possibly ATI. At least in a conversation with them I told them they should be looking at LG. Gave the same advice to another computer 8-VSB receiver manufacturer who called. Bob Miller >John Willkie > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.