[opendtv] Re: Sony U.S execs: Expect a robust holiday season

Judging from reports on AVS the government has managed only very 
grudging cooperation from cable companies so far on 1-way cable cards. 
The darn things cost as much monthly as an STB and tend not to work very 
reliably.

I don't really expect 2-way cards, STB's, and PVR's to work any better 
unless the cable companies become enthusiastic about them for some 
reason.  There are just too many ways they can drag their feet and 
charging for multiple cards for a multi-tuner PVR is a total deal killer.

- Tom



Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> 
> 
>>Even this is not true Bert. Yes, if you want to buy an
>>integrated receiver you can get OTA and ONE -WAY cable.
>>But you cannot get TWO-WAY cable or DBS, which requires
>>another box.
> 
> 
> Not for long. ST already offers a two-way chipset for the
> US market (they announced it shortly before NAB 2005),
> and the FCC has two-way cable in its sights:
> 
> "The Commission also requested the cable and consumer
> electronics industries to provide status reports on their
> negotiations for bidirectional digital cable receivers and
> products at 90, 180, and 270-day intervals following
> release of the Extension Order."
> 
> See
> 
> http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra/docs/3060-0849/3060-0849-11.doc
> 
> paragraph 10 of FCC 05-76.
> 
> 
>>Thus the GOVERNMENT is favoring certain competitors in a
>>heavily controlled marketplace, and they are requiring
>>people to buy receivers they may not want or use.
> 
> 
> No, they are merely specifying standard interfaces for
> devices that use, or may need to use, the public spectrum.
> 
> The govt also sets standards for many other consumer
> products, to deal with interoperability as well as safety
> and environmental concerns.
> 
> I chuckle at those who make a big deal about the wonders
> of the combined DVB-T/C/S standard, but cannot seem to see
> that the FCC is striving for precisely the same sort of
> combined standard.
> 
> Bert
> 
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