Dale Kelly wrote: >> It would indeed be ironic if the DTV converter boxes perform >> better than integrated TVs. > > As previously expressed on several occasions, this has been my > concern from day one. Anecdotal comparison reports from Cliff > and John S. now indicate that this concern could indeed have > merit. What Cliff explained was a situation in which each newer product performed better than the older one, with the improvement slowly diminishing. The improvement between the Philips, maybe ~1 year old design, and the brand new STBs being described as "slight." Which is pretty much what one would hope for. The Samsung STB used the older ATI Xilleon 240 demod and decoder, which is a couple of years old now, I think. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.