Maybe this has been mentioned before regarding this thread, but if it was - I missed it. the National Ass'n of Broadcasters has issued a solicitation for bids for some company to build such a box... see the following link for their press release: http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/releases/converterboxRFQ.asp joe sopko, copnsumer service, s.euclid,oh ================================= In a message dated 6/25/2005 7:48:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Someone's going to make a killing selling and installing Digital/Analog > converters. > > I presume some people would pay 25% of a new HDTV set to get > them by, for a few years. > > Like when Color came in....I wonder how many of those Plastic > Overlays were sold to watch Bonanza in color...with the Brown/Green/Blue > overlays.;-) > > -Ed- > > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome Silverman > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:46 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > Well, somebody better tell all the big box stores to stop selling analog > tvs! They dont seem to be short on inventory at all. And if they stop > working while still on warranty because of no signal either the > manufacturers or the stores are going to have to fix that somehow. I can > just see the faces on those millions of people sitting on the couch when > the > tv screen goes to snow. They wont get upset, they will just run out and > buy > a digital tv. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > greentron@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:38 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > > >There was a post 6/10 from Dominic Dileo with a link to the EE Times I > think, that the date was Mar. 2006 for 27" and above and July 2007 for > anything under 13" as I recall. That the target date for ending analog > transmission was Dec 2006. You must have seen it. If you didn't I still > have > it if interested. Was this incorrect and if so, who has, or where is, > the " > absolute" correct information? > > Paul > > > >J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >I think the latest date posted was 2013. > >Jerry Silverman > >Greentron Inc > >4 Newland Ave > >Greenville SC 29609 > >Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kevin's TV Repair" > >To: > >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:34 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > > > > > >>The deadline for HDTV was pushed back from 1988? > >> > >>Kevin Wilks > >>Kevin's TV Repair > >>Penticton BC Canada > >>kevintv@xxxxxxx > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome > Silverman > >>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:31 PM > >>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > >> > >>I wouldnt get too excited about it. So far the "deadline" has been > >>pushed > >>back about 17 years from the original date so who knows when it will > >>happen. > >>And maybe by then somebody will have come up with something that can > be > >>retailed for a dollar, like the calculators that I recently bought > at > >>WalMart. It has photocells that recharge its battery. Had to get > another > >>one > >>because the numbers wore off the keys. And the RFID chips that cost > >>about a > >>quarter. I marveled at the calculator technology. When I was in > college > >>we > >>used hand-cranked Frieden calculators that cost several thousand > 1950 > >>dollars. > >>Jerry Silverman > >>Greentron Inc > >>4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >>greentron@xxxxxxx > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Paul" > >>To: > >>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:03 PM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future? > >> > >> > >>>I guess that is what people with cable will do but what about the > >>people > >>with satellite and off the air that may not have the opportunity to > rent > >>boxes, also there are always those that are looking for something > that > >>they > >>can own instead of renting. Is there an opportunity here that is > being > >>overlooked? > >>>Paul > >>>Kevin's TV Repair wrote: > >>>People will be able to buy or rent digital HDTV boxes from the > cable > >>>company that will output both HDTV and NTSC signals. Just like > many > >>>people do right now with the digital cable boxes so they can get > the > >>>extra digital channels. > >>> > >>>There are also off air HDTV tuners only that should be able to > output > >>>NTSC as well as the HDTV signal. > >>> > >>>Kevin Wilks > >>>Kevin's TV Repair > >>>Penticton BC Canada > >>>kevintv@xxxxxxx > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul > >>>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:14 AM > >>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] The Future? > >>> > >>>As long as we are on this subject already. > >>>For those that keep up on the latest information on the change > over > >>from > >>>NTSC to HDTV, what is available now or what is under development, > in > >>>equipment that can be purchased to allow HD signals to be received > and > >>>processed in TV's that are NTSC only. From an "entrepreneurial" > >>(trying > >>>to make a living), point of view, is there something that may be > in > >>>demand that we can make a buck or two on? I envision mass panic > and > >>>pandemonium if this occurs in Dec. 2006 as was posted a week or so > >>ago. > >>>People are going to be flooding the big box stores and the supply > will > >>>not be adequate for the demand. I am sure others see this > differently. > >>>Am interested in comments. If this is something for chat LMK. > >>> > >>>Paul > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/