[TechAssist] Re: The Future?

  • From: Paul <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:04:34 -0700 (PDT)

That is what I was wondering about and the reason for the original post. The 
problem with the NAB solicitation is in the first paragraph. "High quality, low 
cost"for all of the requirements, is something that would certainly be unique 
in light of all the junk that is currently on the market.
                                                                                
                                               Paul
  
JSopko112@xxxxxxx wrote:
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
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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" 
> To: 
> 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 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>



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