[opendtv] Re: 20050404 Mark's Monday Memo
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:37:00 -0400
The survey did not say when they plan to buy. But it may be
irrelevant. The FCC mandates "suggest" that all new Digital TVs will
be cable/ATSC ready. So does this mean that 30% are planning on
buying monitors rather than receivers?
Regards
Craig
At 11:21 PM -0400 4/4/05, Tom Barry wrote:
>Mark Schubin wrote:
> > - CEA's recent consumer surveys - I'll let them speak for
>themselves:
> > - This one was released today. "Seven in 10 consumers plan
>to purchase a digital cable-ready (DCR) high-definition television
>(HDTV) as their next TV, according to data released today by the
>Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)":
> > <http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10722>
>
>Strange. Isn't that actually a little higher than the current
>percentage of all cable penetration? Or does cable really have 70% of
>everybody now?
>
>Anyway, that's very good news for the HD transition, if maybe not for
>OTA digital. Though I guess those TV's will all theoretically be able
>to receive OTA even if that is not the stated intent.
>
>- Tom
>
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