[opendtv] Re: ATSC STBs
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:18:43 -0500
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Mark Schubin wrote:
>
>
>
>>Here's a e-mail I just received from someone at the
>>Tech Retreat:
>>
>>"BTW, you mentioned in your year in review yesterday
>>that LG hadn't released a 5th-generation ATSC set-top
>>receiver yet.
>>
>>"According to what LG execs have told me for over a
>>year, there are no plans to release such a product.
>>The 5th-gen circuitry is intended for integrated HDTVs
>>only. In fact, LG has phased out pretty much all of
>>their stand-alone ATSC set-top boxes. What's left on
>>the market is being closed out. Only Samsung has told
>>me they plan to continue with ATSC set-tops."
>>
>>
>
>Which is what Bob Miller had also reported, and what I witnessed by
>going to Circuit City and seeing that both the LG stand-alone STB and
>their LST-3410A PVR had disappeared from the shelves. But at least,
>Circuit City still carries the decent Digital Stream 3150 Plus and the
>Samsung SIR-T451 elderly STB. On the other hand, Best Buy seems to have
>dropped their Funai/Sylvanis STB. They only carry the Sony integrated
>PVR now.
>
>The question remains, WHY the drought?
>
>If someone would make a good ATSC DVDR or PVR available for less than
>$1000, that would be nice. Analog DVDRs are going for spit these days.
>Adding a recent vintage ATSC tuner would make a really attractive STB,
>IMO. What's the matter with these companies?
>
>Bert
>
>
I think there is nothing wrong with these companies. They seem to be
very rational. No one is interested in OTA in the US so no one is
interested.
It seems so incredibly obvious to me.
Bob Miller
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