Frank Eory wrote: > Perhaps that is the real benefit of 8VSB: to serve as > a digital replacement for all those integrated NTSC > tuners that are currently tuned to channel 3 or 4, > receiving A/V signals from some other component (like > a cable or satellite STB). They could just as well > receive signals from a "robust modem," whether that > were DVB-T, WiMAX, or something else. I concur, and have suggested more than once that 8-VSB could become the single-cable interface that NTSC has become. In fact, NTSC tuners themselves went through a dumming down period, after cable became popular. My 1985 RCA TV had a better NTSC tuner than anything that came after it. Too bad it bit the dust in 1993. It was a real surprise to see obvious ghost again, when I first switched on the set that replaced that RCA. Someone knows what the deal is with the LG tuner. Perhaps it's as Bob suggested, that they couldn't bring it down to the price point they were shooting for. That seems more plausible than anything else suggested on here. Since nothing is new under the sun, I predict that the design will be tweaked and retweaked until it is "good enough" and costs no more than the cheap junk that doesn't work. That's how CE products always evolve. And Bob indicated that LG wa in fact working with OEMs to help them make their 5th gen-based boxes work better. At the same time, COFDM boxes will go the other way, just as NTSC tuners did after 1985 or so. The introduction of single conversion tuners in Freeview boxes is a harbinger of that trend. If they are as bulletproof as claimed, they will be cheapened to reduce costs and increase profits, as long as they operate adequately well. 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.