[opendtv] Re: FCC Opens TV Spectrum for Broadband Use
- From: Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:32:15 -0500
On 12/6/2010 12:12 AM, John Shutt wrote:
I don't know where you're seeing all of these ATSC tuner boxes
for sale, but I don't see them at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Sam's, or any
other retailer. There may be a few internet sources, but that's about it.
There are stacks of them at both Wal-Marts at Longwood and in Parkesburg
in the Philly area, as well as 3 Radio shack stores. They are still
available from at least 3 online retailers that also sell indoor and
outdoor antennas rf preamps.
With the tuner mandate, there is no demand for tuner boxes anymore,
therefore there is no more incentive for innovation in that direction.
John
You seem to be assuming that everyone is running out to buy a new TV set.
I'm not assuming that, and I'm not running out to buy a new TV set.
And even so, do these sets have "generation 10 or 11" ATSC receivers
built in, or just QAM tuners?
I own 3 HDTV receivers, all with built in "generation 'olde' " ATSC
tuners. I'm not using the tuners at all and they are not even connected
to any kind of an antenna.
The outboard ATSC CECB I AM using is a generation 6 or possibly 7 made
by Channel Master. Much better performance from this box than any of the
internal ones in the sets.
So there IS a definite need for newer generation ATSC receivers that
don't include a display housing them.
Cliff
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