[opendtv] Re: First look at ATSC HD Broadcast
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:19:05 -0700
how MUCH more is the question. Do you buy future-proof cars? (think about
future oil prices); do you buy future-proof houses (think about energy
prices and the trendline). If not, why?
This would be a VERY HARD sell.
John Willkie
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From: <dgrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: First look at ATSC HD Broadcast
>
> We all know that the processing power is out there to decode HD in all
> current forms of encoding (even the proposed ones). And available
hardware
> can certainly handle future ones, even at higher resolutions. We all know
> that hardware is faster, software is more flexible and upgradeable. We
all
> know that money is a big issue to the consumer.
>
> BUT- Would you not be willing to pay more for a piece of equipment that
> can be upgradable? Would you pay more for something knowing that it will
> be able to handle future requirements?
>
> I believe most would. I base this on the computer world. Most people I
> know pay a little more to get a faster processor, more memory, and the
> ability to upgrade the components. If a receiver out there had the same
> potential, I believe people would be willing to pay for it.
>
> I think that the personal computer will eventually take over our media
> centers for that very reason. I can tune, decode, record, play back,
watch
> various media, and even download media from the internet, all from the PC
> I already own. There are some clear reasons that this solution is not for
> everyone, but I believe those issues will be worked out.
>
> Dan Grimes
>
>
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