----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:17 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: Freeview realities
John Shutt wrote:Choice of modulation is what allows Australia, a country of 20 million people, to have "80 models of STBs for sale" while we have almost none in ATSC.The funny thing is, in spite of all the evidence of global decoder chipsets, global tuners, and easily integrated 8-VSB demods, is that you and Bob continue to believe that the reason for this is the modulation standard. How about, just for example, if the difference were that in Australia, the retailers are willing to market these boxes, while in the US, the retailers are encouraged to hide them? That's just a conspiracy theory example, but it illustrates that JUST MAYBE, it has nothing to do with modulation? Or just maybe, US consumers are truly unwilling to use OTA TV, whereas consumers in Australia know it exists?
Bert, Occam's razor. Australia has a ton of boxes. They're a DVB country. Italy has tons of boxes. They're a DVB country. The UK has tons of boxes, too. They are a DVB country. The United States has very few boxes. They are an ATSC country.
John
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