[opendtv] Re: LG thought
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 08:16:50 -0500
At 7:42 PM -0500 2/4/05, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>"SDTV models in the 27-inch screen size will be available
>for suggested retail prices below $300, while 32-inch
>digital TV products will start at suggested retail prices
>under $400."
>
>So supposedly sometime this year, prices of integrated
>SDTV sets will be about identical to NTSC sets of today.
>But no mention of digital cable tuner. So much for the
>cost burden of ATSC.
Where did you get the idea that a 27" TV of today costs $300 or more?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051806207491&skuId=4642186&productCategoryId=cat03003&type=product
Sansui 27" Stereo TV with S-Video Input
Model: TVS2746
You want an inexpensive second TV, not a cheap one. This model fits
the bill, with front A/V inputs for convenience and a rear S-video
input for better picture quality from external sources.
PRICE: $179
>
>[{I told you so, I told you so.}]
Keep saying it Bert. It still won't make it true.
You get what you pay for, and there is no way that you can pay for an
ATSC receiver without raising the price of the display tin which it
is integrated.
But more important, who the hell cares?
These cheap integrated ATSC receivers are NOT selling. People want
BIGGER screens, THINNER screens, and better pictures.
>
>> Why bother with STB's when the combo is getting so
>> cheap?
>
>Well, because people don't want to replace their zillion
>dollar DLPs and plasmas with a smallish SDTV set. Buying
>a stand-alone $100 STB for a cheap NTSC 20" set won't
>make sense. But that's not the whole story.
>
>Not to mention recorders.
>
>What I would want is a 5th gen ~$100 STB for my LCD TV
>and a separate one for the DVDR. And I would even gladly
>pay an extra $30-$40 each, for a dual conversion tuner!
We have an old saying down here in the South:
Want'n and and gett'n are two different things...
Regards
Craig
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