[opendtv] Latin America Goes its Own Way on DTV
- From: Frank Eory <frank.eory@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:53:24 -0700
Looks like some of the same strange notions being recycled in Latin America,
wrt DTV adoption. Namely, it's not about HDTV, it's more about interactivity.
Instead, it eventually turns out to be more about HDTV and far less about
interactivity, and starting out without HDTV only creates a problem shortly
after the transition completes.
It seems to me that HDTV receiver costs to consumers are very low these days.
For new markets, stand-alone STBs normally do not need to be HD-capable, since
they would be connected to old analog TVs anyway. And the built-in HDTV
receivers in HDTV sets now are just not a big cost item. HDTV sets of similar
size to previous analog sets won't cost significantly more nowadays.
In spite of the early mantra, it definitely turns out to be about pretty
pictures. I just don't see that it makes sense to introduce DTV sans HD
capability from day 1. Even if the initial TV set sales are mostly SD.
Bert
"Strange notions"? Bert, you're showing your norteamericano bias. Latin
American broadcasters, like broadcasters everywhere, are in business to
make money and are subject to various politcal-economic constraints that
vary from country to country. The fact that you disapprove of their
various approaches to the DTV transition problem reflects your lack of
understanding...not theirs.
-- Frank
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