[opendtv] Re: Mobile DTV test
- From: Eory Frank-p22212 <Frank.Eory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:04:17 -0700
John Golitsis wrote:
>The question is, will any of the major manufacturer's do this?? (build
>monitors). I can't recall
>any 'monitor' type displays from the CES announcements. Many models were
>announced with both an ATSC version and an ATSC+CableCARD version though.
Let's see...$1200 for an HDTV monitor -- same as last year's model, but with
the NTSC tuner removed -- or $1600 for the same thing, but with an ATSC
receiver/decoder or $1700 for the ATSC+CableCard version. Joe Sales Manager at
the local A/V retailer makes his money by moving product -- the more
units/month, the more $ in his pocket. He knows that the cheaper HDTV product
will sell more, especially since 85% (statistical average) of his customers
have either cable or satellite, and don't even know what an "ATSC tuner" is or
why they would ever use one.
If the big CE guys don't make HD monitors (easy for them, all they have to do
is remove the NTSC tuner), then China Inc. will do it for them -- and eat a
significant portion of thier lunch.
-- Frank
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