This story places a number on the royalty that=20 Intel is seeking for DVi with HDCP... Intel Plans to Charge Patent Fee on Chinese HDTV Makers July 2, 2004 12:00am Source: SinoCast LLC Source: Financial Times Information Limited - SINOCAST CHINA BUSINESS DAILY NEWS : CHINA, July=20 01, SinoCast -- Intel Corporation has made a=20 decision to charge patent fee for high-definition=20 TV output standard on Chinese color television=20 manufacturing industry. It connects audio output with video output and=20 then achieves the output of audio and video with=20 one line. In the US market, it has become the output=20 standard of HDTV. Chinese color television=20 industry must adopt the standard if longing to=20 enter USA market by its HDTV sets. The first HDTV set China made by the technology=20 will enter the market on October 1. Most of=20 products will be sold overseas. The patent fee is rumored to be USD 2 to USD 4=20 per set, but only USD 0.5 at the beginning. <<SINOCAST CHINA BUSINESS DAILY NEWS -- 06/30/04>> << Copyright =A92004 SinoCast LLC Source: Financial=20 Times Information Limited - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.