[opendtv] Re: News: Those licenses will soon be worthless...

  • From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:38:02 -0400

Tom Barry wrote:

>Bob Miller wrote:
>Right now it is all about a decent
> > receiver. A good modulation or a decent 8-VSB receiver would 
>both work.
> > Both are being delayed. You have to start wondering what is 
>going on. As
> > soon as I talk to someone who could make such a receiver something
> > happens and the conversation drops. Interest is lost.
>
>It is indeed very strange.  At the risk of the various jokes about 
>my paranoia I will admit that it is very easy to postulate one or 
>more entities that really really do not seem to want working ATSC 
>  receivers on the market.   But even given that I just can not 
>imagine who would stand to gain that much from it that they 
>(whoever) would pressure others to not make working receivers.
>
>But it sure does seem that anyone announcing the intention to 
>build one just sort of disappears, gives up, or at least forgets 
>what they were going to do.
>
>Is Sinclair still claiming they now believe ATSC works?  Or are 
>they being quiet too?
>
>- Tom
>
Just when I was pulling free from the clammy grip of 8-VSB they pull me 
back in. Have two new 5th gen LG equipped receivers coming in next week 
and a third possible.

Bob Miller
 
 
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