[opendtv] Re: PR: Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:37:40 -0800
Craig wrote:
>But the cable industry fended off these requirements for years, and are
>only now >beginning to accept the notion of a TV with a digital cable tuner
>in it.
The inclusion of a digital "tuner" (cable Plug and Play feature) in DTV sets
was an Cable Industry initiative which required FCC approval and to my
knowledge was not pro forma. One quid pro quo for such approval was that an
ATSC tuner be included in such sets and these are the ATI tuners of which we
speak.
How the cable industry was brought to this initiative is of interest and I
have not heard that the FCC was involved.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:39 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: PR: Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
> At 8:34 AM -0800 11/11/04, Dale Kelly wrote:
>>Craig wrote:
>>> If a cable or DBS system (or any manufacturer for that matter) wants
>>> to offer a cable or DBS STB, there is NO requirement that it must
>>> also include an ATSC tuner
>>
>>My understanding is that any set built under the "Digital Cable Plug and
>>Play" standard must include an ATSC tuner. Sets using the newly announced
>>ATI components are using this standard. However, an STB is another issue
>>which I believe is mostly unregulated.
>
> Actually the FCC has been tasked with opening up the markets for STBs
> since the early '90s. I worked with some of the FCC staff on their
> early definitions of what needed to be done. But the cable industry
> fended off these requirements for years, and are only now beginning
> to accept the notion of a TV with a digital cable tuner in it.
>
> What is more relevant to the discussion is whether you need any tuner
> in the HD display. If you are a DBS subscriber, you will need a STB.
> If you want some advanced cable services you will need their STB.
> Even if you only want a PVR, they make it attractive for those who
> don't want to pay for equipment up front (even though they pay more
> in the long term).
>
> One cannot look at the universe of TV homes in the U.S. without
> taking into consideration the video services that they subscribe to,
> or pull out of the air.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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