Doug McDonald wrote: [On availability of 5th gen LG STBs] > They will appear in the stand alone boxes too, > as soon as supplies of the older chipped boxes are > gone. Economies of scale, etc., will mean that the > newest chip always will supplant the older ones. Do you really think this is the case? It would be like Ford or GM holding back on their new models until all the old cars in the dealer lots are sold. Sounds like a really STUPID way to run a business. If they really do want to clear out old obsolescent inventory, they should heavily discount the old boxes while selling the new ones alongside. So guys like me would try the cheap older box first, maybe. (Or in my case, probably not.) Companies that want to generate public enthusiasm for their product don't deliberately hold back what the public is excited about. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.