[opendtv] Re: STB hunting
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:13:51 -0500
As I mentioned, the web reviews say it does:
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Maxent_MX_50X3/4507-6482_16-31631885.html?tag=sub
http://reviews.cnet.com/Maxent_MX_50X3/4507-6482_7-31631885.html
Someone's wrong.
Here's a model I just picked off of Panasonic's web site a moment ago:
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelDetail?storeId=15001&catalogId=13401&itemId=86138&cacheProgram=11002&cachePartner=7000000000000005702&surfModel=TH-42PA25U/P&catGroupId=24983&surfCategory=37\
It may be an old model, but it's a current offering.
TTFN,
Mark
John Golitsis wrote:
>That model does not have a tuner. Check for yourself:
>
><http://www.maxentusa.com/_coreModules/eShopping/productDetail.aspx?
>productMasterID=22>
>
>On 23-Jan-06, at 2:47 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:
>
>
>
>>Being at an airport at the moment, I haven't got time to look through
>>everything. Feel free to go to the guide pages yourself to see.
>>
>>Here's one from this week's (coming) memo:
>>Maxent MX-50X3
>>
>>Based on the web reviews, it's post-100% mandate, it has an NTSC
>>tuner,
>>and it lacks DTT reception. To me, that puts it in violation of the
>>mandate. Do you have a different view?
>>
>>FYI, I am not the only person to note this. Check out this Gary Arlen
>>piece in September:
>>http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/tuning_in/
>>f_gary_arlen-09.21.05.shtml
>>
>>TTFN,
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>John Golitsis wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>The question is, of those 64 models you note, how many are non-
>>>current? It's not uncommon for a manufacturer to "carry over" a
>>>model from a previous model year. I don't believe models like this
>>>would be in violation of the mandate, but I don't recall the exact
>>>wording.
>>>
>>>On 23-Jan-06, at 12:41 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From the October 29 Monday Memo:
>>>>
>>>>- Later in this memo, there is a more thorough report on the
>>>>Consumer
>>>>Electronics Association (CEA) Fall HDTV Guide figures, but I
>>>>thought it
>>>>worth noting a few here. According to their charts (some updated in
>>>>September and others in October), there are now 312 TV models with
>>>>integrated DTT reception capability for sale in the U.S., but there
>>>>almost as many -- 308 models -- that have dropped analog tuners
>>>>rather
>>>>than add DTT. Furthermore, there are another 64 models 36-inch or
>>>>larger
>>>>that have NTSC tuners but no DTT-reception capability, clearly
>>>>violating
>>>>the "tuner" mandate. I did not do any calculations on 25-inch to 35-
>>>>inch
>>>>models, only 50% of which are currently under the mandate.
>>>>
>>>>The URLs to the various CEA charts are in that memo.
>>>>http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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