[opendtv] Re: STB hunting
- From: John Golitsis <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:30:25 -0500
You can download the user manual from the Maxent web site...there is
no coax input shown.
I do believe that Panasonic model is a carry-over and I'm pretty sure
the tuner mandate to made reference to model years.
On 23-Jan-06, at 3:13 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:
> 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&cachePar
> tner=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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