Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Tom Barry wrote: > > > >>It seems to me vendors are willing to sell OTA STB's >>for over $200. And it also seems buyers are willing >>to buy them in quantity for under $100. That in turn >>does not seem to be a business model that would attract >>most vendors. >> >> > >As opposed to what product category, Tom? Name any other >product that manufacturers wouldn't rather sell at a >higher price point, but that the market draws down to >whatever the going price is. For example, color TVs, DVD >players and recorders, ... . Any trouble finding DVD >players or color TVs? Not me. They're all over the >place, at rock bottom prices. > > > >>I guess the rule of thumb is to buy OTA STB's only at >>closeout sales. >> >> > >It seems to me that on both sides of the ocean, freeview >stand-alone STBs sell quite well if the price is at or >around $100. People are willing to shell out that much >on a whim, just to give it a try. It seems that in Europe, >products are available, and here, for stand-alone STBs, we >get 2 year old merchandise at 2 year old prices, even >though better and cheaper chipsets exist and are being >built into integrated sets, or in combined OTA and DBS >boxes. > >So far, no one has been able to explain this oddity with >anything resembling a sensible reason. > >Bert > > I give up. Bob Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.