[opendtv] Re: Six years on
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:02:26 -0400
Tom -
Which 5'th gen chip set does ATI have? I thought they bought and are
using NxtWave technology. But I didn't know they had any 5'th gen chip.
- Tom
John Willkie wrote:
> So, they did an incomplete story? Not too common with the FT, but maybe it
> has to do with their European frame of reference.
>
> Since, the bulk of HDTV content is -- still -- created in the U.S., and
> virtually all HDTV receivers in use were sold in the U.S.
>
> Consumers with analog sets in the U.S. can avail themselves of DTV content
> for an investment -- real retail prices -- of less than $200 right now.
> Even the 5th gen sets will sell for less than the $300 you quoted. (What,
> they're going to charge a premium because they work?)
>
> If I were in the market, I'd keep an eye on ATI. There are only two firms
> that can supply 5th gen sets, and the other CE companies don't want to buy
> their chips from LG.
>
> John Willkie
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of dmenolan
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 9:28 AM
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> Cc: Frank Eory; Nat Ostroff
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Six years on
>
>
> There is a complete one page article in today's FT about HDTV: they do no=
> t
> mention terrestrial digital HDTV AT ALL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD and instea=
> d
> focus on its ARPU leverage to cable and satellite pay-tv providers. To me=
>
> that has long been a no brainer. And they quote the Leichtman Research
> Group in the US which found that just 2% of households with annual income=
> s
> of less than $75K had HDTV compared with 12% of wealthier homes: another
> case of the middle class taxbreak he said with a whimsical smile?
>
> As to legacy format preservation which is the more efficient to transmit
> HDTV: 1080i/MPEG2/8VSB or 720P/MPEG4/DVB-S2? I think I know the answer an=
> d
> I gather Mr M's DirecTV has just ordered those MPEG4 boxes for the US...
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Dermot Nolan
>
>
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