[opendtv] Re: Zenith 5th get TV reports
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 22:43:25 -0400
Fool me once ...
I'll still wait until the STB's are on sale and not another
special Zenith 5th gen demo unit that may not any more marketable
than the last one.
It is nice to hear from 3rd parties that at least the TV's seem to
work. But be aware the person making the post on AVS also
sometimes sings the praises of the Zenith 4th gen STB's.
- Tom
Dale Kelly wrote:
> I wrote:
>
>>It seems that the price of good reception is a new DTV set.
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> Bob reported:
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>>The above are all rock solid similar to the first 5th gen receiver.
>>Starting to feel optimistic again.
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> Or, perhaps a Bob Miller "special"!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:55 PM
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Zenith 5th get TV reports
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>>Bert wrote:
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>>>From which description I would guesstimate that this
>>>is FINALLY performance similar to that witnessed by
>>>Mark Schubin and Bob Miller. Now, if it would also come
>>>in the form of an STB, we could more quickly (read
>>>cheaply) make the transition.
>>
>>It seems that the price of good reception is a new DTV set.
>>I assume this will create significant negative buzz from the
>>AVS early adopters, I know that it bugs the heck out of me.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:44 PM
>>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Zenith 5th get TV reports
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>>>Tom Barry wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>According to this post
>>>>
>>>>=
>>>
>>>http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=3D5571303#post557130=
>>>3
>>>
>>>>at AVS the Zenith 5th gen TV's are shipping and have
>>>>better reception than the LG 4200A STB's, previously
>>>>considered pretty good.
>>>
>>>Robert, the TiVo dealer, says in his post that he got
>>>21 channels, all rock solid, from a ground floor store,
>>>with Silver Sensor, surrounded by 6-floor buildings.
>>>Where no other ATSC receiver could pick up a single
>>>station.
>>>
>>>From which description I would guesstimate that this
>>>is FINALLY performance similar to that witnessed by
>>>Mark Schubin and Bob Miller. Now, if it would also come
>>>in the form of an STB, we could more quickly (read
>>>cheaply) make the transition.
>>>
>>>Good to see that as of now, at least, LG is *not*
>>>scrimping on the built-in ATSC receiver, as so many had
>>>predicted would happen. So at very least, this gives
>>>other OEMs a target to match or beat. (Does anyone want
>>>to be known as the brand with the crappy ATSC tuner?)
>>>
>>>Don't know the prices. One of the sets is a 30"
>>>direct view CRT. Sounds like should be reasonably
>>>priced? Couldn't find it at Best Buy or Circuit City.
>>>
>>>This is exciting news. Let's see if they suddenly get
>>>pulled off the market for some mysterious reason.
>>>
>>>Bert
>>>
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