[opendtv] Re: Zenith 5th get TV reports
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 22:40:50 -0700
Tom Wrote:
> Fool me once ...
Yes, it's unfortunate but I can't disagree. We can't know
who manufactured the device and Bob's disclaimer
about the uncertainty of product sounds very familiar.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Zenith 5th get TV reports
> 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.
>>
>>
>> Bob reported:
>>
>>>The above are all rock solid similar to the first 5th gen receiver.
>>>Starting to feel optimistic again.
>>
>>
>> Or, perhaps a Bob Miller "special"!
>>
>> ----- 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
>>
>>
>>
>>>Bert wrote:
>>>
>>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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