[opendtv] Re: Zenith/LG NOT announcing new STB's based upon 5'th gen chip
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:06:30 -0500
Still, it is worrisome that the company that owns the IP for the
supposedly BEST ATSC receiver technology still does not think it is a
good business decision to bother to build ATSC STB's with it.
Currently there are still no STB's on the market that will perform
adequately in Mark S's apartment. Yet the two wonder chips (LG, Linx)
that maybe could do it are both MIA after long periods.
Possibly, as I suggested on AVS, there are broadcast flag issues and new
boxes will be announced after July once they don't have to worry about
hurting sales of existing non-compliant gear. But if they are not then
we may be in for a long wait.
Anybody know if any new ATSC STB's were announced at CES? After all, it
is extremely unlikely that prices will drop rapidly if nobody even
bothers to make them.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Tom Barry wrote:
>
>
>>The following was posted on the AV Science Forum by
>>Rich Peterson: (see=20
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> http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=3D&postid=3D4950708#post4=
> 950708
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>>)
>>
>>Maybe not a good sign.
>
>
> Very annoying, if indeed it's a "business decision."
> But certainly not the end of the world.
>
> First of all, just because one company makes a dumb
> "business decision," we shouldn't assume all other
> companies will as well. Clearly, if the LG 5th gen
> is the current high water mark, other companies will
> have to compete with products at least as good, and
> won't necessarily decide to forego the STB market.
>
> But there's an even more compelling solution. LG and
> others will without a doubt want to build the 5th gen
> (or equivalent) chipset into recording devices. So it
> will be possible to use the recorder's tuner as your
> STB. The disadvantage being only that you won't be
> able to record one program while watching another.
>
> Or perhaps something just got lost in translation and
> there's no reason to obsess. At least as long as NTSC
> broadcasts continue. Anticipation is always the best
> part anyway.
>
> Bert
>
>
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