[TechAssist] Re: The Future?
- From: JSopko112@xxxxxxx
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:40:18 EDT
Maybe this has been mentioned before regarding this thread, but if it was - I
missed it. the National Ass'n of Broadcasters has issued a solicitation for
bids for some company to build such a box... see the following link for their
press release:
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/releases/converterboxRFQ.asp
joe sopko, copnsumer service, s.euclid,oh
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In a message dated 6/25/2005 7:48:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Someone's going to make a killing selling and installing Digital/Analog
> converters.
>
> I presume some people would pay 25% of a new HDTV set to get
> them by, for a few years.
>
> Like when Color came in....I wonder how many of those Plastic
> Overlays were sold to watch Bonanza in color...with the Brown/Green/Blue
> overlays.;-)
>
> -Ed-
>
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
>
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> teltek@xxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome Silverman
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:46 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future?
>
> Well, somebody better tell all the big box stores to stop selling analog
> tvs! They dont seem to be short on inventory at all. And if they stop
> working while still on warranty because of no signal either the
> manufacturers or the stores are going to have to fix that somehow. I can
> just see the faces on those millions of people sitting on the couch when
> the
> tv screen goes to snow. They wont get upset, they will just run out and
> buy
> a digital tv.
> Jerry Silverman
> Greentron Inc
> 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609
> Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
> greentron@xxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:38 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future?
>
>
> >There was a post 6/10 from Dominic Dileo with a link to the EE Times I
> think, that the date was Mar. 2006 for 27" and above and July 2007 for
> anything under 13" as I recall. That the target date for ending analog
> transmission was Dec 2006. You must have seen it. If you didn't I still
> have
> it if interested. Was this incorrect and if so, who has, or where is,
> the "
> absolute" correct information?
> > Paul
> >
> >J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >I think the latest date posted was 2013.
> >Jerry Silverman
> >Greentron Inc
> >4 Newland Ave
> >Greenville SC 29609
> >Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
> >mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Kevin's TV Repair"
> >To:
> >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:34 PM
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future?
> >
> >
> >>The deadline for HDTV was pushed back from 1988?
> >>
> >>Kevin Wilks
> >>Kevin's TV Repair
> >>Penticton BC Canada
> >>kevintv@xxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome
> Silverman
> >>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:31 PM
> >>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future?
> >>
> >>I wouldnt get too excited about it. So far the "deadline" has been
> >>pushed
> >>back about 17 years from the original date so who knows when it will
> >>happen.
> >>And maybe by then somebody will have come up with something that can
> be
> >>retailed for a dollar, like the calculators that I recently bought
> at
> >>WalMart. It has photocells that recharge its battery. Had to get
> another
> >>one
> >>because the numbers wore off the keys. And the RFID chips that cost
> >>about a
> >>quarter. I marveled at the calculator technology. When I was in
> college
> >>we
> >>used hand-cranked Frieden calculators that cost several thousand
> 1950
> >>dollars.
> >>Jerry Silverman
> >>Greentron Inc
> >>4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609
> >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
> >>greentron@xxxxxxx
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Paul"
> >>To:
> >>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:03 PM
> >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: The Future?
> >>
> >>
> >>>I guess that is what people with cable will do but what about the
> >>people
> >>with satellite and off the air that may not have the opportunity to
> rent
> >>boxes, also there are always those that are looking for something
> that
> >>they
> >>can own instead of renting. Is there an opportunity here that is
> being
> >>overlooked?
> >>>Paul
> >>>Kevin's TV Repair wrote:
> >>>People will be able to buy or rent digital HDTV boxes from the
> cable
> >>>company that will output both HDTV and NTSC signals. Just like
> many
> >>>people do right now with the digital cable boxes so they can get
> the
> >>>extra digital channels.
> >>>
> >>>There are also off air HDTV tuners only that should be able to
> output
> >>>NTSC as well as the HDTV signal.
> >>>
> >>>Kevin Wilks
> >>>Kevin's TV Repair
> >>>Penticton BC Canada
> >>>kevintv@xxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul
> >>>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:14 AM
> >>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [TechAssist] The Future?
> >>>
> >>>As long as we are on this subject already.
> >>>For those that keep up on the latest information on the change
> over
> >>from
> >>>NTSC to HDTV, what is available now or what is under development,
> in
> >>>equipment that can be purchased to allow HD signals to be received
> and
> >>>processed in TV's that are NTSC only. From an "entrepreneurial"
> >>(trying
> >>>to make a living), point of view, is there something that may be
> in
> >>>demand that we can make a buck or two on? I envision mass panic
> and
> >>>pandemonium if this occurs in Dec. 2006 as was posted a week or so
> >>ago.
> >>>People are going to be flooding the big box stores and the supply
> will
> >>>not be adequate for the demand. I am sure others see this
> differently.
> >>>Am interested in comments. If this is something for chat LMK.
> >>>
> >>>Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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