[opendtv] Re: Chromecast - Teardown and philosophy
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 01:50:08 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> I would be very surprised if either the MVPDs or the content owners have
> paid a dime to the CE companies to influence their designs.
I'm saying, in a negative way. It is in the MVPDs' interest to keep those TV
sets as dumb as possible, and CE vendors seem to be obliging. That's the only
way I can explain why TV sets haven't evolved, aside from the monitor itself.
Read on.
> Do you remember who paid the vast majority of the cost to develop the U.S.
> DTV standard?
> The CE industry was the driving force behind the standard; broadcasters
> were happy to let them foot the bill,
That's *exactly* what one would expect, from the CE companies. And it's the
OPPOSITE of the way they're behaving now. Innovation that helps them and the
consumer is the way it should be!
> Why was the CE industry willing to spend so much to push a new TV
> standard?
To sell new sets that the public would find compelling. And they are
compelling. Just like color, UHF, HiFi and stereo sound, and all the other
innovations they introduced over the years.
Instead now, they seem much happier dumbing down their designs, so that Comcast
can brag about some gussied up old-school proprietary STB. Go figure.
Bert
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