[opendtv] Re: IBM out of the PC business
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 20:20:35 -0800
Actually, the way the ATSC software download spec works, it comes out to be
a very closed system.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Shutt
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:29 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: IBM out of the PC business
Doug McDonald sent me a serial cable and CD-ROM that he obtained from
Samsung to update the software in the SIR T-151. Yes indeed they are, but
the will not be over the air automatic software updates. There are too many
manufacturers and too many broadcasters, with too much potential liability
for that to happen with anything other than a closed system like the
subscription side of USDTV.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Barry" <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
> And a few months ago when I (temporarily) purchased a USDTV HD receiver
> at Walmart I found that it could be upgraded by them mailing me a USB
> memory stick, though I did not take advantage of that function.
>
> So these sorts of boxes are indeed arriving.
>
> - Tom
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