[opendtv] Re: New PrimeDTV PHD-100 OTA STB
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:01:15 -0500
Well, let's see:
- We don't yet know when all LPTV stations will go digital, and they are
generally not carried on cable or satellite.
- We also don't yet know when all translators will go digital.
- According to NCTA, in September there were 73 million U.S. cable
households, and only 27.6 million of them were digital. Certainly the
digital portion is growing, but I suspect there will still be millions
of TVs connected directly to analog cable on February 18, 2009.
- I suspect there will also be millions of VCRs and DVD players -- and
maybe even some video games -- in use on February 18, 2009 with NTSC
outputs.
TTFN,
Mark
John Golitsis wrote:
>Agreed. The majority of analog channels are available on digital,
>and once you're 'seduced' by the quality of digital, you aren't going
>to want to watch an analog channel anyway. 3 years ago it might have
>been different, but not today.
>
>On 31-Jan-06, at 6:38 AM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:
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>>Why include an NTSC receiver, especially in the boxes that the
>>government is going to subsidize? The set to which the box is
>>attached most likely has one anyway, and there will be no need for
>>the NTSC tuner when the transmitters are turned off.
>>
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