[opendtv] Re: New PrimeDTV PHD-100 OTA STB
- From: Richard Hollandsworth <holl_ands@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:23:52 -0800 (PST)
So did they say that there are actually two different models, the PHD-100 and
the PHD-101???
Here is the link to specs on PHD-100 where it clearly says NTSC:
http://www.primedtv.com/products/dtvsettop.html
vice the PHD-101 specs and manual that only mention NTSC re Closed Caption
capability and clearly leave out NTSC everywhere else you would expect it to be
mentioned.
Let us know how it goes...
<holl_ands>
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cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: I emailed them and they suggested buying the later
model PHD-101 for
~$ 160.00 plus ~20.00 shipping, so I did. I am buying it for the 64/256 QAM
demod. capabilities as well as the ATSC reception.
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Text of their reply:
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your inquiry. Please check on our on-line web store
at www.ePVision.com for our next generation HDTV Tuner Receiver Box,
PHD-101. During our current promotion period, we also give away a free DVI
cable. Thank you very much!
Sales Team
PrimeDTV
Email: sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Tel: (714) 630-6899
-----Original Message-----
From: cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:38 AM
To: sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: PrimeDTV PHD-100
Where can I purchase one of these today?
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I'll let everyone know how well it works as soon as it arrives.
Cliff
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Manfredi, Albert E"
> Richard Hollandsworth wrote:
>
> > Fol post has info on the $160 PrimeDTV PHD-100 OTA STB.
> http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=3D7022533&#post7022533
> > It does ATSC and QAM and probably also NTSC (the manual
> > is somewhat unclear). Copyright date for manual is 2005
> > and the pdf create date is only a month ago: 20Dec2005.
>
> On the question of NTSC support, looks like Digital
> Stream used to provide it, but no longer. Their original
> 1150 supported NTSC, the Accurian and 3150 Plus don't.
> Which is probably a good thing. Seems to me that having to
> support NTSC can only degrade ATSC performance, mostly
> because, all else equal, it probably increases the noise
> figure of the receiver.
>
> I was looking for the power requirements of the PHD-101,
> to see if the downward trend continues. Couldn't find any
> for the PHD-101, but they did mention the unit gets warm.
> which makes me wonder. For your info, here are some power
> specs in units I've read about, in chronological order:
>
> Digital Stream 1150: 40 W operating, 2 W standby
> Accurian: 22 W operating
> Digital Stream 3150 Plus: 20 W operating
> Humax HFA-100: 18 W operating
>
> (Not sure about the respective ages of the last two.)
>
> I'm all in favor of A/74 becoming the de-facto
> performance standard, as it appears to be doing. And
> finally this PHD-101 seems to be in line with what I
> was expecting as state of the art STBs available by now.
> This is great news. Notice also how this unit is easily
> configured for any global DTT or digital cable standard.
>
> FINALLY.
>
> Thanks for the pointer, Richard.
>
> > I believe that the best performing STBs were probably
> > from LG and at least some of the other units were from
> > ATI, based on correlation with LG and ATI test results
>
> I would be surprised if the new Samsung Gemini chip units
> don't beat out the LG, after they've sorted out the front
> end. Measurements don't lie. (Of course, I'm sure LG
> isn't standing still, even if they don't make their good
> stuff available as STBs or PVRs.)
>
> I especially liked ATI's testimonial to the FCC.
>
> Bert
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