[opendtv] Re: News: Intel Plans to Charge Patent Fee on Chinese HDTV Makers
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 15:39:29 +0100
Does this sound to you like the current price delta of DTV sets is going to
stay where it is, after October 1, 2004, or do you see a hint that we are in
for further price reductions?
Do you think that these coming price reductions for HDTV sets will lead to
advancing or declining sales?
I was talking a few weeks back with a engineer of high rank at one of the
major U.S. TV networks (I have talked to many folks of similar ranks). He
told me that he thought the market would break late this year, or early next
year. I thought he might be just a bit optimistic, and this fellow is quire
realistic in so many other ways.
He was right. The tipping point is either here, or will happen in the next
three months. The price reductions just keep on coming, and the average set
sold gets larger. I wonder if it's that way in countries without OTA HDTV?
John Willkie
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
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Subject: [opendtv] News: Intel Plans to Charge Patent Fee on Chinese
HDTV Makers
This story places a number on the royalty that=20
Intel is seeking for DVi with HDCP...
Intel Plans to Charge Patent Fee on Chinese HDTV Makers
July 2, 2004 12:00am
Source: SinoCast LLC Source: Financial Times Information Limited -
SINOCAST CHINA BUSINESS DAILY NEWS : CHINA, July=20
01, SinoCast -- Intel Corporation has made a=20
decision to charge patent fee for high-definition=20
TV output standard on Chinese color television=20
manufacturing industry.
It connects audio output with video output and=20
then achieves the output of audio and video with=20
one line.
In the US market, it has become the output=20
standard of HDTV. Chinese color television=20
industry must adopt the standard if longing to=20
enter USA market by its HDTV sets.
The first HDTV set China made by the technology=20
will enter the market on October 1. Most of=20
products will be sold overseas.
The patent fee is rumored to be USD 2 to USD 4=20
per set, but only USD 0.5 at the beginning.
<<SINOCAST CHINA BUSINESS DAILY NEWS -- 06/30/04>>
<< Copyright =A92004 SinoCast LLC Source: Financial=20
Times Information Limited - >>
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