[opendtv] Re: STB hunting
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:47:44 -0500
Being at an airport at the moment, I haven't got time to look through
everything. Feel free to go to the guide pages yourself to see.
Here's one from this week's (coming) memo:
Maxent MX-50X3
Based on the web reviews, it's post-100% mandate, it has an NTSC tuner,
and it lacks DTT reception. To me, that puts it in violation of the
mandate. Do you have a different view?
FYI, I am not the only person to note this. Check out this Gary Arlen
piece in September:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/tuning_in/f_gary_arlen-09.21.05.shtml
TTFN,
Mark
John Golitsis wrote:
>The question is, of those 64 models you note, how many are non-
>current? It's not uncommon for a manufacturer to "carry over" a
>model from a previous model year. I don't believe models like this
>would be in violation of the mandate, but I don't recall the exact
>wording.
>
>On 23-Jan-06, at 12:41 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:
>
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>> From the October 29 Monday Memo:
>>
>>- Later in this memo, there is a more thorough report on the Consumer
>>Electronics Association (CEA) Fall HDTV Guide figures, but I
>>thought it
>>worth noting a few here. According to their charts (some updated in
>>September and others in October), there are now 312 TV models with
>>integrated DTT reception capability for sale in the U.S., but there
>>almost as many -- 308 models -- that have dropped analog tuners rather
>>than add DTT. Furthermore, there are another 64 models 36-inch or
>>larger
>>that have NTSC tuners but no DTT-reception capability, clearly
>>violating
>>the "tuner" mandate. I did not do any calculations on 25-inch to 35-
>>inch
>>models, only 50% of which are currently under the mandate.
>>
>>The URLs to the various CEA charts are in that memo.
>>http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/
>>
>>
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