[opendtv] Re: STB hunting
- From: John Golitsis <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:03:29 -0500
That model does not have a tuner. Check for yourself:
<http://www.maxentusa.com/_coreModules/eShopping/productDetail.aspx?
productMasterID=22>
On 23-Jan-06, at 2:47 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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