Anybody know if this one will have better reception than previous (not necessarily Samsung) STB's. - Tom Mark Aitken wrote: > http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6354840.html > > Samsung Moves to Low-Cost Set-Tops > > > By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/19/2006 4:08:00 PM > > Samsung will be introducing a $179 digital television set-top this fall > that is designed to receive over-the-air ATSC broadcasts. > > The DTB-H260F set-top, which will feature an HDMI output and an > electronic program guide, is aimed at the roughly 5 to 10 million > existing HDTV sets that have already been sold without any reception > capability, says Rich Long, senior marketing manager for Samsung. It > will also target customers who want to buy a standalone widescreen HD > display but don't want to pay for a cable or DBS set-top box. > > The DTB-H260F replaces Samsung's previous ATSC over-the-air set-top, the > SIR-T451. That model, which had a DVI output, costs $259, and is > significantly larger than the new unit. > > With the shut-off of analog broadcasts coming in February 2009, Samsung > may also look to produce a low-cost digital-to-analog converter set-top > aimed at the estimated 70 million analog TV sets that currently aren't > hooked up to a cable or DBS box. > > "We're working toward that," says Long, who showed a mock-up of the > DTB-H260F at Samsung's "Christmas in July" product review in New York > this week. > > Samsung is also making progress in the cable set-top space as well. The > Korean company has developed an OCAP-compliant HD cable set-top, the > SMT-H3050, that Time Warner Cable and Brighthouse Networks are expected > to deploy in select markets this fall. At retail, Samsung will also be > introducing a 56-inch DLP 1080p HDTV set that will be fully > OCAP-compliant and will feature a two-way CableCARD to enable > video-on-demand and other interactive features. > > Another interesting new Samsung product is the "FlipTop," a compact > device that integrates a DirecTV satellite receiver with a 10.2-inch LCD > screen that swivels through 180 degrees. The unit can be folded shut > like a laptop for storage, and the image on the LCD display can be > inverted, allowing the FlipTop to be mounted upside down under a > cabinet. The $499 product is aimed at providing DirecTV service in tight > spaces like a kitchen or bathroom, says Long, or perhaps even in an RV, > provided the driver is willing to travel with a DBS dish. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.