John Shutt wrote: > That is the whole point, isn't it? DVB-T works with cheap > tuners. DVB-T works with cheap chipsets. You can't cripple > the receiver using off the shelf parts. No, they can't work with cheap tuners. And that's just one example of how CE manufacturers could prevent COFDM hardware from being widely available here. The simple fact is, the market could have been flooded with cheap and functional ATSC devices since the Christmas season of 2003, and most surely of 2004, and positively of 2005, and absolutely for sure this past Christmas, and that didn't happen. > Pace, Nokia, and others were ready and willing to bring a > 6MHz box ... And something or someone would reach them just as they reached LG and others to prevent that from ever happening. It doesn't have to be a real conspiracy. For some strange reason, in the commercial world, as opposed to working on govt contracts, receiving kickbacks is not a criminal offense for which people get thrown in jail. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.