[opendtv] Re: Why aren't there more converter boxes?
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:06:55 -0500
Ben Webber wrote:
> Quite apart from the political and regulatory
> uncertainties, conspiracies, etc, that remain in the
> digital transition process, no CE manufacturer in its
> right mind is going to ship more than a trickle of
> stand-alone ATSC STBs until it knows for sure whether
> they qualify (in terms of allowable features, power
> consumption, etc) for the subsidy.
Perhaps, although to qualify for the subsidy, the STB might have to be
SD-only and NTSC-output-only. Not exactly what the entire STB market
would want. For example, the new Samsung STB would probably not qualify,
yet it is what anyone with a decent TV set or monitor would need.
> Also, the sales volume of qualified converters can
> reasonably be expected to remain very low until
> consumers actually get their grubby little paws on the
> coupons. IIRC, applications for these $40 coupons (or
> whatever the amount is) are not even scheduled to become
> available to the public until after January 1, 2008.
I agree there. That will be the bulk of the market. But a good market
does exist for better STBs.
Bert
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