[opendtv] Re: Why aren't there more converter boxes?
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:32:21 -0500
At 1:07 PM -0500 1/25/07, Tom Barry wrote:
It will be interesting to see what new models of VCR's and other TV
recorders are sold after March 1. It's hard to believe these
categories will just disappear from the market. But they have to
start having ATSC tuners in them, and most likely would then also
tune QAM if they have any sense.
VHS IS DEAD.
Quantegy just announced that they are stopping production of videotape...
Again.
There won't be anyone to bail them out this time.
So recorders will be either hard disk based or writable DVD based.
Ther will however be a continuing market for existing VCRs.
I suspect the biggest hit will occur in combo TVs, many of which
still had VCRs and or DVD players.
How long can they continue selling existing models? Is it only new
models that need digital tuners or all newly manufactured stuff
including newly produced units of old models? I can't remember.
I think the rules only apply to new units sold to retailers after March 1.
Regards
Craig
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