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Shane,
Thanks for the link, it looks very good.
Hugh
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From: "M. Shane Sturgeon" <[email protected]>
To: "HDTV Magazine" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: PROPOSED NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE
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> Further price comparisons:
> http://hdtvmagazine.pricegrabber.com/se ... TX-P2670WH
>
> -- M. Shane Sturgeon
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> Hi: I visited Target today and found TX-P2670WH by Samsung for $499.99.
> It has an ATSC tuner built in! (26" 16:9 crt) Some discounters are down
> to under $400!
>
> I fail to find a problem with the tuner mandate and conclude that the
> recent CEA blog was nonsense!
>
>
> Howard in South Bend
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2005-07-30 at 22:08 -0500, Howard A. Blackstead wrote:
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>> Hi;
>> While we will convert to DTV (and hopefully HD), I have been unable to
>> discover a mandated time for the conversion of LPTV stations to digital.
>>
>> Is Ch. 47 in Columbia SC a LPTV station?
>>
>> I guess that all of these LPTV's operate in the UHF band, and some do
>> operate in the upper range of the UHF band, and will have to change to
>> lower frequency channels.
>>
>> If local broadcasters want to continue with NTSC, as far I can tell they
>> might get be able to obtain licenses for LPTV operation, and do so.
>>
>> If someone has info relative to LPTV conversion, please respond!
>>
>> Howard in South Bend, where grass on certain properties will soon be
>> trampled!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 2005-07-30 at 22:06 -0400, Joseph Azar wrote:
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>> >
>> > "Hugh,
>> > > Unfortunately Hugh you're missing the point. The government has
> mandated
>> > > all stations to broadcast digital and most are in compliance or will
> be
>> > > soon, that's a given."
>> >
>> >
>> > jsa-Not all stations broadcast, or are required to broadcast, in
> digital.
>> > Channel 47 in Columbia, SC is a new station that is not and does not
> have
>> > to. There is an exception in the requirement allowing new stations an
>> > option. I am not sure of its wording, nor if there are other
> exceptions, but
>> > 47 will not be required to go digital anytime soon.
>> >
>> > As for ATSC tuners being required, I still see more, by far, that use
> cable
>> > or sat than OTA. At least 98% of my sales are to customers using
> cable/sat,
>> > and that is a conservative estimate. As much as I try to get them to
> buy and
>> > use an off air antenna, just a small indoor Terk for instance, they
> will not
>> > bother. Even when I tell them that the picture is superior to sat and
> far
>> > superior to cable, they still have no interest. Convenience is more
>> > important.
>> >
>> > As for customers knowing that HD and digital is available OTA, I find
> maybe
>> > 10% do, and that is an optimistic estimate. The cable and sat companies
>> > advertise in such a way that makes the average consumer believe those
> are
>> > the only two ways to get digital and HD. It may be different elsewhere,
> but
>> > that is my world and my customers, and I am willing to bet it is very
> much
>> > the same elsewhere.
>> >
>> > From a sales point of view, it makes no difference to me or my staff if
>> > there is a tuner of any sort in the displays we sell. We do sell a few
> units
>> > with tuners, but only because they come with tuners, tuners that will
> never
>> > be used.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Shane,
Thanks for the link, it looks very good.
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Shane Sturgeon" <[email protected]>
To: "HDTV Magazine" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: PROPOSED NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE
> ----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----
>
>
> Further price comparisons:
> http://hdtvmagazine.pricegrabber.com/se ... TX-P2670WH
>
> -- M. Shane Sturgeon
>
>
>
> |---------+--------------------------------->
> | | "Howard A. Blackstead"|
> | | <[email protected]> |
> | | Sent by: "HDTV |
> | | Magazine" |
> | | <hdtvmagazine_tips@ilo|
> | | vehdtv.com> |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | 07/31/2005 01:02 AM |
> | | Please respond to |
> | | "HDTV Magazine" |
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>
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> |
> |
> | To: "HDTV Magazine" <[email protected]>
> |
> | cc:
> |
> | Subject: Re: PROPOSED NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE
> |
>
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>
>
>
>
> ----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----
>
> Hi: I visited Target today and found TX-P2670WH by Samsung for $499.99.
> It has an ATSC tuner built in! (26" 16:9 crt) Some discounters are down
> to under $400!
>
> I fail to find a problem with the tuner mandate and conclude that the
> recent CEA blog was nonsense!
>
>
> Howard in South Bend
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2005-07-30 at 22:08 -0500, Howard A. Blackstead wrote:
>> ----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----
>>
>> Hi;
>> While we will convert to DTV (and hopefully HD), I have been unable to
>> discover a mandated time for the conversion of LPTV stations to digital.
>>
>> Is Ch. 47 in Columbia SC a LPTV station?
>>
>> I guess that all of these LPTV's operate in the UHF band, and some do
>> operate in the upper range of the UHF band, and will have to change to
>> lower frequency channels.
>>
>> If local broadcasters want to continue with NTSC, as far I can tell they
>> might get be able to obtain licenses for LPTV operation, and do so.
>>
>> If someone has info relative to LPTV conversion, please respond!
>>
>> Howard in South Bend, where grass on certain properties will soon be
>> trampled!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 2005-07-30 at 22:06 -0400, Joseph Azar wrote:
>> > ----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----
>> >
>> > "Hugh,
>> > > Unfortunately Hugh you're missing the point. The government has
> mandated
>> > > all stations to broadcast digital and most are in compliance or will
> be
>> > > soon, that's a given."
>> >
>> >
>> > jsa-Not all stations broadcast, or are required to broadcast, in
> digital.
>> > Channel 47 in Columbia, SC is a new station that is not and does not
> have
>> > to. There is an exception in the requirement allowing new stations an
>> > option. I am not sure of its wording, nor if there are other
> exceptions, but
>> > 47 will not be required to go digital anytime soon.
>> >
>> > As for ATSC tuners being required, I still see more, by far, that use
> cable
>> > or sat than OTA. At least 98% of my sales are to customers using
> cable/sat,
>> > and that is a conservative estimate. As much as I try to get them to
> buy and
>> > use an off air antenna, just a small indoor Terk for instance, they
> will not
>> > bother. Even when I tell them that the picture is superior to sat and
> far
>> > superior to cable, they still have no interest. Convenience is more
>> > important.
>> >
>> > As for customers knowing that HD and digital is available OTA, I find
> maybe
>> > 10% do, and that is an optimistic estimate. The cable and sat companies
>> > advertise in such a way that makes the average consumer believe those
> are
>> > the only two ways to get digital and HD. It may be different elsewhere,
> but
>> > that is my world and my customers, and I am willing to bet it is very
> much
>> > the same elsewhere.
>> >
>> > From a sales point of view, it makes no difference to me or my staff if
>> > there is a tuner of any sort in the displays we sell. We do sell a few
> units
>> > with tuners, but only because they come with tuners, tuners that will
> never
>> > be used.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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