Re: Something for the season

"David G. Bell" <dbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
archmage@xxxxxxxxxx "Nate Edel" wrote:
Marilee J. Layman <marilee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is anyone actually selling the set-top boxes yet? I'd forgotten about the
federal rebate program for them, but have a feeling that the $40 isn't going
to go very far.

We've had them in the UK for quite a while. Current retail pricing is
getting under $60 equivalent. PAL, of course, and we have the advantage
of Peritel/SCART for the connection to the TV.

Is your DTV on same standard (ATSC?) as what we're getting? That's an
interesting benchmark, in any event.

I imagine it will also depend here on which output system the box is
supposed to use - NTSC (whether RF or composite or SVideo) vs. component vs.
HDMI/DVI.

I also wonder how good the HD-to-standard downconversion will be on the
NTSC-based set top boxes, and if anyone will offer ones that do 480p
downconversion (I've been offered my inlaws' old TV, which will take a 480p
DVD signal and that might make it worth it to take it and replace the old
one in the bedroom.)

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