Re: Digital tuners in all TVs sold


"buddenbrooks" <buddenbrooks@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The USA now mandates that ALL devices capable of receiving TV must include
a digital tuner.

http://www.rtoonline.com/Content/Article/Feb07/DigitalTVTransition022607.asp

I wonder why the UK have not gone down this route, I noted that over half
the TVs in the local Tescos will be useless without an adaptor within
their working life.

Ah well I bough some Tescos butter ready bread and coffee ready milk and
left via a customer ready till, sorry I imagined the last one.

Because in this case, the principle of caveat emptor applies
rather than that of nanny state.

I bought a very cheap DVDR in Tesco, and yes it does
have an analogue tuner. It also has a DV input and is
an ideal compliment to my camcorder.

Are you suggesting that sale of this machine should be banned
in favour of a much more expensive one with a digital tuner,
or no tuner at all. (If such a machine even exists for the domestic market)

Perhaps there is a case for clear labelling of equipment with
analogue only tuners, but that's as far as it should go.

--
Graham.
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