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Posted by NunYa Bidness on 12/20/05 00:14
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:13:29 -0500, David Levy
<d_levy@lifeisunfair.net> Gave us:
>Jeff Rife wrote:
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>> > > > You stated that an ATSC tuner "needs to be in every TV." Do
>> > > > you wish to amend this to include only HDTVs?
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>> > > For now, it's not as important for *all* TVs to have ATSC
>> > > tuners...sets under 15" come to mind, but all TVs that display
>> > > at HD resolutions *and* have any tuner should have them *now*
>> > > (and *should* have had them two years ago).
>
>> > Is that a "yes"?
>
>> The vast majority of large sets sold *are* HDTV-ready (at the very
>> least), so the point is moot. Anything large with a tuner should
>> have an ATSC tuner.
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>Is that a "yes"?
>
>Your original statement contained no reference to size, and included
>units that presently cost $70 at Wal-Mart.
Note where he said LARGE sets. That would likely not include the
"you can get a TV at WalMart for $70" model. It would not be in the
LARGE category.
Knowing anything at all about the prices though, one would think
that you would have known that answer, and didn't really need to ask
the question.
>> Your TV needs a digital audio input?
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>No, of course not.
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>> How does it deal with DTS without having a DTS decoder (none do,
>> because they don't need it for OTA)?
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>I'm not an audiophile, but I assume that there's some theoretical
>inherent advantage to using digital audio inputs.
It is required for DTS AFAIK. Inherent advantages are lossless
transmission of programming, high end dynamic range, and very very low
noise characteristics.
>> As for FireWire outputs, how often do you record something by tuning
>> your TV to the correct channel and using a VCR to record the output
>> from the TV?
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>1. Some DVHS VCRs lack ATSC tuners.
>
>2. Is that the only possible application?
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>
>> The flash card reader part is equally silly, since most vendors only
>> supports one type of card (either they have a true vested interest
>> like Sony, or they have made deals). So, if the camera you own uses
>> the wrong type of card, it's a useless and silly feature.
>
>Many consumers are loyal to a particular electronics brand. Others
>might deliberately buy a relatively inexpensive digital camera that
>uses the same type of flash memory as their expensive TV display.
Brand centricity is not always the best, nor most economical way to
shop for or build one's home electronics gear set.
>> > And of course, you haven't addressed the 8% inflation experienced
>> > between 2001 and 2005.
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>> For one that, because that's an average, not electronics specific.
>
>As I said, the trend in the electronics industry is for consumer
>prices to decrease, despite inflation. That's my point!
Yes, it is the last remaining vestige of the American Dream. The
products gets lower in cost, and the quality gets better. The
consumer wins.
>> > That isn't the definition of the word "closeout."
>
>> I never said it was. I said "closeout deal"...a deal that is as if
>> the product is being closed out.
Still kind of ambiguous.
>I've never seen or heard the word "closeout" used to describe anything
>other than an actual closeout.
>
>> > Samsung's model TX-R2765 (the 27" 4:3 HDTV monitor that I
>> > purchased) displays 480p.
>
>> Yes, it accepts 480p.
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>That isn't what I wrote.
>
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>> Unless you have access to the interior of the hardware, there is no
>> way to know how it displays it.
>
>Are you accusing Samsung of false advertising?
The specs TV makers quote usually are for what the inputs to the
device will accept. It doesn't necessarily mean that it gets displayed
the same way it gets received. One would have to examine the wording
of the spec, OR the actual technical data sheet for the product. The
screen's hard array size (for LCD based), or the tube specs (aperture
grille numerical array size) in the case of CRTs.
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