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"About half of the 5 million to 6 million U.S. households with an HD set
but without a cable or satellite HD programming package think they are
watching HDTV, Leichtman says, citing the results of a consumer survey
his firm recently conducted."
http/www.hoovers.com/free/news/detail.xhtml?ArticleID=NR200411293020.33_2b7b0029d8284980
How much worse could it be?
The whole digital transition in the US was predicated on FORCE. Force
the broadcasters to start broadcasting by a date certain. Force
manufacturers to include receivers in TV sets. Force the consumer to do
what? They are thinking on that one.
What happened to having a compelling product that works well and is
reasonably priced?
Little has been done about making sure we were using the best technology
so almost none of the players are on board. Even the CEA which was the
central player in promoting ignorance and deception in forcing 8-VSB on
us is completely out to lunch when it comes to HDTV. You would think
they would want to promote HD wouldn't you? Are they? Where is the
advertising from their members selling OTA digital receivers?
And this statement in the article attributed to Gary Shapiro, the most
ignorant member of the industry and CEA president says it all.
"But don’t expect the Consumer Electronics Association to aid that
cause. When recently asked what the CEA was doing to help educate HDTV
buyers on the need for cable or satellite programming packages, CEA
president Gary Shapiro commented that the organization believes that
consumers get a compelling proposition when they hook up their HD sets
to DVD players."
This guy should have been fired in 1999. He has single handedly cost the
industry 50% of HD sales they would have made over the last five years
alone.
Bob Miller
"About half of the 5 million to 6 million U.S. households with an HD set
but without a cable or satellite HD programming package think they are
watching HDTV, Leichtman says, citing the results of a consumer survey
his firm recently conducted."
http/www.hoovers.com/free/news/detail.xhtml?ArticleID=NR200411293020.33_2b7b0029d8284980
How much worse could it be?
The whole digital transition in the US was predicated on FORCE. Force
the broadcasters to start broadcasting by a date certain. Force
manufacturers to include receivers in TV sets. Force the consumer to do
what? They are thinking on that one.
What happened to having a compelling product that works well and is
reasonably priced?
Little has been done about making sure we were using the best technology
so almost none of the players are on board. Even the CEA which was the
central player in promoting ignorance and deception in forcing 8-VSB on
us is completely out to lunch when it comes to HDTV. You would think
they would want to promote HD wouldn't you? Are they? Where is the
advertising from their members selling OTA digital receivers?
And this statement in the article attributed to Gary Shapiro, the most
ignorant member of the industry and CEA president says it all.
"But don’t expect the Consumer Electronics Association to aid that
cause. When recently asked what the CEA was doing to help educate HDTV
buyers on the need for cable or satellite programming packages, CEA
president Gary Shapiro commented that the organization believes that
consumers get a compelling proposition when they hook up their HD sets
to DVD players."
This guy should have been fired in 1999. He has single handedly cost the
industry 50% of HD sales they would have made over the last five years
alone.
Bob Miller