This is the World's Smallest Digital TV Tuner

[nabbey89]

[citation][nom]tinnerdxp[/nom]wtf...?"The new unit will be used in upcoming LCD TVs and digital video recorders, allowing for even more compact products." Since when having a tuner size of a matchbox really mattered in TV? I don't give a damn if the tuner board is 5x5mm or 50mm x 50mm in a 42" plasma... There was, is and always will be enough space to fit these in...[/citation]

what about the new LED panel televisions. you know the ones that are 1.3" thick or however small they are now. I think it would be beneficial to make the components as small as possible, even for large televisions.

 

[figgus]

[citation][nom]tinnerdxp[/nom]wtf...?"The new unit will be used in upcoming LCD TVs and digital video recorders, allowing for even more compact products." Since when having a tuner size of a matchbox really mattered in TV? I don't give a damn if the tuner board is 5x5mm or 50mm x 50mm in a 42" plasma... There was, is and always will be enough space to fit these in...[/citation]

That space either goes behind the screen making the unit thicker or beside the screen making the bezel thicker. That space DOES come with a price, aesthetically.

 

[zaznet]

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]That space DOES come with a price, aesthetically.[/citation]

Weight and space consumed effect the production costs and shipping of the units. It would be better had the price in this article been explained or left out as I think it caused more confusion as to the value of this component.