Delaying DTV tuner mandate rules will put off the digital transit...
Delaying DTV tuner mandate rules will put off the digital transition, NAB Pres. Eddie Fritts said. Speaking at the ATSC annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Fritts said he couldn’t resist commenting again on CEA’s request to delay DTV tuner…
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mandate. “If we are talking about ending analog TV, it makes no sense for manufacturers to flood the market this Christmas with millions of analog TV sets,” Fritts told attendees, including CEA Pres. Gary Shapiro. CE makers told the FCC earlier this month that accelerating to late 2005 the date when 100% of 25"-36” TV sets must have built-in ATSC tuners isn’t achievable (CD May 4 p2). Fritts suggested that rather than seeking delays in the tuner mandate, manufacturers should label analog sets indicating their imminent obsolescence.