On Mar 5, 2007, at 08:47, Ted Roche wrote:
6. Question on the costs of a 'standard' box: ~ $600 for SDTV, ~ $1200 for HDTV box. While we don't want to be locked into a vendor, inviting some local suppliers who might be able to offer pre- installed boxes? One attendee thought there might be a business in offering these pre-installed and configured.
Or parts too. Especially stuff they already stock - hard drives (what, I have data on this drive!), tuner cards, cables, etc.
I once looked at what a 'MythTV Box' business would take and the big fist of the patent system loomed large. See also: Reply TV. Being small and DYI has its advantages.
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