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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its not just a labeling issue, the FCC also has
some nice language in there to potentially fine anyone who manufactures for sale
in the U.S. a "TV Receiver" which doesn't include a digital tuner.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>"By Law, as of March 1, 2007, all television receivers shipped in
interstate commerce or imported into the United States must contain a digital
tuner."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which is fairly short cited, as they don't seem to
really define what a "television receiver" is. I assume it was aimed
at set top boxes and televisions, but the fact that it keeps someone from
manufacturing a product for a specific market (such as analog cable tv use)
without putting a ATSC tuner in it.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dbrieck@gmail.com href="mailto:dbrieck@gmail.com">David Brieck
Jr.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mythtv-users@mythtv.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 07, 2008 2:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mythtv-users] Hauppauge in
trouble with the FCC</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Brad DerManouelian<BR><<A
href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>> On Mar 7, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Chris K
wrote:<BR>><BR>> > I just recently saw that Hauppauge was being
fined by the FCC for<BR>> > continuing to sell analog-only tuners
in the US.<BR>><BR>> was being? is being? will be? Any source we
can see?<BR>><BR>> How can they be fined for something that isn't
a law yet?<BR>><BR><BR>They have to carry a warning label that says they
won't be able to<BR>work after the cutover to digital. There have been a
number of<BR>retailers getting fined for the same thing, selling TVs that
won't<BR>work after the cutover without a warning label. I imagine they
carry<BR>no such warning, hence the fine.<BR><BR>Of course they'll work with
cable for awhile yet, but who
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