[geeks] Is there such thing as a really cheap HDTV USB tuner?

[nate at portents.com]

> It's just odd, the ATSC ones seem to be relatively expensive but the DVB
> ones are available for under $4 plus $10 postage from Hong Kong, and the 3
> weeks there have been broadcasts here they have gone from $50 to $20 in
> price. I expect that the no name Chinese ones will go down to about $10.

There are claims that the IP around ATSC is higher - "FCC Opens Inquiry
Into Patent Costs For Digital TVs":

http://www.benton.org/node/22582

"...say their TVs cost up to $50 more than they would if the patent prices
they pay matched those in other countries."

- Nate