[mythtv-users] Hauppauge in trouble with the FCC

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/07/2008 05:06 PM, David Brieck Jr. wrote:

>  On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>
> > On Mar 7, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Chris K wrote:
> >
> >> I just recently saw that Hauppauge was being fined by the FCC for
> >>  continuing to sell analog-only tuners in the US.
> >
> > was being? is being? will be? Any source we can see?
>
>  How can they be fined for something that isn't a law yet?
>  They have to carry a warning label that says they won't be able to
>  work after the cutover to digital. There have been a number of
>  retailers getting fined for the same thing, selling TVs that won't
>  work after the cutover without a warning label. I imagine they carry
>  no such warning, hence the fine.
>
>  Of course they'll work with cable for awhile yet, but who knows.

Not to mention with any STB--including the ATSC tuner STB's, cable, and 
satellite STB's--that can output S-Video/Composite.

Mike