[mythtv-users] Hauppauge in trouble with the FCC

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 7, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Craig G. wrote:

> 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.
>
> "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."
>
> 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.

Hauppauge has a point. In that document, they say they are not selling  
an analog viewing device. They are selling a computer component that  
enables analog capture, so it should be illegal to sell a computer for  
viewing TV that does not include a digital tuner but should not be  
illegal to add analog tuning to a computer. Obviously the law is  
trying to do everything they can to rid the country of analog but  
can't come right out and say that so there are loop-holes in the laws.  
I hope Hauppauge fights it more.


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