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Byrned

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#62253 2-Jun-2010 15:18
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Hi All

As per the above topic, does anyone know how many set top boxes (specifically terrestrial and not satellite) have sold?

Wikipedia says that as of Oct 09 it was estimated that 113,936 Freeview|HD set top box and IDTV's have sold, but nowhere can I find a figure on just set top boxes. A colleague told me that it was around 11,000 units.

 The question came about as he was saying that it costs in excess of $25k to certify a box. A quick look at the freeview website shows 14 units, so that would mean that it's costing around $32 per unit that has been sold to date to get them certified, or, once you add vendor/distributor/retailer margins probably closer to $60 of what is paid per box is for certification. It just seemed like a lot Laughing

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Byrned

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  #338552 5-Jun-2010 15:53
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I'm guessing then that this information is not in the public domain then...



bfginger
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  #347454 3-Jul-2010 01:57
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I don't know the number other than it is in the tens of thousands.

Sales of Freeview|HD STBs have been very poor. I think it is the natural consequence of the quality of their marketing campaign. The public remains ignorant of the basic facts surrounding Freeview such as the analogue shut-off.

There must be literally hundreds of thousands of people with HD televisions who're watching Sky SD, Freeview Satellite or analogue because they don't understand the technology.

Sales of Freeview Satellite STBs have been much better. I assume this has alot to do with the fact that the satellite STBs are cheaper and most people don't really understand the difference between the two. Alot of people buy or rent houses where there is an old satellite dish on the roof but no VHF/UHF aerial.

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