The Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) has received 12 responses to its Request for Quote for development of a basic terrestrial digital to analog converter box prototype. In spite of a cynical response to the RFQ from the Consumer Electronics Association (see CEA Bewildered by Broadcaster Box Imbroglio

NAB and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) have teamed up to develop a prototype of a digital to analog converter box for terrestrial digital TV reception. The groups will solicit proposals from the consumer electronics industry to build the box. The prototype could be used as a blueprint fo

The associations have issued a request for quote on a prototype digital-to-analog converter box

The broadcast trade groups will solicit proposals from the consumer electronics industry and others to build a prototype converter box

The NAB and Association for Maximum Service Television Stations (MSTV) announced that they will work jointly to help develop a "prototype high quality, low cost" digital-to-analog converter box for consumers, causing some serious head-scratching at the CEA, which labeled the move a publicity stunt and "a soluti

The Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) and the NAB extended by one week the due date for responses to their request for quote for a prototype high quality, low cost Terrestrial Digital Converter Box (TDCB). The due date, originally set for July 22, has been extended to July 29, 2005. In the news relea

The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television filed comments with the FCC last week on how to minimize disruption to consumers when analog TV is switched off. A key part of the filing is an attachment with research showing how many households and TV sets still rely

NAB and MSTV have selected LG Electronics and Thomson, SA, to each develop prototypes for what NAB says should be a "high quality, low-cost Terrestrial Digital Converter Box" (TDCB) that consumers can use to receive DTV signals on conventional analog sets. In notifying its TV membership of the choices