Ok. Let's be very careful of marketing material. Whereas the TVs can work with free-to-air channels (KBC, KTN, NTV etc), there's something called the Conditional Access which encrypts transmission to ensure that only paid for content can be viewed, best example DSTV. In some instances you may require the STB to support 2 or more CAs or what is referred to as simulcast. Your built in STB may let you down on this one. It maybe inevitable that you'll still need to purchase a set-top box for premium content eg World Cup games, Boxing matches, NBA etc. My recommendation get an STB and whatever tele you want. My 2 cents Kiania D. On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
Those new Sony Bravia X Series TV's should be able to receive digital signal without the STBs. I think most people in Kenya are not aware of the Digital TV transition, and I know most households in rural areas do not have television sets. I would love to know the statistics of how many households in rural and urban areas have television sets. I hope the data from the census will give us these statistics. But I think what we lack is content, we may have digital TV but nothing to transmit with it. And it seems since the days of Cobra Squad nothing has been coming out of the local scene lately. We need to develop content, because content is king. In developed countries, the broadcasting companies like BBC, NBC, CBS fund and produce most content they show on their channels. I don't see why KBC or the other broadcasters can not do the same. With more content, you get more viewership, and view-ship means advertising. You also don't have to pay fees to broadcast foreign content. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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