DMS1
join:2005-04-06
Carrollton, TX | reply to knarf829
Re: No HD Boxes said by knarf829:said by kes601 :Fact: Here's an article on Time Warner running out of DVRs originally reported by channel 9 out of Syracuse, but I suppose there is no shortage: Time Warner: » www.allpvr.com/time-warner-runs-···hd-dvrs/ Here's where the link in your cited blog post from a YEAR ago about a local shortage in Syracuse goes: Combining this old TW shortage with the current Verizon one to reach the conclusion that Motorola is the source of the problem is like saying that I ran out of milk today and my neighbor ran out of milk last week, so there must be a shortage of milk from the dairy. |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA | DMS1 I'll reply to you since your reply is civil, I saw the incorrect date, I thought it had said December 2007 and not January 2007, so I was wrong with the link I posted.
But I still say that at least Cox is having shortage problems as well based on the fact that 2 areas of the country have waiting lists. And the fact that Cox uses Motorola also leads you to believe that part of the problem lies with Motorola. |
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DMS1
join:2005-04-06
Carrollton, TX | said by kes601:DMS1 I'll reply to you since your reply is civil, I saw the incorrect date, I thought it had said December 2007 and not January 2007, so I was wrong with the link I posted. But I still say that at least Cox is having shortage problems as well based on the fact that 2 areas of the country have waiting lists. And the fact that Cox uses Motorola also leads you to believe that part of the problem lies with Motorola. I'm always civil - it gets you much further in life. 
Motorola could indeed have a problem, but it could also be that both Cox and Verizon were wrong in their forecasts. I suspect we may never really know.
One possibility that springs to mind is that with the launch of the SD DVR, Verizon may have thought that many of the people who previously got the HD DVR did so for the DVR part rather than the HD part, and reduced the HD DVR forecast accordingly. It's also possible that the analog OTA switch-off publicity is making people buy new TVs and re-evaluate their options, even if they are not directly affected. I would have thought that most new TVs bought now will be HD and this would lead to a spike in HD STB requirements. |
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said by kes601:But I still say that at least Cox is having shortage problems as well based on the fact that 2 areas of the country have waiting lists. And the fact that Cox uses Motorola also leads you to believe that part of the problem lies with Motorola. Yes, why not rely on speculation and assumption molded to fit our self-constructed conclusions when facts and statements by the involved parties are so hard to refute?  |
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Actually the problem is with the demand. A Certain part made in China has fallen behind in production and without that part motorola cant continue build the equipment. |
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 Rattler
join:2001-04-13
Havertown, PA | [rant]
$%#^@&!* China. Once the parts come in, they'll probably be recalled because of Lead paint or some such crud.
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Sorry, it seems like nothing is manufactured here anymore.
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| I wouldn't get all worked up about a questionable claim by an anonymous poster. |
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wreave0
join:2007-10-12
Colorado Springs, CO | said by knarf829:I wouldn't get all worked up about a questionable claim by an anonymous poster. Google "out of hd boxes" and you'll find it's a very real claim.
I work for a small cableco and we are out, too. |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA | said by wreave0:said by knarf829:I wouldn't get all worked up about a questionable claim by an anonymous poster. Google "out of hd boxes" and you'll find it's a very real claim. I work for a small cableco and we are out, too. Think knarf is referring to the part in China being the reason for the shortage, not the original anonymous post. |
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| said by kes601:Think knarf is referring to the part in China being the reason for the shortage, not the original anonymous post. Exactly. |
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| I just happen to work for the company. Initially the parts were shipped by freighter, then demand got so high for the boxes,the parts were air shipped to meet the demand so the boxes could put be together. Demand didnt slow and then it hit manufacturing and they couldnt keep up. I posted as an anon to lazy to sign up and don't really frequent the board enough |
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