Friday 21 December 2007

Brazil - Price Update

The Brazilians launched their DTT services earlier this month based on the Japanese ISDB-T system, with a few local variations (and using MPEG-4 video). Indications are that it will be some time yet before receivers reach a price that will be affordable for the masses.

For a Standard Definition box, i.e., one with MPEG-4 decoding but outputting only 480i the price seems to be around 500 BRL, which is about $280 USD.

For a High Definition box, with 720p and 1080i video output (over HDMI) the price leaps to $44o USD.

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