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Gold/Mining/Energy : Tri-Vision & The V-Chip -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RADARLUV who wrote (5589)	8/25/1999 2:06:00 AM
From: BlueIce	Respond to of 5743

If you put all of the V-chip licensers together, how many licensing deals have been signed in total so far? My guess is one. What percentage of American households are currently using the V-chip to screen out inappropriate television shows? My guess is very few. The V-chip is not a success until you hear conversations about it at your workplace's water cooler, David Letterman is mocking it through his Top 10 List and Larry King is interviewing a panel of experts to debate its merits and censorship concerns. The V-chip was supposed to be a controversial device that spawned a hot topic of debate, but so far it's been a non-event.

To: RADARLUV who wrote (5589)	8/25/1999 8:37:00 AM
From: trenzich	Respond to of 5743

Only one deal done? What a crock ! Correction, only one deal announced. That has to do with business model. tz

To: RADARLUV who wrote (5589)	8/25/1999 11:45:00 AM
From: Graham Hickey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5743

I was pretty keen on TVL but after rethinking it, I sold my stock. The real value of TVL's V-chip is it's programmability (as ratings change, they can change the controls). I do not see the ratings changing any time soon. In the mean time, other methods can be developed to accomplish the V-Chip's function. If a TV receiver had processors, and were capable of receiving software TVL's V-chip would become obsolete. I recently got a digital set top box for TV. These boxes have an internal processor which can interpret software such as Java, C++, etc. In the future, I do not see why manufacturers wouldn't put a processor in televisions which could perform many functions including the function of the V-chip. I am neither long or short on TVL and IMHO I see no long term potential for TVL.