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RCA HDTVs meet July 1 FCC tuner mandate


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Effective on Friday, July, all newly produced televisions 36-inches or larger for the U.S. market are required to contain an integrated ATSC digital tuner, per the FCC.

TCL and Thomson, the joint venture companies behind the TTE Corp., manufacture televisions under the RCA brand. TTE indicates that they are ready for the regulatory mandate and have 20 digital televisions on the market that have an ATSC digital tuner. These tuners provide tuning and decoding functionality for OTA, or Over the Air digital reception. Digital cable subscribers are supported by the inclusion of a CableCard port.

On a related note, TTE is also looking to introduce various standard definition digital sets in the 27- to 32-inch size range. These SDTVs are expected to start at or under $300 when they arrive later this year and will also include an integrated ATSC digital tuner.