http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/16/japanese-government-plans-to-hand-out-free-digital-tv-converters/ Engadget HD Comments for Japanese government plans to hand out free digital TV converters to needy http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/16/japanese-government-plans-to-hand-out-free-digital-tv-converters/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/16/japanese-government-plans-to-hand-out-free-digital-tv-converters/46 million dollars / 1 million converters = 46 dollars per converter. Seems like this is an extremely conservative estimate for a DTV tuner in 2011. How much does Walmart pay for a Magnavox DTV tuner? The Japanese government should be able to get a much better deal in 2011!]]>Jun 16th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/16/japanese-government-plans-to-hand-out-free-digital-tv-converters/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/16/japanese-government-plans-to-hand-out-free-digital-tv-converters/Jun 16th 2008 11:00AM