The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters are taking different views as to which television set sizes the dtv tuner mandate should apply and when.

The August 12 article in TV Technology News Bytes gives the competing detail.

NAB "...also asked the commission to move the date by which all new analog-only sets must include DTV tuners up six months from July 1, 2007 to late 2006 to take advantage of the heavy holiday buying season and the Super Bowl. Currently all large screen (36-inch and up) and half of all mid-sized (25-36-inch) tuner-enabled sets on the market are required to include DTV tuners. In June, the FCC moved the date that all sets 25 inches and up must include DTV tuners to March 1, 2006. At the same time, the commission opened an inquiry to determine whether to move the DTV tuner mandate deadline for all sets 13 inches and up six months from July 1, 2007 to the end of 2006. It also asked for comments on whether sets with 13-inch or smaller should be included in the DTV tuner mandate as well. NAB said yes on both counts.

CEA responded saying that:

"...such arguments fly in the face of market realities, citing shortened and costly production cycles. It also said any decisions on such deadlines should wait until after a hard analog shut-off date is determined."

First responders havent really said much about size deadlines but you should review the june 9, 2005 FCC press release to stay on top of the issue.

If enough sets are built with the dtv component it reduces the number of dtv converters that will have to be subsidized in the future.