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HDTV Almanac - Walmart Joins Early Sales Trend

By Alfred Poor • 23 hours ago

Early Black Friday sales are popping up all over, and Walmart is holding a one-day in-store sale tomorrow, Saturday November 7, starting at 8 AM. Quantities are limited, and you can’t buy more than two of some items, but here are some of the items that might get your attention. The 46″ 1080p plasma HDTV [...]

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HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #398: HDTV Buying Guide 2009

By The HT Guys • Nov 6, 6:51am

It's time for our annual HDTV buying guide. Just like last year, we're listing them by size instead of technology. Prices have dropped quite a bit in just 12 months, and there are some really exciting deals available right now. This year the prices for tier one manufacturers are even more affordable. Without further ado, here is the list for 2009.

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HDTV Almanac - Looks Like Last Year

By Alfred Poor • Nov 5, 1:00pm

Last month, the NPD Group came out with the results of their annual survey of consumers, trying to find out what their holiday shopping plans are. And the results look very familiar. 11% of those polled indicated that they intend to spend more than they did last year, which is the same number as last [...]

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HDTV Almanac - Go with the Flo

By Alfred Poor • Nov 4, 1:00pm

I’ve mentioned Qualcomm’s Flo TV before, but now you have a new way that you can get television programming as you go about your daily routine. Chrysler announced last week that it will be offering this mobile TV service as an option in most of its cars, starting next month. For $629 (plus dealer installation [...]

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DIRECTV Partners With HDNet and HDNet Movies to Offer On Demand Programming

By Shane Sturgeon • Nov 4, 11:00am

HDNetHDNet, the independent network delivering all of its programming in true high definition, announced today a deal in which DIRECTV, the nation's No. 1 satellite service, now offers more than 20 hours of HD programming from HDNet, and more than 25 movies from its sister network HDNet Movies, on a video on demand basis every month.

DIRECTV HD customers will be able to...

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HDTV Almanac - Comcast Close to Buying NBC

By Alfred Poor • Nov 3, 1:00pm

It seems a little like a gasoline company buying General Motors, but it looks like the rumors about Comcast wanting to buy NBC Universal have some fire behind the smoke. In an article published Sunday by the New York Times, General Electric may be on the verge of reaching a deal with Comcast. According to [...]

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HDTV Almanac - DIY Big Antenna

By Alfred Poor • Nov 2, 1:00pm

I still get TV broadcasts over the air, but I’m not happy with the antenna I’ve got in one of our buildings. So I’ve been poking around the Web lately, looking at ideas for a do-it-yourself TV antenna. And then I found a site that has plans for a monster, designed for fringe reception. I [...]

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HD World Conference in NY - 3D, IP Online Video, and Mobile DTV

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 30, 7:10pm

The HD World Conference closed its doors this past Thursday October 15, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NY. It was a two day event dedicated to HD, from content creation to production, editing, and distribution.

One of my objectives for this conference was to update my coverage of Mobile DTV and IPTV, and to also discuss the technical details of 3D as it is being implemented for the home. I engaged in several discussions regarding the production and the distribution stages of 3D, with emphasis on the issues that affect the quality of the final viewing by consumers.

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HDTV Almanac - Fall Back — Bah, Humbug!

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By Alfred Poor • Oct 30, 1:00pmGeneral Interest

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #397: Logitech Squeezebox Radio Review

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By The HT Guys • Oct 30, 6:19amGeneral Interest

Apple Introduces Apple TV 3.0 Software With Redesigned User Interface

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 7:38pmInternet HD Video

Among HDTV Viewers, Daily Viewing of High-Definition Programming Increases 65% in Just Two Years

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 4:38pmGeneral Interest

KVH Unveils Breakthrough Marine HDTV Antenna with Simultaneous Tracking of Three Satellites

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 1:21pmCable, Satellite & Fiber

HDTV Almanac - Sears: Eating Their Young?

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By Alfred Poor • Oct 29, 1:00pmGeneral Interest

Texas Instruments announces new low power IP camera reference design providing H.264 main profile 1080p at 30 frames per second and 30% performance boost

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 1:00pmTechnologyHigh Definition Production

Panasonic to Show Full HD 3D Home Theater, Expanded tru2way(R) Solutions at Cable-Tec Expo 2009

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 29, 11:01am3D HDTV

Ed's View - 3DTV: The Cart Before the Horse

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By Ed Milbourn • Oct 28, 10:45pm3D HDTV

Motorola Unveils New All-Digital, High-Definition Set-Top for Cable Operators

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 28, 2:00pmCable, Satellite & Fiber

JVC Announces Popularly-Priced Blu-ray Player

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By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 28, 1:20pmBlu-ray

HDTV Almanac - How Much Would You Pay for Hulu?

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By Alfred Poor • Oct 28, 1:00pmGeneral Interest