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HDTV Expert - Smartphones vs. Digital Cameras: The Death Knell?

By Pete Putman • Dec 27 2013, 5:10pm

For those of us who focus on trends in display technology, trends in digital photography seem to be happening in another, parallel universe. Yet, what happens in that universe has a very real impact in ours. For the third year in a row, shipments and sales of digital cameras have declined worldwide â�� and the […]

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HDTV Expert - Black Friday: Boom, Or Bust?

By Pete Putman • Dec 2 2013, 8:51pm

Depending on who�s calculating the numbers, sales on Black Friday (and Thanksgiving) were either very good�or not so great.

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HDTV Expert - UHD-TV, Small OLEDs, and Market Forecasting

By Ken Werner • Oct 31 2013, 8:35pm

Forecasting the market for technologies and for product categories early in their commercial lifetimes is a very tricky business. First there are no straight lines — or even curved ones — representing historical sales data that can be projected forward. Of course, reputable market intelligence companies, and there are some, don’t make their predictions based […]

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HDTV Expert - THX Certifies Up-converted 4K Television

By Ken Werner • Jul 25 2013, 8:20pm

The consumer television industry needs something new that will excite consumers and stimulate sales. 3D was a bust, OLED is struggling to raise its manufacturing yields out of the mud and bring its prices down from the stratosphere, and quantum-dot-enhanced color gamuts have yet to penetrate the consumer consciousness. But Ultra HD (or 4Kx2K, or [...]

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HDTV Expert - Windows 8: What if they threw a party and no one came?

By Pete Putman • Apr 12 2013, 9:45pm

A press release from Dealnews.com crossed my desk last week and explained how there were now �Insanely good laptop deals, with Ivy Bridge laptops at better-than-Black Friday prices.� The reason? Sluggish sales for Microsoft�s Windows 8 OS, which is apparently well-suited to touchscreen devices like tablets, but a real non-starter for laptops and desktops.
Windows 8, [...]

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Consumer Reports: Latest TV Sets Are Bigger, Better, Smarter, And Cheaper

By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 24 2013, 11:33amMarketplace

HDTV Expert - ‘Black Friday’ takes on a whole new meaning – by Pete Putman

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By Pete Putman • Dec 5 2012, 11:14pmMarketplace

HDTV Expert - Low Unit Sales Do Not Keep Ultra HD TV from Being the Next Big Thing — by Ken Werner

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By Pete Putman • Nov 12 2012, 10:48pmMarketplace4K (Ultra HD)HD DVDSatellite HDTV

Smartphones, HDTVs Are the Most Planned CE Purchases This Year, According to CEA Study

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By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 8 2012, 4:25pmMarketplaceBlu-rayInternet HD VideoLCD HDTVsLED (LCD) HDTVsPlasma HDTVs

HDTV Almanac - Best Buy Breaks More Bad News

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 4 2012, 1:00pmMarketplaceCable HDTVSports

HDTV Almanac - Five Rings in 3D

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By Alfred Poor • Jan 12 2012, 1:00pm3D HDTVMarketplace

One Installer's Opinion: A Tale of Two Vendors

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By Terry Paullin • Dec 6 2011, 3:33pmMarketplace

HDTV Expert - Ho-Ho-Ho! Is Turning Into Uh-Oh-Oh!

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By Pete Putman • Nov 7 2011, 5:37pmMarketplace

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #494: JVC 47-inch BlackCrystal 120Hz LCD HDTV

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By The HT Guys • Sep 9 2011, 8:01amLCDLCD HDTVsLED (LCD)Front ProjectionMarketplaceCable HDTVLED (LCD) HDTVs

HDTV Expert - Product Review: Mitsubishi HC9000 Diamond 3D Projector

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By Pete Putman • Jul 7 2011, 5:00pm3D HDTVFront ProjectionMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - Netflix Helps Blu-ray Make Gains

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By Alfred Poor • Jun 13 2011, 1:00pmBlu-rayPC & Laptop TechnologyMarketplaceHD DVDGaming

HDTV Almanac - Samung First in U.S. for Plasma HDTV

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By Alfred Poor • Jun 6 2011, 1:00pmPlasma HDTVsMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - Philips Quits the TV Business

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 21 2011, 1:00pmBusiness & InvestmentMarketplaceCable HDTV

HDTV Almanac - Walmart Shrinks CE Store Space

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 18 2011, 1:00pmMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - 3DTV Prediction Coming True

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 11 2011, 1:00pm3D HDTVMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - How Much Would You Pay?

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 5 2011, 1:00pmInternet HD VideoMarketplaceDigital (DTV) TransitionBusiness & InvestmentHD DVD

HDTV Expert - This TV business is a killer!

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By Pete Putman • Mar 29 2011, 8:05pmMarketplaceBusiness & Investment

HDTV Almanac - Recipe for More 3DTV Content: Small Cameras

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By Alfred Poor • Mar 17 2011, 1:00pm3D HDTVMarketplace

HDTV Expert - Product Review: Samsung PN50C8000 3D Plasma TV

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By Pete Putman • Mar 8 2011, 4:08pm3D HDTVPlasma HDTVsMarketplaceLCD HDTVs

HDTV Almanac - NeTV Sales to Grow

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By Alfred Poor • Feb 2 2011, 1:00pmMarketplaceInternet HD Video

HDTV Expert - 3D TV Came In With a Bang, But Appears to Have Fizzled Out

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By Pete Putman • Dec 16 2010, 4:33pm3D HDTVMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - India LCD TV Sales Soar

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By Alfred Poor • Nov 18 2010, 1:00pmLCD HDTVsMarketplace

HDTV Expert - Blu-ray: Those hotcakes must be getting cold

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By Pete Putman • Oct 29 2010, 2:51pmBlu-rayMarketplaceCable HDTV

HDTV Expert - The 3D Fire Sales have Begun

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By Pete Putman • Oct 27 2010, 11:35pm3D HDTVBlu-rayMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - ‘Tis the Season

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By Alfred Poor • Oct 7 2010, 1:00pmMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - Home Network Sales Slow Down

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By Alfred Poor • Sep 29 2010, 1:00pmBlu-rayMarketplaceWireless HDMI/HDTVEntertainmentInternet HD VideoSatellite HDTVCable HDTVDigital (DTV) Transition

HDTV Expert - 3D: The Price Wars Have Started!

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By Pete Putman • Sep 1 2010, 4:23pm3D HDTVMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - Get Ready for Black Friday!

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By Alfred Poor • Jul 20 2010, 1:00pmMarketplaceBusiness & Investment

HDTV Almanac - SID 2010: Don’t Look for Panasonic 3DTV Online

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By Alfred Poor • May 27 2010, 1:00pmEvents & TradeshowsMarketplace3D HDTV

HDTV Almanac - Sell More, Earn Less!

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By Alfred Poor • May 19 2010, 1:00pmLCD HDTVsBusiness & InvestmentMarketplace

Americans Spending More on Consumer Electronics, New CEA Study Finds

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By Shane Sturgeon • May 6 2010, 11:11pmMarketplace

Black Friday Sales Strong, According to CEA

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By Shane Sturgeon • Dec 1 2009, 3:33amMarketplace

Best Buy and TiVo Form Strategic Alliance to Transform the Home Entertainment Experience

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jul 9 2009, 1:27pmMarketplace

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast #358 - HomeNet Powerline Networking by Corinex

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By The HT Guys • Feb 27 2009, 8:00amWireless HDMI/HDTVMarketplaceHD DVD

Consumers Continue to Buy HDTV Sets at Strong Rate, But Many Pass On HD Service

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By Shane Sturgeon • Nov 25 2008, 1:29amMarketplace

GE Launches Global HDTV Joint Venture

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 23 2008, 2:03pmMarketplace

DisplaySearch Reports Flat Q2'08 Plasma Panel Results as 1080p Shipments Surge 89% Q/Q

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By Dale Cripps • Jul 24 2008, 8:00pmMarketplace

Wal-Mart Boosts Volume of Blu-ray and Hi Def Among More New Electronics Enhancements

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jun 3 2008, 6:56pmMarketplace

Home Entertainment Summit Examines Industry in transFORMATion

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By Shane Sturgeon • May 23 2008, 4:56pmMarketplace

HDTV Adoption Jumps A Significant 25 Percent Over 2007 Holidays

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By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 24 2008, 12:24pmMarketplace

CEA Finds American Households Spend an Average of $1,400 Annually on Consumer Electronics

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By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 23 2008, 12:08amMarketplace

Planar, Mitsubishi, and Eiki Top-Rated Overall among North American Projector Brands in Pacific Media Associates Dealer Survey

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By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 23 2008, 12:03amMarketplace

The NPD Group: U.S. Consumers Anticipate Spending Less on Entertainment This Year

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By Shane Sturgeon • Apr 22 2008, 3:03pmMarketplace

From the Industry - The Big Picture: DisplaySearch's Outlook on the HDTV Market

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 28 2008, 3:45pmMarketplace

HDTV Inventories Piled Up in January

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 25 2008, 4:25pmMarketplace

Q4'07 Worldwide LCD TV Shipments Surpass CRTs

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 20 2008, 4:15amMarketplace

December HDTV Sales Jumped 27%

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 14 2008, 10:10pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 4

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 13 2008, 5:35pmMarketplace

Another Opinion - The High Cost of Saving Money

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By Terry Paullin • Feb 12 2008, 5:16pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 3

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 11 2008, 5:29pmMarketplace

Wal-Mart Now Ready With TV Converter Boxes and Promised Low Price for Digital Transition

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 11 2008, 2:01pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 2

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 7 2008, 5:25pmMarketplace

Consumer Reports' Latest Tests of HDTVs Show Quality Up, Prices Down

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By Shane Sturgeon • Feb 5 2008, 6:23pmMarketplace

Displaybank Reports Slight Price Decline In Panels

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 5 2008, 6:04pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 1

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 5 2008, 4:50pmMarketplace

Plasma Panel Market Starts Flowing Again in Q3

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By Dale Cripps • Jan 23 2008, 5:53amMarketplace

DisplaySearch Expects Sales of TFT LCD Manufacturing Equipment to Jump 40% to $11.6 Billion in 2008

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By Dale Cripps • Jan 15 2008, 9:27pmMarketplace

HDTV Almanac - Thin is In

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By Alfred Poor • Dec 21 2007, 2:00pmMarketplace

VUDU Offers Free Boxes to Customers Who Purchase Select AQUOS 1080p High Definition LCD TVs Through Vudu.com

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By Shane Sturgeon • Dec 19 2007, 2:48pmMarketplace

Plasma Television Manufacturers Invest Now For the Future

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By Dale Cripps • Dec 18 2007, 5:43pmMarketplace

Pacific Media Reports 1080p LCD HDTV Outsold Lower Priced Plasma Models

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By Dale Cripps • Dec 13 2007, 9:56pmMarketplace

LCD TVs, GPS, Digital Picture Frames, Camera Accessories and D-SLR Among Top Selling Items for Black Friday

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By Dale Cripps • Dec 12 2007, 7:48pmMarketplace

Ed's View - HDTV's 9-11

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By Ed Milbourn • Nov 30 2007, 3:30pmMarketplace

New Category in LCDs - The "Ultra Thin" and Hitachi Is Leading

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By Dale Cripps • Oct 23 2007, 6:36pmMarketplace

Leading Retailers Discuss Challenges of Selling HDTVs

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By Dale Cripps • Sep 27 2007, 3:45pmMarketplace

Large-Size TV Market: Consumers Prefer Full-HD to Larger Sets

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By Dale Cripps • Sep 14 2007, 3:11pmMarketplace

LCD-TV Prices Rise in July-but Declines Likely to Resume in September

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By Dale Cripps • Sep 14 2007, 2:53pmMarketplace

Record High For LCD Monitor Shipments

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By Dale Cripps • Aug 28 2007, 4:44pmMarketplace

Ed's View - SHDTV (Part Duo)

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By Ed Milbourn • Aug 14 2007, 5:33pmTechnologyTechnologyMarketplaceGlobal & WorldviewGamingBusiness & Investment

Ed's View - SHDTV

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By Ed Milbourn • Jul 13 2007, 12:08amTechnologyMarketplaceGlobal & WorldviewBusiness & Investment

Ed's View - A New Light

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By Ed Milbourn • Jun 1 2007, 3:35pmBusiness & InvestmentMarketplacePolitics & PolicyTechnologyTechnology

Don't Let Your High Definition Productions Perish Like Figs In The Sun

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By Dale Cripps • Apr 20 2007, 3:51amHD Video ProductionTechnologySportsNew Products & EquipmentMarketplaceBlu-rayGlobal & Worldview

HDTV Almanac - Another DRM Card Falls

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By Alfred Poor • Apr 3 2007, 2:00pmService & RepairMarketplaceBusiness & InvestmentDigital Rights Management (DRM)

Ed's View - The DirecTV HR 20- DirecTV Local Channel HDTV DVR, Part 1

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By Ed Milbourn • Sep 21 2006, 6:21pmTechnologyNew Products & EquipmentMarketplace

42" HD Overtakes 42" ED Worldwide

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By Shane Sturgeon • Aug 24 2006, 12:00pmMarketplace

DisplaySearch Reports Global LCD TV Shipments Rise 135% in Q1

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By Dale Cripps • May 25 2006, 12:25amMarketplace

It's a Big, Big Mitsubishi World

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By Dale Cripps • Apr 11 2006, 1:30amMarketplace

HDTV Technology Review, Part 1: Introduction

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Mar 27 2006, 8:51pmMarketplace

Interview - Mark Knox, Toshiba on HD DVD

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 23 2006, 6:59amMarketplace

1080p Sales Propelled the MD RPTV Category Forward in 2005

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 9 2006, 5:55pmMarketplace

Sales to dealers rose 35 percent

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 6 2006, 5:18pmMarketplace

Pacific Media Reports Flat Panel TV Sales More than Double over December 2004

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By Dale Cripps • Feb 6 2006, 4:55pmMarketplace

Buying an HDTV? How to be prepared to select the one for you

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 16 2006, 9:09pmMarketplace

Ed's View - CES 2006 Trends

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By Ed Milbourn • Jan 11 2006, 9:21pmMarketplace

CES - Day 4

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 9 2006, 5:02amMarketplace

CES - Day 3

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 9 2006, 4:08amMarketplace

CES - Day 2

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 8 2006, 8:36amMarketplace

CES - Day 1

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 6 2006, 5:39pmMarketplace

CES - Day 0

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jan 4 2006, 3:24pmMarketplace

Ed's View - KISS

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By Ed Milbourn • Oct 27 2005, 7:56pmMarketplace

2005 HDTV Report, Part 3: Market Penetration of H/DTV

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 13 2005, 9:36pmMarketplace

Ed's View - LDTV

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By Ed Milbourn • Sep 25 2005, 7:59pmMarketplace

The Health of HDTV As of September 14, 2005

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By Dale Cripps • Sep 14 2005, 10:22pmMarketplace

Ed's View - HDTV at CEDIA 2005

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By Ed Milbourn • Sep 11 2005, 9:38pmMarketplace

Ed's View - The (H)DTV Transition

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By Ed Milbourn • Jul 31 2005, 11:43pmMarketplacePolitics & PolicyPolitics & Policy

Cable On Top Claims INHD

By Dale Cripps • Jul 26 2005, 7:03pmMarketplace

Ed's View - Are We Being Ripped Off?

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By Ed Milbourn • Jun 11 2005, 7:18pmMarketplace

An Enormous Marketplace Success

By Dale Cripps • Jun 1 2005, 11:02amMarketplace

New Sales Figures Just Released

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By Dale Cripps • Apr 16 2005, 6:43pmMarketplace

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