DTV News for 11-21-2005

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 11-21-2005
405 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

House Passes DTV-Transition Bill
The House passed a bill Friday morning that would end analog-TV broadcasting.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... erral=SUPP

House OKs Earlier Digital TV Deadline
(All Headline News)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001112715

House backs quicker digital TV switch plan
(CNET)
http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-596228 ... &subj=news

House approves December 2008 deadline to shut off analog television
(KOB-TV Albuquerque, NM)
http://www.kob.com/index.cfm?viewer=sto ... 5&cat=HOME

Digital television switchover to cost us
Some time in the next few years your TV may stop working. You'll turn it on and things will seem normal, but you'll see no picture.
(Charlotte, NC Observer)
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/ ... otte_local

20051120 Schubin's Sunday Stuff (Mark's Monday Memo)
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02206.html


Chris Coppola hangs HD 'Portraits' in Wal-Mart
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False


High-definition TV prices descend to as low as $700
(San Jose, CA Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercuryn ... s_business

One of these 32" flat-panel LCD televisions is specifically designed to appeal to women
With buying decisions no longer driven just by men, manufacturers turn to designs that appeal to both sexes
(Boston, MA Globe)
http://www.boston.com/business/personal ... iness+News

Is It Time to Buy That 50-Inch Plasma TV?
Prices have steadily fallen on HDTV models with new brands and increased production
(Boston, MA Globe / RedOrbit / TMCNet)
http://www.boston.com/business/personal ... iness+News
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/nov/1209705.htm

You've got the TV, remote, manual. But wait! There's more...
(Boston, MA Globe)
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/ar ... iness+News

Looking to go high-def? There are lots of choices
(Denver, CO Rocky Mountain News)
http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/tech/a ... 53,00.html

Television technospeak
Before buying a new TV, you've gotta learn the lingo
(Fort Worth, TX Star-Telegram)
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13218096.htm

TV envy drives many to seek out big screens
(Sioux Falls, SD Argus Leader)
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 00348/1004

For some, the picture is still fuzzy on high-def televisions
(Hampton Roads, VA Virginian-Pilot)
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/st ... ran=102646

Most viewers are in the dark about the future of digital TV
(Technology360)
http://technology360.typepad.com/techno ... rs_ar.html


Panasonic PT-AE900U LCD Projector
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/video ... panasonic/

Sharp XV-Z12000 Mark II DLP Projector
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/video ... 1105sharp/

Sharp AQUOS Named Official High-Definition Television of NBC Experience Store
Partnership Places Sharp AQUOS LC-TVs Throughout Retail Venue and Additional NBC Properties
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051121/20051121005168.html?.v=1


Your PC can get high-definition TV, cheaply
(Boston, MA Globe)
http://www.boston.com/business/personal ... iness+News


The Rumble For Your Rec Room
A new game machine starts the war to rule the HDTV era
(US News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/ar ... /28rec.htm

X-cellent!
Cutting-edge best decribes Microsoft's Xbox 360
(Chicago, IL Tribune)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technolog ... siness-hed


LG Elec may double plasma panel capacity by 2007
(Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False

Non-Proprietary Closed Captioning TV Fonts Announced by Ascender Corp
The Ascender TV Font Collection includes highly legible TV closed captioning fonts in non-proprietary TrueType and OpenType formats that meet the EIA-708-B standard for Digital TV Closed Captioning (DTVCC) as mandated by the FCC.
(PR Web)
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb312483.htm

HDTV makes its mark
New compression technologies for High Definition TV are driving new chip architectures
(Engineer Live)
http://www.engineerlive.com/features/14 ... mark.thtml


Anyware Makes Digital TV Available Anytime [DVB-T]
Anyware Computer Accessories has released a digital TV tuner the size of a thumb.
(Smart House)
http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Entertainm ... s/M2U8U7V7

Channel 4 'wins new Freeview slot' [UK]
Channel 4 is expected to announce a successful bid for the new slot on Freeview.
(Digital Spy)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds26454.html

Five buys into Top Up; C4 'wins Freeview slot' [UK]
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... 93&id=1306

Ofcom ponders future of analogue TV spectrum [UK]
Could be the biggest sell-off since 3G
(Infomatics / Yahoo News)
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnune ... nalogue-tv
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21112005/175/o ... ctrum.html

RTL buys into Top Up [UK]
(Advanced Television)
http://www.advanced-television.com/2005 ... htm#rtlbuy