DTV News for 9-13-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 9-13-2006
888 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

FCC sets roadmap for using vacant TV airwaves
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday set a road map for making vacant television airwaves available for other services by early 2009, when broadcasters are due to switch to digital signals.
(Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... VES-DC.XML
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml ... nologyNews

NAB Statement Regarding FCC's Public Notice on Unlicensed Devices
(National Association of Broadcasters)
http://www.nab.org/newsroom/pressrel/st ... evices.htm


20060912 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) [Mark Schubin]
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02235.html


Jeopardy In HDTV: How Does It Look?
Game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune began broadcasting in HDTV yesterday.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/vidiotjeopardy091206.htm

The Today Show In HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
New high-def broadcast blows away rival ABC's Good Morning America.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/todayinhd091306.htm

WNBC Broadcasts Local Programming In HD
WNBC Wednesday began broadcasting 28 hours of news and local programming in high definition.
(WNBC New York, NY)
http://www.wnbc.com/news/9832874/detail ... y&psp=news

HDNet delivers clear view of Atlantis for NASA Debris Team
Using the HD imagery provided by HDNet, engineers were able to look for any release of the protective foam from the outer surface of the shuttle's external tank.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060912/


Poll shows interest in advanced TVs
A recent survey conducted for Circuit City showed that interest in advanced-technology TVs, such as HDTV, is off the charts among likely buyers.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060912/

Best Buy Profits Up On HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The electronics retailer plans to add more high-def installers.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/bestbuy091306.htm

How to buy a flat-screen: Shopping tips
Pay less, get the TV that best fits your needs with these flat-screen buying tips.
(PC World Canada)
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/a2a41 ... 01/pg0.htm

How to buy a flat-screen TV: The technical data explained
What are pixels? Is a wide-screen TV better? We break down the info so you can make an educated choice about your next TV purchase.
(PC World Canada)
http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/a28cb ... 2c/pg0.htm

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