DTV News for 7-17-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,263 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hi-def picture improving </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The picture is getting sharper, clearer and richer for high-definition TV set owners. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Kansas City, MO Star)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Multimedia Answers: Should I buy HDTV projection TV or an analog TV? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Time to Toss the Tubes: Gateway Unveils Significant Expansion of Digital Television Line With Sleek New LCD and High-Definition Plasma TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Gateway Continues to Deliver on Its Plan to Launch 50 Products In 15 Categories With Barrage of New Digital TV Offerings </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PR Newswire)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Gateway Launches Flat-Screen TVs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> New plasma, LCD TVs hasten PC maker's push into consumer electronics. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(PC World / Yahoo News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Introduces New ALiS Plasma Televisions </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Launches New LCD HDTV Product Line </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Broadens Plasma Display Panel Product Line </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Introduces 50-Inch Plasma Television </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hitachi Introduces New Digital Projection Televisions </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Widescreen Review)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Thomson, LG Team Up On Plasma Development </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Paris - Thomson and LG Electronics have agreed to join R&D resources on plasma display technology. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Samsung results shine on booming LCD sales </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(EE Times)<br>
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