DTV News for 5-26-2005
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:01 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 5-26-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 584 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - May 22, 2005: </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=878">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=878</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV changes are signal for debate </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Is the government getting ready to snatch away your - gasp! - TV channels? </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-25-digital-usat_x.htm?csp=34">www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050526/bs_usatoday/tvchangesaresignalfordebate">news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...lfordebate</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> This is a legislative hearing on a staff discussion draft of the DTV Transition Act of 2005. [RealPlayer WebCast] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The hearing will begin at approximately 11:30 AM. The link to the broadcast will become active 10 minutes prior to the start of the hearing. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/05262005hearing1533/hearing.htm#Webcast">energycommerce.house.gov/...tm#Webcast</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Barton to Get Earful on DTV [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Industry executives and consumer activists will be full of ideas on improving House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton's draft legislation to speed the DTV transition when they testify at the panel's hearing Thursday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA603931.html?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Transition Act Would Set End Date for Analog TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=872">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=872</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Why the broadcast flag won't work </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The flag scheme violates a fundamental content-protection maxim: Content must be protected at the source. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNet News.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+flag+wont+work/2010-1071_3-5720006.html?part=rss&tag=5720006&subj=news">news.com.com/Why+the+broa...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Why the broadcast flag should go forward </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In the end, it will be the consumers who suffer the most if broadcast flag is not mandated for the digital era </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNet News.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+flag+should+go+forward/2010-1071_3-5719977.html?part=rss&tag=5719977&subj=news">news.com.com/Why+the+broa...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Delay Of Digital TV Holds Broadband Back </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced IP Pipeline)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advancedippipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=163701052">www.advancedippipeline.co...=163701052</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV Future </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, IA)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=96822">www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=96822</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Educate the Public by Educating the Retailers [Dale Cripps] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog/view.php?id=28578">www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog...p?id=28578</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Buyers' Guide: Televisions </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Planning on splashing out on a new goggle box? Follow our guide to choosing a screen that's really good to look at </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(vnunet.com / IT Week)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.vnunet.com/features/1163257">www.vnunet.com/features/1163257</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.itweek.co.uk/other/features/2135639/buyers-guide-televisions">www.itweek.co.uk/other/fe...elevisions</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Bigger, thinner, cheaper; TV price war heats up </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Though prices for smaller flat-screen displays could rise this year, big-screen TV prices are set for a prolonged slide as a battle rages between liquid crystal and plasma display standards. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/audi/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8610456">www.reuters.com/audi/news...ID=8610456</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-05-26T063308Z_01_SP341231_RTRIDST_0_TECH-TECH-DISPLAYS-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...AYS-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Is the Cost of HDTV Receivers Limiting DTV and Home Theater Sales? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Audio Revolution)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.avrev.com/news/0505/25.hdtv.html">www.avrev.com/news/0505/25.hdtv.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Affordable HD at NAB </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Coming into NAB2005, the HDV format was the big buzz... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_affordable_hd_nab/">broadcastengineering.com/...le_hd_nab/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Measurements for DTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> At the risk of the howls of indignation from the naysayers who have been around all through the DTV conversion, it appears that well-designed and installed DTV systems are operating extremely well.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_measurements_dtv/">broadcastengineering.com/...ments_dtv/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV hardware </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> For TV stations and production facilities that make virtually all of their income from SD, implementing HD represents a challenge. John Luff provides an HD roadmap... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_hdtv_hardware/">broadcastengineering.com/..._hardware/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Routing switchers </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Video routing is still the hub of all broadcast and production centers. An examination of multi-format, HD and SDI routing techniques and technology... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_routing_switchers_4/">broadcastengineering.com/...itchers_4/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Surround sound in the digital era </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> World Edition storySurveys show that good surround audio makes even SD images look
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 584 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - May 22, 2005: </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=878">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=878</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> TV changes are signal for debate </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Is the government getting ready to snatch away your - gasp! - TV channels? </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(USA Today / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-25-digital-usat_x.htm?csp=34">www.usatoday.com/money/me...htm?csp=34</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050526/bs_usatoday/tvchangesaresignalfordebate">news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=...lfordebate</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> This is a legislative hearing on a staff discussion draft of the DTV Transition Act of 2005. [RealPlayer WebCast] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The hearing will begin at approximately 11:30 AM. The link to the broadcast will become active 10 minutes prior to the start of the hearing. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/05262005hearing1533/hearing.htm#Webcast">energycommerce.house.gov/...tm#Webcast</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Barton to Get Earful on DTV [Paid Subscription Required] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Industry executives and consumer activists will be full of ideas on improving House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton's draft legislation to speed the DTV transition when they testify at the panel's hearing Thursday. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcasting & Cable)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA603931.html?display=Breaking+News">www.broadcastingcable.com...aking+News</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> DTV Transition Act Would Set End Date for Analog TV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(TV Technology)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=872">www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=872</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Why the broadcast flag won't work </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The flag scheme violates a fundamental content-protection maxim: Content must be protected at the source. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNet News.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+flag+wont+work/2010-1071_3-5720006.html?part=rss&tag=5720006&subj=news">news.com.com/Why+the+broa...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Why the broadcast flag should go forward </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> In the end, it will be the consumers who suffer the most if broadcast flag is not mandated for the digital era </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(CNet News.com)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.com.com/Why+the+broadcast+flag+should+go+forward/2010-1071_3-5719977.html?part=rss&tag=5719977&subj=news">news.com.com/Why+the+broa...&subj=news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Delay Of Digital TV Holds Broadband Back </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Advanced IP Pipeline)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.advancedippipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=163701052">www.advancedippipeline.co...=163701052</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV Future </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, IA)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=96822">www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=96822</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Educate the Public by Educating the Retailers [Dale Cripps] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(HDTV Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog/view.php?id=28578">www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog...p?id=28578</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Buyers' Guide: Televisions </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Planning on splashing out on a new goggle box? Follow our guide to choosing a screen that's really good to look at </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(vnunet.com / IT Week)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.vnunet.com/features/1163257">www.vnunet.com/features/1163257</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.itweek.co.uk/other/features/2135639/buyers-guide-televisions">www.itweek.co.uk/other/fe...elevisions</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Bigger, thinner, cheaper; TV price war heats up </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Though prices for smaller flat-screen displays could rise this year, big-screen TV prices are set for a prolonged slide as a battle rages between liquid crystal and plasma display standards. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.reuters.com/audi/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8610456">www.reuters.com/audi/news...ID=8610456</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-05-26T063308Z_01_SP341231_RTRIDST_0_TECH-TECH-DISPLAYS-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...AYS-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Is the Cost of HDTV Receivers Limiting DTV and Home Theater Sales? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Audio Revolution)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.avrev.com/news/0505/25.hdtv.html">www.avrev.com/news/0505/25.hdtv.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Affordable HD at NAB </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Coming into NAB2005, the HDV format was the big buzz... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_affordable_hd_nab/">broadcastengineering.com/...le_hd_nab/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Measurements for DTV </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> At the risk of the howls of indignation from the naysayers who have been around all through the DTV conversion, it appears that well-designed and installed DTV systems are operating extremely well.... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_measurements_dtv/">broadcastengineering.com/...ments_dtv/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HDTV hardware </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> For TV stations and production facilities that make virtually all of their income from SD, implementing HD represents a challenge. John Luff provides an HD roadmap... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_hdtv_hardware/">broadcastengineering.com/..._hardware/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Routing switchers </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Video routing is still the hub of all broadcast and production centers. An examination of multi-format, HD and SDI routing techniques and technology... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Broadcast Engineering)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_routing_switchers_4/">broadcastengineering.com/...itchers_4/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Surround sound in the digital era </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> World Edition storySurveys show that good surround audio makes even SD images look