DTV News for 11-21-2005
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:10 am
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
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