DTV News for 12-27-2005
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:47 am
DTV News for 12-27-2005
369 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
I'm be taking a few days off over the holidays so there will only be postings on a few days. Best wishes for the New Year to all.
Multicasting Tops Christian Coalition Agenda [Paid Subscription Required]
The Washington-based Christian Coalition has set its lobbying agenda for 2006 and multicasting will be a major focus.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Analog End Date: Lawmakers Almost Git 'er Done
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3566
Senate, House agree on DTV legislation
In the pre-holiday rush, Senate and House conferees hammered out their differences to agree on a final version of the long-pending DTV legislation.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20051227/
Industry News
DTV revolution set to begin- in 2009; only half of HDTV owners actually watching HDTV.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/ ... ustrynews/
ATSC Standard Newsletter [Adobe PDF File]
Issue 21 - December 2005
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/news_information/ne ... Dec_05.pdf
20051223 Free (almost) Friday Fragments (Mark's Monday Memo) [Mark Schubin]
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02211.html
Shop 'Til They Lock
As the media industry wages war on the copying of music, movies and other digital files, copyright locks are creeping into hardware designs. By this time next year, many more gadgets may come stuffed with a lump of DRM.
(Wired)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... _tophead_1
DIRECTV to Be HDTV Leader in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The satcaster will dramatically expand its high-def lineup, says the TV futurist.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dtvhdtv122405.htm
KQED in Sony HD Production Pilot
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3572
WSAZ will go digital
WSAZ-TV is planning to launch a new digital channel in 2006 that will carry family- oriented programming along with an originally produced 10 p.m. newscast.
(Charleston, WV Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.com/news/News/2005122720/
The Brave New TV World
(ThirdAge)
http://www.thirdage.com/news/articles/A ... 21-02.html
Ten HDTV Myths
The world of high-definition television can be as confusing as it is alluring. If you're ready to make the leap, we have the facts you need.
(PC World)
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/ ... 629,00.asp
26 percent of U.S. plans to have HDTV
(United Press International / MENAFN)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?S ... 5135-1259r
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp ... DxmTAgr0DG
New-generation TVs put Baja plants back on track
Booming holiday sales bring smiles across border
(San Diego, CA Union-Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexi ... n24tv.html
Prices for flat-screen TVs have dropped, and options are many
Part II of the choosing-a-flat-screen-TV-for-Christmas series
(Honolulu, HI Star-Bulletin)
http://starbulletin.com/2005/12/26/busi ... ology.html
How HDTV Can Save You Money [Phillip Swann]
Buying a high-def set may not be as expensive as you think.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdtvsavings122705.htm
Media, tech companies to develop HDTV guidelines
The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance will create guidelines to make it easier for consumers to view HDTV throughout their home-entertainment systems.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... guidelines
Plasma TVs for $1,000 in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The TV futurist predicts that flat-screen TVs will soon become affordable for most Americans.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/swanniplasma122405.htm
Big-Screen HDTVs for Under $500 in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The TV analyst says rear-projection TV makers will drop prices to keep pace with flat-screen sets.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/rearhdtv122605.htm
LCoS [Ed Milbourn]
The much-touted LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) microdisplay technology may finally have reached a confident level of production maturity.
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2005/12/lcos.php
The latest supermodel feud - plasma vs. LCD
(Hartford, CT Courant via Buffalo, NY News)
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20 ... 023661.asp
Gateway 21-inch TV moves in right circle
(Buffalo, NY News)
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20 ... 065178.asp
JVC D-ILA 70-inch LCoS reviewed
(Engadget)
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2005/ ... -reviewed/
LG HDTV powered by SpatiaLight imagers
(Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800401383_4 ... 0c0_no.HTM
Sony Gets the Big Picture
The KDS-R60XBR1 60-inch projection TV is sure to please -- as long as you don't live in a studio apartment
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... 102628.htm
Sony to demo 82-inch LCD at CES
(Engadget)
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2005/ ... cd-at-ces/
Next gen DVD formats ready to go toe-to-toe
(New York Times via Salt Lake City, UT Deseret News)
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635171663,00.html
Fate of high-definition DVD may lie with Microsoft
After months of wrangling between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD groups, the battle lines in the war over a next-generation HD DVD format have moved to the doorstep of Microsoft Corp.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =175400242
60 fraud cases tied to digital broadcasting work [Japan]
(Kyodo News via Japan Times / Yahoo News / TMCNet)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/get ... 1226a6.htm
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051225/kyodo/d8en7qr80.html
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/dec/1238970.htm
369 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
I'm be taking a few days off over the holidays so there will only be postings on a few days. Best wishes for the New Year to all.
Multicasting Tops Christian Coalition Agenda [Paid Subscription Required]
The Washington-based Christian Coalition has set its lobbying agenda for 2006 and multicasting will be a major focus.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
Analog End Date: Lawmakers Almost Git 'er Done
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3566
Senate, House agree on DTV legislation
In the pre-holiday rush, Senate and House conferees hammered out their differences to agree on a final version of the long-pending DTV legislation.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/hi ... -20051227/
Industry News
DTV revolution set to begin- in 2009; only half of HDTV owners actually watching HDTV.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/ ... ustrynews/
ATSC Standard Newsletter [Adobe PDF File]
Issue 21 - December 2005
(Advanced Television Systems Committee)
http://www.atsc.org/news_information/ne ... Dec_05.pdf
20051223 Free (almost) Friday Fragments (Mark's Monday Memo) [Mark Schubin]
(Digital Television)
http://www.digitaltelevision.com/monday ... 02211.html
Shop 'Til They Lock
As the media industry wages war on the copying of music, movies and other digital files, copyright locks are creeping into hardware designs. By this time next year, many more gadgets may come stuffed with a lump of DRM.
(Wired)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... _tophead_1
DIRECTV to Be HDTV Leader in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The satcaster will dramatically expand its high-def lineup, says the TV futurist.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dtvhdtv122405.htm
KQED in Sony HD Production Pilot
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3572
WSAZ will go digital
WSAZ-TV is planning to launch a new digital channel in 2006 that will carry family- oriented programming along with an originally produced 10 p.m. newscast.
(Charleston, WV Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.com/news/News/2005122720/
The Brave New TV World
(ThirdAge)
http://www.thirdage.com/news/articles/A ... 21-02.html
Ten HDTV Myths
The world of high-definition television can be as confusing as it is alluring. If you're ready to make the leap, we have the facts you need.
(PC World)
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/ ... 629,00.asp
26 percent of U.S. plans to have HDTV
(United Press International / MENAFN)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?S ... 5135-1259r
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp ... DxmTAgr0DG
New-generation TVs put Baja plants back on track
Booming holiday sales bring smiles across border
(San Diego, CA Union-Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexi ... n24tv.html
Prices for flat-screen TVs have dropped, and options are many
Part II of the choosing-a-flat-screen-TV-for-Christmas series
(Honolulu, HI Star-Bulletin)
http://starbulletin.com/2005/12/26/busi ... ology.html
How HDTV Can Save You Money [Phillip Swann]
Buying a high-def set may not be as expensive as you think.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdtvsavings122705.htm
Media, tech companies to develop HDTV guidelines
The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance will create guidelines to make it easier for consumers to view HDTV throughout their home-entertainment systems.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... guidelines
Plasma TVs for $1,000 in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The TV futurist predicts that flat-screen TVs will soon become affordable for most Americans.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/swanniplasma122405.htm
Big-Screen HDTVs for Under $500 in 2006 [Phillip Swann]
The TV analyst says rear-projection TV makers will drop prices to keep pace with flat-screen sets.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/rearhdtv122605.htm
LCoS [Ed Milbourn]
The much-touted LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) microdisplay technology may finally have reached a confident level of production maturity.
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2005/12/lcos.php
The latest supermodel feud - plasma vs. LCD
(Hartford, CT Courant via Buffalo, NY News)
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20 ... 023661.asp
Gateway 21-inch TV moves in right circle
(Buffalo, NY News)
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20 ... 065178.asp
JVC D-ILA 70-inch LCoS reviewed
(Engadget)
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2005/ ... -reviewed/
LG HDTV powered by SpatiaLight imagers
(Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800401383_4 ... 0c0_no.HTM
Sony Gets the Big Picture
The KDS-R60XBR1 60-inch projection TV is sure to please -- as long as you don't live in a studio apartment
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... 102628.htm
Sony to demo 82-inch LCD at CES
(Engadget)
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2005/ ... cd-at-ces/
Next gen DVD formats ready to go toe-to-toe
(New York Times via Salt Lake City, UT Deseret News)
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635171663,00.html
Fate of high-definition DVD may lie with Microsoft
After months of wrangling between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD groups, the battle lines in the war over a next-generation HD DVD format have moved to the doorstep of Microsoft Corp.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =175400242
60 fraud cases tied to digital broadcasting work [Japan]
(Kyodo News via Japan Times / Yahoo News / TMCNet)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/get ... 1226a6.htm
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/051225/kyodo/d8en7qr80.html
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/dec/1238970.htm