DTV News for 4-17-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 4-17-2006
1037 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

CEA, NAB Oppose California Mandate on DTV Adapters
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3852

Digital Upstart [USDTV]
Digital TV upstart; U.S. Digital Television at a glance
(US News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/ar ... eusdtv.htm

USDTV Ramps Up to MPEG-4
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3860


Transitional TV Growing Pains
The transition from analog to digital, SD to HD, 4:3 to 16:9 is going to be a bumpy one
(Digital Video Editing)
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/arti ... p?id=39271

Belo Television Group Purchases Neural's MultiMerge DTV Audio Processing
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Sys-Con)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 356&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060414/sff017.html?.v=52
http://www5.sys-con.com/read/207423.htm

Belo Television Group Purchases Neural's MultiMerge DTV Audio Processing
(Broadcast Newsroom / DTV Professional)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=39267
http://www.dtvprofessional.com/articles ... p?id=39267

Fujinon Intros HD Field Lens and Half-Inch HD Lens for Sony XDCAM HD
New XA66x9.3ESM is Choice Lens for Sporting Events and Other Large Venues
(HD Issues)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=39240


June Brings A Slew Of Summer Premieres On VOOM HD Networks: Artstar, The New Reality/Docu Series Set In New York Artworld; Live Broadcast Of Canadian Football Games To Feed Your Football Habit
Plus, June Is James Bond Month On VOOM, With The World High Definition Premiere Of 17 James Bond Films On Film Fest HD; And The Chance To Own A Rare Piece Of Bond History With A Live Interactive Auction Simulcast On Treasure HD From Planet Hollywood
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11188

As V-Chip goes digital, do consumers care?
For all the hubbub about the sex- and violence-blocking V-Chip in the late 1990s, it's hard to find someone today who actually uses it to filter out television programs.
(CNET News.com via ZDNet News)
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6061580.html


LCoS Display Technology Shoot-Out, Part D
Comparison with CRT, LCD, Plasma and DLP
(HD Issues / DTV Professional / Digital Video Editing)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=38483
http://www.dtvprofessional.com/articles ... inter=true
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/arti ... p?id=38483

Flat-Panel TVs, Long Touted, Finally Are Becoming the Norm [Paid Subscription Required]
After years as the Next Big Thing in consumer electronics, flat-panel TVs are finally becoming the mainstream standard.
(Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/google_login.html ... lenews_wsj

Dirt-cheap no-names: LCD TV bargains
(San Francisco Chronicle, Cnet)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... s.business

Waiting on HDTV? C'Mon, It Looks Great
(Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution / RedOrbit)
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/bus ... usted.html
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology

Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD
The Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD aims to improve the picture quality of your TV, and it succeeds. Other calibration DVDs incorporate a wider range of A/V optimization tools, but the Monster/ISF DVD is the easiest to use, and it provides good information in an easily digestible format. For home theater PC enthusiasts, the DVD contains a very high-quality Windows Media Video HD version of the Calibration Wizard.
(PC Magazine / ABC News)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1949627,00.asp
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ZDM/story?id=1843730

Calibrator colors HDTV beautiful
(Hartford, CT Courant via Seattle, WA Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... cation=rss

Mitsubishi Unveils Laser-Driven HDTV Technology
Allows Richest HD Picture Ever
(Broadcast Newsroom / HD Issues)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=39250
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=39250

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Unveils Laser-Driven HDTV Technology That Allows Richest HD Picture Ever
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11194

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces The First 1080p DLP