DTV News for 4-18-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 4-18-2006
1036 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

High-definition DVD finally in stores
The first HD-DVD titles are slated to go on sale Tuesday and, contrary to speculation, Toshiba players have arrived at Best Buy and should be on sale in at least some of the chain's locations.
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... -HDDVD.xml

Playing now: High-definition DVD movies
They're not expected to be a big hit at first; rival format on its way
(Dallas, TX Morning News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 5e329.html

Buyer Beware: Toshiba's New HDTV DVD Player [Phillip Swann]
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/2006/04/bu ... v-dvd.html


Focus to Show HD Tapeless Workflow at NAB 2006
At NAB 2006, Focus Enhancements will showcase its latest, additions to its line of HD video workflow solutions.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_14109.shtml

Hitachi to Intro Tapeless Workflow Products at NAB 2006
With the advent of tapeless acquisition from many camera manufacturers, Hitachi is introducing new hard disk and solid-state digital video recording products.
(Videography)
http://www.videography.com/articles/article_14107.shtml

Envivio Introduces Two New Professional MPEG-4 Decoders for SD and HD Content
D1 and D5 Join Envivio 4View Broadcast Series for Mobile, IPTV, Enterprise and Broadcast Networks
(PR Newswire / HD Issues / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 470&EDATE=
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=39382
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=39382

High-definition video production headed for indie filmmaking market
A producer of digital video equipment called Silicon Imaging, is promising to reveal at next week's NAB 2006 convention in Las Vegas a small-form factor digital motion picture camera capable of shooting 1920 x 1080 progressive resolution video with 16:9 aspect ratio, at up to 60 fps, using a four-hour battery and a 2-1/2" 160 GB hard drive, and selling for about $20,000.
(TG Daily)
http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/04/17/high- ... ilmmakers/


1080p into HDTV Displays [Rodolfo La Maestra]
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... splays.php

The skinny on flat TVs: Plan ahead for 2009
(Fort Wayne, IN Journal Gazette)
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgaz ... tte_living

HDTV: Just the Facts, Please
(LiveArticles.org)
http://www.livearticles.org/article.php?articleID=816

ViewSonic Ignites Projector Market with Award Winning Products and Growth
Focus on Quality and Performance Drives Sales and Industry Recognition
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060418/20060418005159.html?.v=1

Westinghouse LCD TVs Now Sold Through Pamida Inc.
LCD TV and Monitor Provider Widens Distribution
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060418/20060418005002.html?.v=1


6 HDTV-Friendly A/V Receivers
(CNET.com via AskMen)
http://www.askmen.com/toys/mrtech_150/1 ... dgets.html


Video Compression And The Future
(InternetNews.com)
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3599551


Mobile TV heats up
(Mobile Handset DesignLine via CommsDesign)
http://www.commsdesign.com/news/insight ... =185303375


Jampro installs first DTV systems in Latin America [Mexico]
These are the first terrestrial digital systems to be deployed throughout Mexico.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... -20060403/

Dodgy doublespeak dogs digital TV debate [Australia]
Despite ongoing discussions, it appears the Government has already made up its mind.
(Melbourne Age)
http://www.theage.com.au/news/perspecti ... 35063.html