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DTV News for 4-19-2006
1035 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

High-definition DVD gets low-key launch party
HD-DVD players and software went on sale Tuesday at Best Buy and other select retailers, and a trickle of early adopters came to buy, even though only three movies are available.
(Hollywood Reporter via Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... DVD-DC.XML

Toshiba HD DVD Players Now Shipping to U.S. Retailers
'So Real You Can Feel It' Advertising Campaign and national consumer promotions highlight the launch of the first HD DVD players
(PR Newswire / Sys-Con / Broadcast Newsroom / HD Issues / Home Theater)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 268&EDATE=
http://www.sys-con.com/read/208600.htm
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=39465
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=39465
http://hometheater.consumerelectronicsn ... p?id=39465

Toshiba's HD DVD Players Have Arrived
"HD DVD is first out of the gate, and Toshiba is touting the fact that its discs are cheaper to produce than Blu-Ray, but the early-to-market advantage for HD DVD has not worked out because the players are arriving about a year later than expected," said Gartner analyst Laura Behrens.
(NewsFactor Network / Yahoo News)
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=42824
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060418/bs_nf/42824

First HD-DVD players hit US shops
Players support advanced navigation and interactive features
(Infomatics)
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnune ... -hit-shops

Toshiba HD DVD Players Now Shipping to U.S. Retailers
(HardwareZone)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.p ... 10&src=rss

VHS Vs. Betamax Redux In HD DVD Vs. Blu-ray
(Investor's Business Daily)
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDA ... e=20060418

And the HD-DVD, Blu-ray race is on...
(Macsimum News)
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/a ... ace_is_on/

First Look: We Test Toshiba's First HD-DVD Player
The HD-XA1 offers an impressive picture, but its performance is sluggish.
(IDG News Service via PC World)
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article ... RSS,00.asp

HD-DVD Hardware Gets Real
There's also a clutch of hot digital music players out soon.
(IDG News Service via Washington, DC Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rsonaltech

Review: Toshiba HD-XA1 HD-DVD player
(Digit Magazine)
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5685

Warner Home Video To Deliver First HD DVD Titles To The Marketplace
Initial Three Films Will be Available April 18; 17 Additional HD DVD Titles To Follow In the Coming Weeks
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11198

High Def Home Entertainment (HDHE) Announces The First Adult HD DVD Titles, Including The Original "Deep Throat."
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11199


DisplaySearch Announces Call for Speakers for 4th Annual HDTV Conference: The Future of Television
On-line Registration and Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060419/20060419005208.html?.v=1


Thomson Readies Affordable, Innovative Solutions for Completion of U.S. Digital TV Broadcast Transition
New Silicon Solutions and Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Designed to Broadcaster Specifications to be Demonstrated at NAB 2006
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060418/20060418005646.html?.v=1

Thomson Readies U.S. Digital TV Broadcast Solutions
(ECN Magazine)
http://www.ecnmag.com/article/CA6325679.html

Fujifilm Demonstrates Broad Product Line At NAB
New Technologies For Professionals Include Fujifilm HDV Tape Media And High-Capacity Blu-Ray And HD DVD Optical Products
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11197

Jampro Sells DVT Slot Antenna to WLNY-TV
Prostar UHF DVT slot antenna features outstanding low weight to windload characteristics
(Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=39449

HGTV Goes HD, Makes Teranex Video Processors Its Standard
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11201


Don't buy a 1080p telly, warns consultant
There is no such thing
(Inquirer)
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31089

Mike Ferguson's New Book - HDTV is Here - Makes HDTV Easy to Understand
(PR.COM)
http://www.pr.com/press-release/9528

Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc. Today Announces the Next Delivery of Its LCD High Definition Digital Televisions (HDTV)
(PR Newswire / Sys-Con)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 308&EDATE=
http://www.sys-con.com/read/208622.htm

Dell releases new LCD TV
(Toronto, ON Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... tLCDTV0418

Panasonic Showcases World's Largest Plasma TV One Day Only at The New York Stock Exchange
New Plasma Completes Line Ranging From 37 to 103 Inches Available in 2006
(HD Issues)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=39429

Panasonic Showcases World's Largest Plasma TV
(HardwareZone)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=4331&cid=6

Pioneer takes top spot in flat panel market, says PMA
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060419PR202.html

New Product: Samsung HL-5679W LED DLP HDTV
(Sound and Vision Magazine)
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/articl ... le_id=1372

Sony, Samsung venture to raise LCD output
(Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... AMSUNG.xml

Toshiba Announces Bright DLP(TM) Projector Made for Mobility
Offering 2,700 ANSI Lumens, TDP-T100U Also Includes Password Protection, One-Touch Auto Set-up, Digital Zoom, 'Blackboard' Function, and Instant Power Shutdown
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060418/20060418005329.html?.v=1

Marantz 1080p HD DLP Projector
With full upconversion capability for all video sources to 1080p HD resolution, Marantz