DTV News for 8-2-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 8-2-2006
930 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Converter box comments shed light on HD growth, home viewers
In responding to a call from a government agency for comments on a program to subsidize the purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes, the NAB and Consumer Electronics Association shed some light on the market.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... 60801/?r=4


Apparently "forever" has been over-rated
Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friend, according to a new U.S. study that found three of four women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace.
(Reuters)
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml ... EnoughNews

New Envision 32-inch HD LCD TV arrives
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060802PR203.html

LG spruces up HDTVs
(InterActive Home)
http://blog.activehome.co.uk/2006/08/lg ... _up_h.html

Panasonic to Sell TV 'Designer Frames' [Phillip Swann]
The company adds even more style to Plasma TVs.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/panasonicd ... 080206.htm

Review: Philips 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Three innovations combine to create the stunningly bright display. Pixel Plus+ 3HD technology enhances pixel creation. Ambilight circuitry continuously analyzes and optimizes picture settings according to lighting conditions. And digital circuitry controls dynamic contrast and color enhancement.
(NewsFactor Network / Yahoo News)
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?s ... 200086621S
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060801/tc_nf/44848

Westinghouse LVM-42w2
The Westinghouse LVM-42w2 is a value-priced 42-inch 1080p LCD that is equipped with plenty of HD video inputs, but its impressively detailed imagery was tainted by uncorrectable color errors.
(PC Magazine via ABC News)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1996849,00.asp
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ZDM/story?id=2260662


LG Ejects Dual HDTV DVD Player [Phillip Swann]
The set-top would have played both Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD formats.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lg080106.htm

Lack of content threatens next-gen DVD
(Digital TV Group)
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?cla ... =0&id=1837


Key Digital(R) Introduces Massively Expandable Fat Boy Series
KD-MSW8x4 Video/Audio True Matrix Switchers, up to 1080p Analog
(Business Wire / Yahoo News)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060801/20060801005360.html?.v=1


Panel proposes end to limit on copying of digital broadcasts [Japan]
(Kyodo News via Yahoo News)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060801/kyodo/d8j7lrho0.html

Panel Calls for Relaxing Copy Protection for Digital TV Programs [Japan]
(Jiji Press via RedOrbit)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology

Telstra tunes out digital TV [Australia]
(Australian IT)
http://australianit.news.com.au/article ... l?from=rss

Digital TV Coverage [Australia]
When is free to view digital tv available in your area (by postcode and by region) plus coverage maps (updated 1 August 2006)
(Digital Broadcasting Australia)
http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=22