DTV News for 12-5-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 12-5-2006
805 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Republicans want to stop CableCARD initiative
Under current rules, the FCC will prohibit the integration of encryption capabilities into cable set-top boxes after July 1, 2007.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/re ... nitiative/

Still a Mystery... [Dale Cripps]
The success of DTV has always depended upon a voluntary cooperative between government, consumers, the consumer electronics industry, broadcasters, cablers, satellite operators, and retailing with each faction pulling their own weight at just the right time.
(HDTV Magazine)
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/20 ... ystery.php

Schubin Report with Mark Schubin
The changing viewing environments in the cinema--due to stadium seating--and the home--due to larger screens--and whether they mean HDTV is not enough.
(Schubin Report)
http://www.theschubinreport.com/ [Streaming]
http://www.theschubinreport.com/TSR/the ... report.mp3 [File Download]



Fox comes around to HDTV
David Hill predicted that by the middle of next year, DIRECTV would be the biggest provider of HD programming in the world.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/news/fo ... -hdtv/?r=1

HDNet Runs the Race of Champions
HDNet will air The Race of Champions - Nations Cup live for the third consecutive year Saturday, Dec. 16.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

AT&T U-verse TV to Include HDNet and HDNet Movies
AT&T Inc. and HDNet today announced a distribution agreement to deliver HDNet and HDNet Movies as part of the AT&T U-verse(SM) TV channel lineup.
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 488&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061205/cgtu020.html?.v=77

AT&T Offering 27 HDTV Channels [Phillip Swann]
The telco expands service in Texas.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/atthouston120406.htm



HDTV Industry Ignoring Uneducated Consumers
The HDTV industry has glossed over the potential for technically uneducated customers to become alarmed when their TVs stop working after February 17, 2009.
(Mac Observer)
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/12/04.9.shtml

CEA Helps Consumers Shift to Digital Television
Comments Filed with FCC Highlight DTV Consumer Education Website "myCEknowhow.com"
(Consumer Electronics Association / Business Wire via Yahoo News / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=11192
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061204/20061204006044.html?.v=1
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=86749

CEA Looks to Spread DTV-Transition Know-How
The CEA launched a digital-TV information and buying guide on consumer Web site MyCEknowhow.com.
(Multichannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6 ... aking+News

Consumers Go High-Tech and High-Def for the Holidays
Ultimate Electronics, the leader in home and car entertainment, is tuned in to which consumer electronics are making holiday wish lists this season.
(PR Web)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20061204/ ... eb487075_2

HDTV: 5 Big Questions For 2007 [Phillip Swann]
And if they're answered, high-def sales will boom.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdfive120406.htm

Solving puzzle of HD and TV
What's the difference between a 27-inch television and a state-of-the-art 42-inch liquid-crystal display model? The past and the future.
(Washington, DC Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/business ... -2689r.htm

Flat-panel TVs see spectacular Black Friday sales, NPD says
LCD and PDP TVs, which were the most heavily promoted and the most sought after items during Black Friday, produced spectacular results for the week ending November 25, according to The NPD Group.
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061205PR206.html

'Black Friday' Turns Green For HDTVs [Phillip Swann]
New study says LCD and Plasma flat-screen sales soar on the day after Thanksgiving.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/black120506.htm

Projector Buyer's Guide
It's been a long time since one could claim exciting changes in the front projector industry.
(Sound & Video Contractor)
http://svconline.com/corporateav/produc ... ers_guide/

Rear-projection HDTV: an endangered species?
Is rear-projection TV a dying breed, or will it persevere in an increasingly flat-panel world?
(CNET Reviews)
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-667 ... ml?tag=dir



Epson Introduces 1,080p Projector
Long Beach, Calif.