DTV News for 1-2-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 1-2-2007
777 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


HDTV: Tomorrow Not Quite Here
Transmission Limitations Hamper Potential of 1080p Sets
(TV Week)
http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=31193

HDNet to Air Ford Funeral In HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The high-def network has the exclusive rights.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/fordhd010107.htm

Channel 3 newscasts will be in HD
(Sacramento, CA Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/127/story/101539.html

WDSI FOX61 Now Available In HD , Comcast Raising Rates
(Chattanooga, TN Chattanoogan.com)
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_98951.asp


DIRECTV Could Team With EchoStar On HDTV [Phillip Swann]
Incoming boss John Malone says he would like a relationship with the rival satcaster.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/malonehd123006.htm



LG to demo 1080p content at CES
Content created with high-speed motion camera
(IDG News Service via InfoWorld)
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/ ... ces_1.html

LG to Demo 1080p At CES [Phillip Swann]
The TV maker will showcase 'Full HD' content at the trade show.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lgdemo010207.htm



Revenues sacrificed in fight to capture new TV market
Gary Shapiro, president of the Washington-based Consumer Electronics Association, declared a year ago that 2006 would be "the year of HDTV" or high definition television. His prediction proved spot on.
(Financial Times)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e7587a82-9a05-1 ... e2340.html

HDTV: 2006's Winners & Losers! [Winners] [Phillip Swann]
Which companies and individuals were most helped -- and most hurt -- by the year's events.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/winlose122906.htm

HDTV's Biggest Losers of 2006! [Losers] [Phillip Swann]
Which companies and individuals were most helped -- and most hurt -- by the year's events.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lose2122906.htm

de-fin'-ing High-Def
Even if you're not ready for digital TV, digital is ready for you. In fact, it's inevitable.
(Sacramento, CA Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/127/story/101537.html

LCD TVs now hottest holiday gadget
LCD televisions beat out digital cameras to become the top-selling gadget during the 2006 holiday season, according to NPD Group market data released Friday.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet)
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6146383 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6146 ... subj=zdnet

LCD HDTV: Holiday's Top Selling Gadget [Phillip Swann]
The NPD Group says it edged out the digital camera.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lcd2006010107.htm

The other guys in digital TV
A few years ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, the big topic of discussion was how Dell and the computing giants were going to change the TV market. Instead, much of the action has come from the elves.
(CNET News.com / ZDNet)
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6145955 ... &subj=news
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6145955.html

Plasma TV proponent sings praises of the screens
It's not exactly Bloods vs. Crips, but there's a little turf war going on in the HDTV world. What do you like, plasma or DLP? Or maybe LCD?
(Morning Call)
http://www.mcall.com/technology/all-ele ... 3167.story

How To Hook Up That Fancy New HDTV - Part I: The Numbers Game
HDTV Formats and Resolutions: The Numbers Game
(Big Picture Big Sound)
http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/setti ... -978.shtml

How to Hook Up that Fancy New HDTV - Part II: The Hook-Up
Gotta Get Myself Connected
(Big Picture Big Sound)
http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/hook- ... -980.shtml

How to Hook Up that Fancy New HDTV - Part III: Calibration
What's Good for the Showroom is Not Good for the Living Room
(Big Picture Big Sound)
http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/hook- ... -981.shtml

Tuning up your HDTV
(KTRK-TV Houston, TX)
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?secti ... id=4889826



Olevia 747i LCD 1080p Television
For a relatively new brand, Olevia has made a fast start.
(Ultimate AV)
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/flatp ... 206olevia/

Panasonic TH-50PF9UK Plasma Monitor
Panasonic's finally shipping a 50-inch 1080p plasma monitor, and it's a keeper.
(HDTVexpert)
http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages_b/Panas ... PF9UK.html

Philips 42PF9831D LCD HDTV
Can hot cathodes increase your viewing pleasure?
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/lcds/1206philips42pf/

Projectiondesign Adds 1,080 Model
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