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The End of High Definition Broadcasting

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Dec 8, 11:15pm

It is not a nightmare. You have read it correctly.

According to recent reports, the FCC's broadband plan mandated by Congress is due next February and although the consideration of freeing spectrum for commercial use is not final, the FCC is requesting information from the industry to evaluate the current and future utilization of broadcast airwaves.

The idea is...

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2010 International Consumers Electronics Show (CES) - New York Press Preview

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Dec 8, 5:22pm

This event by the Consumers Electronics Association was held on November 10 in New York City to show to the press a preview of the new products and planned events that will take place at the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas on January 7- 10, 2010.

Steve Koenig, CEA’s Director of Industry Analysis, and Shawn DuBravac, CFA, CEA’s Chief Economist and Director of Research disclosed their analysis of the holiday outlook for consumer electronics sales and technology trends for CES 2010, introduced some new hot products, and announced the best of Innovation Honorees, mentioned in a link below. Several exhibitors with tabletop displays introduced new products in advance of their official debuts at the actual CES in January.

The expectation for the holidays is...

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High Definition Content Distribution in the US (Part 3) - Pre-recorded HD Media Distribution, and Conclusion

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 25, 5:35pm

Several formats were introduced over the past few years to distribute pre-recorded HD content. Some of those are already discontinued; others were introduced at trade shows in the US (such as the Consumer Electronics Show, CES) but were implemented only overseas.


D-VHS

Pre-recorded HD content was available in the form of digital D-VHS videotapes before Blu-ray was established. The tapes were...

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High Definition Content Distribution in the US (Part 2) - The Quality Factors of HDTV Content Distribution

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 24, 5:31pm

High quality HDTV can be broadcasted using the 6 MHz channel-slot of one analog NTSC channel, but with over 9 times its resolution quality. The NTSC image is made of 480ix450 viewable picture elements per video frame composed of two interlaced fields and delivered at a rate of 60 fields (30 frames) per second.

Most HD broadcast compressed with MPEG-2 is transmitted as interlaced 1080i with 2 million+ pixels per video frame (1080x1920 pixels), each frame is composed of two interlaced 540-line fields delivered at the rate of 60 fields per second (30 frames).

Some HD broadcasts use...

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High Definition Content Distribution in the US (Part 1) - The Market for HD Content and Distribution Services

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 23, 5:27pm

This series of three articles analyzes the current and future market for HD, the methods of distribution and the capabilities of the digital technology to distribute HD content to meet consumer expectations. This technology must also support other quantity oriented businesses and services that can potentially degrade the original HD vision and affect those that invested in HDTV equipment under the reasonable expectation of viewing uncompromised HD quality, not just digital. This is a dilemma of quantity vs. quality when DTV permits the implementation of both, sharing the same bandwidth.

HD content is defined in this article as...

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Who Needs Content Protection?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 19, 10:55pmDigital Rights Management (DRM)

HD World Conference in NY - 3D, IP Online Video, and Mobile DTV

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 30, 7:10pm3D HDTVMobile HDInternet HD Video

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 6) - Subsidy Set-Top-Boxes

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Dec 31 2008, 7:30pmDigital (DTV) Transition

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 5) - Was Tuner Integration Timed Right?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Dec 18 2008, 5:07pmDigital (DTV) Transition

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 4) - DTV Tuner Integration

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 3 2008, 5:42pmDigital (DTV) Transition

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 3) - TVs vs. Households

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 27 2008, 4:58pmDigital (DTV) Transition

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 2) - A Technical View

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 23 2008, 4:18pmDigital (DTV) Transition

DTV Transition - Can YOU Help? (Part 1) - Transition, Reception, and Help

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 20 2008, 6:25pmDigital (DTV) Transition

High Definition Movies Before They Hit Blu-ray? Only if Your HDTV Permits It.

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jun 17 2008, 11:32amTechnologyPolitics & PolicyDigital Rights Management (DRM)

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 4

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 13 2008, 5:35pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 3

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 11 2008, 5:29pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 2

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 7 2008, 5:25pmMarketplace

2008 HDTV Buyers Guide, Part 1

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 5 2008, 4:50pmMarketplace

LCD Specs Playing with Your Eyes

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 22 2008, 2:16amTechnology

FCC Prohibits Exclusivity

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Nov 20 2007, 3:16pmCable, Satellite & Fiber

IPTV Part 6 - More Implementations and Final Thoughts

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 23 2007, 2:06pmTechnology

IPTV Part 5 - Additional Implementations

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 16 2007, 2:02pmTechnology

IPTV Part 4 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 9 2007, 2:58pmTechnology

IPTV Part 3 - The Methods and a Working Technology

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 2 2007, 2:51pmTechnology

IPTV Part 2 - The Groups, Forums and Statistics

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 25 2007, 2:46pmTechnology

IPTV Part 1 - Read the Fine Print

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 19 2007, 5:45pmTechnology

CinemaScope™ HDHT Part 4 - Budgeting for the Project

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 13 2007, 2:28pmTechnology

Mobile DTV Reception - Advanced-Vestigial Side-Band (A-VSB) - Impact Analysis

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 6 2007, 12:48pmTechnology

Mobile DTV Reception - Advanced-Vestigial Side-Band (A-VSB) - The Implementation

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 3 2007, 12:47pmTechnology

Streaming Undecoded Dolby Advanced Audio Soundtrack on HD DVD

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 30 2007, 12:42pmBlu-ray

Mobile DTV Reception - Advanced-Vestigial Side-Band (A-VSB) - Bandwidth Requirements

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 23 2007, 7:13pmTechnology

Mobile DTV Reception - Advanced-Vestigial Side-Band (A-VSB) - The System

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 17 2007, 11:59amTechnology

2007 HDTV Technology Review, Part 1: Introduction & TOC

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 9 2007, 8:02pmGeneral Interest

Hi-Def DVD - Audio Streaming Over HDMI

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 1 2007, 12:44pmBlu-ray

CinemaScope™ HDHT - Part 3 - Screens and Aspect Ratios

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jun 27 2007, 10:23amTechnology

CinemaScope™ HDHT - Part 2

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Mar 6 2007, 7:52pmProducts & Equipment

CinemaScope™ HDHT - Part I - The Concept

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 25 2007, 12:30pmProducts & Equipment

HDMI Part 10 - Meeting the Standard

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 12 2006, 2:41pmTechnology

HDMI Part 9 - Industry Adoption

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 5 2006, 2:40pmTechnology

HDMI Part 8 - Cables for 1.3

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 29 2006, 2:39pmTechnology

HDMI Part 7 - Type A and B Connectors (Did You Know a Type B Existed?)

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 22 2006, 2:38pmTechnology

HDMI Part 6 - 1080p Support

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 15 2006, 2:00pmTechnology

HDMI Part 5 - Audio in HDMI Versions

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 8 2006, 12:19pmTechnology

HDMI Part 4 - 1.3 Backward Compatible with non-1.3 Equipment? How?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Aug 3 2006, 6:32pmTechnology

HDMI Part 3 - HDMI Version 1.3, Digital Connectivity at its Best

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jul 31 2006, 1:45pmTechnology

HDMI Part 2 - "I Want My Version X.Z"

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jul 28 2006, 5:57pmTechnology

HDMI - A Digital Interface Solution

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jul 26 2006, 4:57amTechnology

High-Def DVD Part II - Taiwan Challenger

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • May 30 2006, 5:31pmTechnology

Why 1080p? - Part 3 - Front Projectors

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • May 25 2006, 4:01pmTechnology

Hi-Def DVD? - Blue laser? Well, what else is out there?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • May 8 2006, 6:50pmTechnology

Digital Connectivity - A Tutorial

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Apr 25 2006, 2:12pmTechnology

Multi-channel Audio for HD

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Apr 21 2006, 2:35pmTechnology

1080p into HDTV Displays

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Apr 17 2006, 3:08pmTechnology

HDTV Technology Review, Part 1: Introduction

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Mar 27 2006, 8:51pmMarketplace

Analysis of DTV Content Protection Rulings and Agreements

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 9 2006, 3:00pmPolitics & Policy

Is HDTV Complex Enough?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 7 2006, 3:00pmTechnology

HDTV Products - Looking Into the Future

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 3 2006, 1:44pmProducts & Equipment

HDTV Integrated Tuners, and You

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 25 2006, 3:00pmTechnology

Why 1080p? - Part 2 - A Brillian(t) Case

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 23 2006, 3:00pmTechnology

Why 1080p?

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 18 2006, 3:55pmTechnology

Buying an HDTV? How to be prepared to select the one for you

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Jan 16 2006, 9:09pmMarketplace

2005 HDTV Report, Part 18: Content Protection

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 27 2005, 12:36pmPolitics & Policy

2005 HDTV Report, Part 17: Digital Connectivity

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 26 2005, 12:35pmTechnology

2005 HDTV Report, Part 16: Non-Display Equipment with HDMI/DVI/IEEE 1394

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 25 2005, 12:35pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 15: HDTV IC Chips

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 24 2005, 12:35pmTechnology

2005 HDTV Report, Part 14: HDTV Video Cameras

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 23 2005, 12:35pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 13: HD Signal Processors

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 22 2005, 12:35pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 12: HDTV Recorders

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 21 2005, 12:35pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 11: High Definition DVD

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 20 2005, 12:35pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 10: HDTV Tuners & Tuning DVR's

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 19 2005, 12:22pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 9: LCD TV Panels

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 18 2005, 12:13pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 8: Plasma Panels

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 18 2005, 12:23amProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 7: DLP RPTVs and FPTV Projectors

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 16 2005, 3:22pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 6: CRT, LCoS, D-ILA, SXRD, SED, and LCD

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 15 2005, 3:14pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 5: Analysis of H/DTV Equipment

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 14 2005, 8:45pmProducts & Equipment

2005 HDTV Report, Part 4: Satellite, Cable, Broadcasting

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 14 2005, 7:43pmTechnology

2005 HDTV Report, Part 3: Market Penetration of H/DTV

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Oct 13 2005, 9:36pmMarketplace

2005 HDTV Report, Part 2: HDTV Implementation Update

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 30 2005, 3:56pmTechnology

2005 HDTV Report, Part 1: CES Highlights

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By Rodolfo La Maestra • Sep 28 2005, 5:03pmTechnology