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Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony Electronics' 4K digital cinema technology across its circuit. The Portland, Ore.-based exhibitor will begin its digital conversion by equipping 13 of its U.S. locations (167 screens) with Sony® projectors over the next few months.

The 4K roll-out will also include...

Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced that its DLP Cinema(R) technology has surpassed the 5,000 screen milestone on a path to doubling that next year. There are 5,260 DLP Cinema enabled theatres installed across the globe, an increase of 140% from the same period one year ago.

The pristine picture quality and ideal combination of contrast, color and brightness created by DLP Cinema allowed DLP Cinema technology to quickly become the industry standard. DLP Cinema(R) technology is deployed throughout 99% of the digital cinema market and is in every continent in the world except Antarctica. DLP Cinema expects to surpass...

Strictly speaking what you are about to read is not focused upon HDTV. Most of the communications systems forming around the world, however, are major benefactors from the technical development of HDTV. As with NASA's spin offs the strengths found in HDTV solutions are becoming cornerstones for other services. In this article by DTV pioneer and designer Ed Milbourn we see such developments supporting the enjoyment factor of still another of our national pass times--motoring about the countryside. The kid in us is going to love this marriage between car and cartoon. _Dale Cripps

It's not HDTV - yet. But this application of digital television is truly a seminal event in expanding the amazing benefits of DTV technology. To punctuate that thought is the recent announcement by Sirius Satellite Radio that it will start providing

When I bought my Mac Mini last year it was done so with the sole purpose to turn it into an HTPC. But after spending a year with it, the Mini has become so much more. We primarily use the Mini as our video server. We also have an ATSC tuner (El Gato EyeTV) connected to it so it is used as a back up DVR on those rare occasions that we have to record three programs at the same time. With a little networking know-how and a couple of applications the Mini becomes quite a powerful video server.

First lets talk about the hardware...

Beginning on its first anniversary, November 22, Xbox 360 will become the first gaming console in history to provide HD TV shows and movies directly to gamers in their own living rooms. Xbox 360 gamers will be able to download full-length TV shows to own, and will be able to rent movies via download from the Xbox Live® network.