DTV News for 5-9-2003

Lee Wood · Post by **Lee Wood** » Fri May 09, 2003 6:41 am

DTV News for 5-9-2003   
 1,332 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting  
 
 HDTV Is Coming, So It's A Good Time To Get Ready  
(Hartford, CT Courant) 
<a href="http://www.ctnow.com/technology/hc-hunt0508,0,836851.column?coll=hc%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology">www.ctnow.com/technology/...technology</a> 
 
 Bit by bit, digital TV advances  
(Tallahassee, FL Democrat) 
<a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/5817605.htm">www.tallahassee.com/mld/d...817605.htm</a> 
 
 WEEK-TV Goes HDTV  
(WEEK-TV, Peoria, IL) 
<a href="http://www.week.com/morenews/morenews-read.asp?id=1258">www.week.com/morenews/mor...sp?id=1258</a> 
 
 Digital Television Q&A  
(WEEK-TV, Peoria, IL) 
<a href="http://week.com/dtv/dtv.asp">week.com/dtv/dtv.asp</a> 
 
 HDTV Survivor: Loyd Casts His Vote  
(ExtremeTech) 
<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1067024,00.asp">www.extremetech.com/artic...024,00.asp</a> 
 
 Purchase of Digi Cinema Cameras on the Rise at Production / Post Houses  
(Videography) 
<a href="http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_7905.shtml">www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_7905.shtml</a> 
 
 Pixel-Packin' Camcorder  
 JVC's new $3,495 GR-HD1 camcorder captures and plays homegrown, wide-screen, high-definition video.  
(Forbes via yahoo News) 
<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/fo/20030508/bs_fo/56bdd0ce2ed8e353fd225d1a0343ca16">story.news.yahoo.com/news...1a0343ca16</a> 
 
 Toshiba Upgrades HDTV Lineup  
 New sets include HD Monitor, LCOS, and New Integrated HD Projection TV models  
(HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_tosh_proj576p.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...oj576p.htm</a> 
 
 Toshiba Showcases Revamped TheaterWide HD Line Featuring New Product Features and Sleek Cosmetic Designs  
 Expands and Upgrades TheaterWide HD Lineup with new 46" Tabletop model, new Integrated Series and new 1080p LCOS Projection TV  
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley Biz Ink) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943188&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...188&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943188&EDATE=THU+May+08+2003,+12:01+PM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+12:01+PM</a> 
 
 Toshiba Announces Nationwide Availability of DIRECTV High-Definition Receiver  
 DST3100 Will Be Available in July 2003 Through Major Retailers  
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley Biz Ink) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943191&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...191&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943191&EDATE=THU+May+08+2003,+12:01+PM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+12:01+PM</a> 
 
 Toshiba Announces Nationwide Availability of DIRECTV High-Definition Receiver  
 DST3100 Will Be Available in July 2003 Through Major Retailers  
(DTV Professional / HDTV Buyer) 
<a href="http://www.dtvprofessional.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_tosh_stb.htm">www.dtvprofessional.com/2...sh_stb.htm</a> 
<a href="http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05_may/news/cw_tosh_stb.htm">www.hdtvbuyer.com/2003/05...sh_stb.htm</a> 
 
 Toshiba Cinema Series Projection TV Line Brings New Models Into The Family  
 New sets include HD Monitor, LCOS, and New Integrated HD Projection TV models with sleek new designs and feature rich functionality  
(PR Newswire / Silicon Valley Biz Ink) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943192&EDATE=">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...192&EDATE=</a> 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001943192&EDATE=THU+May+08+2003,+12:02+PM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+12:02+PM</a> 
 
 Comcast Cable Extends Its Relationship with Motorola Broadband as Its Primary Provider of Digital Cable Technology and Network Support Services  
 Motorola Will Continue to Provide Innovative and Reliable Digital Set-Tops And Ongoing Network Support to the Leading Cable Operator in the United States.  
(PR Newswire via Silicon Valley Biz Ink / Pressi.com) 
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001942984&EDATE=THU+May+08+2003,+09:03+AM">www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bi...,+09:03+AM</a> 
<a href="http://www.pressi.com/int/release/66066.html">www.pressi.com/int/release/66066.html</a> 
 
 CableLabs, DVB to form OCAP licensing house  
(CED Magazine) 
<a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/0503/cedaily030508.htm#1">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0508.htm#1</a> 
 
 Miranda Intros QUC-801i HD-SDI Upconverter  
(Videography) 
<a href="http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_7900.shtml">www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_7900.shtml</a> 
 
 Optoma Utilizes Oplus Technologies' Rembrandt-1 Chip in its Award-Winning High Definition Rear Projection TVs  
(Business Wire) 
<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20030508005254&headlineSearchConfigBO=1052391600000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%209999%20188571600000%20dtv%252C%2Bhdtv%252C%2Batsc%252C%2Bdvb%20%20%20false%20false%201052424214000%201052399086000%20en%20&newsLang=en&beanID=2133606841&viewID=news_view">home.businesswire.com/por...=news_view</a> 
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.050803/231285254&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=">www.businesswire.com/cgi-...oter_file=</a> 
 
 More than 70,000 DTV sales to 31 March 2003 [Australia]  
(Digital Broadcasting Australia) 
<a href="http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?display=news&newsID=351">www.dba.org.au/index.asp?...newsID=351</a> 
 
 Pace Twin PVR Review. [UK]  
 Pace's Twin PVR has been out for a few weeks how does it stand up to general use find out in this review.  
(Digital Spy) 
<a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds11062.html">www.digitalspy.co.uk/arti...11062.html</a> 
 
 2010: Jowell's target for switch-over [UK]  
(Digital TV Group) 
<a href="http://www.dtg.org.uk/latest/latest_switchoff.htm">www.dtg.org.uk/latest/lat...tchoff.htm</a> 
 
 Jowell: on course for 2006 switch-off [UK]  
(Guardian Unlimited) 
<a href="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,951555,00.html">media.guardian.co.uk/broa...55,00.html</a>