DTV News for 10-27-2003

[Lee Wood]

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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 1,161 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> More than 80% of U.S. Broadcasters are On-Air with DTV Signal </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Converge!)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> More HDTV in 2004 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Television Week)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC focuses on preventing piracy of digital television shows on the Web </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Associated Press via Seattle, WA Post-Intelligencer)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Critics Press Case on TV Privacy Rules </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(New York Times / Lakeland, FL Ledger)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Hollywood to the computer industry: We don't need no stinking Napsters! [Paid Subscription Required for Complete Story] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Fearful of piracy, the studios want the federal government to legislate how computers are made. Critics say such interference signals the end of the line for digital innovation. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Salon)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Does the FCC Hate Consumers? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The federal agency is poised to pass an anti-piracy rule that could make your life more difficult. Again. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(TVPredictions.com)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> A Case of Piracy Overkill? </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Proposed FCC rules will make redistributing copied digital TV shows harder. Hollywood says it needs to protect a $4 billion foreign syndication industry. Opponents call the rules useless, a violation of the spirit of fair use. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Wired News)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC could decide on 'broadcast flag' soon </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Digital Spy)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Tech-Note #119 [PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> October 27, 2003 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Tech-Notes)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Philips Cineos 44PL977S LCOS HD Monitor </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> You don't need no flippin' mirrors. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Home Theater Magazine)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Zenith HDR230 HDTV Receiver-Digital Video Recorder </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> HD Events in November </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> JVC hosts HD camcorder workshop; HDTV Forum convenes. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Stereophile Guide to Home Theater)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Plasma TV can turn blank wall into canvas </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Flat-screen monitors work off duty as showcases for digitalized art of all kinds </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Euro HDTV channel launches January 2004 </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> 1080 lines ... count 'em </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Digital Television Group)<br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Czech Republic pledges DTT launch next year [Czech Republic] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Minister Mlyn