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DTV News for 8-17-2005
501 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

NAB: Set Size Matters
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3163


Next-generation TV a clearer choice
(Auburn, CA Journal)
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2 ... 04hdtv.txt

Plasma TV Mythbusters
You won't see this on TV, but it is about what you'll see on a plasma TV.
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/081305pioneer/

US market: Sampo introduces 32-inch LCD TV priced less than US$1000
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20050815A7038.html

Sony Celebrates Shipping of 1 Millionth Grand WEGA From Sony Technology Center - Pittsburgh
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News / Forbes)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 445&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050816/latu014.html?.v=22
http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/ ... TU014.html

Sony Ships 1 Million Grand WEGAs
Consumer electronics giant says they have now shipped over 1 million Grand WEGAs from their Pittsburgh production facility and that they look forward to a million more.
(DesignTechnica)
http://news.designtechnica.com/article8127.html

Sony Expands SXRD Rear Projection HDTV Line With 50 and 60-Inch Grand WEGA Televisions
New Sets Deliver Full 1920x1080 Resolution to Optimize the HD Experience
(PR Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050816/latu015.html?.v=21

Sony Debuts SXRD 50-, 60-Inch PTVs
Pittsburgh - Sony introduced today two new sets in the Grand Wega microdisplay television line based on the acclaimed Silicon X-tal (Crystal) Reflective Display (SXRD) technology, delivering full 1,920 by 1,080 high-definition resolution.
(This Week in consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA635385?d ... aking+News

Sony Expands SXRD Rear Projection HDTV Line With 50 And 60-Inch Grand Wega Televisions
New Sets Deliver Full 1920x1080 Resolution to Optimize the HD Experience.
(TV Predictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/sonyrelease081605.html

Sony debuts 50-inch DS-R60XBR1 and 60-inch KDS-R50XBR1 rear projection HDTVs
(Engadget)
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000123054673/

Sony foresees another major breakthrough
(Pittsburgh, PA Tribune-Review)
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune ... 64395.html


Understanding DTV transmission measurements
How to perform detailed measurements of DTV RF systems' effectiveness.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... nsmission/

Addressing the challenges of HDTV conversion
As a broadcast application, HDTV conversion is going to be around for the foreseeable future. Even when the transition to HD broadcasting is and SD sets.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... nges_hdtv/

Standards for measuring distant digital signals revisited
The commission wants to determine whether the current signal strength standard and testing procedures used to determine if a household is entitled to receive distant network programming from satellite services remain accurate or whether revisions are necessary.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... g_distant/

The elements controlling loudness
There is often no single loudness level that satisfies all listeners (or even a single listener) all of the time.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/bro ... _loudness/

Monitoring loudness levels
Over recent years, there has been a lot of talk about the differences in the audible level of broadcast sound.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/monitor ... el-200507/

AES Show To Look At 'Audio For HDTV'
(Post Magazine)
http://www.postmagazine.com/post/articl ... ?id=175572

Broadcast Events at 119th AES Include Audio for HDTV Panel
Convention takes place in October at New York's Javits Center
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=34118
http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/articles/viewa ... p?id=34118

TANDBERG Television at IBC: HDTV & On-Demand Reality
Highlights include fully integrated video compression systems for SD and HD
(Broadcast Newsroom / HDTV Buyer / DTV Professional)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... inter=true
http://www.hdtvbuyer.com/articles/viewa ... p?id=34090
http://www.dtvprofessional.com/articles ... p?id=34090


Disc dilemma
As both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps travelling full steam ahead to get their disc format to market, optimism for a single successor to the DVD format is diminishing.
(Digit Magazine)
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/features/inde ... ureID=1312

Blu-Ray Ups Ante on Data Storage
(Wired News)
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... tw=rss.TOP

Blu-Ray Goes Universal
Universal Music Group announced they had signed on to the Blu-Ray DVD format developed by Sony in the latest round of DVD Wars. This marks a major victory in the cosmic conflict between Japanese electronics goliaths Sony and Toshiba.
(WebProNews)
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusines ... ersal.html

Another major studio backs Blu-ray format
(New York Times via International Herald Tribun)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/16/business/dvd.php

HD-DVD Claims the Brand Advantage
Forget the next-generation optical technology format wars--the research wars are in full swing.
(PC World / PC Advisor)
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article ... RSS,00.asp
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go ... &news=4975


Avermedia(R) Announces New Windows(R) XP MCE 2005 Dual Driver and Windows XP Application for A180 Hi-Definition TV Tuner [ATSC]
AVerMedia Dual Tuner Driver for AVerTV HD MCE A180 and A180 Hi-Definition Application for Standard Windows XP now Available.
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 288&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050816/sftu031.html?.v=20

Avermedia Offers MCE 2005 Dual Hi-Def And Windows XP Hi Def TV Tuners
AVerMedia Dual Tuner Driver for AVerTV HD MCE A180 and A180 Hi-Definition Application for Standard Windows XP now Available.
(Home Toys)
http://www.hometoys.com/news.php4?secti ... d=15169548

ATI Announces Highly Integrated Digital Television Solution for Consumer Electronics Manufacturers [ATSC / QAM / NTSC]
New TV-on-Chip(TM) meets looming DTV requirements deadline
(Business Wire / Yahoo News / CCNMatthews)
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050817/175132.html?.v=1
http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/release ... For=552252

Zarlink unveils tiny demodulator for portable TVs [DVB-T]
(Planet Analog)
http://www.planetanalog.com/news/showAr ... =168602164

New Zarlink Demodulator Targets PC-TV, Portable DTV Markets [DVB-T]
(Canada Newswire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/050816/e_zarli ... .html?.v=1

Zarlink unveils new chip for PC-TV [DVB-T]
(Ottawa Business Journal Staff)
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/31 ... 296964.php

Telairity Launches First Processor Chip Built for HD Video
Announcement made at Hot Chips 17
(Broadcast Newsroom / Digital Video Editing)
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... inter=true
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/arti ... p?id=34088

Broadcom Announces New Family of High Definition AVC/VC-1 Consumer Video Solutions at the CableLabs(R) Summer Conference
In Volume Production with Leading Set-Top Providers, Broadcom's Proven AVC Technology is Now Available in Unparalleled Single-Chip Configurations
(PR Newswire / Yahoo News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stori ... 160&EDATE=
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050815/nym073.html?.v=17

Broadcom Announces High Definition AVC/VC-1 Consumer Solutions
(HardwareZone)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.p ... =6&src=rss