DTV News for 1-4-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 1-4-2006
361 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

DTV legislation remains in holiday limbo
Congress is counting on the sale of the analog broadcast spectrum to raise at least $10 billion for the federal budget.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... /20060103/#

Digital TV: Leaving viewers in limbo
Flipping the switch on digital television will be a flop for plenty of consumers.
(Fortune via CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/04/technol ... ney_latest

U.S. Lays Down Decree on Digital TV Conversion
The legislation includes a provision to help the estimated 80 to 90 million households still receiving analog signals. The program will provide households with two $40 vouchers to help them purchase the equipment needed to keep their television sets working.
(NewsFactor / Yahoo News)
http://www.newsfactor.com/news/U-S--Set ... 30003H3MY3
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060103/tc_nf/40569


Headaches in High-Definition
You'll need to jump through hoops to get everything just right for viewing HDTV -- but don't count on much help from your retailer or service provider
(BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ ... tm?chan=db

HDTV Guidebook
The world of high-definition television is a confusing place to visit, but you'll definitely want to live there.
(Popular Mechanics)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technol ... 46052.html


US 2006 consumer electronics sales seen up 8 pct
(Reuters / Yahoo News)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsartic ... -SALES.xml
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060104/3/2dduo.html

Digital Television sales to top 18 Million units in 2006
(Digital Home Canada)
http://digitalhomecanada.com/index.php? ... &Itemid=51

DTV sales to reach $23bn in 2006