DTV News for 3-31-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 3-31-2006
1054 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

Two Stations Request Analog Channel Shutdowns
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1224

NAB-HD 2006
HD is not easy, epscially when you have only days to set up a fully functional television station within a convention center. But NAB-HD wants broadcasters to realize that HD is a reality.
(Television Broadcast)
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles ... 1253.shtml

HD: It's Staring You in the Face
(Television Broadcast)
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles ... 1258.shtml

DTV Needs An Analog Hole [Mark Schubin]
(Television Broadcast)
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles ... 1261.shtml

CEA seeks help in reviewing DTV interface standard
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =184417020


NASA, HDNet for high-definition TV partnership
(Orlando, FL Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stor ... from_rss=1


Best Buy profits up as HDTV purchases increase
US electronics retailer reports strong growth of flat panel TV sales
(gamesindustry.biz)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=15793

How to Buy a Plasma TV
Everyone loves a thin TV with a huge screen. I'll show you how to find a plasma display with a picture that looks as good as the set it comes on.
(PC Magazine / ABC News)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1944452,00.asp
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ZDM/story?id=1790460

Why your high-def picture may not look as good as it could
So the pricey HDTV that knocked your socks off at the store doesn't look nearly as good when you get it home. Here's why--and what you can do to fix it.
(Consumer Reports)
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/elec ... ld-306.htm


Toshiba unveils HD DVD player as market battle begins
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =184417381

Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide.
(Reuters)
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml ... nologyNews
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... OSHIBA.xml

Toshiba Brings World's First HD DVD Player to the Japanese Market - Toshiba's HD DVD Player to Debut Today in Japan
Toshiba Corporation today took the home video experience to the next, high definition level, as it started the Japanese roll out of the world's first commercially available HD DVD player. The new player, HD-XA1, delivers high definition images and crystal clear sound, bringing home entertainment to a new level.
(PressZoom)
http://presszoom.com/story_115452.html


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