DTV News for 8-7-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 8-7-2006
925 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

NAB comments on NTIA proposal for DTV converter box voucher program
Current plan would limit vouchers to "broadcast only" homes.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060806/

U.S. Digital must stay on air through revamp
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has ruled that Draper-based U.S. Digital Television keep its service on the air while the company is restructured.
(Salt Lake City, UT Deseret Morning News)
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640200042,00.html

DTV Tutorial: OTA forever!
Many have heralded the death of terrestrial, over-the-air broadcasting. Yet although the number of viewers has been dropping, it is still here. From another perspective, with cable and DBS carriage, local OTA channels are available over every distribution channel.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... index.html


Howard Stern In HDTV! [Phillip Swann]
The 'King of All Media' fails to conquer High-Definition TV.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/howardhd080706.htm


TWC Nixes CableCARD for TiVo
(Home Theater Magazine)
http://blog.hometheatermag.com/markfleischmann/


Picture Tubes Are Fading Into the Past
The bulky, squarish, heavy picture tube, the standard television technology for more than 60 years, is heading for the dustbin of history much faster than anyone expected.
(New York, NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/techn ... ldbusiness

Turning Off the Tube TV
Consumers, particularly females, are rushing to buy new flat-screen sets.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/tube080706.htm

Matsushita boss looks at flat-screen TV future
(Yomiuri Shimbun)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20 ... Y08001.htm

1080p resolution brings clarity - and expense - to the HDTV picture
(Asheville, NC Citizen-Times)
http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ ... 6608050316

No slowdown in high-def TV sales, says Sony
Strong sales of high-definition TVs and other consumer electronics are projected to continue the second half of the year, according to an executive for Sony Electronics Inc.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =191800628


Review: EchoStar DISH Network ViP 622 HDTV DVR
A multi-room HD satellite receiver and recorder
(Digital TV Designline)
http://www.digitaltvdesignline.com/howt ... =191600975


Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: The Blu-ray Perspective, Part 1
Pioneer's Andy Parsons speaks for the Blu-ray camp
(HD Issues / Digital Post Production)
http://www.hdissues.com/articles/viewar ... p?id=55116
http://www.digitalpostproduction.com/ar ... p?id=55116

Toshiba's Mark Knox Talks about HD DVD and Blu-ray
(Sound & Vision)
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/articl ... le_id=1664


Sharp takes lead in next-gen LCD fab race
Undaunted by a recent slump in the liquid crystal display industry, Japan-based Sharp Corp. has taken the lead in the large fab derby by opening a Generation 8 fab in Kameyama.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =191800792


Europe Rushing into the Digital TV Age
(Impact Lab)
http://impactlab.com/modules.php?name=N ... e&sid=8873

Taiwan system makers eyeing digital mobile TV [Taiwan]
(DigiTimes)
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060807PB208.html

HDTV or not HDTV: Makers can't agree [Japan]
TV manufacturers have failed to agree on a unified term for flat-panel TV sets that can reproduce the resolution of high-definition signals, sources said.
(Asahi Shimbun)
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asa ... 50119.html

Digital to open up TV channels [New Zealand]
New Zealanders can expect at least three more free television channels next year as plans are rolled out for the digital era.
(Stuff)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3756286a28,00.html