DTV News for 8-23-2006

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 8-23-2006
909 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

USDTV customer service is back up despite bankruptcy
After a few weeks of running into roadblocks, customers of U.S. Digital Television are now able to access the company's customer service representatives to handle many of their troubles or concerns.
(Salt Lake City, UT Deseret Morning News)
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195306,00.html

NTIA Seeks Converter Comments
Feds release plan for distributing vouchers
(TV Technology)
http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/ne ... NTIA.shtml

FCC's digital tuner requirements not being met
At a Circuit City store, the percentage of DTV-ready sets was 83 percent of the 155 available models.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060814/


Consumers Should Continue To Receive HD Signals From Satellite Broadcasters, Says CEA
(Consumer Electronics Association)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=11120

DISH Network(TM) Expands High Definition Programming Lineup To 30 Channels
Food Network HD Now Available To DISH Network Customers
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11757

DISH Network expands HD channel lineup to 30
The latest HD channel available from DISH Network is Food Network HD.
(Broadcast Engineering)
http://broadcastengineering.com/newslet ... _20060822/

Can HDTV Save EchoStar? [Phillip Swann]
Two recent court rulings could cost the satcaster hundreds of thousands of customers.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/saveechostar082306.htm

INHD: No Emmys In HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The high-def network says it will not air the 'Live From the Red Carpet' show this Sunday.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/emmyshd082306.htm

Why Baseball 'Blackouts' HDTV
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/gohl082206.htm


The latest on HDTV, audio and more
(Philadelphia, PA Daily News)
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/liv ... ews_living

The Number Of Households Owning High Definition Televisions Grew By 60% In 2005 And Is Expected To Increase By Another 46% In 2006
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "HDTV Service Expands: Over 15 Million Households Now Watch High-Def TV" to their offering.
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11760

LCD TV Sales Up 135 Percent to $11.3 Billion
(All Headline News)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004608638

IDC Global TV Survey Shows It's Hip to Be Square and Flat
The landscape of living rooms across the globe is changing as consumers join the flat panel revolution.
(Business Wire via Yahoo News)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060823/20060823005190.html?.v=1

Plasma DLP Television - The Advantages And Disadvantages Of DLP TVs
(Best Syndication)
http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=08220 ... es-buy.htm

JVC Now Delivering A Full Range Of 1080p HD-ILA Televisions
JVC is now delivering its new generation 1080p HD-ILA rear projection high definition TVs, including a range of models equipped with an RS-232C interface for use in custom installation applications. In addition, all 2006 JVC HD-ILA 1080p sets include a 1080p input.
(Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=11788

NuVision Features 2006 Lineup Of High Performance Deep Black