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DTV News for 9-28-2006

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:51 am
by Lee Wood
DTV News for 9-28-2006
873 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting

VPT to complete digital conversion today
Vermont Public Television is ready to go fully into the digital age.
(Burlington, VT Free Press)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps ... /609280303

Channel 2 Action News Goes High Definition
Channel 2 Action News made Georgia television history Wednesday, flipping the switch to High Definition with Channel 2 Action News at Noon.
(WSB-TV Atlanta, GA)
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9944972/detai ... l&psp=news

Atlanta's ABC News Goes HDTV [Phillip Swann]
WSB-TV begins broadcasting local news shows in high-def.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/wsbhd092706.htm

DIRECTV Adds Local HD In Three Cities [Phillip Swann]
The satcaster now offers local high-def service in 42 markets.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/moredirectvlocal092806.htm


Only 200K video subs opt for CableCARDs
There are now more than 200,000 CableCARDs deployed by cable operators serving over 89 percent of the cable subscribers in the country, according to the latest quarterly report on the subject the NCTA filed with the FCC, on behalf of its members.
(CED Magazine)
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6375677.html

HDTV Isn't for Sissies
My first HDTV has been an eye-opener in more ways than one.
(PC Magazine via ABC News)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ZDM/story?id=2497409


Norcent Ships 25 Series LCD TVs
San Dimas, Calif.