DTV News for 10-12-2006
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:56 am
DTV News for 10-12-2006
859 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
San Fran Station Goes HD
Cox Broadcasting's KTVU San Francisco Wednesday converted its local news broadcasts to high definition, making it the first station in the country's no. 5 TV market to do so.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
San Fran's KTVU Is First to Go High Def
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1003252107
KTVU News in SF Goes HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The Fox affiliate begins broadcasting news programs in high-def on Wednesday.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/localnewshd101106.htm
CBS Clears Kentucky With Max Media
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1003252127
Home Theater Owners Put Equal Emphasis On Sound And Video Quality, Finds CEA Study
Total Market Opportunity for Home Theaters to Reach $8 Billion
(Consumer Electronics Association)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=11154
Ask Swanni: HDTV Advice & More [Phillip Swann]
The readers pose some puzzlers for your humble high-def guru.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/askswanni101206.htm
Thick versus thin is the key factor in HDTV choice
(Dallas, TX Morning News via Fredericksburg, VA Free Lance-Star)
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006 ... ?rss=local
LG's 100-Inch HDTV: One For the Books [Phillip Swann]
Guinness names the flat-screen TV the world's largest LCD.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lcdguinness101106.htm
Sharp Showcases High-Definition Dominance with a Full HD Product Line Up
ew high-definition AQUOS LCD TVs with advanced specifications and competitive pricing plus a 1080p DLP front projector headline Sharp's elegant HD home entertainment product line
(HiddenWires)
http://hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesnews2 ... 11-08.html
New Sony High-Definition Lineup Offers Many Firsts
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia New Straits Times / RedOrbit)
http://www.ctimes.com.my/BusinessNews/2 ... wartrevamp
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology
Westinghouse LVM-47w1
A high resolution, a bunch of HD inputs and decent image quality performance make the Westinghouse LVM-47w1 a string contender in the budget, big-screen LCD category.
(CNET Editors' Review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Westinghouse_LV ... 48533.html
NEC chip set to bridge Blu-ray, HD DVD formats
NEC Electronics Corp. has developed a chip set for optical drives that would bridge the incompatible Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =193200708
NEC unveils chip to bridge Blu-ray/HD DVD divide
A truce between the Blu-ray and HD DVD worlds is still probably a way off, but NEC has come up with a chip that could help companies bridge the gap.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/NEC+unveils+chip+to ... g=nefd.top
HD DVD Brings the Heat to Digital Life 2006 With New Titles and Consumer Momentum
HD DVD Mobile Experience Rolls Into New York Fueled by Strong Consumer Adoption and New Blockbuster Title Announcements
(PR Newswire / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-elec ... 006-1.html
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=73520
V for Vendetta to Make HD-DVD Debut [Phillip Swann]
Warner Bros. to release seven new movies in the high-def format.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/vhddvd101106.htm
Hitachi Blu Ray, AVCHD Camcorders Schedule For
859 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting
San Fran Station Goes HD
Cox Broadcasting's KTVU San Francisco Wednesday converted its local news broadcasts to high definition, making it the first station in the country's no. 5 TV market to do so.
(Broadcasting & Cable)
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl ... aking+News
San Fran's KTVU Is First to Go High Def
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1003252107
KTVU News in SF Goes HDTV [Phillip Swann]
The Fox affiliate begins broadcasting news programs in high-def on Wednesday.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/localnewshd101106.htm
CBS Clears Kentucky With Max Media
(MediaWeek)
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstat ... 1003252127
Home Theater Owners Put Equal Emphasis On Sound And Video Quality, Finds CEA Study
Total Market Opportunity for Home Theaters to Reach $8 Billion
(Consumer Electronics Association)
http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/pre ... p?id=11154
Ask Swanni: HDTV Advice & More [Phillip Swann]
The readers pose some puzzlers for your humble high-def guru.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/askswanni101206.htm
Thick versus thin is the key factor in HDTV choice
(Dallas, TX Morning News via Fredericksburg, VA Free Lance-Star)
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006 ... ?rss=local
LG's 100-Inch HDTV: One For the Books [Phillip Swann]
Guinness names the flat-screen TV the world's largest LCD.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/lcdguinness101106.htm
Sharp Showcases High-Definition Dominance with a Full HD Product Line Up
ew high-definition AQUOS LCD TVs with advanced specifications and competitive pricing plus a 1080p DLP front projector headline Sharp's elegant HD home entertainment product line
(HiddenWires)
http://hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesnews2 ... 11-08.html
New Sony High-Definition Lineup Offers Many Firsts
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia New Straits Times / RedOrbit)
http://www.ctimes.com.my/BusinessNews/2 ... wartrevamp
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology ... technology
Westinghouse LVM-47w1
A high resolution, a bunch of HD inputs and decent image quality performance make the Westinghouse LVM-47w1 a string contender in the budget, big-screen LCD category.
(CNET Editors' Review)
http://reviews.cnet.com/Westinghouse_LV ... 48533.html
NEC chip set to bridge Blu-ray, HD DVD formats
NEC Electronics Corp. has developed a chip set for optical drives that would bridge the incompatible Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
(EE Times)
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArti ... =193200708
NEC unveils chip to bridge Blu-ray/HD DVD divide
A truce between the Blu-ray and HD DVD worlds is still probably a way off, but NEC has come up with a chip that could help companies bridge the gap.
(CNET News.com)
http://news.com.com/NEC+unveils+chip+to ... g=nefd.top
HD DVD Brings the Heat to Digital Life 2006 With New Titles and Consumer Momentum
HD DVD Mobile Experience Rolls Into New York Fueled by Strong Consumer Adoption and New Blockbuster Title Announcements
(PR Newswire / Broadcast Newsroom)
http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-elec ... 006-1.html
http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articl ... p?id=73520
V for Vendetta to Make HD-DVD Debut [Phillip Swann]
Warner Bros. to release seven new movies in the high-def format.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/vhddvd101106.htm
Hitachi Blu Ray, AVCHD Camcorders Schedule For