DTV News for 7-17-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 7-17-2007
581 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


FCC Announces Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop on September 26, 2007.
The Federal Communications Commission today announced it will hold a day-long Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop at its Washington, DC headquarters on Wednesday, September 26, 2007.
(Federal Communications Commission)
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5260A1.doc [MS Word File]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/a ... 5260A1.pdf [Adobe PDF File]



First High Definition TV Ratings Put HDNet Out In Front Of The Competition
HDNet Movies and HDNet's Original Programming Slate Lead the Way
Widescreen Review)
http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_de ... p?id=13744



LCD TV poised to top television market, report says
LCD TV will soon take the top spot in the TV market, gradually pushing other technologies to the sidelines, according to a report from iSuppli.
(Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800472374_4 ... k_from=RSS

iSuppli Upgrades Large-Screen LCD Shipment Forecast
Citing rising demand, tightening supply and increasing prices, research firm iSuppli raised its forecast for large-sized LCD panel shipments for 2007 and the following years.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6460736.html

Right to the edge
Big-screen LCDs, for the most part, keep up appearances from end to end
(Government Computer News)
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_17/44666-1. ... ic=reviews

June TV Shelf Share Hits Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart again factored prominently in positioning of the shelf share ranks for key TV categories during the month of June, according to a brand placement share scorecard report from Current Analysis West, a company of The NPD Group.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6460743.html

Success Story: Samsung 40" LNS4051D Widescreen LCD TV
Samsung managed to outpace rival Sony in the last year by producing the top-selling LCD TV in the 36-inch and above segment in the 40-inch LNS4051D, according to retail sell-through data gathered by The NPD Group.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6460744.html

Samsung Debuts Holiday HDTVs
Samsung last week took the wraps off of its new high-performance TV models slated to ship in time for the holidays.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6460720.html

Samsung S5679W 56" LED DLP HTDV Review
Board: Help With This Home Theater
(Motley Fool)
http://www.fool.com/community/pod/2007/070716.htm



HD DVD Gets Microsoft HDi Boost
Microsoft's HD DVD evangelist said the company will be a difference maker in the battle between the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats.
(This Week in Consumer Electronics)
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6460745.html

Microsoft: We Will Decide HDTV DVD Format War [Phillip Swann]
The software titan brags on its new interactive software.
(TVPredictions.com)
http://www.tvpredictions.com/microsofthd071607.htm

Sony Unveils 5th-Gen DVDirect Burner
New York