CES

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Larry,

Thank you for your interest on the report.

I have been preparing the ground material over the last three months, reason by which my
contributions to the Tips list have been reduced due to lack of time (even when I am retired), but
as you might be aware in order for me to provide the analysis on each DTV subject I have to monitor
the whole DTV industry every day for the entire year, since I issued the last CES report. CES
culminates that work, some people just look at CES as a way to identify new products, I look at it
as the DTV industry book closing, one year of work compared with the plans and a view to the future
with CES.

On the personal note, I am building a new house (and a new HT of course), it will be delivered in
May, and I am selling my current house. It is a non-stop work, I even stopped writing for the other
publications. So I am afraid that I can not guarantee that I can write the typical 150 pages by the
end of February (my usual closing date). Frankly, the short answer to your question is: I will try
my best, I am going to work for a week at CES as usual, but I am not be sure I can produce a full
report this year.

Even though after several years of doing it I have optimized the way I work, at this time each year
I usually have a draft of at least 100 pages needing the CES input and the final statements of the
analysis on each subject. What I have this year at this point is a 700 pages dinosaur of 25
documents just source material; CES usually adds another 200 pages of last minute news/data, this
year DTV is overwhelming.

On the other side of the picture we have the need to suit the report to be practical to the demand,
I believe I will have to be more selective with the coverage, rather than cover ALL; or to deliver
it gradually by subject area, for example, have the typical executive summary of highlights and
issue each section as separate reports as they are produced, so a reader interested in plasmas will
get the DTV summary and the plasmas section only, the same for DTV implementation,
cable/satellite/OTA, DLP, LCoS, HD-STBs, etc.

I need to discuss this subject with Dale and Shane now that the web Magazine has developed so many
attractive features for readers.

Regardless of how is presented the effort is similar, because no one wanting cutting edge
information wants a CES report on June.

I will know better by mid January.

Thanks again Larry.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra




-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Larry Magoo
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:27 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: CES


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Rodolfo,

Are we going to have an opportunity to get your 2006 CES report again this
year?


I can hardly wait!

Thanks,
Larry


-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:31 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: HDTV resolution

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Continued...

During 2005 LG and Samsung announced their oversized 1080px1920 plasmas (71"
LG and 80" and 102"
Samsung), and recently others had announced 1080p on even smaller sizes
(like 65" Panasonic);
1920x1080 is their pixel grid "native resolution", which means they use
video processing to scale
up the other formats to match that pixel grid.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:24 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: RE: HDTV resolution


Atom,

There is never a dumb question if there is a spirit to learn.

Most plasmas are on the 1366x768 or the like, but they scale 1280x720 to
that pixel grid.

During 2005 LG and Samsung

-----Original Message-----
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Atom Shop
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:41 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: HDTV resolution


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

A (maybe) dumb question for those in the know: Is there such a thing as a
native 1280 X 720 or a 1920 X 1080 plasma display?

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Rodolfo,

I look forward to seeing you again there. I'll be there Thursday (early) to
Saturday (just past end of show hours for the day), if current plans hold
up. Cell no. is the same as years before at 602-509-8200.

Who else is planning to come?

Jordan Meschkow
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-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:21 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: CES

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Larry,

Thank you for your interest on the report.

I have been preparing the ground material over the last three months, reason
by which my contributions to the Tips list have been reduced due to lack of
time (even when I am retired), but as you might be aware in order for me to
provide the analysis on each DTV subject I have to monitor the whole DTV
industry every day for the entire year, since I issued the last CES report.
CES culminates that work, some people just look at CES as a way to identify
new products, I look at it as the DTV industry book closing, one year of
work compared with the plans and a view to the future with CES.

On the personal note, I am building a new house (and a new HT of course), it
will be delivered in May, and I am selling my current house. It is a
non-stop work, I even stopped writing for the other publications. So I am
afraid that I can not guarantee that I can write the typical 150 pages by
the end of February (my usual closing date). Frankly, the short answer to
your question is: I will try my best, I am going to work for a week at CES
as usual, but I am not be sure I can produce a full report this year.

Even though after several years of doing it I have optimized the way I work,
at this time each year I usually have a draft of at least 100 pages needing
the CES input and the final statements of the analysis on each subject.
What I have this year at this point is a 700 pages dinosaur of 25 documents
just source material; CES usually adds another 200 pages of last minute
news/data, this year DTV is overwhelming.

On the other side of the picture we have the need to suit the report to be
practical to the demand, I believe I will have to be more selective with the
coverage, rather than cover ALL; or to deliver it gradually by subject
area, for example, have the typical executive summary of highlights and
issue each section as separate reports as they are produced, so a reader
interested in plasmas will get the DTV summary and the plasmas section only,
the same for DTV implementation, cable/satellite/OTA, DLP, LCoS, HD-STBs,
etc.

I need to discuss this subject with Dale and Shane now that the web Magazine
has developed so many attractive features for readers.

Regardless of how is presented the effort is similar, because no one wanting
cutting edge information wants a CES report on June.

I will know better by mid January.

Thanks again Larry.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra




-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Larry Magoo
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:27 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: CES


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Rodolfo,

Are we going to have an opportunity to get your 2006 CES report again this
year?


I can hardly wait!

Thanks,
Larry


-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:31 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: HDTV resolution

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Continued...

During 2005 LG and Samsung announced their oversized 1080px1920 plasmas (71"
LG and 80" and 102"
Samsung), and recently others had announced 1080p on even smaller sizes
(like 65" Panasonic); 1920x1080 is their pixel grid "native resolution",
which means they use video processing to scale up the other formats to match
that pixel grid.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:24 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: RE: HDTV resolution


Atom,

There is never a dumb question if there is a spirit to learn.

Most plasmas are on the 1366x768 or the like, but they scale 1280x720 to
that pixel grid.

During 2005 LG and Samsung

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Atom Shop
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:41 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: HDTV resolution


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

A (maybe) dumb question for those in the know: Is there such a thing as a
native 1280 X 720 or a 1920 X 1080 plasma display?

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Rodolfo,

Thanks for your detailed response!

I am just curious as well as everyone else is on the progress of available
1080P input sets that might show up on the market in '06.

I think I can speak for the tips list and say that we are very fortunate to
have you as a member with so much technical knowledge and information that
you have provided over the years.

With technical improvements in video displays still waiting to come to
market, we anticipate with great interest any and all information that you
might provide us with.

Regards,

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:21 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: CES

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Larry,

Thank you for your interest on the report.

I have been preparing the ground material over the last three months, reason
by which my
contributions to the Tips list have been reduced due to lack of time (even
when I am retired), but
as you might be aware in order for me to provide the analysis on each DTV
subject I have to monitor
the whole DTV industry every day for the entire year, since I issued the
last CES report. CES
culminates that work, some people just look at CES as a way to identify new
products, I look at it
as the DTV industry book closing, one year of work compared with the plans
and a view to the future
with CES.

On the personal note, I am building a new house (and a new HT of course), it
will be delivered in
May, and I am selling my current house. It is a non-stop work, I even
stopped writing for the other
publications. So I am afraid that I can not guarantee that I can write the
typical 150 pages by the
end of February (my usual closing date). Frankly, the short answer to your
question is: I will try
my best, I am going to work for a week at CES as usual, but I am not be sure
I can produce a full
report this year.

Even though after several years of doing it I have optimized the way I work,
at this time each year
I usually have a draft of at least 100 pages needing the CES input and the
final statements of the
analysis on each subject. What I have this year at this point is a 700
pages dinosaur of 25
documents just source material; CES usually adds another 200 pages of last
minute news/data, this
year DTV is overwhelming.

On the other side of the picture we have the need to suit the report to be
practical to the demand,
I believe I will have to be more selective with the coverage, rather than
cover ALL; or to deliver
it gradually by subject area, for example, have the typical executive
summary of highlights and
issue each section as separate reports as they are produced, so a reader
interested in plasmas will
get the DTV summary and the plasmas section only, the same for DTV
implementation,
cable/satellite/OTA, DLP, LCoS, HD-STBs, etc.

I need to discuss this subject with Dale and Shane now that the web Magazine
has developed so many
attractive features for readers.

Regardless of how is presented the effort is similar, because no one wanting
cutting edge
information wants a CES report on June.

I will know better by mid January.

Thanks again Larry.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra




-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Larry Magoo
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:27 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: CES


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Rodolfo,

Are we going to have an opportunity to get your 2006 CES report again this
year?


I can hardly wait!

Thanks,
Larry


-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:31 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: HDTV resolution

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Continued...

During 2005 LG and Samsung announced their oversized 1080px1920 plasmas (71"
LG and 80" and 102"
Samsung), and recently others had announced 1080p on even smaller sizes
(like 65" Panasonic);
1920x1080 is their pixel grid "native resolution", which means they use
video processing to scale
up the other formats to match that pixel grid.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:24 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: RE: HDTV resolution


Atom,

There is never a dumb question if there is a spirit to learn.

Most plasmas are on the 1366x768 or the like, but they scale 1280x720 to
that pixel grid.

During 2005 LG and Samsung

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Atom Shop
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:41 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: HDTV resolution


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

A (maybe) dumb question for those in the know: Is there such a thing as a
native 1280 X 720 or a 1920 X 1080 plasma display?

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I agree, Rodolfo's knowledge is very critical to the Tips List.

Bob Bullock

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Larry Magoo
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:42 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: CES

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Rodolfo,

Thanks for your detailed response!

I am just curious as well as everyone else is on the progress of available
1080P input sets that might show up on the market in '06.

I think I can speak for the tips list and say that we are very fortunate to
have you as a member with so much technical knowledge and information that
you have provided over the years.

With technical improvements in video displays still waiting to come to
market, we anticipate with great interest any and all information that you
might provide us with.

Regards,

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:21 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: CES

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Larry,

Thank you for your interest on the report.

I have been preparing the ground material over the last three months, reason
by which my
contributions to the Tips list have been reduced due to lack of time (even
when I am retired), but
as you might be aware in order for me to provide the analysis on each DTV
subject I have to monitor
the whole DTV industry every day for the entire year, since I issued the
last CES report. CES
culminates that work, some people just look at CES as a way to identify new
products, I look at it
as the DTV industry book closing, one year of work compared with the plans
and a view to the future
with CES.

On the personal note, I am building a new house (and a new HT of course), it
will be delivered in
May, and I am selling my current house. It is a non-stop work, I even
stopped writing for the other
publications. So I am afraid that I can not guarantee that I can write the
typical 150 pages by the
end of February (my usual closing date). Frankly, the short answer to your
question is: I will try
my best, I am going to work for a week at CES as usual, but I am not be sure
I can produce a full
report this year.

Even though after several years of doing it I have optimized the way I work,
at this time each year
I usually have a draft of at least 100 pages needing the CES input and the
final statements of the
analysis on each subject. What I have this year at this point is a 700
pages dinosaur of 25
documents just source material; CES usually adds another 200 pages of last
minute news/data, this
year DTV is overwhelming.

On the other side of the picture we have the need to suit the report to be
practical to the demand,
I believe I will have to be more selective with the coverage, rather than
cover ALL; or to deliver
it gradually by subject area, for example, have the typical executive
summary of highlights and
issue each section as separate reports as they are produced, so a reader
interested in plasmas will
get the DTV summary and the plasmas section only, the same for DTV
implementation,
cable/satellite/OTA, DLP, LCoS, HD-STBs, etc.

I need to discuss this subject with Dale and Shane now that the web Magazine
has developed so many
attractive features for readers.

Regardless of how is presented the effort is similar, because no one wanting
cutting edge
information wants a CES report on June.

I will know better by mid January.

Thanks again Larry.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra




-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Larry Magoo
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:27 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: CES


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Rodolfo,

Are we going to have an opportunity to get your 2006 CES report again this
year?


I can hardly wait!

Thanks,
Larry


-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:31 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: HDTV resolution

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

Continued...

During 2005 LG and Samsung announced their oversized 1080px1920 plasmas (71"
LG and 80" and 102"
Samsung), and recently others had announced 1080p on even smaller sizes
(like 65" Panasonic);
1920x1080 is their pixel grid "native resolution", which means they use
video processing to scale
up the other formats to match that pixel grid.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:24 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: RE: HDTV resolution


Atom,

There is never a dumb question if there is a spirit to learn.

Most plasmas are on the 1366x768 or the like, but they scale 1280x720 to
that pixel grid.

During 2005 LG and Samsung

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Atom Shop
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:41 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: HDTV resolution


----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

A (maybe) dumb question for those in the know: Is there such a thing as a
native 1280 X 720 or a 1920 X 1080 plasma display?

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