HDTV News Roundup: Industry Headlines from September 2004

Study Forecasts Nearly 500 HDTV Channels to Be Carried by ...
Business Wire (press release), CA 
... Geostationary Satellite Transponder Market for 2003-2009", Northern Sky Research (NSR) has outlined in depth its view of how growth in HDTV (High Definition ... MORE
 
Ikegami's HDK-75EX Full Digital HDTV Camera System (21/9/2004)
sypha (press release), United Kingdom 
The HDK-75EX is a high performance full digital portable HDTV camera with compacted lightweight and sophisticated design with integrated fiber adapter. ...
Ikegami Introduces the HDTV Wireless Camera System HDK-79EX with ... sypha (press release)
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JVC LA Press Demo Day with HDTV, New HD-ILA Display
TMCnet - 2 hours ago
... 4PM WHERE: Bruckheimer Studio (1650 10th Street, Santa Monica) WHAT: JVC is inviting journalists & production executives to see their new HDTV technology (HD ... MORE

Ikegami's HDL-40HS Compact One-Piece Type HDTV Super Slow-Motion ...
sypha (press release), United Kingdom
... It achieves superb HDTV slow-motion pictures with the specified server system. Sampling at 1280 x 720 produces a limiting resolution of 700TVL. ... MORE
 

Sears terminates HDTV supply agreement with Brillian
EE Times Online (subscription)
MANHASSET, NY — In a temporary blow to the microdisplay industry, Brillian Corp. (Tempe, Ariz.) announced Monday (September 20 ... MORE
 
Hitachi Addresses Cost-Concious HDTV Broadcast And Production ...
sypha (press release), United Kingdom 
Hitachi wants to address cost-conscious high-definition television at the IBC with the introduction of a low-cost, multi-format HDTV camera for broadcast ... MORE

UHF antenna will capture HDTV
Kansas.com, KS 
BY DON LINDICH. Q: I recently purchased an HDTV and am about to purchase an HDTV receiver. Do I need a special HDTV antenna to receive ... MORE

Sony gets so so def with high-def
engadget 
It’d be a perfect world to them if we’d all watch TV on the 70-inch Grand Wega HDTV, capture those precious moments with their HDR-FX1 consumer HDV ... MORE

JVC San Francisco Press Demo Day with HDTV, New HD-ILA Display
Business Wire (press release), CA 
WHEN: Thursday 9/23, 10AM to 4PM WHERE: Grand Hyatt at Union Square, San Francisco WHAT: JVC is inviting journalists to see their new HDTV technology (HD-ILA ...
JVC LA Press Demo Day with HDTV, New HD-ILA Display TMCnet
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Turner Entertainment Networks Selects Radyne HDTV Technology
Yahoo News (press release)
... FirstCall/ -- Radyne ComStream (Nasdaq: RADN; Warrants: RADNW) today announced that Turner Entertainment Networks selected its newest HDTV encoder technology ... MORE

eCoustics Guide To HDTV
Designtechnica, OR 
eCoustics.com has posted an HDTV guide that should address any questions that you may have about EDTV, HDTV and their formats. "HDTV ... MORE

Turner Turns to Radyne for HDTV
Multichannel News (subscription), United States
Turner Entertainment Networks will use Radyne ComStream Inc.’s HDTV-encoder technology for its National Basketball Association telecasts on Turner Network ... MORE

Sound Advice: Outdoor UHF antenna fine for HDTV
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA 
By Don Lindich. Q: I recently purchased an HDTV and am about to purchase an HDTV receiver. Do I need a special HDTV antenna to receive ... MORE

Comcast Questions NBC’s Multicasting Analysis
Multichannel News (subscription), United States
... Along with other broadcasters, NBC has argued that because a TV station’s digital signal -- whether a single HDTV service or multiple programming streams ... MORE

Wi-Fi May Be Portable, But Wires are Reliable
eBCVG 
... Now the company is developing products for a new version of the spec that offers the kind of throughput required for HDTV content.
Wi-Fi May Be Portable, But Wires are Reliable Electronic News
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Tuning up for HDTV
ZDNet.com - Sep 15, 2004
... High-definition television (HDTV) is the type of digital TV (DTV) that offers the highest resolution available, above standard-definition and enhanced ...
Tuning up for HDTV CNET News.com
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Future is near! Do you have your HDTV set picked out?
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Evansville Courier & Press (subscription), IN 
By Kevin Hunt The Hartford Courant. If you're buying an HDTV, make it a wide-screen set. ... Bottom line: Still the least expensive way to get into HDTV. ... MORE

HDTV, thin screens still cause confusion
Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL - Sep 6, 2004
... (HDTV is a subset of the overall digital standard ... But shoppers specifically looking for an HDTV should know that not all plasma sets are high-definition. ...
Choosing HDTV clearly confusing Florida Today
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HD PC: Cheaper Than High-Def TV
Wired News - Sep 5, 2004
... Indeed, the Markham, Ontario, company bills its HDTV Wonder as "the home's first HDTV device," able not only to show HD-video, but also to record scheduled ... MORE

HDTV Forum a Big Hit
guidetohometheater.com - Sep 5, 2004
September 06, 2004 — Overshadowed by the Athens Olympic Games and the start of the Republican National Convention, the second annual HDTV Forum 2004 was a ... MORE

Candidates still fuzzy on HDTV
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Sep 4, 2004
... Last week, he was looking HDTV perfect, standing tall and connecting with the audience in a riveting speech about America's promise that might be the best I ... MORE

The big picture on HDTV: Consumers are still fuzzy
Deseret News, UT - Sep 4, 2004
The West Jordan woman hopes that by year-end HDTV prices will come down into her range. When they do, she may call on her experience ... MORE

DisplaySearch/Insight Media HDTV Forum Sells Out for Second ...
Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (press release), CA - 23 hours ago
The second annual HDTV Forum 2004, produced by DisplaySearch and Insight Media, sold out last week in Los Angeles. The analysts ... MORE

Survey Says: Out with Reality TV, In with HDTV
TVTechnology - 5 hours ago
... percent are excited about the football season; 15 percent look forward to the presidential election coverage and many are thinking about buying an HDTV set in ... MORE

I want my HDTV
Washington Times, DC - 13 hours ago
... (Roughly 88 percent of those digital sets were HDTV-ready models.) Currently, 12 million ... In the minds of most consumers, HDTV is still too expensive.". ... MORE


HDTV 'Starter' Kit for PC Comes with Some Kinks
Reuters, UK
... Indeed, the Markham, Ontario, company bills its HDTV Wonder as "the home's first HDTV device," able not only to show HD-video, but also to record scheduled ... MORE

Hitachi 57S700 HDTV
Dark Vision, Netherlands
Hitachi's HDTV sets offer the consumer "state-of-the-art" technology with a terrific feature package in a very stylish and handsome cabinetry. ... MORE

A primer for the HDTV-curious
The News Journal, DE - Aug 30, 2004
... Even the Consumer Electronics Association, the trade group that is trying to promote HDTV sales, admits that the confusion about the technology, from ... MORE

To Be Picture-Perfect, a Choice of 3 Washington Post
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HDTV? Clearly Confusing
Washington Post, DC - Aug 28, 2004
... viewing. With my I'm-not-gonna-pay-a-lot-for-this-HDTV mantra, I had to throw out thoughts of fashionable, pricey plasma and LCD sets. ... MORE

MSTV, NAB: Cheap Converter Boxes Key to Successful DTV Transition

The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television filed comments with the FCC last week on how to minimize disruption to consumers when analog TV is switched off. A key part of the filing is an attachment with research showing how many households and TV sets still rely on analog over-the-air TV. The comments are in response to an FCC Notice of Inquiry described in RF Report for June 2, 2004. MORE

Once again, Jeffco panel gives its OK to TV tower
By Charley Able, Rocky Mountain News
August 18, 2004

GOLDEN - Jefferson County commissioners reached the same conclusion late Tuesday they reached a year ago: a high-power digital television facility can be built on Lookout Mountain.

After two additional hearings on the issue, which was ordered reopened by a court ruling handed down in March, commissioners again voted 3-0 to approve a plan to replace three large existing towers and a number of smaller ones with a single 730-foot main tower on the mountain overlooking Golden. MORE

Let's clear this up: HDTV limited, and broadcast not updated
Seattle Times, WA 
NBC's HDTV feed is actually a day behind. And, in some cases, it's two years behind. ... Regardless, these won't be remembered as the HDTV Games. ... MORE

Intel delays HDTV chip
Geek.com -
Intel has delayed plans to release a new TV chip for creating low-cost High-Density TV (HDTV) sets. Work had been going apace on ... MORE

Leitch Announces HUC-3901 HDTV Upconverter Cost-effective ...
Oceania (press release), United States - 14 hours ago
Leitch Technology Corporation today announced the immediate availability of the first modular HDTV upconverter in NEO, the company's advanced, award-winning ... MORE


CIO Today Intel Delays LCOS chips for HDTV
PhysOrg.com, United States - 
LCOS technology sandwiches a layer of liquid crystal between a cover glass and a highly reflective, mirror-like surface patterned with pixels that sits on top ...
Intel Delays LCOS Plans Extreme Tech
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HDTV delay for Intel
Digital Connect News (subscription), Australia 
By Caroline Warnes. Intel has announced it is postponing the launch of a video display chip for high-definition TVs. The company ... MORE

ATI ships HDTV Wonder card
Dark Vision, Netherlands 
ATI said that it has begun supplying its HDTV Wonder product, a TV tuner that can receive both analogue and HDTV signals. This doesn ... MORE

Get the lowdown on HDTV
engadget - 33 minutes ago
... Fortunately, Tom’s Hardware Guide has, well, a guide to getting down the basics of HDTV, like the difference between 720p and 1080i. ... MORE

For HDTV, an Ad Campaign of Olympic Proportions
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - Aug 16, 2004
... Forty years later, the backers of high-definition television would love the Athens Games to someday be known as the HDTV Olympics. ... MORE

Tektronix Inc. announces Rasterizer for high definition content
Webindia123.com, India 
... need a high quality, intuitive and flexible monitoring solution that provides the confidence necessary to deliver on the promise of HDTV," said Todd Biddle ... MORE

Sony Develops Hi-Definition Video Creation Chip
Digital Silence, United States 
... It not only re-creates standard TV signal or various HD format signals to the full HDTV (H1902 x V1080) quality, but it also re-creates HDTV signal to higher ... MORE

 
HDTV Frequently Asked Questions
WHIOtv.com, Ohio - Aug 15, 2004
Digital television allows for a significantly improved viewing experience called High Definition television or HDTV, which includes higher resolution picture ... MORE

HDTV TiVo vs. Media Center PC
engadget - 
... operating system (specifically HP’s 873N), and while it’s not exactly fair to compare the two, since Media Center doesn’t support HDTV recording (at ... MORE


HDTV FORUM 2004 SPEAKERS TO EXPLORE HDTV WILDCARD: CONSUMER FRONT ...
Home Toys (press release), Canada - Aug 4, 2004
AUSTIN, TEXAS and NORWALK, CONNECTICUT—One of the wildcards in the HDTV revolution is the adoption of front projectors in the home. ... MORE
 

JDSU Goes HDTV
Light Reading - Aug 3, 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU - News; TSX: JDU - News), a leading supplier of optical components and assemblies ... MORE

China Issues Four Digital TV Licenses
Forbes -
China has issued licenses to four companies to broadcast digital television, ending the monopoly once held by state-run China Central Television, the ... MORE

Showtime for HDTV
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 6 hours ago
HDTV is one revolution that's being televised. ... Also around the corner is the football season, with an expanded schedule of HDTV broadcasts. ...
High-def for dummies -- what you should know before you buy - San Francisco Chronicle
HDTV clearly becoming the standard to watch - Chicago Tribune (subscription)
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Getting the big picture: Best sets for HDTV
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 6 hours ago
Finally decided to make the leap to HDTV? Then you’ve got another decision to make: What kind of HDTV set do you want? Four different ... MORE


Hitachi Unveils Advanced 42-Inch Professional Plasma Monitors; New ...
Business Wire (press release), CA -
... The CMP4211 and CMP4212 are 42-inch 16:9 HDTV plasma monitors designed to serve a broad range of commercial uses--from single-point signage and networked multi ... MORE

Don't worry, we'll have HDTV service here very soon
The Free Lance-Star, VA - Aug 1, 2004
With the strong success of Cox high-definition television service in Fairfax County, Cox is looking forward to bringing HDTV to our customers in Fredericksburg ... MORE

HDTV Coming For Sharks On FSN
San Jose Sharks (press release), CA
... now present the ultimate sports television experience for Bay Area sports fans, the revolutionary technology of high-definition television (HDTV) for their ...
FSN introduces high definition - Alameda Times-Star
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CyberLink Provides Technology for ATI HDTV WONDERCard Contributes ...
Digital Producer (press release), United States 
... a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today their cooperation with ATI to provide HDTV decoding and ... MORE


Sharp Updates AQUOS Line With HDTV
Designtechnica, OR
Sharp has expanded their AQUOS line of LCD TVs to include widescreen models with full “Plug and Play” compatibility for built-in HDTV viewing. ..MORE.


Samsung HDTV SoCs comply with FCC standards
Eetasia.com (subscription)
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has introduced a SoC device for high-definition TVs and digital STBs to meet US Federal Communications ... MORE


FSN Bay Area & Comcast Announce Agreement to Televise Athletics & ...
TMCnet 
... will present the ultimate sports television experience for Bay Area sports fans, the revolutionary technology of high-definition television (HDTV) for their ... MORE


CyberLink provides HDTV technology for ATI Technologies
PhysOrg.com, United States - Jul 29, 2004
"ATI selected CyberLink technology because of its expertise in HDTV signal decoding ... HDTV on a PC makes enhanced digital technology available to all PC users. ...MORE


Sharp Makes Industry-Leading Strides with Introduction of ...
Business Wire (press release), CA -
... options, Sharp, the global market leader in Liquid Crystal television*, today announced the availability of new widescreen AQUOS LCD HDTV models, the GD4U and ... MORE


LG Electronics to strengthen HDTV business
Korea Herald, South Korea - 
With the Athens Olympic Games set to open in mid-August, LG Electronics Inc. hopes to increase sales of its high-definition digital ... MORE


VIA Announces the VT1625 HDTV Encoder for a Hi-Def Viewing ...
HiddenWires, UK -
... Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the VIA VT1625 HDTV Encoder, enabling multimedia ... MORE
 

Picture Brightens for HDTV, Study Predicts 60 Million US Homes by ...
Mediapost.com, CT - Jul 28, 2004
After years of tepid sales, the picture appears to be getting brighter for high-definition television (HDTV). HDTV has emerged as ... MORE

PC World Mitsubishi LT-2240
PC World - Jul 29, 2004
... inputs, it has two sets of component video inputs--allowing you, for example, to connect both a progressive-scan DVD player and a standard HDTV tuner without ... MORE


Viewers Watch HDTV Adoption Grow
ClickZ News, United States - Jul 28, 2004
... reduced pricing, and increased content availability, the Yankee Group predicts 59.3 million US homes will have high-definition televisions (HDTV) [define] by ... MORE


Samsung unveils HDTV System-on-Chip
EE Times Online (subscription) - Jul 26, 2004
MANHASSET, NY — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea, has introduced a system-on-a-chip (SOC) device for high-definition TVs and ... MORE


Samsung puts pig in HDTV chip poke
The Inquirer, UK - Jul 27, 2004
KOREAN GIANT Samsung said it has designed a system on a chip device for high definition TVs and for set top boxes. The S5H220 includes ... MORE


Arecont Vision Enters into Reseller and Private Label Agreement ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 28, 2004
... Far exceeding the performance of video surveillance products available today, the low-cost fully digital AV2000 system delivers HDTV imagery at 24 frames per ... MORE


Gannett News Service
News-Leader.com, MO - Jul 28, 2004
... The 24-hour per day coverage will span seven networks under the NBC umbrella, including NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Bravo, Telemundo and NBC's new HDTV network. ...MORE


Vyvx Deploys 270 Mbps HDTV Service in Eight Markets
Telecomweb - Jul 26, 2004
Slowly but surely, US broadcasters are getting on the HDTV bandwagon. Fiber-optic and satellite-transmission solution-maker Vyvx ... MORE


HDTV appeal
Grand Forks Herald, ND - Jul 27, 2004
... Particularly enticing right now are Dish's High Definition TV solutions, which can put a complete HDTV package in your home for a surprisingly small amount of ... MORE


Samsung Electronics Develops Highly-integrated HDTV System-on-Chip
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 26, 2004
... As the adoption of digital broadcasting increases, HDTV is quickly emerging as a key product in the next-generation digital video segment.". ... MORE
 

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