8 November - HDTV News from HDTV Magazine

[Scott]

This will be a daily news feed from HDTV Magazine. Feel free to pick a topic, start a new thread (with date and title of topic) and discuss.

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DTV News for 11-8-2005

418 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting (UHH HUH!)



Digital TV Switch Nears a Date

Senate picks 2009, House voted for sooner transition, but a decision may occur
soon.

(IDG News Service via PC World)

[Article] (http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,123440,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp)



FCC confirms accelerated DTV set mandate

(Digital TV Group)

[Article] (http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&amp;subclass=0&amp;id=1279)



Digital TV Bill Helps Emergency Responders

(CIO)

[Article] (http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=14183)





Cable's final frontier: People who want less

(USA Today / Yahoo News)

[Article] (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2005-11-07-cable-wanting-less_x.htm)

[Article] (http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20051108/tc_usatoday/cablesfinalfrontierpeoplewhowantless)





Inaugural HDTV Business Conference to take place in January

The one-day executive-level event will cover the hot topics in HDTV.

(Broadcast Engineering)

[Article] (http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/t2d/20051107/#conf)



HD AV Network Alliance Recruits Other Members

LAS VEGAS &mdash; A recruitment effort was in full swing, teaming consumer electronics,
IT, content providers and service providers during the CEA Industry Forum last
month, which would create standards to &ldquo;enhance the consumer HD experience.&rdquo;

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6281816.html?verticalid=820&amp;industry=News&amp;indust ryid=23096&amp;pubdate=11/07/2005)



Brillian to Showcase 65-Inch Gen II LCoS(TM) 1080P HDTV at Upcoming Electronic
House Expo (EHX) 2005 Conference

(Market Wire via Yahoo News)

[Article] (http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/051107/0100292.html)



NEC Introduces Five New Displays

NEC has introduced five new displays that should be available to retailers in
time for most of the holiday selling season.

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6282029?display=Breaking+News)



Norcent Ships 42W&rdquo; HD PDP For $2K

Norcent said it is now shipping a 42W-inch fully integrated high-definition plasma
TV set that is expected to see street retails of $1,999.

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6281854.html?verticalid=820&amp;industry=News&amp;indust ryid=23096&amp;pubdate=11/07/2005)



Panasonic Offers Custom-Built Plasma Frames

Panasonic has introduced a line of custom-built frames to complement its 42W-inch
and 50W-inch plasma televisions.

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6281856.html?verticalid=820&amp;industry=Video&amp;indus tryid=23099&amp;pubdate=11/07/2005)</p>


Samsung Intensifies LCD Outreach in Americas Amidst Rising Demand

(Business Wire via Yahoo News)

[Article] (http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051107/20051107006050.html?.v=2)



Samsung to bolster LCD marketing in U.S.

Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced it would intensify the marketing
activities of its LCD Business within the Americas, in a effort to regain top
global LCD supplier status.

(EE Times)

[Article] (http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=GYOLCU3WNGGE4QSNDBESK HA?articleID=173500505)



V, Inc. Slashes Flat-Panel Pricing With 37W-Inch LCD TV

V, Inc. said it will ship in mid-November a VIZIO-branded fully integrated 37W-inch
high-definition LCD TV at a $1,499.99 suggested retail price, one of the industry's
lowest price points for the screen size.

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6281885.html?verticalid=820&amp;industry=Video&amp;indus tryid=23099&amp;pubdate=11/07/2005)





Warner Plans Movies In Blu-ray Format

Warner Brothers Entertainment announced that it now plans to release high-definition
movies in the Blu-ray Disc format in addition to HD DVD, making it the second
HD DVD studio to announce dual-format support.

(This Week in Consumer Electronics)

[Article] (http://www.twice.com/article/CA6281887.html?verticalid=820&amp;industry=Video&amp;indus tryid=23099&amp;pubdate=11/07/2005)





Commentary: What was new at FPD International 2005?

(DigiTimes)

[Article] (http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20051027AB065.html)