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============================ - Follow-ups: - Telephone-company-provided TV - Broadcasting & Cable has a story. N= o subscription is required: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7729n</a> - Blu-ray and HD DVD combining - Lyra Research doesn't think it will h= appen: http://<a href="http://lyra6.lyra.co...Story.html</a> - DISH subscribers - They added 325,000 net new subscribers in the fir= st quarter to end up with 11.23 million: http://<a href="http://www.forbes.co...04515.html</a> In a somewhat-related story, Warren Communications News reported Tuesd= ay that DirecTV was planning a lease option for new PVR- and MPEG-4-equippe= d boxes. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - 5th-generation LG chip in non-LG receivers - There was another test = at my apartment this week. It was dramatically better than the last. One = participant characterized it as "4th-generation plus," and I won't dispute = that, but it didn't have the magical plug-&-play of the 5th-generation LG c= hip in the LG box. Notably, with a loop antenna, the receiver appeared to = be sensitive to people walking around the room. - U.S. analog shutdown - Multichannel News online reports that the Con= gressional Budget Office said, according to Senate Commerce Committee major= ity staff director Lisa Sutherland, "the later the digital transition occur= s, the more funding would be made available to the federal government throu= gh the auction process." The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://www.multichan...aking+News</a> - Standards for satellite delivery of distant DTT signals - The full t= ext of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notice of inquiry is now= available: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...5-94A1.pdf</a> - "Broadcast flag" - The bombshell of the week was the U.S. Court of A= ppeals for the District of Columbia throwing out the FCC requirement less t= han two months after it was to go into effect. The unanimous ruling was ba= sed on the FCC's lack of jurisdiction. Here are two excerpts: "The All-Channel Receiver Act's limited and explicit grant of authorit= y to the Commission over receiver equipment clearly indicates that neither = Congress nor the Commission assumed that the agency could find this authori= ty in its jurisdiction." "Because the Commission exceeded the scope of its delegated authority,= we grant the petition for review, and reverse and vacate the Flag Order in= sofar as it requires demodulator products manufactured on or after July 1, = 2005 to recognize and give effect to the broadcast flag." http://<a href="http://pacer.cadc.us...-1037b.pdf</a> Dan Glickman, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)= said, "This is a disappointing decision and could create a digital televis= ion divide by slowing or eliminating access to high quality digital program= ming for some consumers": http://<a href="http://www.mpaa.org/..._05_06.doc</a> Similarly, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) president Edward= Fritts said, "Without a 'broadcast flag,' consumers may lose access to the= very best programming offered on local television": http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/N...stFlag.htm</a> The most comprehensive coverage is by Dale Cripps, who includes these = network reactions: - CBS - "We are disappointed in the ruling and we intend to do ev= erything we can to protect our content so that in the new digital era viewe= rs can continue to enjoy the same high quality over the air broadcast progr= amming they have today." - NBC - "Today's court ruling imposes crippling restraints on the= FCC's ability to effectively support the development of a safe, sustainabl= e marketplace for the creation and distribution of digital TV broadcasting.= " - ABC (Alex Wallau, network president) - "This was not a ruling a= gainst the concept of a broadcast flag, but against FCC jurisdiction to req= uire one. Legislation can reinstate this, but whether that happens or not = remains to be seen." Glickman made similar comments about the meaning of t= he ruling and Congress: http://<a href="http://www.hdtvmagaz...id=3D28111</a> So, what happens now? CBS threatened long ago to withdraw HD programm= ing unless there was a "broadcast-flag"-like order. Will they? Will MPAA = members withdraw movies? Meanwhile, the FCC has approved 14 content-protec= tion schemes associated with the flag, and some have already been appearing= in consumer products. This should be interesting. - July 1 -=20 - This week I've listed 119 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of= those, 33 (28%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. =20 - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets th= at are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36FS100 36-inch TV @ Center City $549 - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549.99 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $249 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 SS - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $499 DV SS - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S65 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 DV SS - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW 849 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $699 DV SS - Toshiba 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $799 DV SS - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player SS - price includes surround-sound system - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Jensen TS2750 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $189.99 - Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $161.99 - Philips 27PT543S 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $199.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $132 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27FS100 27-inch TV @ Center City $229.99 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - Toshiba 27A34 27-inch TV @ Conn's $229.97 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $199 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Mystery brand CTGV4563TCT 13-inch TV @ Conn's $59.99 - Memorex MT1134 13-inch TV @ Sears $64.88 - Sylvania 6413TE/SYM 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Mystery brand E4000 DVD/VCR combo @ Conn's $69.99 - Samsung DVDV4600 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 4D - Magnavox MRV640 DVD+R/RW recorder @ Best Buy $159.99 - Mystery brand VCR/DVD recorder @ Sears $249.88 - Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $199.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $179.99 - Sharp DV-SR45U DVD recorder @ Fry's $177 - Compaq 5000C series computer w/tuner @ Soho $699 - Fry's FM7840 computer w/tuner @ Fry's $1199.79 - HP Brio series computer w/tuner @ Soho $799 - Sony computer w/tuner @ CEW $719 - Sony computer w/tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony 560X series computer w/tuner @ Soho $899 - Sony VS71G computer w/tuner @ Fry's $1797.99 - Toshiba QOSMIO notebook computer w/tuner @ Fry's $2299.99 4D - price includes four DVDs - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Mystery brand CTSGT8118CTT 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Conn's $99.99 - Toshiba MV13Q41 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ P.C. Richard $129.97 - Mystery brand 20-inch TV/VCR combo @ Fry's $149 - Mystery brand SC20145 20-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Conn's $209.97 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Audiovox VE705 7-inch LCD TV/AM/FM @ Circuit City $199.99=20 - Sony CD555TV 7-inch LCD TV/AM/FM/CD @ Sears $399.99 - Sony ICF-CD73V AM/FM/TV/weather CD shower radio @ J&R $69.99 - Sony ICF-CD555TV 7-inch LCD TV/AM/FM/CD @ J&R $329.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national = retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - Neither the FCC nor the NAB updated its lists this week. - DCinema Today has a great gallery of photos of the precursors of today's = digital cinema, starting with a 1926 GE system: http://<a href="http://www.dcinemato.../start.htm</a> - International H/DTV news: Strategy Analytics has some interesting figure= s for "digital-television receiver" sales worldwide. The problem is: I don= 't know what's included in the figures. They say they cover both set-top b= oxes and integrated sets, but the figures are much too high to represent DT= T-receiver sales. Whatever they are, here are the figures for the last thr= ee years (I will not provide the projections): - 2002 - 28.0 million - 2003 - 32.8 million - 2004 - 49.3 million: http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com...tml?.v=3D1</a> - RCA plans new "For Dummies" books about H/DTV: http://<a href="http://216.119.85.15...50305.html</a> Let's hope they're better than the last (which showed, among other things, = that 4:3 and 16:9 were the same shape, but the latter was bigger). - According to Pacific Media Associates, "the street price for 40-to-44-inc= h flat panel televisions dropped an average of 13% from 4Q2004 to 1Q2005. = Prices for 40=E2=80=93to-42-inch flat panel LCD televisions had the most dr= amatic decline, falling 18% during this period. Prices for 42-inch enhance= d-definition plasma televisions fell 12.6%, and 42-to-43-inch high-definiti= on plasma television prices dropped 8.6%." The story is not yet posted on = their site: http://<a href="http://www.pacificme...iates.com/</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television = sets for the first 15 weeks of 2005 were down 10.7% from the same period in= 2004; my ten-week running average was down 7.8%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 15th = week were 36,962 units and for the first 15 weeks 1,095,685. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-rec= eption capability) accounted for about 15.9% of the TVs (not counting plasm= a or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 15th week this year.= It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma= , non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 15th week this year were still p= lain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA relea= sed numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the= "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be ca= pable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either recei= ving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of recei= ving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the Humax at Fry's. - Ad confusions: Soho Electric noted that the Pioneer PDP-503 plasma TV had= "60,000 hours of lamp life." - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national = retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I= might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wr= ong, too). I think the free gift with the Magnavox 32MF605W is supposed to be the = DVD recorder rather than the LCD TV. Target had three more LCD TVs (all under $650) that others would charac= terize as ED or HD, but, because there was nothing in the ad to call attent= ion to that, I haven't listed them. The one I did list is based only on th= e visible screen shape in the photo. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integr. LCD DTV w/$300GC/$120RC $3999.99 - Magnavox 17MF200V/1 17-inch 16:9 LCD TV $479.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 proj. TV w/$100GC/$45RC $1499.99 - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$100GC $1999.99=20 - Philips 30PF9946D/37 30-inch wide LCD TV w/$100GC/$55RC $1799.99 - Philips 30PW9100D/37 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV w/$50GC $799.99 - Pioneer PDP-4351HD 43" 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$500GC/$165RC $5499.= 99 - Pioneer PDP-5051HD 50" 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$500GC/$215RC $6999.= 99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$100GC/$50RC $1699.99 - Samsung SPR4232 42" 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$200GC/$75RC $2499.99 - Sharp 32F641 32-inch 4:3 flat-screen TV $479.99 - Sharp LC20B6US 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV w/$50GC/$30RC $1099.99 - Sony KDF42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$500GC $5499.99 - Sony KDF55XS955 55" 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$300GC $3699.99 - Sony KDF60XS955 60" 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$300GC/$125RC $4099.= 99 - Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch wide LCD TV w/$100GC/$60RC $1999.99 - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV w/$50GC $999.99 - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300GC/$105RC $3499.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP proj. TV w/$200GC/$75RC $2499.99 - Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch wide LCD proj. TV w/$100GC/$55RC $1799.99 - Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch wide LCD proj. TV w/$100GC $1999.99 GC - price includes gift card of amount shown RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699 DV - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 DV - Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599 DV - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 DV DV - price includes DVD player - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99 - JVC AV56[W]P575 56-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99 DR - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 LC - Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99 - Magnavox 32MF605W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$80RC $1599 LC - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 DR - Polaroid FLM2601 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2199.99 DR - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 LC - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799.99 D= R - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $3099.99 LC - Sony KLV32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2999.99 LC - Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1299.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 DR - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 - Sony MFMH175W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99 DR - price includes DVD recorder LC - price includes 15-inch LCD TV RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599 - Conn's (Dallas Morning News, HD disclaimers only): - Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.97 - Hitachi 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection TV $2499.99 - Mitsubishi 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499.97 BD - Mitsubishi 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.97 BD - Mitsubishi WS[65]315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.97 - Mystery brand PT4231 42-inch plasma TV $1699.99 - ProView HV207 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99 - ProView HX263 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1199.97 - RCA 56-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299.99 - RCA 61-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 - Samsung HLP5663W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2899.97 - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2199.97 - Sharp LCD32D5U 32-inch integrated LCD DTV $2499.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.97 B= D - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.97 B= D - Sony KDF60WF655 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3599.97 B= D - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.97 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299.97 - Sony KP57WS520 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1999.97 BD - Toshiba 14DL74 14-inch 4:3 LCD TV $349.99 - Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.97 - Toshiba 30HF84 30-inch 16:9 direct-view flat CRT TV $799.97 - Toshiba 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 - Toshiba 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1599.99 - Toshiba 62HM84 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3199.97 BD BD - price "before discount" - Dell (Dallas Morning News, no disclaimer): - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 26-inch LCD TV $1599 - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $680 - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Fry's (Dallas Morning News, some HD IDs): - Humax HFA100 set-top ATSC receiver/decoder $229 - JVC HD-70G886 70-inch 16:9 D-ILA integrated projection DTV $5499 - JVC LT-32X575 32-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2499 - JVC PD-42X795 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999 - Mitsubishi 42-inch widescreen projection TV $899 - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2499 - Mitsubishi WS-48515 48-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1599 - Mystery brand 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $349 - Mystery brand 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $777 - Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $997 - NEC LCD2335WXM 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99 AR=20 - Panasonic PT-47XD64 47-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $899 - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4997 - Samsung DLP projection TV $1999 - Sharp LC-26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299 - Sony KDE-37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2599 - Toshiba projector $999.99 - ViewSonic 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Coby TF-TV1703 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $349.99 - JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799.99 - Philips 42PF9996 42-inch 16:9 LCD TV $4499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5199.99 - Samsung HPP5071 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 - Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV=20 - Sharp LC-13B6U-S 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $399.99 - Sharp LC-37GB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3299.99 - Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1999.99 - Toshiba 62HM84 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2599.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499.99 - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1099.99 - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699 - Sears (no disclaimer): - JVC HD52Z575 52-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2599.99 - Memorex MT1701 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.88 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.88 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 - Sony KV32HS520 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - Champion 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499 - Panasonic TH-42PW5 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699 - Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3799 - Pioneer PDP-503 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3599 - Target (no disclaimer): - Magnavox 17MD250V 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $649.99 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD IDs only): - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.95 BS - Magnavox 42MF7000 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1698.95 - Panasonic TC20LA2 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $899.95 BS - Panasonic TC22LH30 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1479.95 - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2312.95 - Philips 26PF9966 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1498.95 - Philips 42PF9976 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4162.95 - Sharp LC32D7U 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2867.95 - Zenith L15V26D 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $398.95 BS - price "before savings" - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1599 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1899 - Value Electronics (New York Times, no disclaimer): - LG DU30LZ30 30-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2699 - LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $3999 - LG DU-60PY10 60-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $11,999 - LG KU17WDVD 17-inch widescreen LCD TV w/DVD player $899 - LG RU-42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299 - LG RU-42PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3799 - LG RU-50PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999 - DVD news: =20 - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first= 15 weeks of 2005 were down 35.7% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week= running average was down 29.7%. VCR sales were down 44%. - New Medium Enterprises has announced its version of the next-generat= ion disk, the VMD (versatile multilayer disc). It's a see-through, red-las= er, multilayer technology. Initially, with four layers, it offers 20 GB ca= pacity (with a 19.4 Mbps average transfer rate), but greater capacities (to= at least 40 GB) are said to be forthcoming shortly as well as consumer rec= ordability. The outermost layer is said to be completely compatible with o= rdinary DVD players, but the company doesn't (presently) seem to be interes= ted in offering a standard DVD layer with the HD to avoid dual inventories.= Manufacturing is said to require only minor "adjustments" to a DVD-9 line= . They're aligning themselves initially with Bollywood instead of Hollywoo= d. I can confirm seeing playback from the disk in something that looked li= ke a consumer DVD player (but with an outboard HD decoder): http://<a href="http://news.designte...e7294.html</a> - Another use for broadcast TV - This story in the San Jose Mercury News sa= ys TV signals can be used to track things where GPS signals don't go. And = the CIA is an investor. So maybe analog shutdown will be delayed: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/74q29</a> - "The American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council filed = suit against the FCC to get environmental compliance in communications towe= rs. The court is the same one that vacated the "broadcast flag": http://<a href="http://www.ens-newsw...-03-02.asp</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - May 10-12, Olympia, London, Mediacast http://<a href="http://www.mediacast...acast.net/</a>. - May 11, Audio Video Resources, Phoenix, Taste of NAB Road Show http://http=<br /> ://www.tech-notes...07-Phoenix.htm - *May 11-13, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport (Burlingame), Connec= tions http://<a href="http://www.parksasso...5/home.htm</a>. - May 13, KNME, Albuquerque, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-n" t...lbuquerque.htm. - May 16, El Paso, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...09-El_Paso.htm. - May 17-20, COEX, Seoul, KOBA 2005 http://<a href="http://www.koba.or.k...koba.or.kr</a>. - May 18, Oklahoma City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ahoma_City.htm. - May 19, Clear Channel Event Center, Tulsa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://h=<br /> ttp://www.tech-notes...5/11-Tulsa.htm - May 22-27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International Sympos= ium 2005 http://<a href="http://www.sid.org/c...d2005.html</a>. - May 23, Wichita State University, Kansas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://ht=<br /> tp://www.tech-notes...12-Wichita.htm. - May 26, Dallas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note.../13-Dallas.htm. - May 28-31, CCIB, Barcelona, 118th AES Convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org" ...> /events/118/. - May 30-June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, SA= IT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar http://<a href="mailto:wayne.watson@...on@sait.ca</a> http://<a href="http://www.wabe" tar...a>.=<br /> ca/. - May 31-June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite & C= ommunications http://<a href="http://www.isce.com/....isce.com/</a>. - May 31, Austin, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...14-Austin-.htm - June 1-3, Earls Court 2, London, Broadcast Production Show http://<a href="http://w" target="_b...ctionshow.com/. - June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 http://<a href="http://infoco" targe...oexchange.com/. - June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...16-Weslaco.htm. - June 7-8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 http://h=<br /> ttp://www.ihollywood...summit2005.htm. - June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.te" targe...%20Christi.htm. - June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...18-Houston.htm. - June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Char= les), Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...%20Charles.htm. - June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28= meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Roa= d Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...veport.htm</a>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electron= ics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.t" target...21-Jackson.htm. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...%20Orleans.htm. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NA= B Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.t" target...cksonville.htm. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...25-Orlando.htm. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr...expo/index.jsp. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Techno= logy Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...5/26-Tampa.htm. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://w" target="_b...g/conferences/. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note... /27-Miami.htm. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-not"...Palm_Beach.htm. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...29-Atlanta.htm. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tec" targ...Huntsville.htm. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste= of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.te" targe...-Knoxville.htm. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.c" ...om.au/home.php. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http:/= /www.tech-notes.tv/2005/33-Greenville.htm. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://ww" target="_...4-Columbia.htm. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://w" target="_b...-Charlotte.htm. - *July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technolo= gy and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev... ntID=3DSTSF05. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://htt=<br /> p://www.tech-notes...36-Raleigh.htm. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...37-Roanoke.htm. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://=<br /> <a href="http://www.t...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tec" targ...9-Richmond.htm. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.t" target...nnsylvania.htm. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...iladelphia.htm. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http:/= /www.tech-notes.tv/2005/42-N.E.PA.htm. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.te" targe...t%20Valley.htm. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note.../44-Boston.htm. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-no" ..._Hampshire.htm. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech" tar.../46-Albany.htm. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...Binghamton.htm. - *August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://h=<br /> ttp://www.displaysea...dtvconference/. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.te" targe...8-Syracuse.htm. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.t" target...-Rochester.htm - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2= 005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...50-Buffalo.htm. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road = Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-not"...-Pittsburg.htm. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...Evansville.htm. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech" tar...05/54-Indy.htm. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech" tar.../55-Dayton.htm. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...56-Detroit.htm. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...57-Lansing.htm. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://=<br /> <a href="http://www.t...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://ww" target="_...South_Bend.htm. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...0-Rockford.htm. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://w" target="_b...-Milwaukee.htm. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...>=<br /> t/en/. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road S= how http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tec" targ...0Wisconsin.htm. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...St.%20Paul.htm. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech" tar...s%20Moines.htm. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-not"...ansas_City.htm. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech" tar...5/67-Omaha.htm. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.te" targe...8-Riverton.htm. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tec" targ...69-Bozeman.htm. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...70-Spokane.htm. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www" target="...71-Pullman.htm. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http:= //www.tech-notes.tv/2005/72-Eugene.htm. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.v" target...east/index.jsp. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road = Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibit= ion http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j.../en/index.html. * - new or revised listing - *January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.ceswe" ta...ault_flash.asp TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next w= eek's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work f= rom outside the United States): - Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300 - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs = and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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================================== - Follow-ups: - Voom - According to a report in Newsday, Voom's hometown newspaper, Cablevision plans to spend at least $100 million/year on the Voom HD channels. They got their info from a quarterly financial filing: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/b9pn4</a> - Blu-ray and HD DVD combining - - Perhaps as a result of reports that a deal had been reached, the deal appears to be off: http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163100509</a> http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163103901</a> - The Nihon Keizai newspaper quoted Toshiba's "top negotiator" as saying a deal "would be extremely difficult at this stage." But a company spokesperson said Toshiba planned to continue negotiations, according to Reuters: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/a....com/akhpx</a> - Lucent vs. Dolby over AC-3 - A U.S. District Court has ruled that Dolby's AC-3 does not infringe Lucent patents. Dolby's suit against Lucent continues and is scheduled to go to trial on September 9. This story is from TWICE: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/a....com/adt5f</a> - The new "HDTV for Dummies" has fixed some of the problems of the old one, but it's not exactly gospel. There is, for example, this paragraph: "720p: This provides 720 lines of resolution with progressive scan (hence the p). By comparison, NTSC has less than 480 lines of resolution." You'll also "learn" that U.S. digital TV is 16:9, that color was added to NTSC sometime after 1953, that no one is broadcasting the form of 1080p in the ATSC standard, that digital SDTV is "equivalent to NTSC analog broadcasts," that you can't do surround sound on analog broadcasts, that "EDTVs are TVs... that cost a lot," etc. http://<a href="http://media.wiley.c...575864.pdf</a> - Cable vs. Telco - Broadcasting & Cable has a big story. It's free -- no subscription is required: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7729n</a> - July 1 - - This week I've listed 121 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 36 (30%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - RCA 36E20 36-inch TV @ Broadway $259 - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36fs100 36-inch TV w/stand @ Broadway $589 - Sony Wega 36FS100 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $549.99 - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $249 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 SS - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469 - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ Broadway $549 - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $499 SS - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S65 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 SS - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599 - RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789 - Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849 - Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $699 SS - Toshiba 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $799 SS - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DV player SS - price includes surround-sound system - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - Magnavox 27MS3404 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $199.99 - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Sharp 27C241 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $189.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $132 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27fs100 27-inch TV @ Broadway $239 - Sony Wega 27FS100 27-inch TV @ Center City $229.99 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Sony 32s45 32-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $199 - Zenith 32Z30 32-inch TV @ Broadway $169 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Broadway $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Advent Q1435A 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $99.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Magnavox 20MT133S 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $99.99 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Allegro ABV511 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $79.99 - Apex Digital DRX-9200 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $129.99 - Panasonic DMRES30VS VCR/DVD recorder @ Circuit City $269.99 - Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $199.99 - Compaq 5000C series computer w/tuner @ Soho $699 - HP Brio series computer w/tuner @ Soho $799 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony 560X series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $899 - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Sylvania SRC2213W 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $94.88 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Sony D-NS707F AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ J&R $79.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - The New York Times on Thursday discussed a 13-inch 4:3 TV with only analog input. Its cabinet is 68 inches tall and weighs 335 lbs. It also costs $3150. It's a new LG combination TV/refrigerator, and it would be subject to the "tuner mandate" on July 1, 2007: http://<a href="http://www.nytimes.c...ridge.html</a> - May 1 - - Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) updated their lists this week. - Doug Lung's RF Report said the FCC CDBS database listed 703 licensed U.S. DTT stations as of May 8: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=863</a> - There are no H/DTV items on the agenda of Thursday's FCC meeting: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...8669A1.pdf</a> - Starting at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) meeting, the presidents of the NAB and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have been taking pot shots at each other. Edward Fritts, president of the NAB, after praising CEA president Gary Shapiro, commented unfavorably on CEA's request to delay the July 1 deadline for 50% of 25-to-35-inch TVs to have DTT reception circuitry and on a lack of labels saying analog TVs would soon be obsolete: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...speech.htm</a> - Shapiro said over-the-air TV broadcasting was a dying medium, with a shrinking maximum of 13% of U.S. households relying on it: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7825</a> He also complained about E-VSB and how it got to be a standard and asked, regarding the possibility of having to add E-VSB reception circuitry to TVs, "Where will the madness end?" http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pr...p?id=10749</a> I find the comments about E-VSB odd. The technique originated with CEA member LG. It's not mandatory. DTT-receiver manufacturers have already ignored the dual-stream audio decoding in ATSC standards; why should they care about E-VSB? The fight extended to the House Commerce Committee. There, Shapiro said, "Digital television has been adopted twice as quickly as color television. It took color television ten years to achieve 5% penetration from introduction; digital television products are already in 16 million American homes!" Of course, he didn't mention that the vast majority of those "digital television products" cannot receive digital television. If U.S. DTT is measured from the ATSC standard in 1995, then we're approaching ten years now, and, as of the end of 2004, fewer than 3% could receive it. He provided some new figures: 1.5 million integrated TVs and 475,000 set-top DTT receivers sold to dealers in 2004 (he noted that ALL satellite HD receivers include DTT-reception capability). Including all forms of HD (cable, satellite, and DTT), he said 4.4% were getting HD in 2004, up from 2.7% in 2003. Given his statements about the death of broadcast, the following sentence was interesting. "Our antenna promotion website, www.antennaweb.org, receives 200,000 hits per month and promotes over the air broadcasting." If no one cares about off-air reception, why so many hits? http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/sh...elease.doc</a> NAB rebutted CEA, citing figures from the Government Accountability Office. Its "roughly 21 million homes" "totally reliant" on off-air TV were said to represent more homes than in "Texas, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii, combined": http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/9t4n7</a> The fight was covered in TV Technology, with some interesting figures on TV-set royalties as well as LG's plan for E-VSB rights (free until the 8-VSB agreements expire): http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...hp?id=2952</a> There were other presentations at the ATSC meeting. Of these, I found the first (regarding educational possibilities for DTT) and the last (on the latest on ATSC standardization) particularly interesting: http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/...al_rfs.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/...el_rfs.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/...an_rfs.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/...in_rfs.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/...er_rfs.pdf</a> - Also in Congress, Representatives James Sensenbrenner and Barney Frank have renewed efforts to eliminate the DTT "tuner mandates" altogether. Sensenbrenner had introduced similar legislation in 2002. The full story requires a paid subscription to Broadcasting & Cable: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/b2yl5</a> - DirecTV is charging an extra $99 for HD versions of its NFL Sunday Ticket football games: http://<a href="http://www.directvsp...dayTicket/</a> Last year, the HD was offered at no additional charge: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - International H/DTV news: - Here are two stories on HD in Europe. Given a sentence about how cable operators "can't deploy HDTV because most of them don't have the necessary "860-MHz bandwidth to transmit the signal," I'd take the first one with a grain of salt, but maybe its lists of who is doing what are accurate: http://<a href="http://www.yankeegro...p?ID=12979</a> The second one, from Video/Imaging Design Line, by a Harris employee, is a lot more technically accurate: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/9aa74</a> - Digital Broadcasting Australia's submission to the Digital Television Inquiry is available here (sorry, TinyURL didn't work on this one): http://<a href="http://www.dba.org.a...050506.pdf</a> - If you miss the days of "blue sky" cable predictions in the early 1970s), read this story on the (yawn) convergence of computers, telephones, and TV. "Imagine a world where older people consult doctors through their TV, tell the council their bins have not been collected, claim benefits, pay bills, send emails and report faults in their domestic equipment, all from their armchair. That world is not far off": http://<a href="http://observer.guar...33,00.html</a> - According to an Ofcom (UK) report on a survey of 2519 adults: - Fewer than one in three heard the term "digital switchover," and only 19% understand it. - But people are better informed about DTT (70% understand it) than broadband (62%), digital radio (47%), or third-generation wireless (15%). - DTT unawareness and lack of understanding are greatest outside England, and among the old and poor. But rural areas have better awareness than urban ones. - One in four don't know where to turn for advice. Fewer than one in five would go to their TV-service provider for help, and only 4% would try the government. The full report is 65 pages: http://<a href="http://www.ofcomcons...report.pdf</a> - Thomson plans to introduce a handheld Freeview portable TV in time for the holiday shopping season for about UKP270 (about $497). It's to be shown in September at the Internationale Funkaustellung in Germany. This story is from the Telegraph: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/e....com/e24mu</a> - Four more free channels and four pay channels are to join the 14 launched in France on March 31: http://<a href="http://www.forbes.co...12567.html</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 16 weeks of 2005 were down 11.2% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 9.4%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 16th week were 57,570 units and for the first 16 weeks 1,153,255. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) still accounted for about 15.9% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 16th week this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 16th week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm not aware of any this week. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wrong, too). This week includes some Los Angeles ads from last week that I received too late to include. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - JVC HD52Z575 52-inch wides D-ILA proj. TV w/$85RC $2599.99 D3 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 - Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$120RC $3699.99 D3 - Philips 17PF9946 17-inch 16:9 LCD TV $599.99 - Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$115RC $3499.99 D3 - Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 D3 - Samsung TX-P2764X 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $449.99 - Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 D3 - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$180RC $5499.99 D3 - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$230RC $6999.99 D3 - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$55RC $1699.99 D3 - Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 direct-view flat CRT TV $799.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/45RC $1399.99 D3 - Westinghouse LTV-30W2 30-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1099.99 AR - Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate D3 - price includes DVD/LCD combo and three DVDs - Broadway Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $649 - Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699 - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 - Circuit City (HD disclaimers only): - ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1709.99 - Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1614.99 - Magnavox 32MF605W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1424.99 - Philips 30PW8420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $712.49 - Pioneer PDP5050HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6649.99 - Polaroid FLM2011 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $474.99 - Samsung HLP5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2374.99 - Samsung SPP4251/SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2374.99 - Sharp LC13SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $332.49 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1614.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2374.99 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2659.99 - Sony KP57WS520 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599 - Dell (Dallas Morning News, no disclaimer): - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 - Dell 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999 - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 3300MP projector $1280 - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $640 - Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 (yes, less) - Dell 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mitsubishi WS-48515 48-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1599 - Mystery brand 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $797 - Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $997 - Mystery brand 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299 - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4799 - Samsung SPR-4232X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249 - Sharp LC-26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 - Toshiba 62HM84 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2799 - Toshiba TDP-T90U projector $1699 - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer): - LG 23LX1R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $1299 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299 - Mitsubishi 50-inch widescreen projection TV $5999 - Mitsubishi HC900U projector $2999 - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499 - Mitsubishi WD-52725 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3199 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299 - Pioneer PDP-4345HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499 - Pioneer PRO920HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6499 BS - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7999 BS - Sharp LC26D7U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2099 - Sharp LC45GD6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6999 BS - price "before in store savings" - Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Samsung HLR4667W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2299 AR - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2599 AR - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 AR - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299 AR - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV PG - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV PG - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV PG - Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV PG AR - price after rebate PG - my correspondent provided prices, but they seem incorrect - Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Sharp LCD-37D7U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD TV $4299 - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT60LC14 60-inch LCD projection TV $2699 - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299 - Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - JVC HD61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2649.99 - Panasonic TC-14LA2 14-inch 4:3 LCD TV $429.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3399.99 - Philips 42PF9996 42-inch 16:9 LCD TV $4499.99 - Sharp LC-20B6U-S 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $799.99 - Toshiba 14DLV75 14-inch 4:3 LCD TV/DVD combo $499.99 - Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 - Toshiba 42HP84P 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299.99 - Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1499.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499.99 - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1099.99 - J&R (Village Voice, no disclaimer): - HP PL4245N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.99 - Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $1999.99 - Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG DU-42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3298 - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2498 - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2495 - Sharp LC-20S2U-S 20-inch LCD TV $598 - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2495 EL - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 EL EL - price "even lower now" - P.C. Richard (am New York, appropriate disclaimer): - ProView HV207 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.97 - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - JVC HD52Z575 52-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2469.99 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1424.99 - Samsung HCP4741W 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $599.88 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2659.99 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2944.99 - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499.99 - Sony KLV-32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2999.99 - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - Champion 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499 - Panasonic TH-42PW5 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699 - Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3799 - Pioneer PDP-503 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3599 - Staples (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Syntax Olevia LT20HVK 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.98 - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1599 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1899 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Sharp LD26SH1U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1497 BS - Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2497 BS - price "before savings" - DVD news: - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 16 weeks of 2005 were down 35.8% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 29.1%. VCR sales were down 46.5%. - A story in USA today says, "Sales of DVD recorders topped 940,000 in February." As the source is NPD, that's probably sales to consumers, but it seems awfully high for monthly sales. The same story says only 476,000 DVRs (PVRs) were sold in the same period (not counting those provided by cable or satellite companies): http://<a href="http://www.usatoday....ders_x.htm</a> - Warren Communications News reported today that Wal-Mart should start selling Cyberhome DVD+R/RW recorders for $99 within a few weeks. The story should be on the site for a few more hours: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> Note that J&R is already selling an Apex model for under $130. - MediaPost has a story on a Forrester Research report that VOD is available in about 75% of U.S. digital-cable homes: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/78zu9</a> - Want to get your TV via your gas pipes? "Nethercomm Corporation, the leading innovator of subterranean broadband communications, announces the development of Broadband-in-Gas (BiG) Technology": http://<a href="http://www.emediawir...236328.htm</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - *May 17, Atlanta Marriott Suites Downtown, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 17-20, COEX, Seoul, KOBA 2005 http://<a href="http://www.koba.or.k...koba.or.kr</a>. - May 18, Oklahoma City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...a_City.htm</a>. - May 19, Clear Channel Event Center, Tulsa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tulsa.htm</a> - *May 19, WPOZ, Altamonte Springs (Orlando area), Florida, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 22-27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International Symposium 2005 http://<a href="http://www.sid.org/c...d2005.html</a>. - May 23, Wichita State University, Kansas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ichita.htm</a>. - *May 24, WMAQ, Chicago, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 26, Dallas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dallas.htm</a>. - *May 26, WOSU, Columbus, Ohio, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 28-31, CCIB, Barcelona, 118th AES Convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/118/</a>. - May 30-June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, SAIT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar http://<a href="mailto:wayne.watson@...on@sait.ca</a> http://<a href="http://www.wabe.ca/"...w.wabe.ca/</a>. - May 31-June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite & Communications http://<a href="http://www.isce.com/....isce.com/</a>. - May 31, Austin, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ustin-.htm</a> - June 1-3, Earls Court 2, London, Broadcast Production Show http://<a href="http://www.productio...nshow.com/</a>. - June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 http://<a href="http://infocomm05.ex...hange.com/</a>. - June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...eslaco.htm</a>. - *June 7, St. Louis, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 7-8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ihollywoo...it2005.htm</a>. - June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hristi.htm</a>. - *June 9, KRMA, Denver, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ouston.htm</a>. - June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Charles), Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...harles.htm</a>. - June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28 meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...veport.htm</a>. - *June 14, Daystar Television, Bedford (Dallas area), Texas, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - *June 14-17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo http://<a href="http://expo.scte.org...index.html</a>. - *June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ackson.htm</a>. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rleans.htm</a>. - *June 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - *June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlando.htm</a>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - *June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - *June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300 - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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================================ - Follow-ups: - Cable vs. Telco - USA Today has coverage: http://<a href="http://www.usatoday....usat_x.htm</a> - Blu-ray and HD DVD - Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita, says the talks are dead, according to Electronic Engineering Times: http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163105945</a> - The "hard-date" bill - - Many news organizations seems to have gotten a draft copy prepared by the House Commerce Committee staff. I didn't. But here's what they report is in it: - There will be a hearing on Thursday at 11:30 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. - The analog cut-off date would be December 31, 2008. - There is no multicast or full-stream must-carry, but there is digital must-carry (without degradation) for must-carry stations. Analog conversion and carriage would be optional. One source reports a sunset of the must-carry in mid-2013. - There was no agreement on a subsidy, so it's not in the draft. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would have to make final channel assignments by the end of 2006, and appeals would have to be finished seven months later. - The auction of the analog spectrum would take place April 1, 2008. - All sets 13-inch and larger would require DTT-reception circuitry as of July 1, 2006, a year early. - Within 45 days of the legislation becoming final, TVs would have to carry warning labels if they lack DTT-reception circuitry. In the second half of 2008, broadcasters would also have to air announcements of impending doom for analog-set owners. Cable & satellite operators would have to put stuff in their monthly bills. - Here are some URLs: - Broadcasting & Cable -- a paid subscription is required for the full story: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/bar9f</a> http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/dqjm8</a> - Reuters: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/ck67b</a> - Multichannel News: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/cjfxa</a> - MediaWeek: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/9hxge</a> - Others: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7872</a> http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163700309</a> http://<a href="http://msnbc.msn.com...d/7957542/</a> http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - Thirteen legislators from states with significant translator use asked that there be a more gradual schedule for translators, according to Broadcasting & Cable. The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/dbf4t</a> - Here's a story on the stalled talks about a subsidy: http://<a href="http://abcnews.go.co...719&page=2</a> - In a bizarre move, Senate Commerce Committee head Ted Stevens wants to force manufacturers to provide set-top boxes with analog sets. "I don't know why these foreign manufacturers shouldn't shift over to digital, and if they don't, they should give us a box": http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7883</a> - The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) released the copy of an ad regarding a hard analog cut-off. "Don't give over 20 million American homes a snow job." "Congress needs to make sure that the people across America who rely on the 73 million analog television sets not hooked up to cable or satellite aren't given a snow job by electronics manufacturers": http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7869</a> - July 1 - - This week I've listed 116 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 34 (29%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - RCA 36E20 36-inch TV @ Broadway $259 - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36fs100 36-inch TV @ Broadway $589 - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ Universal $549 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $289 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 DV SS - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469 - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ Broadway $549 - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $498 DV SS - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 DV SS - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $614 DV SS - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599 - RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789 - Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849 - Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $729 DV SS - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player SS - price includes surround-sound system - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $139 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27fs100 27-inch TV @ Broadway $239 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Center City $129 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Zenith 32Z30 32-inch TV @ Broadway $169 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Broadway $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Mystery brand 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Toshiba 19A24/25 19-inch TV @ Best Buy $104.99 - Philips 20PT6441/37 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $169.99 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Samsung DVDV4600A DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $99.88 - Toshiba SD-V393 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $99.99 - GoVideo R6640 DVD+R/RW recorder @ P.C. Richard $148.97 - GoVideo R6740 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $169.99 - GoVideo VR1940 VCR/DVD+R/RW recorder combo @ P.C. Richard $199.97 - Humax DRT800 TiVo/DVD recorder @ J&R $279.99 - Panasonic DMR-E75 DVD recorder @ Soho $249 - Panasonic DMR-ES10 DVD recorder @ Panasonic $199.95 - Panasonic DMRES10S DVD rec. w/5 blank DVD-RAM @ Circuit $199.99 - Panasonic DMR-ES30VS VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Panasonic $299.95 - Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Philips DVDR615 DVD recorder @ Target $249.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD-R/RAM/RW recorder @ Best Buy $179.99 - Compaq 5000C series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $629 - HP Brio series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $719 - HPM7060N computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $1149.99 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony 560X computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $809 - Toshiba AV501 laptop w/TV tuner @ Best Buy $2449.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Sylvania 6719DF 19-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Best Buy $199.99 - Sylvania SRC2213W 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $94.88 - Sylvania SRC2419 19-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $149.88 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Vector VEC135 5-inch TV/AM/FM/weather/lights @ Home Depot $59.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - - The FCC has not updated its lists since April 7. - The NAB updated their list to 1497 U.S. DTT stations operating in 211 markets as of May 20: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...ations.asp</a> - The Society of Broadcast Engineers is planning to offer a "specialist certification" in 8-VSB: http://<a href="http://broadcastengi...50522/#sbe</a> - There's nothing particularly new about an article called "The Multipath to Clarity: Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience," by Philip Yam, except the location -- Scientific American online: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/cmxd9</a> - Perhaps it's, therefore, worth noting that satellite-TV reception seems to be easy, even in moving vehicles with phased-array antennas: http://<a href="http://www.detnews.c...190193.htm</a> - The deadline for submissions for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Advanced Media Technology Emmy Awards has been extended to the end of this month. These awards are different from the same organization's engineering awards: http://<a href="http://www.emmyonlin...media.html</a> - International H/DTV news: - Here's an overiew of DTT in Australia (including reception problems) in the Melbourne Age: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/bfv4b</a> - The European Commission has reportedly set a target date for analog cut-off of 2012 for all 25 countries in the European Union. Finland and Sweden are planning 2007 and 2008, respectively. This story is from Interactive Investor quoting AFX: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/d262y</a> - The BBC has narrowed the list of companies to whom it may sell BBC Broadcast to four. Ascent didn't make the cut, but Thomson/Technicolor did: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/dlw3j</a> - Here's an interesting story about a BBC response to piracy: http://<a href="http://www.wired.com...%2C00.html</a> - Register quickly for free admission to the SMPTE Editing Showcase in New York on June 1. This URL is about the event: http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...owhome.cfm</a> This one is to register: http://<a href="http://www.smpteny.o.../event.asp</a>. - The deadline for abstracts of papers to be presented at the 55th annual IEEE Broadcast Symposium in Washington October 12-14 has been extended to June 8. Contact http://<a href="mailto:a.nakamura@ie...a@ieee.org</a>. - So, you thought the Sony HVR-Z1U HDV camcorder was small & light? The HVR-A1U is even smaller & lighter: http://<a href="http://news.sel.sony...lease/5925</a> Not small & light enough for you? The HDR-HC1 is an HDV camcorder weighing 1.5 lbs (including lens) and priced at $2000: http://<a href="http://news.sel.sony...lease/5930</a> - At the Society for Information Display conference, Samsung Electronics LCD president Sang-Wan Lee said LCD sizes would soon exceed 100-inch diagonals. "Size should no longer be considered an issue." It is if you live in an apartment: http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163700544</a> - The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) latest survey shows an average of 3.1 TV sets per home, up from 2.4 last year. It also shows HD in 13% (presumably displays), flat-panel TVs in 10%, and DVRs in almost 10%: http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pr...p?id=10753</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 17 weeks of 2005 were down 10.4% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 8.5%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 17th week were 120,238 units and for the first 17 weeks 1,273,493. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) still accounted for about 16.1% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 17th week this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 17th week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV models at Best Buy, Circuit City, and Value Electronics. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wrong, too). Panasonic offered a $300 rebate on installation costs. - Best Buy (some HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - Home-theater package with Toshiba 26HF84A $979.96 - Home theater package with Philips 30PW9100D/37 $1669.96 - LG 52SX4D 52-inch wide DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$85RC $2659.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 BS - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$90RC $2849.99 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 BS - Samsung HL-R5667W 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV w/$95RC $2944.99 - Samsung HL-R6167W 61-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV $3324.99 - Samsung HPR4252 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$110RC $3324.99 - Samsung LNR238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$30RC $1044.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$50RC $1614.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$75RC $2374.99 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2659.99 - Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$65RC $1234.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $899.99 - Sony KV32FS120 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $569.99 - Sony KV36FS120 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $899.99 BS - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45RC $1499.99 - Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor w/$70RC $2184.99 - Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$60RC $1899.99 BS - price "before savings" RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - The Big Screen Store (Washington Post, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $4999 - Mitsubishi 52-inch integrated projection DTV - Mitsubishi 62-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $2999 - Broadway Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $649 - Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699 - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - Akai PT4299HD 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $799.99 - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99 - Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1699.99 - Magnavox 15MF150V 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $287.99 - Magnavox 32MF605W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99 - Panasonic TC32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 - Sharp LC20SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $649.99 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$155RC $3099.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA (appropriate disclaimer): - Mystery brand 23-inch LCD TV $499.99 AR - Mystery brand LT27HV 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599 - Dell (New York Times, some HD IDs): - Dell 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999 - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999 - Dell 3300MP projector $1280 - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 (yes, higher) - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 (yes, lower) - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD logos only): - Mystery brand (Olevia Syntax) 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Mystery brand (Olevia Syntax) 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1,499 - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1499 - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WT-42315 42-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999 - ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $849 AR - Zenith C27V36 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $324 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer necessary): - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99 - LG 26LX2D 26-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1699.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1999.99 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV - Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1099.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - InFocus LP540 projector $1199.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - Philips 42PF9996 42-inch 16:9 LCD TV $4499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5199.99 - Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2699.99 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV - Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - Sharp LC-20B6U-S 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $799.99 - Sharp LC-26D5U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1499.99 - Toshiba 14DLV75 14-inch LCD TV/DVD combo $499.99 - Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 - Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1599.99 - MyerEmco (Washington Post, no disclaimer necessary): - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2399 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299 - Panasonic (appropriate disclaimer): - Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch widescreen integr. proj. DTV $3199.95 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $2999.95 - Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $3499.95 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $4999.95 - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2495 EL - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2495 EL EL - price "even lower now" - P.C. Richard (am New York, no disclaimer): - Philips 23PF8946 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.97 - P.C. Richard (New York Times, some disclaimers): - Audiovox FPE2005 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.97 - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1999.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97 - Samsung HLP5685W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.97 - Sharp LC20B6US 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $899.97 - Sony KDE42XBR950 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4995.97 - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - JVC AV56P575 56-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99 - Philips 30PW6341/37 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $499.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 - Sears (Washington Post, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1424.99 - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - Champion 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499 - Panasonic TH-42PW5 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699 - Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3799 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $2999 - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1599 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1899 - Value Electronics (New York Times, no disclaimer): - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6997 BS - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497 BS - Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497 BS - price "before savings" - DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 17 weeks of 2005 were down 33.3% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 27.4%. VCR sales were down 45.6%. - PVR/DVR news: A study conducted for ESPN by Horowitz Associates in 2004 found that, of 157 households with either cable or stand-alone PVRs, 90 returned them. A third didn't skip ads ("sometimes it's too much work to fast forward"), others watched "relevant" ads, and even the rest still "retained awareness" of commercials. "It's like driving. You don't stop to read the billboards, but you see them." This story is from MediaWeek: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/djwh7</a> - Philips 3D Solutions has come up with a way of delivering three-dimensional images on mobile phones: http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163700478</a> - Interested in being kept up to date on developments in carrying 2K imagery through standard infrastructure? Contact Pete Challinger http://<a href="mailto:petec@edifis....@edifis.us</a>. - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through May 27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International Symposium 2005 http://<a href="http://www.sid.org/c...d2005.html</a>. - May 23, Wichita State University, Kansas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ichita.htm</a>. - May 24, WMAQ, Chicago, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 26, Dallas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dallas.htm</a>. - May 26, WOSU, Columbus, Ohio, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - May 28-31, CCIB, Barcelona, 118th AES Convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/118/</a>. - May 30-June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, SAIT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar http://<a href="mailto:wayne.watson@...on@sait.ca</a> http://<a href="http://www.wabe.ca/"...w.wabe.ca/</a>. - May 31-June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite & Communications http://<a href="http://www.isce.com/....isce.com/</a>. - May 31, Austin, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ustin-.htm</a> - *June 1, New York Hilton, SMPTE Editing Showcase http://<a href="http://www.smpteny.o.../event.asp</a>. - June 1-3, Earls Court 2, London, Broadcast Production Show http://<a href="http://www.productio...nshow.com/</a>. - June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 http://<a href="http://infocomm05.ex...hange.com/</a>. - June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...eslaco.htm</a>. - June 7, St. Louis, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 7-8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ihollywoo...it2005.htm</a>. - June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hristi.htm</a>. - June 9, KRMA, Denver, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ouston.htm</a>. - June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Charles), Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...harles.htm</a>. - *June 13, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Crash," RSVP http://<a href="http://www.etcenter....minars.asp</a>. - June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28 meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...veport.htm</a>. - June 14, Daystar Television, Bedford (Dallas area), Texas, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - June 14-17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo http://<a href="http://expo.scte.org...index.html</a>. - June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ackson.htm</a>. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rleans.htm</a>. - June 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlando.htm</a>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - *October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo will be late. I'll be on the road between now & then, so I don't know what ads I'll be able to include next week (or the week after). Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300 - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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============================ - Follow-ups: - European analog cut-off - Here's a URL to the document (sorry -- TinyURL wouldn't shrink it): http://<a href="http://europa.eu.int..._final.pdf</a> - Telco video service - Verizon reportedly launched its FiOS service in Keller, Texas last week. The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://www.multichan...aking+News</a> - Blu-Ray and HD DVD - - Warren Communications News reported Friday that the individual "positions harden" making a "format war increasingly likely." The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - Top Tech News reported at almost the same time, however, that the door to a common system was still open: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/9gxkb</a> - Warren Communication News reported today that a vote at the DVD Forum Steering Committee "splits along party lines." On Friday, they said Panasonic & Sony were boycotting the meeting. - The House Hearing on a hard analog cutoff - - Here's a URL to what appears to have been the staff draft legislation: http://<a href="http://communitybroa..._Draft.pdf</a> - I listened to the webcast and found it fascinating. It doesn't seem to be available as a file, but keep checking the following URL, and maybe a transcript or sound file will show up: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/bs4ve</a> What I liked was that most of the witnesses didn't seem to be just spouting PR. Certainly, they had their positions, but they seemed to be trying to tweak the draft into something they could live with. A big exception was Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) president Gary Shapiro, whose tone of voice, alone, was enough to distinguish him from the others. He said, "the U.S. leads the world" in the digital-TV transition (despite all evidence to the contrary), and, as usual, he bandied about figures on "DTV" products, which don't necessarily have the capability to receive DTT broadcasts (most don't) or even to display HDTV. In fact, those "digital television" units need not have anything more digital in them than any non-"digital" units. He also offered figures for households relying on off-air reception by combining cable and satellite subscriber figures. But many of those satellite subscribers still use off-air reception for their local broadcast stations. The question period was also very interesting to me. Some of the Representatives on the committee seemed to do a better job of making some cases than the witnesses did. The emergency-services witness denounced broadcasters in his testimony but under questioning was much friendlier to them. His ire seems to have hinged on a semantic issue. Once it was clarified that he objected primarily to broadcasters being called "first responders," he acknowledged a good partnership between broadcasters and emergency-service providers. Here are some stories that have come out on the hearing: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...hp?id=2981</a> http://<a href="http://www.cedmagazi...0527.htm#3</a> http://<a href="http://www.usatoday....htm?csp=34</a> - This one is from iWon-Money: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7qom9</a> - This one is from MediaWeek: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/bf3z9</a> - This one is from Reuters: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/c6nwf</a> - This one is from MarketWatch: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7kcyg</a> - Here are some of the witnesses: - Here is Shapiro: http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pu...y_2005.pdf</a> - Here is Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting, testifying on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/N...timony.htm</a> This URL seems to point to another version, prior to the hearing (witnesses were given only five minutes each but their full comments were included in the record): http://<a href="http://www.freelists...00510.html</a> - Here is Kyle McSlarrow, president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association: http://<a href="http://www.ncta.com/...rticles=ok</a> - This story concentrates on the comments of Intel director of communications policy Peter Pitsch: http://<a href="http://www.internetn...hp/3508201</a> - In related news, yet another organization has been formed, the Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition, comprising the CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates, three unions (at least two of which have many members working in TV broadcasting), the Alliance for Rural Television, the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership, and the National Consumers League. Its three main points are compensation to low-income Americans for DTT converters, cable multicast must-carry, and cable analog and digital carriage: http://<a href="http://www.smartdigi...ition.com/</a> - Also in related news, Leichtman Research says only 5% of U.S. TVs (not households) are digital, fewer than 2% get HD programming, and only about 1% of households have only digital TVs (whatever "digital TVs" may mean in this case). The story was reported in Broadcasting & Cable. The full text requires a paid subscription. I haven't yet found it on the Leichtman site: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7rvrs</a> - July 1 - - I was out of town a lot this week, and a room cleaner threw out some of my clippings, so this is not the usual full listing. - This week I've listed 128 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 52 (41%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - RCA 36E20 36-inch TV @ Broadway $259 - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36fs100 36-inch TV @ Broadway $589 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ Broadway $549 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599 - RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789 - Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $149.99 - Philips 27PT543S 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $174.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27fs100 27-inch TV @ Broadway $239 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Zenith 32Z30 32-inch TV @ Broadway $169 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Broadway $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - RCA 13-inch TV @ Kmart $69 - Mystery brand 13-inch TV/DVD combo @ Value City $99.99 - Advent Q1435A 1-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $89.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Memorex MT1194 19-inch TV @ Sears $94.99 - Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99 - Jensen TS2050J 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $99.99 - RCA 20-inch TV @ Kmart $109 - Allegro DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $59.99 AR - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Mystery brand DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $79.97 - Philips DVP3050V DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 - Samsung DVDV DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 - Sylvania VCR @ Kmart $44 - Sylvania DVD/VCR combo @ Kmart $79 - Apex Digital DRX-9200 DVD recorder @ J&R $129.99 - Coby DVD-R1100 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $149.99 - Cyberhome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $99.99 AR - Cyberhome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99 - Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $229.99 - GoVideo RV4000 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ CompUSA $199.99 AR - GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder @ J&R $159.99 - Humax DRT800 TiVo/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $279.99 - LiteOn LVW5005 DVD+/-R/RW recorder @ CompUSA $169.99 AR - Mystery brand VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Value City $149.99 - Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Philips DVDR600VR DVD+R/RW recorder @ Circuit City $249.99 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony VCF-RB34G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $899.99 AR - WinTV Go Plus TV tuner for PC @ CompUSA $29.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Symphonic SC1302 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Circuit City $94.99 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Coby 5-inch TV @ CVS $19.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - - Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor the NAB updated their lists this week. That means the FCC has missed the month of May entirely. - Doug Lung's RF Report notes 710 licensed U.S. DTT stations in the FCC CDBS database as of May 22: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=878</a> - I attended the CableLabs briefing last week: - Even the speakers found it noteworthy that video was the last thing discussed, after high-speed data and telephony. - In high-speed data, they're moving rapidly towards symmetrical 100 Mbps service (per subscriber!), with possibilities of higher rates by bonding more channels. - In telephony, the big move seems to be towards wireless, with phones that can move smoothly from Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in the home to mobile technologies outside it. - In video, there were two main developments: - There is strong consideration of "switched broadcasting" instead of tuning. - There is also work afoot on downloadable security instead of the CableCARD. According to Mark Coblitz, senior vp of strategic planning at Comcast, "It is cheaper for the manufacturer to use downloadable security than even the [CableCARD] connector." It also uses a fraction of the power, is more secure, is simpler for consumers, and preserves all cable and consumer-electronics features. When will it be here? "It won't be in 2005," but it will be reported to the FCC by November. Will it be free to consumers? There could be an "access fee." There are now about 40,000 CableCARDs deployed nationwide, about 5000 in Time Warner systems. By contrast, Time Warner already has over half-a-million cable telephony customers. - Other video tidbit: They're considering both AVC and VC-1. - The DVB-H Validation Task Force ETSI Technical Report is available: http://<a href="http://www.dvb.org/i...10&nid=111</a> - International H/DTV news: - Spain's DTT law has reportedly been delayed by changes: http://<a href="http://www.advanced-...tm#spainam</a> - Australia's communications minister Helen Coonan told a Senate committee there that a planned analog cutoff date of 2008 is unrealistic. This story is from the Australian: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/ds6sd</a> - Australia's SBS current-affairs program Insight has begun interactive broadcasting: http://<a href="http://www.dba.org.a...newsID=657</a> - Reports from the Society for Information Display (SID) convention: - Peter Putman says: "(1) Samsung showed both their 82-inch LCD monitor (which had brightness uniformity/banding problems) and their 102-inch plasma (looked much better). "(2) Samsung also showed a 40-inch AM-OLED screen and is partnering with DuPont on OLED products and processes. "(3) LG Philips had a display showing unique ways to combine LEDs and cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for improved color rendering, lower power consumption, and higher brightness levels. "(4) LG Philips also showed new 37-inch, 42-inch, and 47-inch 1920x1080 pixel TFT LCD arrays, suitable for monitors or TVs. "(5) Samsung had a pocket DLP projector (800x600) running with LumiLEDS LED illumination. "(6) Philips showed their Aptura lighting technology which improves black levels. The backlight source is modulated according to scene brightness. Color rendering is also improved. "(7) Numerous TFT LCD polarizing films were shown that greatly improve off-axis viewing of TFT LCD displays; one demo was as good as any CRT or plasma display in terms of wide viewing angles, on-axis and off-axis. "(8) LG Philips had demonstrations of pulsed backlights and black frame insertion to solve the LCD motion 'smear' problem. They both worked very well. "(9) Osram had an enormous white LED backlight that lit up half the aisle near their booth. You really needed sunglasses to see it, it hurt my eyes! "(10) Brillian showed their 67-inch 1920x1080 LCoS TV, they are still looking for an OEM partner and also had to borrow $4M just to stay in business this quarter. "(11) Toshiba and Canon finally showed up to present two papers on SED technology. They are still shooting for the 36-inch category, despite what was said at CES. It is the battle line between plasma and LCD right now. iFire also had a 37-inch FED which they showed privately, aimed at the same market. "(12) Attendance was well over 6,000 this year." - Here are some other reports: http://<a href="http://www.eetuk.com...=163700439</a> http://<a href="http://www.guidetoho...052705SID/</a> http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=163701815</a> - Here's a related story from Computerworld on NHK display developments: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/cvlg8</a> I caution everyone that only a very tiny fraction of what gets reported at SID ever makes it to the market. - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 18 weeks of 2005 were down 8.9% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 4.3%. For the first 19 weeks, non-HDTV factory sales were down 7.6%; my ten-week running average was down 5.9%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 18th week were 67,777 units, for the 19th week 71,794 units, and for the first 19 weeks 1,420,522. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.2% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 18th week this year and 16.1% through the 19th week. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 19th week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only DirecTV units, but they were available from Best Buy, Circuit City, and Video & Audio Center. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. Circuit City didn't mention DTT-reception capability in its ads for DirecTV HD set-top boxes. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.99 BS - LG 30FZ4D 30-inch wide integrated CRT DTV $899.99 BS - LG 42PX4D/DU-42PY10X 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$125RC $3799.99 - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$85RC $2659.99 - LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV w/$125RC $3799.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $2299.99 - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$90RC $2849.99 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 BS - RCA D52W25 52-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$30RC $999.99 - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV w/$85RC $2799.99 BS - Samsung HLR6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3324.99 - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$145RC $4499.99 AR - Sony KV34HS420 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1599.99 BS - Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$55RC $1709.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499.99 BS - Westinghouse LTV-30W2 30-inch wides LCD monitor w/$35RC $1099.99 AR - Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch wide LCD proj. TV w/$55RC $1699.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate BS - price "before savings" RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - The Big Screen Store (Washington Post, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $4999 - Mitsubishi 52-inch integrated projection DTV - Mitsubishi 62-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $2999 - Broadway Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $649 - Circuit City (HD disclaimers only): - Advent HT3251A 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $499.99 - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99 - Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV w/$90RC $1799.99 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 - Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $1999.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4599.99 - Polaroid FLM2011 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $449.99 - Polaroid FLM2601 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1799.99 - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99 - Sharp LC13SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $332.49 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299.99 - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1599.99 RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA (appropriate disclaimers): - Mystery brand 23-inch LCD TV $499.99 AR - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99 - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999 - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2899 - Dell 1100MP projector $799 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2549 - Mitsubishi WD-62327 62-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499 - Mystery brand 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4749 - Philips 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1899 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199 - Syntax Olevia LT-37HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999 - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers): - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999 - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2299 - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499 - Pioneer PDP4345HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499 - Samsung 22-inch widescreen LCD TV $949 - Samsung HLR4677W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2699 - Samsung HLR5677W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3199 - Sharp LC26D7U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1899 - Sharp LC45GX6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6499 - Sony KDF55XS955 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3399 - Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3799 - ViewSonic 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $849 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT47WX34 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999 - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299 - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99 - HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - LG 32LX2D 32-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2499.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2699.99 - Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 - Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1999.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV - JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2599.99 - Panasonic TC-20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 - Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999.99 - Samsung LT-P468W 46-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $5499.99 - Sharp IT-23M1U 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1049.99 AR - Sharp LC-37GB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2899.99 - Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1349.99 - Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1899.99 - Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1399.99 - Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1599.99 - Westinghouse LVM-37w1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor $2299.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG DU42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3298 - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2498 - Mystery brand integrated plasma DTV $1998 - Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $1997 - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2498 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4498 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2498 - MyerEmco (Washington Post, no disclaimer necessary): - Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2499 - Samsung HPP5071 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2899 - P.C. Richard (New York Times): - JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1488.97 - Philips 30PF9946 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1799.97 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2195.97 - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.97 - Sony MHMHT75W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.97 - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1399 - Sears (no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.99 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999.99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1529.99 - Sony KV27HS420 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $664.99 - Sony KV36FS120 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $854.99 - Sylvania 6615LFP 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - Tweeter (Washington Post, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2349 - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1899 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimers only): - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2969.95 - Magnavox 42MF7000 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1498.95 - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2249.95 - Panasonic PT47X54 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $988.95 - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.95 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3149.95 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.95 - Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.95 - Pioneer PRO920HDI 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5849.95 - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7199.95 - Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1979.95 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $529.95 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2789.95 - Sylvania 6615LE 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $298.95 - Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch direct-view LCD TV $498.95 - Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.95 - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1599 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1899 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699 - Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $1997 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4497 - Sharp LD26SH1U [?] 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD TV $2897 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2597 - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2797 - Wal-Mart (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - Sanyo CLT1554 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $327 - DVD news: - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 18 weeks of 2005 were down 32.1% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 24.4%. VCR sales were down 40.8%. For the first 19 weeks, DVD-player factory sales were down 30.3%; my ten-week running average was down 25.7%, and VCR sales were down 39.8%. - CompUSA had a DVD player for $19.99 after rebate. Circuit City had a DVD recorder for under $100 after rebate, and Best Buy had it for under $100 without any rebate necessary. - PVR news: TiVo has 3.3 million subscribers, after adding 319,000 in the first quarter of the year. About 2.1 million of those are DirecTV: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7909</a> - Via Licensing is offering terms for a TV-Anytime interactive license. It has been standardized by ETSI as TS 102 822: http://<a href="http://www.vialicens...Terms.html</a> - CEA has issued a call for papers for the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. Submissions are due August 12: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/986wy</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, SAIT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar http://<a href="mailto:wayne.watson@...on@sait.ca</a> http://<a href="http://www.wabe.ca/"...w.wabe.ca/</a>. - Through June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite & Communications http://<a href="http://www.isce.com/....isce.com/</a>. - June 1, New York Hilton, SMPTE Editing Showcase http://<a href="http://www.smpteny.o.../event.asp</a>. - June 1-3, Earls Court 2, London, Broadcast Production Show http://<a href="http://www.productio...nshow.com/</a>. - June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 http://<a href="http://infocomm05.ex...hange.com/</a>. - June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...eslaco.htm</a>. - *June 7, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Next Generation DVD Standards Summit http://<a href="http://www.dvda.org/...erview.pdf</a>. - June 7, St. Louis, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 7-8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ihollywoo...it2005.htm</a>. - June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hristi.htm</a>. - June 9, KRMA, Denver, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ouston.htm</a>. - June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Charles), Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...harles.htm</a>. - *June 13, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Crash," RSVP http://<a href="http://www.etcenter....minars.asp</a>. - June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28 meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...veport.htm</a>. - June 14, Daystar Television, Bedford (Dallas area), Texas, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - June 14-17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo http://<a href="http://expo.scte.org...index.html</a>. - June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ackson.htm</a>. - *June 17-18, Goldcrest Post Production, New York, HD Expo Workshops, HD Workflow http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...1Home.html</a>. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rleans.htm</a>. - June 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - *June 22-24, Sonalysts, Waterbury, Connecticut, HD Expo Workshops, Varicamp http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...pHome.html</a>. - June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlando.htm</a>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - *September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - *October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - *November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300 - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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========================== - Follow-ups: - Voom - In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday, Cablevision reportedly said the costs of shutting down Voom could run as high as $130 million but they expected to recoup the money from their sale of assets to EchoStar: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7947</a> - Blu-ray and HD DVD - - Warren Communications News reported Wednesday that "all hope [is] not lost" yet. They also reported that Panasonic denied boycotting the meeting in Cannes. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - After HD DVD announced a triple-layer disk to get them to 45 GB, TDK came up with quadruple-layer 100-GB Blu-ray disks -- with a 72 Mbps transfer rate: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - High-speed DTT reception - Visson Technologies says their VT1031T will receive DVB-T at speeds up to 150 km/hr (about 94 MPH) with diversity reception: http://<a href="http://www.digitimes...PR218.html</a> - Broadcast flag - - Many news outlets report that the Motion Picture Association of America will not push for broadcast-flag authorization in the proposed DTT legislation: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003619.php - A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service reportedly suggests it could violate the Constitution: http://<a href="http://www.cedmagazi...0602.htm#4</a> - The draft DTT legislation - According to the Congressional Research Service, in addition to the Barton and Stevens proposals, there are four DTT bills already introduced. One would require 700 MHz spectrum delivered to public safety, another would rescind the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) DTT "tuner mandate," a third would create "minimum public-interest requirements for multicast TV channels," and the last would add to educational and informational multicasts. The first two are reintroductions from the previous Congress. The full Broadcasting & Cable story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/75o7d</a> In a related story, Broadcasting & Cable reported today that Qualcomm is making deals to get stations on channel 55 to drop analog. The deals are contingent on government approval, which was NOT forthcoming when KJLA tried to drop its analog service early. The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/8....com/83wdc</a> The first requests have been filed: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...1616A1.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...1617A1.pdf</a> - The CableLabs briefing - - Here's a story concentrating on the downloadable conditional access: http://<a href="http://www.cabledata...n05-3.html</a> - You can see the presentations here: http://<a href="http://www.cablelabs...ic/MB2005/</a> - Telco competition with cable - Texas has joined Virginia in refusing to offer statewide franchises: http://<a href="http://finance.lycos...y=49534734</a> - Society for Information Display convention - - Here's another story: http://<a href="http://www.digitimes...PR207.html</a> - The iFire display reported last week is electroluminescent, not field emission. - Peter Putman's comments are now available on the web: http://<a href="http://www.hdtvexper...es/fmj.htm</a> - July 1 - - Manufacturers are continuing to announce tuner-free monitors instead of DTT-reception circuitry to comply with the mandate. Here's a story from This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) about Westinghouse dropping analog tuners to avoid the mandate: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/b29qk</a> This one is a little different. It's a story from TWICE about Akai offering near identical models at about the same suggested prices with either integrated DTT reception or no tuners. The ones with no tuners will cost retailers less. I wonder which they will promote: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/dctc2</a> - This week I've listed 142 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 52 (37%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - RCA 36E20 36-inch TV @ Broadway $259 - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36fs100 36-inch TV @ Broadway $589 - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV @ Center City $289 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 SS - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469 - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ Broadway $549 - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $498 SS - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 SS - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $614 SS - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599 - RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789 - Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899 - Sony 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $799 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $729 SS - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player SS - price includes surround-sound system - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Insignia IS-TV040923 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $159.99 - JVC AV27530 27-inch TV @ P.C. Richard $199.97 - Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $159.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $139 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27fs100 27-inch TV @ Broadway $239 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Center City $129 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV @ CEW under-$200 - Zenith 32S45 32-inch TV @ Broadway $169 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Broadway $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Mystery brand 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Insignia DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $79.99 - Coby DVD-R1100 DVD recorder $149.99 - Cyber Home DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99 - Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD-R/RW recorder @ J&R $219.99 - GoVideo R6740 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $159.99 - Magnavox MRV700VR VHS/DVD+R/RW recorder combo @ Best Buy $249.99 - Panasonic DMR-E75 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Soho $249 - Panasonic DMRES30VS VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $269.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD-RAM recorder @ Circuit City $179.99 5D - Compaq 5000C series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $629 - HP Brio series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $719 - HP M7060N computer w/TV tuner @ Best Buy $1159.97 AR - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $699 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony 560X series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $809 - Sony VCG-RB36G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $979.99 - Sony VGCRB42G computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $1299.99 AR - Sony VGCV517G computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $1709.99 5D - price includes five DVDs AR - price after mail-in rebate(s) - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - SuperScan SSF420TR 20-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Sears $239.99 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - The FCC updated its lists as of June 2: - 1686 stations (98% of the new total including mandated and DTT-only stations) have received DTT construction permits or licenses, and 1508 are transmitting some DTT at some power level: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...tvsum.html</a> - There has been no change in the listings of the 40 ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC stations due on the air May 1, 1999; 38 are fully licensed, and two are operating on temporary authority: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...vstat.html</a> - There has also been no change in the 79 stations in markets 11-30 due on the air November 1, 1999; 72 are fully licensed, and seven are operating on temporary authority: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...tat11.html</a> - Here's a chart of the current status: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...irsum.html</a> - This is supposed to be the list of the 698 stations operating at full power, either fully licensed or on program test authority. I still can't see it on my browsers. If you have the same problem, switch the URL extension to .doc, and you can get it as a Word file: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...onair.html</a> - This is supposed to be a list of the 810 stations operating at low power under on temporary authority: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...vstas.html</a> - The FCC finally also released the figures for analog stations as of the end of the first quarter of 2005: - UHF commercial full power ----- 777 - VHF commercial full power ----- 589 - UHF non-commercial full power - 253 - VHF non-commercial full power - 126 - Class A UHF ------------------- 490 - Class A VHF ------------------- 109 - UHF low power ---------------- 1583 - VHF low power ---------------- 488 - UHF translators -------------- 2648 - VHF translators -------------- 1826 Total U.S. licensed analog TV transmitters - 8889 http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9191A1.pdf</a> - The second item on the agenda for the FCC's meeting on Thursday is the Office of Engineering and Technology on receiver specifications: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9117A1.pdf</a> - There is a meeting Friday of the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9166A1.pdf</a> - David Pogue, the Circuits columnist of the New York Times, last week covered Akimbo's system of getting video content from the web, not entirely favorably: http://<a href="http://www.nytimes.c...pogue.html</a> - This week's Emmy Advanced Technology Committee newsletter offers a summary of U.S. DTT as of June 1, "courtesy of Jack Perry & Decisionmark": - 1451 stations serving 102.9 million households - 842 HD-capable stations, serving 100.3 million households - 609 SD-only stations, serving 97.3 million households - 542 multicasting stations serving 97.6 million households There has been a problem getting the latest newsletter from their site, but you can try here: http://<a href="http://www.nyemmys.o.../newmedia/</a> - International H/DTV news: - UK regulator Ofcom offers "Planning Options for [the] Digital Switchover." The 34-page document calls for moves to 64-QAM and 8k COFDM to provide more capacity for such purposes as HDTV: http://<a href="http://www.ofcom.org...tement.pdf</a> It also calls for serving the WHOLE UK population, including the 1.5% (about 375,000 households) not served by analog TV: http://<a href="http://news.bbc.co.u...599881.stm</a> Intellect, the UK trade organization similar to the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) called the report a "leap forward" and were disappointed only "that Ofcom has failed to recommend support to consumers with legacy products with 2k-only receivers...." This report is from Public Technology: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7b7vx</a> - An estimated 400,000 DTT set-top boxes were reportedly sold in France in just two months: http://<a href="http://griffin.dtg.o...s=0&id=912</a> - Spain has reportedly authorized new analog TV channels but set an analog shut-off date of 2010: http://<a href="http://www.advanced-...tm#spaingr</a> - IEEE Spectrum has a report on China: http://<a href="http://www.spectrum....5cdig.html</a> - In Australia, there are 133 models of widescreen TVs from 15 brands, ranging from A$699 (US$536) to A$39,999 (US$30,668); nine of those from four brands are said to have DTT-reception circuitry, starting at A$1449 (US$1111); 69 from 11 brands are said to be HD, starting at A$1599 (US$1226). Only one is said to be both HD and DTT; it costs A$10,624 (US$8147): http://<a href="http://www.widescree...tv.com.au/</a> A different list has 22 integrated DTT receivers from seven brands starting at A$1449 (US$1111) and five HD from two brands starting at A$6999 (US$5366): http://<a href="http://www.dba.org.a...ctionID=78</a> Digital Broadcasting Australia also lists 76 DTT set-top receivers from 25 brands starting at A$129 (US$99), 21 of them 15 brands HD starting at A$399 (US$306): http://<a href="http://www.dba.org.a...ctionID=18</a> - A draft statute in Taiwan would offer tax incentives and subsidies for DTT equipment, would set an analog cut-off at the end of 2010, and would require DTT-reception circuitry in sets larger than 29 inches by 2006, larger than 21 inches by 2007, and all others by 2008: http://<a href="http://www.digitimes...PR201.html</a> - Here's a Reuters story on HD in Europe: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/brkgq</a> - Digital Spy says HD testing has begun in Europe on the Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees with 1920 x 1080 H.264 at 16 Mbps: http://<a href="http://www.digitalsp...21633.html</a> - France Televisions plans HD in the third quarter of 2006 on both cable and satellite: http://<a href="http://www.advanced-...tm#frantel</a> - Here's a report on the digital transition in Japan: http://<a href="http://www.dibeg.org...htm#dn050e</a> - According to NPD Techworld, the top-five TV brands in April, in terms of units sold, were Sony, Toshiba, Sharp, RCA, and Magnavox. Together they represented 47.1% of the market: http://<a href="http://www.npdtechwo...index.html</a> - Warren Communications News offered this mysterious tidbit this morning: "Image quality issues continue to nag TVs including the decoding and de-interlacing of SD/HD video." The story will be on their site until tomorrow morning: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - CEA has not yet released to me sales figures for week 20. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV units at Best Buy and Circuit City. I haven't been made aware of any ads for any other set-top receivers for quite some time - Ad confusions: Circuit City correctly called the Samsung HLP5063W a "monitor" but labeled it as "HD Built-In." J&R advertised the HP PE4240N as an "EDTV monitor HD-ready." Video & Audio Center said the Mitsubishi WD52327 was digital-cable ready. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wrong, too). Note that Computers & Electronics Warehouse is offering a Samsung 42-inch plasma TV (presumably the same one they used to offer for $1599) for $1199. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - JVC "26HL84" 26-inch wide LCD TV w/$100GC & $45RC $1499.99 - Magnavox 17MF200V/1 17-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$25GC $479.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch wide plasma TV w/$100GC & $45RC $1499.99 AR - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $2299.99 - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$200 GC & $75 RC $2499.99 - Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$200GC & $100RC $3299.99 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$100GC & $45RC $1499.99 - Panasonic PT-44LCX65 44-inch wide integr. DLP proj. DTV $2199.99 - Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch wide integr. DLP proj. DTV $3199.99 - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $2499.99 - Pioneer PDP-4351HD 43-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$400GC & $150RC $4999.99 - Samsung HLR4677W 46-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$100GC & $75RC $2499.99 - Samsung HL-R5667W 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$200GC & $95RC $3099.99 - Samsung HPR4252 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV in home-theater pkg. - Samsung LNR238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$50GC & $30RC $1099.99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch wide LCD TV w/$100GC & $50RC $1699.99 - Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$100GC & $70RC $2299.99 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$100GC & $75RC $2499.99 - Samsung TX-R3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integr. CRT DTV w/$50GC $999.99 - Sharp LC37GB5U 37-inch wide integr. LCD DTV w/$300GC & $120RC $3999.99 - Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$300GC & $120RC $3999.99 AR - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$500GC & $195RC $6499.99 AR - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$100GC & $75RC $2499.99 - Sony KLV19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$50GC & $30RC $1099.99 - Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$100GC $1999.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$50GC & $30RC $999.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate GC - price includes gift card of amount shown RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Broadway Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $649 - Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699 - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - Hitachi 51F710S 51-inch 16:9 integr. CRT proj. DTV $1699.99 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 - Panasonic PT61LCX65 61-inch widescreen integr. proj. DTV $2899.99 - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch wide integrated LCD DTV $2099.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2299.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 - Polaroid FLM1511 20-inch LCD TV $269.99 - Polaroid FLM2601 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Samsung HLP5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2099.99 - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99 - Sharp LC20SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $617.49 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$140RC $2799.99 - Sony KLV19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $899.99 RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1399 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1199 - Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD ID): - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 - Dell 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma TV $2999 - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 3300MP projector $1360 - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2099 - Mitsubishi WD-62327 62-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499 - Mystery brand 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999 - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499 - Panasonic PT-60LC14 60-inch LCD projection TV $2299 - Philips 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1899 - Sony 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $6499 - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199 - Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic [TH]42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499 - Panasonic [TH]50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999 - Samsung HLR-4677W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2499 - Samsung HLR-5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2799 - Samsung HLR-6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3499 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2999 - Sony KDF60WF655 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3699 - Westinghouse LTV27W2 27-inch 16:9 LCD monitor $899 - Westinghouse LTV32W 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1599 - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT53WX54 53-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999 - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2299 ******* - Panasonic TH42PD25UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2495 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199 - Toshiba 44NMH84 44-inch widescreen $2199 ***************** - Toshiba 65H84 65-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1799 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99 - Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99 - LG 26LX2D 26-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1499.99 - LG 50PX5D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Canon LV-7230 projector - Canon LV-X4 projector - Canon Realis SX50 projector - HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - InFocus LP70+ projector $1299.99 AR - InFocus LP540 projector $1199.99 - JVC HD61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2599.99 - LG DU-42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Panasonic TC22LH1 22-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $619.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5199.99 - Pioneer PDP5045HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 ******* - Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - Sharp LC-26D5U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1499.99 - Toshiba 20DL74 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 - Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1349.99 - Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WS73615 73-inch 16:9 CRT integrated proj. DTV $3775 - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2495 EL EL - price "even lower now" - P.C. Richard (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FPE2005 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.97 - JVC LT32X575 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.97 - Mitsubishi LT2240 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499.97 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97 - ProView MH462SU 46-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1899.97 - Sony KDE61XBR950 61-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $13,999.97 - Sony KV27FS120 27-inch 4:3 CRT TV $369.97 - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, some attempt at a disclaimer): - Hitachi 42V715 42-inch wide integr. LCD projection DTV $2069.99 - Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1529.99 - Panasonic "LC26GA5U" 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299.99 - Prima HT2778A 27-inch 4:3 TV $399.99 - Samsung LN-R238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1099.99 - Sony KDP57WS655 57-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2159.99 - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799.99 - Sylvania 6620LFP 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $549.99 - Toshiba 26HF85 26-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $599.99 - Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $799.99 - Soho Electric (am New York, no disclaimer): - By Design D5032 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699 - Panasonic TH-50PWD7 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799 - Pioneer PDP-4300 43-inch integrated plasma DTV $1699 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Sharp LC-30HV4 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1599 - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - Champion 20-inch LCD TV $499 - Panasonic TH-42PW5 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699 - Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3799 - Samsung HL-P5085 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2899 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Target (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - Magnavox 17MD250V 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $598 - Sharp LD-26SH1U 26-inch LCD TV $1298 - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1299 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1799 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1197 BS - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4497 BS - LG 62SX4D 62-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $3497 BS - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2497 BS - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $1997 - Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen projection TV $1997 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2497 BS - Pioneer PRO1010HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6497 - Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2297 BS - Samsung LNR408W 40-inch 16:9 LCD TV $3997 BS - Sharp LC45GD6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6997 BS - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497 - Sony KDF55XS955 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3697 BS - Sony KDF70XBR950 70-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $6997 BS - Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497 - ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $897 AR AR - price after rebate BS - price "before savings" - PVR news - Intel and TiVo reportedly plan to offer TiVo To Go wirelessly to Centrino computers: http://<a href="http://www.eet.com/n...=164300238</a> - CVS is offering a $29.99 single-use camcorder. It will capture 20 minutes. The chain will put the content on a DVD for $12.99: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - The war between Epson and TI over projection technology claims is being turned over to the Federal Trade Commission by the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - It's official: Sitting too close to a TV won't ruin your eyes: http://<a href="http://www.nytimes.c...eally.html</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through June 8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ihollywoo...it2005.htm</a>. - Through June 10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 http://<a href="http://infocomm05.ex...hange.com/</a>. - June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hristi.htm</a>. - June 9, KRMA, Denver, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ouston.htm</a>. - June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Charles), Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...harles.htm</a>. - *June 13, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Crash," RSVP http://<a href="http://www.etcenter....minars.asp</a>. - June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28 meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...veport.htm</a>. - June 14, Daystar Television, Bedford (Dallas area), Texas, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - June 14-17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo http://<a href="http://expo.scte.org...index.html</a>. - June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ackson.htm</a>. - June 17-18, Goldcrest Post Production, New York, HD Expo Workshops, HD Workflow http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...1Home.html</a>. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rleans.htm</a>. - June 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - June 22-24, Sonalysts, Waterbury, Connecticut, HD Expo Workshops, Varicamp http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...pHome.html</a>. - June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlando.htm</a>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - *October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - *October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - *October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - *October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - *October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300 - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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============================== - Follow-ups: - Manufacturers removing tuners - Here's another story, from Digital TV Design Line: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/a....com/a9gyx</a> Digital TV Design Line is a new EE Times site: http://<a href="http://www.digitaltv...nline.com/</a> - Inexpensive sets - Reporting from the projection-TV summit last week, Warren Communications News said Wednesday that a $999 DLP model might appear next year. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - Congress and the analog cutoff - - Broadcasting & Cable reported that the National Religious Broadcasters association opposes the House Commerce Committee draft. The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/d33d4</a> - The Senate Commerce Committee seems to be moving towards something similar to the House Commerce Committee draft but with subsidies for receivers, Reuters reported: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/8....com/8ryxx</a> - Senators Lieberman and McCain have introduced their own version, called the "Save Lives Act" (Spectrum AVailability for Emergency-response and Law-enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services). Their version also has a subsidy and also, reportedly, some form of cable must-carry: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=7999</a> http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - Warren Communications News reports a Senate hearing on June 29 will cover both bills. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released new figures based on a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation of 1057 adults May 13-16. It found 285 million TV sets of which 33.6 million get TV via antenna (one report says "exclusively). That's less than half the figure NAB has been using. Here are more details: - 5.2 million TVs in cable households aren't on cable, and 474,000 of those are used for purposes other than off-air TV - "Just over" seven million TVs in satellite households are used for off-air TV - 200,000 TVs in combination cable/satellite households are used for off-air TV - 2.1 million "TV households" neither subscribe to cable or satellite nor use an antenna. Hmmm. http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pr...p?id=10764</a> - Broadcasting & Cable reports today that the NAB is requesting proposals from consumer-electronics manufacturers for low-cost DTT adaptors for analog sets: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/blnhs</a> Here's the report from Multichannel News: http://<a href="http://www.multichan...aking+News</a> - DTT reception in my apartment - Two computer cards with 5th-generation LG chips were tested this week. With a loop antenna taped to the window, reception was stable and reliable for most local channels and was unaffected by movement in the room. With the antenna closer to the TV, reception was less reliable. We did not pick up WNJN-DT, broadcasting from eight miles away in New Jersey, which had previously been picked up. - July 1 - - CEA had asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to eliminate the requirement for 50% of TVs between 25 and 35 inches in diagonal to have DTT-reception circuitry as of July 1 of this year. Instead, they offered to advance the 100% requirement for those sets from July 1 of 2006 to March 1. The FCC took them up on the latter part. The 50% requirement remains in two weeks, the 100% requirement is advanced to March 1, the Commission proposes moving requirement for 100% of TVs 13-inch and larger and other devices with TV tuners from July 1 of 2007 to no later than the end of 2006, and it seeks comments on whether it should also apply to smaller TVs. Here's the news release: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9245A1.pdf</a> Here's the order: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...-121A1.pdf</a> Here's a webcast of the meeting: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/r...060905.ram</a> And here's CEA's remarkably positive response: http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pr...p?id=10765</a> FYI, this week I've listed 10 TVs 25-to-35-inch priced under $200 and one priced under $100. - This week I've listed 164 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 75 (46%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - RCA 36V430T 36-inch TV @ Best Buy $399.99 - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36FS10 @ Universal $519 - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $289 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV w/stand @ Universal $279 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 SS - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $498 SS - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649 - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 SS - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $614 SS - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $729 SS - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 SS - price includes surround sound system DV - price includes DVD player - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Sharp 27C240 27-inch TV @ Ultimate Electronics $198.95 - Sharp 27C241 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $169.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $139 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Center City $129 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49 - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Daewoo DTQ14U5SC 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $99.99 - Magnavox 14MS2331/17 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $94.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Symphonic ST420FF 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $109.99 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Daewoo DV-6T955B DVD/VCR combo @ Target $77.99 - Philips DVP3050V DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99 - Samsung DVD-V5500 DVD/VCR combo @ DataVision $99 - Samsung DVDV5500 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99 5D - Toshiba SD-V393 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $89.99 - CyberHome CH-DVR1500 DVD recorder @ Datavision $99 - CyberHome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $99 - Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $219.99 - GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder @ J&R $159.99 - Panasonic DMRES10S DVD recorder @ Circuit City $179.99 - Panasonic DMR-ES10S DVD recorder @ DataVision $199 - Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $179.99 - Sony RDRGX300 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $299.99 - Sony RDRGX300 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $269.99 - Sony RDR-GX300 DVD recorder @ DataVision $299 S2 - Gateway 827GM computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $969.99 AR - HP zd8110us computer w/TV tuner $ 1849.99 AR - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719 - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony VCG-RA840G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1599 - Sony VCG-RB42G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1049 AR - Sony VCG-V617G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1999 - Sony VCG-V620G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $2699 - Sony VGC-RB36G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R 899.99 AR - Sony VGN-FS680/W computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1999.99 AR - Plextor PX-TV402U tuner card/PVR @ DataVision $149 - VisionTek Theater 550 Pro tuner card/PVR @ DataVision $89 AR 5D - price includes five DVDs AR - price after mail-in rebate S2 - price includes "Spider Man 2" DVD - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Casio EV680 3-inch LCD TV @ J&R $119.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - Doug Lung's RF Report in TV Technology says there were 711 licensed U.S. DTT stations in the FCC's CDBS database as of June 6: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=893</a> - International H/DTV news: - Here's a report from the European HDTV Conference in Luxembourg: http://<a href="http://www.infosat.l...sgID=15554</a> - According to User Vision, UK consumers find DTT easier to use than car seats (they also find car seats easier to use than VCRs): http://<a href="http://www.uservisio...eryday.asp</a> - According to Ofcom's update through the first quarter, 62% of UK households have some form of digital TV. The annualized growth rate is 17%. Freeview DTT is in 5,059,350 households (with many having more than one receiver). The annualized growth rate for that is 41%. There are just under 25 million households in the UK, which means the U.S. equivalent would be 22.4 million DTT households: http://<a href="http://www.ofcom.org...2005q1.pdf</a> - Canada's heritage minister, announcing an additional $100 million for Canadian TV programming, urged that it be HDTV: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/a....com/a4u7h</a> - Here's a story about DisplaySearch's figures for global LCD sales in the first quarter of 2005: http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com....html?.v=1</a> - Sanyo is joining the Blu-ray group http://<a href="http://www.bradenton...893081.htm</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 20 weeks of 2005 were down 8.4% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 10.5%. For the first 21 weeks, they were down 8%, and my ten-week running average was down 8.7%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 20th week were 73,034 units, for the 21st week 109,644, and for the first 21 weeks 1,603,200. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.2% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 20th and 21st weeks this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 21st week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: In addition to the DirecTV units at CompUSA and Magnolia, Sony and DataVision advertised Sony DTT-receiver/PVR units. - Ad confusions: DataVision listed TVs as being "EDTV monitor" or "HDTV monitor" and "HDTV-Ready" while indicating they had "ATSC terrestrial tuner" and "Digital Cable-Ready Tuner." - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wrong, too). The Samsung 42-inch plasma TV at Computers & Electronics Warehouse is back up to $1599. Pacific Sales' years-old Sony KP-51WS510 indicates clearly that not all factory sales make it (quickly) to homes. - Best Buy (New York Times, HD disclaimers only): - Advent HT3061A 30-inch widescreen TV part of package for $599.98 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV w/$45RC $1499.99 AR - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $2184.99 - Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$100RC $3134.99 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45RC $1424.99 - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99 - Philips 50PF9956 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$140RC $4274.99 - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.99 - Samsung TXR2678WH 26-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $616.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1414.99 AR - Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1234.99 - Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $759.99 - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$100RC $3039.99 - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$40RC $1299.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$75RC $2299.99 - Westinghouse LTV-30W2 30-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1099.99 AR - Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1699.99 - Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch wide LCD projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99 RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699 - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - Hitachi 50V710 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2599.99 - Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1799.99 - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1099.99 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 - Magnavox 26MF605W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99 - Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $1999.99 - Panasonic TC20LA2 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.99 - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2099.99 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3199.99 - Philips 60PP9363 60-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 - Pioneer PDP5050HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5999.99 - Sharp LC15SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399.99 AR - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2599.99 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$140RC $2799.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $899.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA (New York Times, appropriate disclaimer): - DirecTV HD receiver $299 - DirecTV HD receiver/TiVo PVR $699 - Syntax Olevia LT32HV 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599 - DataVision (New York Times, no disclaimer): - BenQ DV2050 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $599 - BenQ DV2680 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999 - Initial DTV-172 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $599 HV - Mitsubishi SL4U projector $1199 - NEC PX-42VR5A 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1899 - NEC VT47 projector $895 BI - Panasonic TC-19LX50 19-inch 16:9 LCD TV $999 - Panasonic TC-20LH5 20-inch 4:[3] LCD TV $799 - Panasonic TC-26LX50 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD TV $1499 - Panasonic TC-32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1899 - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2199 - Panasonic TH-42PX500U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499 - Optoma EzPro 751 DLP projector $1699 - Optoma H27 projector $999 - Optoma H31 projector $1199 - Samsung DVD-L1200 12-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo - Samsung HL-R4266 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1799 - Samsung HL-R4667 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2499 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2099 - Samsung HL-R5087 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2799 - Samsung HL-R5667W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3099 BR - Samsung HL-R6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3499 BR - Samsung HP-R4252 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $3499 - Samsung HP-R5052 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $4299 - Samsung LN-R238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $899 - Samsung LN-R268W 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499 - Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1899 - Samsung LN-R408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV - Samsung LN-R2050 20-inch LCD TV $849 - Samsung LTP-468W 46-inch widescreen LCD TV $6999 - Samsung LTP-1545 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499 - Samsung LTP1745 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499 - Samsung LTP-1795W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $799 - Samsung LTP-2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $799 - Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $1999 - Sharp IT23M1U 23-inch widescreen LCD $1299 - Sony DHG-HDD250 HD PVR w/ATSC reception $799 - Sony DHG-HDD500 HD PVR w/ATSC reception $999 - Sony KD-30XS955 30-inch 16:9 integrated DTV $1199 - Sony KD-36XS955 36-inch 4:3 integrated DTV - Sony K[D]E-37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999 - Sony KDE-42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999 - Sony KDE-50XBR950 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Sony KDE-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999 - Sony KDE-55XBR950 55-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999 - Sony KDF-50W[E]655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV - Sony KDF-55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $3099 - Sony KDF-60W[F]655 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999 - Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3599 - Sony KDF-70XBR950 70-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV - Sony KDL-32XBR950 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV - Sony KDL-42XBR950 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4999 - Sony KE-32M1 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2599 - Sony KE-42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799 - Sony KLV-26HG2 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699 - Sony KLV-S19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099 - Sony KLV-S23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099 - Sony KV-27HS420 27-inch 4:3 CRT TV - Sony KV-34XBR910 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $2499 - Sony KV-36HS420 36-inch 4:3 CRT TV $1299 - Sony MFM-HT75W 17-inch LCD TV $599 - Sony MFM-HT95 19-inch LCD TV $799 - Sony VPL-HS51 projector $2999 - Syntax Olevia LT-27HV 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $849 AR - Syntax Olevia LT30HV 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199 AR - Syntax Olevia LT-32HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 AR - Syntax Olevia LT37HVE 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $2349 AR - Toshiba TDP-T30U projector $1249 - ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $899 AR - ViewSonic N3200W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 AR BI - ViewSonic PJ562 projector $1399 AR - price after mail-in rebate BI - unspecified "bonus" instant rebate available BR - price "before rebate" HV - price includes 10 5-day rentals at Hollywood Video - Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs): - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 AR - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999 AR - Dell (New York Times, some ads with HD IDs): - Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $599 AR - Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199 AR - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399 AR - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2799 AR - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $799 - Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399 (yes, lower than the W2600) - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799 - Dell W4200HD 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2099 - Mystery brand plasma TV $1399 - Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3799 - Syntax Olevia LT-37HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999 - Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1299 - Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699 - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2499 - Sharp LC32D7U 32-inch integrated LCD DTV $2899 - Sharp LC37D7U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4299 - Sharp LC45GD6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6999 - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499 - Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - LG 42PX5D 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99 - JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2499.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV - Pioneer PDP5045HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499.99 - Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2599.99 - Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV - Sharp IT-23M1U 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $999.99 AR - Sharp LC-45GD4U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4999.99 - Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 - Westinghouse LVM-37w1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor $2299.99 - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1099.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG RU-50PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3998 - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1798 - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2498 - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2198 - Magnolia (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - DirecTV HDDVR250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699 - Fujitsu P42HHA40US 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499 - Fujitsu P55XHA40US 55-inch 16:9 plasma TV $9999 - Panasonic TC26LX50 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1699 BS - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2298 BS - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 BS - Pioneer PRO810HD 43-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499 - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7499 - Samsung HLR4266 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2198 - Samsung HLR5688 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $4999 BS - Samsung LNR238 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1098 BS - Sharp LC37D7U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4299 BS BS - price "before savings" - Pacific Sales (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - "Famous Maker" 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3997 - JVC HD61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2497 - Sony KP51WS510 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1197 - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2475 EL - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2475 - Panasonic TH-50PX50 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4975 EL - price "even lower now" - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99 - Samsung HCP4741W 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.88 - Soho Electric (am New York, no disclaimer): - By Design D5032 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699 - Panasonic TH-50PWD7 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799 - Pioneer PDP-4300 43-inch integrated plasma DTV $1699 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Sharp LC-30HV4 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1599 - Sony (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Sony DHG-HDD250 HD PVR $799.99 - Sony DHG-HDD500 HD PVR $999.99 - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799.99 - Sony KLV-S23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99 - Sony KLV-32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2999.99 - Target (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $449.99 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer): - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.95 - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5999.95 LC - LG DU37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $3999.95 LC - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.95 - Magnavox 51MP392H 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $998.95 - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2374.95 - Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2849.95 - Mitsubishi WD62825 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4749.95 - Panasonic TH37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.95 LC - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.95 LC - Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95 - Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2198.95 - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.95 - Samsung HLR5688W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $4274.95 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.95 LC - Sharp LC20SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.95 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.95 AR - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2944.95 - Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch LCD TV $498.95 - Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $949.95 AR - price after mail-in rebate LC - price includes 15-inch LCD TV - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1299 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1799 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 15LW1R 15-inch LCD TV $999 BS - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1197 BS - LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2497 BS - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997 BS - LG 62SX4D 62-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $3497 BS - LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497 - Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497 - Sony KLV23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1297 BS - Sony MFMHT75W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $597 BS BS - price "before savings" - DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 20 weeks of 2005 were down 31.3% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 27.1%. For the first 21 weeks, they were down 27.8%, and my ten-week running average was down 21.7%. VCR sales were down 40.7% for the first 20 weeks and 41.8% for the first 21. - Satellite news: The latest FCC report to Congress based on the ORBIT Act has been released: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...-127A1.pdf</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through June 17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28 meeting) http://<a href="http://www.broadcast...rence.html</a>. - Through June 16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org....ee.org.hk/</a> - Through June 17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo http://<a href="http://expo.scte.org...index.html</a>. - June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ackson.htm</a>. - June 17-18, Goldcrest Post Production, New York, HD Expo Workshops, HD Workflow http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...1Home.html</a>. - June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rleans.htm</a>. - June 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gomrty.htm</a>. - June 22-24, Sonalysts, Waterbury, Connecticut, HD Expo Workshops, Varicamp http://<a href="http://www.hdexpo.ne...pHome.html</a>. - June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlando.htm</a>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474 - Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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=============================== Sorry about missing last week. It just didn't seem worth it, and you didn't miss much. Air conditioners are replacing TVs in many of the ads. This week I've combined both weeks' ads except those in the Los Angeles Times, which are from last week only (my L.A. correspondent is out of town this week). FYI, I'll be out of town most of July, but I'll do memos when I can. - Follow-ups: - Power consumption of new TVs - Here's a story in the Christian Science Monitor: http://<a href="http://www.csmonitor...-stct.html</a> - TV manufacturers removing NTSC tuners to get around the mandate - This story appeared on Corante.com: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/csfzb</a> - Sales-help confusion - This Cableworld story covers retailers across the country: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7vs3f</a> - Reliance on broadcast TV - This graphic from a story in The New York Times yesterday, indicates that about five out of eight Americans got their local news from TV in 2004, a significant INCREASE over 2001. As there is very little local news on TV other than broadcast, it means they are relying on local broadcasters, however they get their signals. And when falling trees take down cable service and heavy rain wipes out satellite, they can get that news ONLY via off-air broadcast TV. FYI, online accounted for under 10% of Americans' local news: http://<a href="http://www.nytimes.c...aphic.html</a> - July 1 - - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has clarified another July 1 milestone. In three days, the ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC outlets in the top-100 markets have to maximize their DTT coverage (go full power). All other commercial broadcasters have until July 1 of next year: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...1636A1.pdf</a> Warren Communications News reported today that many broadcasters pleading hardship. The story will be on their site until tomorrow morning: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - With three days to go, this week I've listed 133 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 65 (49%) have integrated DTT-reception capability, the highest proportion to date -- just short of the 50% that were supposed to be on the market a year ago. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony KV36FS120 36-inch TV @ Sears $899.99 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Insignia IS-TV040923 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $159.99 - Insignia IS-TV040924 flat-screen 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $219.99 - Magnavox 27MS4504/17 flat-screen 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $229.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Mystery brand 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99 - Insignia IS-TV040919 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $99.99 - Jensen TS2050J 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $99.99 - Magnavox 20MS233S 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $99.99 - Allegro ABV511 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $79.99 - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Samsung DVDV5500 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 - Coby DVD-R1100 DVD recorder @ J&R $119.99 - CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99 - CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $99.99 - Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $219.99 - GoVideo VR1940 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ P.C. Richard $198.97 - JVC DRMV5 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ P.C. Richard $299.97 - Magnavox MRV660/17 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $149.99 - Mystery brand VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Sears $249.88 - Mystery brand LWV5005 DVD recorder @ CompUSA $149.99 AR - Panasonic DMRES10S DVD recorder @ Circuit City $179.99 - Panasonic DMRES30VS VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $269.99 - Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Philips DVDR6000VR VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $249.99 - Toshiba DR4 DVD recorder @ Sears $199.99 - HP m7060n computer w/TV tuner package @ CompUSA $1129.98 AR - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony VGCRA840G computer w/TV tuner pkg. @ Circuit City $1799.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Sony D-NF420PSBLU AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ J&R $69.99 - Sony ICF-CD73V AM/FM/TV/weather CD shower radio @ J&R $69.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - - Neither the FCC nor the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) updated their lists this week. - Doug Lung's RF Report notes 715 licensed U.S. DTT stations in the FCC CDBS database as of June 19: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=912</a> - The June edition of the NAB's "Destination Digital TV" has come out. It lists 1508 U.S. DTT stations: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...V/0605.pdf</a> The NAB's online list still has just 1497: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/N...ations.asp</a> - Warren Communications News reported Thursday on a battle over DTT signal-strength rules that's putting proponents in awkward positions. Broadcasters, who are so concerned about DTT reception that they've started a receiver project, need to say reception is good to keep the satellite industry from delivering their signals. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - International H/DTV news: - According to Informa Telecoms & Media, digital TV (of any form, including cable & satellite) had made the following inroads in eastern Europe: Thousands Households Czech Republic 90 2.4% Hungary 140 3.6% Poland 1085 8.6% Romania 2 0% Russia 1091 2.1% rest of the region 1828 http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/784p8</a> - DTT will be starting in two regions of Poland later this year: http://<a href="http://www.dmeurope....cleID=8525</a> - Sweden is planning analog shutdown by the end of January 2008: http://<a href="http://www.thelocal....e=20050623</a> - Spain is shooting for 2010: http://<a href="http://news.ft.com/c...511c8.html</a> - 300,000 DTT reception boxes were reportedly sold to consumers in the first three weeks of operation, the highest sales rate in the world, according to Screen Digest. Some 500,000 boxes were reportedly sold in the UK in Freeview's first four MONTHS, 180,000 DTT boxes were sold in Germany in their first eight months, and 20,000 in Italy in their first month: http://<a href="http://blogs.zdnet.c...php?p=8154</a> - France's HD Forum Association has come up with an "HD-ready" label if the following conditions are met: 1 - widescreen display 2 - at least 720 lines 3 - 1080i/720p compatibility (I think) 4 - appropriate connectivity 5 - content protection http://<a href="http://www.advanced-...htm#france</a> - Multiplus DTT should begin in Malta this week: http://<a href="http://www.timesofma...?id=191284</a> - According to The Australian, LG wants the Australian government to ban sales of analog TVs starting in 2008: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/cm6pj</a> - The BBC has tested a system for datacasting HD to a PVR during non-broadcast periods for playback simultaneously with an SD broadcast: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=299</a> - The BBC also reported on viewing tests which found that at a standard viewing distance of 2.7 meters, SD was acceptable on screens up to 27-inch and 720p for larger screens up to 50-inch: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=304</a> - BBC Broadcast is being sold to Creative Broadcast Services, owned by Macquarie: http://tinyurl.com/9r7ct - Here is a story on DTT in Malaysia: http://<a href="http://www.ctimes.co...wartrevamp</a> - In China, combined analog and digital TV sales in 2004 were over 35 million units. http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com....html?.v=1</a> That's very few more than were sold in the U.S. It'll be interesting to see how 2005's figures compare. - NPD's "Coming In Clearer" report, based on a survey of 6280 U.S. adults in April, found analog TVs in 96% of households. Fewer LCD TVs (76%) "had a device attached to them" (most commonly a DVD player) than did tube TVs (89%). I'm not sure what "a device" includes. Might this mean fewer LCD TVs being used on cable and satellite? http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com....html?.v=1</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 22 weeks of 2005 were down 8.2% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 6.6%. For the first 23 weeks, they were down 8.3%, and my ten-week running average was down 4.8%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 22nd week were 45,102 units, for the 23rd week 48,650, and for the first 23 weeks 1,696,952. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.3% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 22nd and 23rd weeks this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 23rd week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV units at Best Buy and Ultimate. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. This week's giveaways with HDTVs include standard-definition DVD recorders and smaller LCD TVs. For models that were advertised both weeks, I chose the lower price. Ultimate also offered a cooler with all purchases over $299 this week. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - Insignia IS-TV040928 27-inch wide flat-screen TV $399.99 - JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$95RC $1499.99 - LG 30FZ4D 30-inch TV $899.99 - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 DR - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$90RC $2799.99 DR - Maxent MX-42VM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999.99 DR - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45RC $1499.99 DR - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 proj. TV w/$130RC $1999.99 - Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch wides integr. proj. DTV w/$210RC $3199.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 - Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99 - Philips 23PF8946/17 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 - Philips 30PW9100D/37 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $799.99 - Philips 37PF7320A/37 37-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2799.99 DR - Philips 42PF9630A/37 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 DR - Philips 50PF9630A/37 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4799.99 DR - Pioneer PDP-5051HD 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$215RC $6499.99 DR - RCA D52W25 52-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$30RC $999.99 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$185RC $2799.99 - Samsung HLR5667W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3099.99 - Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99 DR - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$80RC $2499.99 - Sharp LC20B6US 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $999.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99 DR - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV w/$165RC $2499.99 - Sharp LC45GD4U 45-inch wide integrated LCD DTV w/$230RC $6999.99 DR - Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$230RC $3499.99 AR - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$265RC $3999.99 AR - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $5999.99 AR - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999.99 - Sony KDF55XS955 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $3699.99 DR - Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$135RC $4099.99 DR - Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV 1299.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $999.99 - Sony KV32FS120 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $599.99 - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $899.99 - Sony KV34HS420 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV w/$95RC $1499.99 - Toshiba 26HF84A 26-inch widescreen TV w/$35RC $599.99 - Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $799.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$90RC $1399.99 - Westinghouse LTV-32W1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1499.99 DR - Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor w/$130RC $1999.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate DR - price includes DVD recorder RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99 HT - InFocus SP4805 projector w/screen $999.99 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99 HT - Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $2089.99 - Panasonic PT61LCX65 61-inch wide integr. proj. DTV w/$160RC $3199.99 HT - Panasonic TC20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $749.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 HT - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3324.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4749.99 - Philips 30PW8420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $749.99 - Polaroid FLM2011 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $499.99 - Polaroid PLA4205 42-inch plasma TV $1799.99 - Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2299.99 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $664.99 - Sharp LC13SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $349.99 - Sharp LC15SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99 - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV $2499.99 HT - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 HT - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 HT - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2659.99 - Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 HT - Sony KLV32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2699.99 - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99 HT - Sony KP57WS520 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $949.99 - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $999.99 HT - Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $902.99 HT - price includes home theater sound system RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA/Good Guys Megastore (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1899 - CompUSA (appropriate disclaimer): - Mystery brand LT27HVS 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 AR - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 1100MP projector $799 - Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399 (yes, lower) - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD logos only): - Mitsubishi WD-62327 62-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499 - Mystery brand 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $599 - Mystery brand 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $999 - Mystery brand plasma TV $1399 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799 - Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1299 - Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Fujitsu P42XHA40US 42-inch widescreen plasma TV - Fujitsu P50XHA40US 50-inch widescreen plasma TV - Fujitsu P55XHA40US 55-inch widescreen plasma TV - Fujitsu P63XHA40US 63-inch widescreen plasma TV $12,999 - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499 - Mitsubishi WD62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3699 - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499 - Panasonic PT52LCX65 52-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $2499 - Panasonic PT53WX54 53-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999 - Panasonic TC26LX50 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699 - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2699 - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1999 - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1199 - Toshiba 52HMX84 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2299 - Toshiba 65H84 65-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1699 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99 - Samsung 910MP 19-inch LCD TV $409.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - J&R (New York Times, some disclaimers): - Canon LV-7230 projector $1349.00 - HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 - HP LC3040N 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99 - JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2499.99 - Optoma H31 projector $1089.99 SR - Panasonic TC17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2699.99 - Philips 42PF9996 42-inch 16:9 LCD TV $4499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999.99 - Samsung HL-R5087W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2599.99 - Samsung LT-P1745 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $469.99 - Sharp LC-13B6U-S 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.99 - Sharp LC-26D5U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1299.99 - Sony KDE-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5399.99 - Sony KLV-S19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $889.99 - Sony KV-32FS120 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $499.99 - Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1799.99 - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1069.99 SR - price includes screen after rebate - J&R (Village Voice, no disclaimer): - HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99 - LG 42PX5D 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2699.99 - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2475 EL - Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2475 EL - price "even lower now" - P.C. Richard (am New York, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FP1505 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.97 - ProView MH462SU 46-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1899.97 - P.C. Richard (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FP1505 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.97 - JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1488.97 - Mitsubishi PD5050 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999.97 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2299.97 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1995.97 - Sony KV27FS120 27-inch 4:3 CRT TV $369.97 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimer only): - Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2374.99 - Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1499.99 - Magnavox 20MF605 20-inch LCD TV $499.99 - Panasonic TC19LX50 19-inch 16:9 LCD TV $854.99 - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2184.99 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3324.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 - Prima HT3061A 30-inch widescreen TV $599.99 - Samsung HCP4741W 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.88 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2659.99 - Samsung HL-R6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $3499.99 - Samsung HPR4252 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $3324.99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1614.99 - Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2374.99 - Samsung TXR3079 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $999.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2374.99 - Sony KDP57WS655 57-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1994.99 - Sony KLV23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1234.99 - Sylvania 6615LFP 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99 - Toshiba 34HF85 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $1199.99 - Soho Electric (am New York, no disclaimer): - By Design D5032 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699 - Panasonic TH-50PWD7 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799 - Pioneer PDP-4300 43-inch integrated plasma DTV $1699 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Sharp LC-30HV4 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1599 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimer only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.95 - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.95 SR - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.95 - LG 32LX1D 32-inch integrated widescreen LCD DTV $2312.95 - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5999.95 LC - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $2519.95 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3052.95 - Mitsubishi WD52725 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV pkg. $5999.70 - Mitsubishi WD62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3299.95 - Mitsubishi WD62825 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4499.95 - Panasonic CT27HL14 27-inch 4:3 CRT TV $497.95 - Panasonic CT32HL15 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $849.95 BS - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2312.95 LC - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4624.95 LC - Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95 - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.95 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.95 BS - Sharp LC20B9US 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $749.95 - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.95 BS LC - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2249.95 - Sony KLVS19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.95 BS - Zenith Z15LA7R 15-inch LCD TV $399.95 - Zenith Z26LZ5R 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.95 BS - price "before savings" LC - price includes 15-inch LCD TV SR - DirecTV subscription required - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1299 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1799 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Fujitsu 63-inch widescreen plasma TV - LG 15LW1R 15-inch LCD TV $999 BS - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1197 BS - LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2497 BS - LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS - Panasonic TH50PX50UP 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4997 BS - Sharp LC26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1597 - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1997 BS - price "before savings" - DVD news: - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 22 weeks of 2005 were down 25.1% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 16.2%. For the first 23 weeks, they were down 24.5%, and my ten-week running average was down 14.2%. VCR sales were down 42% for the first 22 weeks and 42.4% for the first 23. - Optoma is shipping a combination DVD player, DLP projector, and... air cleaner. The MovieTime DV 10 uses ultra-violet light from the projection bulb for purification purposes: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/a....com/anvh3</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through June 30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - June 28, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Alliance Summit http://<a href="http://www.etaexpo.c...ister.html</a>. - June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Tampa.htm</a>. - June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice http://<a href="http://www.trivenidi.../seminars/</a>. - July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Miami.htm</a>. - July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note..._Beach.htm</a>. - July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tlanta.htm</a>. - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. * - new or revised listing - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dated 13.07.2005
=============================== - Follow-ups: - Optoma's air-cleaning projector - Their "photocatalysis air-purification technology" is mentioned on the web site for their H27 projector: http://<a href="http://www.optomausa...oj_h27.jsp</a> - How many U.S. TVs receiver off-air TV - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has revealed the questions used in its survey: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=329</a> - Cost of satellite HD programming - EchoStar has joined DirecTV in complaining that they are overcharged by In Demand relative to cable systems: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=331</a> - Manufacturers leaving out NTSC tuners to avoid the mandate - Toshiba is charging $300 less for tunerless models: http://<a href="http://www.fortwayne...052856.htm</a> - Senate hearings on the DTT transition - - Here is the witness list for the hearing this past Tuesday morning: http://<a href="http://commerce.sena...fm?id=1567</a> - Here is the list for the afternoon hearing: http://<a href="http://commerce.sena...fm?id=1568</a> - This list gives their titles: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=8124</a> - I didn't have a chance to listen to this one, but the big news, as far as most media outlets are concerned, was this statement from National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) president Edward Fritts. "Broadcasters accept that Congress will implement a 2009 hard date for the end of analog broadcasts": http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/N...sition.htm</a> - Here is National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) president Kyle McSlarrow's statement. It notes that there are 134 million analog TVs connected to cable without digital boxes. The digital boxes for them would cost a minimum of $9 billion, according to the statement: http://<a href="http://www.ncta.com/...-12-05.pdf</a> - Here are pieces of CEA president Gary Shapiro's statement: http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/pr...p?id=10787</a> - Here's some press coverage: http://<a href="http://rcrnews.com/n...wsId=23359</a> http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> This one, from Reuters, notes the following cautionary statement from Senator George Allen, a Virginia Republican. "If you want an uproar from the people of this country, you have their televisions turned off": http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7kzyu</a> http://<a href="http://www.multichan...aking+News</a> This one says Senator Ted Stevens (head of the committee) wants to bar sales of analog-only TVs as early as this year: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...ewsId=8139</a> This one concentrates on the public-safety aspects and notes that the process of implementing public-safety communications in the 700 MHz region could take three years unless there's a firm analog cut-off date: http://<a href="http://www.tomshardw...84947.html</a> This one I like primarily for the headline, "2009: Bye-bye rabbit ears": http://<a href="http://www.montereyh...121376.htm</a> http://<a href="http://www.pcmag.com...335,00.asp</a> This one concentrates on Hispanic viewers: http://<a href="http://www.internetn...hp/3519656</a> Warren Communications News reported last week that the transition could sneak into the next budget bill. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - CableCARDs - Charter and Advance/Newhouse filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia saying the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exceeded its authority: http://<a href="http://www.multichan...lay=Policy</a> - Mobile TV - Here are a story, a report, and a backgrounder on the subject: http://<a href="http://www.3gnewsroo...6031.shtml</a> http://<a href="http://www.3gamerica...ly2005.pdf</a> http://<a href="http://www.3gamerica...ne2005.pdf</a> - July 1 - - I've been on the road in Washington, D.C., British Columbia, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Colorado since the last memo, so I haven't been able to collect the usual sources, but what I do have covers two Sundays. - This week I've listed 93 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 45 (48%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. I've also listed 59 TVs 25-to-35-inch. Of those, four (6.8%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. There has been no word of any FCC enforcement action. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - Sony Wega KV36FS120 36-inch TV @ Best Buy $899.99 - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298 - RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598 - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618 - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739 - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98 - Magnavox 27MDTR20 27-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $349.99 - Magnavox 27MS4504/17 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $229.99 - Magnavox 27MT3305/17 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $189.99 - Panasonic CT27SL15 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $296.99 - Panasonic PVDF2735 27-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $449.99 - Philips 27PT6441 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $279.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega KV27FS120 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $349.99 - Sony Wega KV27FS120 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $349.99 - Toshiba 27AF45 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $329.99 - Toshiba 27FA30 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Royal $328 - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139 - ESA ET432E 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $239.99 - Insignia ISTV040925 32-inch TV w/$20GC @ Best Buy $249.99 - Magnavox 32MT3305 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $279.99 - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV @ Royal $244 - Sony Wega 32FS10 32-inch flat-screen TV @ Royal $399 - Sony Wega KV32FS120 32-inch TV @ Best Buy $549.99 - Sony Wega KV32FS120 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $494.99 - Sylvania 6432TE/F 32-inch TV @ Best Buy $249.99 - Sylvania 6432TFY 32-inch TV @ Sears $279.99 - Toshiba 32AF45 32-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $499.99 - Toshiba 32H50 32-inch TV @ Royal $244 - Sony 35S45 35-inch TV @ Royal $329 GC - price includes gift card of amount shown - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58 - Magnavox 14MS2331/17 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $89.99 - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78 - Insignia ISTV040919 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $89.99 - Insignia ISTV040920 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $119.99 - Allegro ABV511 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $59.99 AR - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - Philips DVP3050V DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $79.99 - Samsung DVDV5500 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 - Sylvania SRD4900 DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $79.99 - Allegro ABR521 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $199.99 - CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99 - CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $96.99 - GoVideo R6640 DVD recorder @ P.C. Richard $148.97 - GoVideo VR3930 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $249.99 - Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Samsung DVDVR VCR/DVD recorder combo w/$25GC @ Best Buy $299.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $169.99 - Sony RDRG multiformat DVD recorder @ Best Buy $299.99 - AverMedia UltraTV 1500MCE TV tuner for computer @ J&R $49.99 - HP dv1227us comuter w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1199.99 AR - HP M7160N computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $1099.98 AR - HP M7160N computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1079.98 AR - HP M7170N computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1229.98 AR - HP zd8220US computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1649.99 AR - HP zd8230US computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $2049.99 AR - Sony VGC-V617G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $1999.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Sylvania 6719DF 19-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $199.99 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - - The NAB updated its list on Monday to 1508 U.S. DTT stations operating in 211 markets: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...ations.asp</a> - Doug Lung's RF Report notes 719 licensed U.S. DTT stations in the FCC database as of July 5: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=928</a> - With DTT must-carry removed, there are no H/DTV items on the agenda of tomorrow's FCC meeting: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9894A1.pdf</a> - International H/DTV news: - Here are reports of DVB-H (mobile) tests is Spain: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d....com/dhhaj</a> and in the Netherlands: http://<a href="http://www.unstrung....vl=wire1_3</a> - In the UK, the Sunday Telegraph reports that interference to France and the Netherlands could be a problem with DTT transmitters in the south and in the Channel Islands. That could delay the UK transition: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c....com/clvft</a> - Belarus reportedly plans to begin DVB-T DTT in 2015: http://<a href="http://www.rednova.c...technology</a> - The BBC has secured a satellite transponder for HD: http://<a href="http://www.digitalsp...22516.html</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 24 weeks of 2005 were down 8.2% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 3.9%. For the first 25 weeks it was 9.3% and 7%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 24th week were 52,337 units, for the 25th week 84,250, and for the first 25 weeks 1,833,539 (compared to 9,420,253 for sets not called "digital" by CEA). "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) still accounted for about 16.3% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 25th week this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 25th week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirectTV at Best Buy. - Ad confusions: Best Buy listed the ATSC/digital-cable ready 57H94 as being "HD-Ready" only. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - Insignia ISTV040927 26-inch wide TV in home-theater package $779.96 - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR w/$395RC $5999.99 - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$185RC $2799.99 - Magnavox 15MF605T/17 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $289.99 - Magnavox 30MW5405/17 30-inch widescreen TV $599.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99 - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch wide integr. proj. DTV w/$100RC $3039.99 - Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2849.99 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$155RC $4749.99 - Philips 30-inch widescreen integrated flat-screen DTV in pkg. $999.96 - Pioneer PDP-4351HD 43-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$305RC $4499.99 AR - Pioneer PDP-5051HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5999.99 AR - RCA D52W25 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - RCA HD50LPW164/162 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$75RC $2299.99 - Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$265RC $2659.99 - Samsung HLR5667W 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$205RC $3099.99 - Samsung HPR4252 42-inch wide integrated plasma DTV w/$330RC $3324.99 - Samsung LNR238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$70RC $1099.99 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$165RC $2499.99 - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV w/$165RC $2499.99 - Sony KD34XBR960 34-inch 16:9 integrated DTV $1899.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$255RC $3899.99 - Sony KDP51WS655 51-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$115RC $1799.99 - Toshiba 14DLV75 14-inch LCD TV/DVD combo w/$35RC $549.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$165RC $2499.99 - Toshiba 57H94 57-inch 16:9 CRT integr. proj. DTV w/$130RC $1999.99 - Westinghouse LTV-27W2 27-inch 16:9 LCD monitor $854.99 - Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor w/$130RC $1999.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - Hitachi 50V710 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Hitachi 51F710S 51-inch 16:9 integr. CRT proj. DTV w/$90RC $1799.99 - LG DU42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3099.99 - Magnavox 15MF605T 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $297.99 - Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch LCD TV $499.99 - Magnavox 26MF605W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99 - Panasonic CT32HL15 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $849.99 - Panasonic TC20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $674.99 - Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2069.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 - Philips 30PW8420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $674.99 - RCA D52W20 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - Samsung TXR3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $899.99 - Sharp LC13B6US 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $479.99 - Sharp LC15SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $359.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1529.99 - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV $2299.99 - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$300RC $5999.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2519.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - Sony KP57WS520 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1999.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $899.99 RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA (no disclaimer seen): - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1399.99 - Syntax Olevia LT27HV 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 AR - Syntax Olevia LT37HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99 AR - ViewSonic N2010 20-inch LCD TV $399.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebates - Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1249 - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1449 - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2799.99 - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $599 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 - Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2899 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $799 - Samsung HLR4667W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2099 - Sony 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $3499 - Sony 50-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $2099 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - LG 26LX2D 26-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499.99 - Sony KDE-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5399.99 - ViewSonic N2750w 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV - Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV - HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 - LG 42PX5D 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99 - Sharp LC-13B6U-S 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $359.99 - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1599.00 - Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1899.99 - Sony KV-32FS120 32-inch 4:3 TV $449.99 - Sony MFM-HT95 19-inch 5:4 LCD TV $749.99 - Toshiba 20AF45 20-inch 4:3 flat-screen CRT TV $169.99 - Toshiba 20DL74 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99 - Toshiba 42HP84P 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2599.99 - Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1549.99 - Toshiba 62HM84 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1999.99 - ViewSonic N2750w 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.99 AR - J&R (Village Voice, no disclaimer): - Toshiba 14AF45 14-inch 4:3 flat-screen TV $129.99 - Leigh Adams (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499 - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2299 - PC Mall (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 42-inch plasma TV $1699 - Toshiba 32-inch LCD $1899 - Vizio 42-inch plasma $1999 - P.C. Richard (am New York, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FP1505 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.97 - P.C. Richard (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FP1505 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.97 - JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.97 - JVC LT32X575 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.97 - Mitsubishi PD5050 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999.97 - Panasonic TC20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.97 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.97 - Philips 30PF9946 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1497.97 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97 - Sony KLVS19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.97 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD IDs only): - Panasonic TC19LX50 19-inch 16:9 LCD TV $899.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 - Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2799.99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $999.99 - Sony KV34HS420 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $1499.99 - Star Club (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - JVC 70-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV - Panasonic 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999 - Panasonic 65-inch widescreen plasma TV [url]$11,400 - Pioneer 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3890 - Pioneer 61-inch widescreen plasma TV [url]$7999 - Sharp 37-inch LCD TV - Sharp 45-inch LCD TV - Sharp 56DR650 56-inch widescreen integrated DLP projection DTV - Sony KF60WE610 60-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2999 - Toshiba [23]HLV84 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo - Toshiba 46-inch widescreen DLP projection TV - Toshiba 52-inch widescreen DLP projection TV - Toshiba 62-inch widescreen DLP projection TV - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD IDs only): - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $2519.95 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3049.95 - Mitsubishi WD62725 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499.95 - Panasonic CT34WX15 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $1199.95 BS - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2299.95 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4624.95 - Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95 - Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.95 AR BS - Samsung HLR4667W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2249.95 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.95 BS - Sony KLVS19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.95 BS - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $998.95 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $899.95 BS - Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch LCD TV $498.95 - Zenith Z26LZ5R 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.95 BS AR - price after mail-in rebate BS - price "before savings" - Unitek (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Planar PDP-42BK 42-inch plasma $1399 - Sharp LC-M3700 37-inch widescreen LCD $3699 - Sony FWD50PX1 50-inch plasma $3599 - DVD news: - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 24 weeks of 2005 were down 24.6% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 12.1%. For the first 25 weeks, they were down 25.7%, and my ten-week running average was down 15.6%. VCR sales were down 42.8% for the first 24 weeks and 43.1% for the first 25. - Circuit City advertised 50 titles of DVD movies (major features) for $4.99 each for their Independence Day sale. CompUSA offered 100 packs of DVD-R or DVD+R media for $19.99 and, after rebate, a progressive scan DVD player for $19.99. - A camera stabilizer designed by a 17-year-old won an IEEE scholarship: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7bqq6</a> - The FCC's "Characteristics of the U.S. Broadband Market" is available. Here are the slides: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9812A2.pdf</a> Here is the accompanying text: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...9812A1.pdf</a> - NAB has issued a call for speakers for the April 22-27 convention: http://<a href="http://www.nabshow.c...efault.asp</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV) - I've had requests to separate the "Taste of NAB Road Show" dates, so I've done so below this section: - *July 15-16, Linwood Dunn Theater, Hollywood, HPA Summer School http://<a href="http://www.hpaonline...online.com</a>. - July 18, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Madagascar" http://<a href="http://www.etcenter....enter.org/</a>. - July 19, Splash Design, 14 East 47th Street, 3rd floor New York, inspection of material to be auctioned the following day http://<a href="http://www.josephfin...phfinn.com</a>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 23, WDSU, New Orleans, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - August 4, KHUT, Honolulu, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 16, WHRO, Norfolk, Virginia, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> * - new or revised listing Taste of NAB Road Show calendar: - July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hville.htm</a>. - July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...xville.htm</a>. - July 20, Greenville, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show, http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...nville.htm</a>. - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Leigh Adams: +1-909-476-9667, 800-244-7273 - P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600 - Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100 - Star Club: +1-310-390-6631 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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=============================== - Follow-ups: - Power consumption - Warren Communications News reported Monday that energy standards for consumer-electronics products are expected to become law in California and New York and are "likely to influence other states." The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - The broadcasters' model DTT-receiver project - The due date for proposals has been extended to July 29: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...boxRFQ.htm</a> - Satellite DTT local-into-local - The reply comments of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to EchoStar's comments about the difficulty of DTT reception are worth reading. It's a battle between the reports of two highly regarded engineering firms: http://<a href="http://www.nab.org/n...te7505.pdf</a> - The Senate Hearings - This piece in TV Technology has my favorite coverage. Here's a snippet: "It was Sen. Daniel Inouye, (D-Hawaii) who made the most astute observation at the Senate Commerce Committee's first DTV hearing of the session. "'I'm just wondering, do most of the people in the U.S. know what we're doing in this room?' Inouye said. "Indeed, it wasn't always clear to those in the room what the lawmakers were doing, except for perhaps revealing agendas that were not exactly in sync. While just about everyone on the dais and the witness panel, including the broadcast lobby chief, agreed that Jan. 1, 2009 was a doable hard date for ending analog TV, the devil was revealed to be in the details. Nothing resembling consensus emerged on a subsidy program for set-top converter boxes and for complete cable carriage of all broadcast signals": [url]http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3097 Warren Communications News offered something similar on Tuesday: "DTV confusion rampant among Senate Commerce Committee members, themselves wary of consumer confusion, hearing shows." The story is no longer on their site. http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - July 1 - I haven't been back since the last memo, so take this all with a grain of salt. - This week I've listed 43 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 29 (67%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. I've listed 13 sets between 25 and 35 inches. Of those 3 (23%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. Take these percentages with a grain of salt because I have so few ads this week. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - Insignia ISTV040924 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $229.99 - Panasonic CT-27SL15 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $329.99 - Sylvania 27-inch TV @ Kmart $179.99 - Sharp 32C241 32-inch TV @ Best Buy $269.99 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Magnavox 20MS233S 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $109.99 - RCA 20-inch TV @ Kmart $119.99 - Insignia IS-DVD100121 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Best Buy $199.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $179.99 - HP M7160N computer w/TV tuner @ Best Buy $1079.97 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Memorex MVDT2402 24-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $329.99 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its lists as of July 18. 1687 TV stations (called 98%) have been granted a DTT construction permit or license. 783 are authorized to be on the air at full power and 742 are operating at low power on temporary authority. This is the first time that full-power stations have exceeded those on temporary authority. There has been no change in the status of the 40 top-10-market stations due on the air May 1, 1999; 38 are fully licensed and two are on temporary authority. There HAS been a change in the 79 market-11-to-30 stations due on the air November 1, 1999; 74 are now fully licensed and only five are on temporary authority: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...tvsum.html</a> - Here is a summary chart: http://<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/m...irsum.html</a> - Doug Lung's RF Report notes that the FCC CDBS database listed 732 fully licensed stations as of July 17: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=942</a> - There are no H/DTV items on the agenda of the FCC Technical Advisory Council meeting on the 28th: http://<a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc...2039A1.pdf</a> - Clear-days-in-DTT-journalism department - This blog on DigitalTVDesignLine.com refers to the 700 MHz band (where analog and digital stations currently transmit -- as they do at lower frequencies) as "the analog portion." Sigh: http://<a href="http://www.digitaltv...#165702805</a> - International H/DTV news: - The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Sky Perfect and JSAT will deliver DTT retransmissions by satellite to those parts of Japan without terrestrial transmitters because analog shutdown (by July 2011) is likely to precede 100% DTT coverage: http://<a href="http://www.yomiuri.c...Y08006.htm</a> - Australia is testing DVB-H to mobile devices: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/9....com/97aw2</a> - Brazil is reportedly dropping plans for its own DTT system and will choose among ATSC, DVB-T, and ISDB-T: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=936</a> - I believe there may be some semantic problem here, but DisplaySearch seems to be reporting 26% "HDTV penetration" in North America in the first quarter of this year. It makes no sense to me. Japan reportedly had 24% and China 3%. http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com....html?.v=1</a> - It's-about-time department: Sharp is introducing the Aquos P50 series, LCD TVs that don't require scaling to display 625-line (576 active) video signals: http://<a href="http://hiddenwires.c...15-07.html</a> - Warren Communications News reported Monday that 100 Best Buy stores will soon be selling a Funai DTT set-top box and antenna for $199. The story is no longer on their site: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - Refurbished plasma TVs are showing up on eBay: http://<a href="http://www.insidebay...ci_2866268</a> - Sharp has announced an LCD panel that can offer two different simultaneous video displays to viewers watching from different angles: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets for the first 26 weeks of 2005 were down 7.6% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 2.2%. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 26th week were 119,655 units and for the first 26 weeks 1,953,194) compared to 9,929,772 for sets not called "digital" by CEA). "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.4% of the TVs (not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 26th week this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 26th week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now. To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the two DirecTV models at Best Buy - Ad confusions: J&R called several models with built-in DTT-reception circuitry "monitor." Ultimate said the Panasonic TH42PD50U EDTV had "HD Built-In." - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. Again, I haven't been home since the last memo, so this is just what I got from correspondents or gleaned from other sources during the week. - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99 - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.99 - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR w/$195RC $5999.99 - Magnavox 17MF200V/17 17-inch 16:9 LCD TV $399.99 - Maxent MX-42VM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699.99 - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999.99 - Mitsubishi WD-52527 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$90RC $2799.99 DI - Philips 32PT9100D/37 32-inch 4:3 integrated CRT DTV $599.99 AR - Samsung HLR5667W 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$95RC $2999.99 - Samsung HPR4252 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$115RC $3499.99 - Samsung HPR5052 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99 - Samsung TXR2678WH 26-inch 16:9 integr. CRT DTV in HT pkg $799.98 - Sharp LC37GB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV w/$130RC $3999.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$65RC $1999.99 - Sony KLVS19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99 - Toshiba 51HC85 51-inch wide projection TV w/$40RC $1349.99 - Zenith Z42PX2D 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$65RC $2099.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate DI - price includes delivery & installation HT - home theater RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only): - Mystery brand 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699 - Mystery brand 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimers): - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499 - Panasonic PT53WX54 53-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999 - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1199 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - InFocus LP 540 projector $1149.99 - Philips 30PF9946D 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499.99 - Sharp LC-13B6U-S 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99 - Sony KDF-60WF655 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99 - Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4498 - LG DU-42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3098 - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2498 - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma TV $1999 - Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3498 - Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3998 - Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2275 - Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2475 - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimers only): - Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.88 - Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimers only): - LG 15LW1R 15-inch LCD TV $899.95 - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1299.95 BS - LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2374.95 - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4274.95 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3134.95 - Mitsubishi WD52527 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2519.95 - Mitsubishi WD62725 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499.95 - Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $1999.95 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2374.95 - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3324.95 - Samsung HLR4667W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2249.95 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.95 - Sharp LC20B9US 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $949.95 BS - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1614.95 - Sony KDFE55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2699.95 - Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch LCD TV $498.95 BS - price "before savings" - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 23LX2R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1197 BS - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5997 BS - LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999 - Mitsubishi WD52527 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2797 BS - Sharp LC32D5U 32-inch integrated LCD DTV $2497 - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4997 - Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497 BS - price "before savings" - DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 26 weeks of 2005 were down 24% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running average was down 11%. VCR sales were down 42.3%. - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV) - I've had requests to separate the "Taste of NAB Road Show" dates, so I've done so below this section: - Through July 21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 http://<a href="http://www.smpte.com...u/home.php</a>. - July 23, WDSU, New Orleans, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - July 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - August 4, KHUT, Honolulu, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 16, WHRO, Norfolk, Virginia, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - *October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 and SBE National Meeting http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> * - new or revised listing Taste of NAB Road Show calendar: - July 21, Columbia, South Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lumbia.htm</a>. - July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rlotte.htm</a>. - July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...aleigh.htm</a>. - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Paul's: +1-714-529-2314 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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================================ - Bob Turner died July 15. I neglected to mention it last week, perhaps because I was still in shock from the news. He was 54 and died of lung cancer despite never smoking. He was a giant of our industry, both figuratively and literally -- the dean of post-production journalists, the person for whom Avid reserved the first question at its press conference each year, someone to look up to. Despite debilitating chemotherapy treatments, he nonetheless made a trip to share his wisdom as the keynote speaker at SMPTE's Editing Showcase last month. I'm glad I got to see him then. I still can't believe I won't be able to take advantage of his warmth, knowledge, and insight in the future. His family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, sent to the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, Yale University, Team Turner, P.O. Box 205803, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520: http://<a href="http://www.digitalpo...p?id=33522</a> http://<a href="http://broadcastengi...24/#turner</a> - Follow-ups: - DTT and the environment - - Warren Communication News reported today about Senate testimony to the effect that the DTT transition, by making analog TVs obsolete, could add a billion lbs. of lead to waste streams. The story will be on their site until tomorrow morning: http://<a href="http://www.warren-ne...-news.com/</a> - In a somewhat related story, Lyra Research is proposing that consumers be allowed to trade in analog sets for DTT adapters, thus dealing with two sets for every adapter: http://<a href="http://lyra6.lyra.co...story.html</a> - DTT reception-circuitry availability - Here's a story on the lack: http://<a href="http://www.njtelecom...13653.html</a> - Japan's areas unserved by DTT - In addition to satellite, the Internet may be used: http://<a href="http://asia.news.yah...24aq5.html</a> - U.S. H/DTV penetration - Jupiter Research says there were 13 million HDTV displays in the U.S. at the end of 2004 but less than four million households were getting any HDTV to show on them: http://<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com....html?.v=1</a> - U.S. stations dropping analog ahead of schedule - Doug Lung's RF Report mentions a few more in the 700 MHz range, assisted by Qualcomm: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...php?id=944</a> - July 1 - - I'm back in New York for a while. This week's ads are not a normal batch, but they're getting there. - This week I've listed 80 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those, 42 (53%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. I've also listed 48 advertised TVs 25-to-35-inch. At this point, it's supposed to be 100% of factory sales. Of those seven (15%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. At this point, it's supposed to be 50% of factory sales. - See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that are HD and/or widescreen. - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004: - Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319 - Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch flat-screen TV @ Universal $519 - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279 - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519 - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV - Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769 - Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689 DV - price includes DVD player - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005: - Insignia ISTV040923 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $169.99 - JVC AV-27530 27-inch TV @ Soho $199 - Magnavox 27MS5404 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $249.99 - Mystery-brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $159.99 - Panasonic 27-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Gracious Home $499.99 - Sharp 27F541 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $269.99 - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159 - Sony KV27FS120 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $349.99 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Universal $239 - Sylvania 6727 27-inch TV/DVD combo @ Best Buy $299.99 - Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139 - JVC AV32F476 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $499.99 - Magnavox 32MT3305 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $299.99 - Panasonic CT32SL15 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $522.99 - Philips 32PT5441 @ Best Buy $289.99 - RCA 32V550T 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $329.99 - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV @ Universal $219 - Sony KV-32FS120 32-inch flat-screen TV @ Soho $469 - Sony Wega 32FS10 32-inch flat-screen TV @ Universal $349 - Toshiba 32AF45 32-inch TV @ J&R $419.99 - SuperScan 35-inch TV @ Kmart $399.99 - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49 - Insignia ISTV040917 13-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $59.99 - RCA E13320 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $69.99 - Symphonic ST413E 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99 - Memorex 14-inch TV/DVD combo @ Kmart $139.99 - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65 - Memorex MT2012 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Target $119.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Samsung DVDV5500 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99 - CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99 - Humax DRT-400 TiVo/DVD recorder combo @ Best Buy $299.99 - Humax DRT800 TiVo/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $199.99 - LiteOn LVC-9006 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ CompUSA $199.99 AR - LiteOn LVW5005 multiformat DVD recorder @ CompUSA $149.99 AR - Panasonic DMR-E75 DVD recorder @ Soho $249 - Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $159.99 - Philips DVDR600VR VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $239.99 - Pioneer DVR-233-S DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99 - Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $179.99 - Sony RDRGX300 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $269.99 - Compaq 5000C series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $699 - HP Brio series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $799 - HP M7160N computer w/TV tuner package @ Circuit City $1119.99 AR - HP M7160N computer w/TV tuner package @ CompUSA $1079.98 AR - HP ZD8220 computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1649.99 AR - HP zd8220us computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $1749.00 AR - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony Vaio 560X series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $899 - Sony VGC-RA840G computer w/tuner @ Sony $1499.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Magnavox 20MC4304 20-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $289.99 - Panasonic 20-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Gracious Home $329.99 - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Audiovox FPE1078 8-inch LCD TV/DVD combo @ Circuit City $199.99 - Sony ICF-DVD57TV 9-inch TV/AM/FM under-counter @ J&R $495.00 - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. - May 1 - Nothing I check has been updated since the last memo. - The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved a revision of the A/52 standard to include enhanced AC-3 (E-AC-3). The first URL is for the press release. The second is for the standard: http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/..._2005.html</a> http://<a href="http://www.atsc.org/.../a_52b.pdf</a> - I don't usually mention HD programming, but I thought it was interesting that Jacob Luft, in Sports Illustrated, listed ten HD shows having nothing to do with sports: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/8....com/8mpay</a> And TV critic Tom Shales seems to have decided that HD is worth watching even when there's nothing to watch: http://<a href="http://www.tvweek.co...leId=28464</a> In related news, according to a survey of 1100 HD cable & satellite subscribers by Frank N. Magid Associates conducted on behalf of INHD: - 71% were satisfied with their cable HD service, - 90% were satisfied with picture quality and 80% with audio quality, - a quarter were satisfied with the quantity of HD programming, and - 97% are likely to continue to subscribe. The complete story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://www.multichan...aking+News</a> - The all-Hollywood-studios Digital Cinema Initiatives has completed specs: http://<a href="http://www.dcinemato...newsID=288</a> - International H/DTV news: - Here's an overview of what's going on in France: http://<a href="http://www.advanced-...22.htm#csa</a> - In the UK, there seems to be concern that, now that they're got the 2012 Olympic Games, maybe that's not the best year to end analog TV. This story is from TheBusiness.com: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7wkpe</a> - The UK DTT-transition experiment in Wales - - According to government reports, all went extremely well, "with no major transmission issues," and: - 81% of participants able to install equipment without help from the testing team, - 99.2% voting to stay digital, and even those "over 90 years old using digital recording facilities." Here's the summary: http://<a href="http://www.culture.g...01_005.htm</a> The full 65-page report also notes that 23% needed a new antenna and another 22% needed work on their existing antenna system: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/bsodm</a> - IC Wales reports that the experiment might not be as successful as has been reported. Many people are reportedly complaining of signal problems after the experiment was over, forcing them to go to satellite: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7....com/7kg2l</a> - Here are two reports from the Internationale Funkausstellung, sort of the European version of the Consumer Electronics Show: http://<a href="http://hiddenwires.c...26-01.html</a> http://<a href="http://hiddenwires.c...26-02.html</a> - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating whether it should mandate DTT reception for TVs smaller than 13-inches. TV Technology's "Masked Engineer" has comments on the subject: http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...azio.shtml</a> - Non-masked Charlie Rhodes has an even more interesting piece in TV Technology. Here's an excerpt: "This brings us to double conversion tuners like the type Zenith designed for testing its 8-VSB DTV modulation technology. It was the outstanding interference rejection of that double-conversion tuner that led the FCC to conclude that the UHF taboos did not apply to DTV": http://<a href="http://www.tvtechnol...odes.shtml</a> - Gateway is leaving the TV business: http://<a href="http://www.pcmag.com...273,00.asp</a> - According to market researcher Current Analysis, 57% of U.S. retailer product-placement shelf space for TVs 30-inch and larger is devoted to rear-projection sets, 29% to plasma, and 14% to LCD: http://<a href="http://www.digitimes...PR202.html</a> - I'm not permitted to release CEA figures for the 27th week until tomorrow. - Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV models at Best Buy and Ultimate Electronics. - The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo. Ultimate noted that the Panasonic TH37PX50U "displays over 8 billion colors." I wonder. Are there over eight billion distinguishable colors? - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - JVC HD56G786 56-inch wide integr. D-ILA proj. DTV w/$95RC $2899.99 - Magnavox 30MW5405-17 30-inch widescreen TV part of package $949.97 - Maxent MX-42VM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699.99 - Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999.99 - Mitsubishi HC900 DLP projector $2999.99 - Mitsubishi WD-62527 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$115RC $3499.99 DI - Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$75RC $2299.99 - Samsung TXR3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $999.99 - Sharp LC20B8US 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $899.99 - Sharp LC45GD4U 45-inch wide integr. LCD DTV w/$230RC $6999.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $799.99 - Toshiba 51HC85 51-inch widescreen projection TV w/$40RC $1299.99 - Zenith Z42PX2D 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$65RC $2099.99 DI - price includes delivery and installation RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Circuit City (HD disclaimers only): - Hitachi 50V710 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299.99 - Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2849.99 - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1099.99 5D - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2799.99 - Magnavox 15MF150V 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $287.99 - Magnavox 17MD255V 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $503.99 - Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch LCD TV $499.99 - Magnavox 26MF605W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1399.99 AR - Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $1999.99 - Panasonic TC20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $712.99 - Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2374.99 - Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 - Philips 30PW8420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $712.99 - Philips 60PP9363H 60-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 - Pioneer PDP5050HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99 AR - RCA D52W20 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - RCA D61W20 61-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299.99 - Samsung HLR5667W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2944.99 - Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2299.99 - Samsung TXR3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $949.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399.99 - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2099.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$90RC $1799.99 - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2799.99 - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $899.99 - Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $902.99 5D - price includes five DVDs AR - price after mail-in rebate RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown - CompUSA (no disclaimer): - Magnavox 15-inch LCD TV $299.99 - Sony 50-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV $2299.99 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999.99 - ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99 AR - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 3400MP projector $1399 - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $599 - Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1200 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 - Dell W4200HD 42-inch 16:9 (integrated?) plasma TV $2999 - etronics.com (Village Voice, no disclaimer): - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1899 - Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD ID only): - Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $799 - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer): - HP LC3040N 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299 - JVC HD61Z786 61-inch wide integr. D-ILA proj. DTV $3499 - JVC LT-37X776 37-inch widescreen LCD DTV - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $2799 - LG DU30LZ30 30-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1999 - Mitsubishi WD-52527 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2999 - Samsung LNR238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $999 - Samsung LNR-408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2999 BS - Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999 - Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1499 BS - price "before in-store savings" - Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3149 AR - Sony KDFE55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2699 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - LG 32LX2D 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1999.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Canon LV-7230 projector $1299.00 - Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199.99 - HP LC3040N 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.00 - LG 32LX2D 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1999.99 - Philips 30PF9946D 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1599.99 - Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.99 - Pioneer PDP-5050HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Sharp IT-23M1U 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $899.99 AR - Sharp LC-13B6U-S 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99 - Sharp LC-32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV $1799.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99 - Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1499.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $449.99 - Zenith Z26LZ5R 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimer only): - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99 - Sony KLV23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1169.99 - Sony KLV32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2699.99 - Soho Electric (am New York, no disclaimer): - Audiovox FP1500 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299 - By Design D5032 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699 - Champion CV-I20TV 20-inch 4:3 TV $399 - Panasonic TH-42PWD7 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699 - Pioneer CMP-504CMX 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299 - Pioneer PDP-4300 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $1599 - Sharp LC-37G4U 37-inch widescreen LCD TV - Sony PFM-42M1 42-inch plasma TV - Westinghouse 30HTX100 30-inch TV $999 - Westinghouse PT-4231 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499 - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - Champion 20-inch LCD TV $499 - JVC HD-70G886 70-inch 16:9 D-ILA projection TV - Panasonic TH-42PWD7 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699 - Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3799 - Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999 - Sony (no disclaimer): - Sony KLV-S19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99 - Sony MFM-HT75W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99 - Target (Minneapolis Star Tribune, maybe no disclaimer necessary): - Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch LCD TV $449.99 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimers only): - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.95 - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1199.95 - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5699.95 - LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $2519.95 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2944.95 - Mitsubishi WD52725 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2499.95 - Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $1999.95 - Panasonic PT47X54 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $998.95 - Panasonic TH37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2849.95 - Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2374.95 - Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1798.95 - Samsung LNR26[]8W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1614.95 - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.95 BS - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD TV $2184.95 - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1899.95 - Sony KDFE60A20 60-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $3149.95 - Zenith Z15LA7R 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.95 BS BS - price "before savings" - Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1499 - Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1299 - Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1799 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $647 BS - LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1197 BS - LG 26LX2D 26-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1997 BS - LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2497 BS - LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4497 BS - LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5997 BS - LG 62SX4D 62-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $3297 BS BS - price "before savings" - Tech-Notes #131 has been released: http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...es_131.pdf</a> - DVD news: - I'm not permitted to release CEA figures for week 27 until tomorrow. - According to the Digital Entertainment Group, sales of DVD players actually ROSE 6% in the first half of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004, though they dropped in the second quarter: http://<a href="http://www.twice.com...aking+News</a> That's not what I've seen in CEA's figures. - For what it's worth, Spanish-language WXTV's (Univision) 6 pm newscast yesterday won its time slot in the New York market, beating WABC. The full story requires a paid subscription: http://<a href="http://tinyurl.com/b....com/b352d</a> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV) - I've had requests to separate the "Taste of NAB Road Show" dates, so I've done so below this section: - Through July 29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology and Standards Forum http://<a href="http://www.ce.org/ev...tID=STSF05</a>. - August 4, KHUT, Honolulu, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - August 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005 http://<a href="http://www.displayse...onference/</a>. - August 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005 http://<a href="http://www.birtv.com.../about.asp</a>. - September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 http://<a href="http://www.ibc.org/"...w.ibc.org/</a>. - September 16, WHRO, Norfolk, Virginia, VSB seminar http://<a href="http://www.mswdtv.co...age796.htm</a>. - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival http://<a href="http://www.jhfestiva...tival.org/</a>. - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo http://<a href="http://www.satexpo.i...xpo.it/en/</a>. - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium http://<a href="http://www.iptv.org/...il.cfm?i=2</a>. - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering Society convention http://<a href="http://www.aes.org/e...vents/119/</a>. - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic http://<a href="http://www.wi-broadc.../wi-toc.pl</a>. - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast Symposium http://<a href="http://www.ieee.org/.../symp.html</a>. - October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast Engineering Expo 2005 and SBE National Meeting http://<a href="http://www.bee2005.o...e2005.org/</a>. - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast http://<a href="http://www.vnufilmgr.../index.jsp</a>. - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rtland.htm</a>. - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Bos-Con http://<a href="http://www.bos-con.c...s-con.com/</a>. - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Video Ireland http://<a href="http://www.videoirel...reland.tv/</a>. - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition http://<a href="http://www.smpte.org...nferences/</a>. - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005 http://<a href="http://bee.jesa.or.j...index.html</a>. - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show http://<a href="http://www.cesweb.or..._flash.asp</a> * - new or revised listing Taste of NAB Road Show calendar: - July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...oanoke.htm</a>. - August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...rginia.htm</a>. - August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...chmond.htm</a>. - August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...lvania.htm</a>. - August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...elphia.htm</a>. - August 10, northeastern Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...N.E.PA.htm</a>. - August 13, Connecticut Valley, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Boston.htm</a>. - August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pshire.htm</a>. - August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Albany.htm</a>. - August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hamton.htm</a>. - August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...racuse.htm</a>. - August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...hester.htm</a> - August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...uffalo.htm</a>. - August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...gstown.htm</a>. - September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...tsburg.htm</a>. - September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...sville.htm</a>. - September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...4-Indy.htm</a>. - September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Dayton.htm</a>. - September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...etroit.htm</a>. - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ansing.htm</a>. - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Rapids.htm</a>. - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...h_Bend.htm</a>. - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ckford.htm</a>. - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...waukee.htm</a>. - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Valley.htm</a>. - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...consin.htm</a>. - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...20Paul.htm</a>. - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Moines.htm</a>. - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...s_City.htm</a>. - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...-Omaha.htm</a>. - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...verton.htm</a>. - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ozeman.htm</a>. - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...pokane.htm</a>. - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...ullman.htm</a>. - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show http://<a href="http://www.tech-note...Eugene.htm</a>. TTFN, Mark PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next week's memo might be late. Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from outside the United States): - etronics.com: +1-212-475-3149 - J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180 - Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo: http://<a href="http://www.digitalte...02163.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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