[opendtv] 20050226 Schubin's Saturday Stuff (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Multiple Addresses Suppressed" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:00:32 -0500
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<http://www.americares.org/>
<http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html>
<http://www.directrelief.org/index.html>
<http://www.hopeww.org/>
<http://www.mercycorps.org/splash/>
Sorry about the delay. I'll try to get the next one out on time.
I'm trying something new with long URLs. Please let me know if you have
any trouble with the links. Thanks to Chris Fehring at Pixar!
- Follow-ups:
- DTT cable carriage -
- After the Super Bowl, talks between Comcast and Sinclair broke
down, so Sinclair DTT stations have been pulled from Comcast cable systems:
<http://tinyurl.com/4w9kz>
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision might not
be the last word. House Telecommunications and the Internet subcommittee
chair Fred Upton said on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" that if negotiations
fail (see above) legislators might step in. The complete story requires a
paid subscription:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA504727.html?display=Breaking+News>
- Paxson is reportedly considering requests to the FCC in view of
the rejection that could include using other-than-8VSB modulation. The
complete story requires a paid subscription:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA505295.html?display=Breaking+News>
- House "hard-date" hearing -
- Energy and Commerce Committee chair Joe Barton is said to have
15 TV sets in his three homes and three offices in Texas and D.C.:
<http://tinyurl.com/5ax5v>
- Here is TV Technology's version of a story he told at the
hearing about TV shopping (it is confirmed by other media reports):
"His wife, apparently considering him TV deficient, gave him a $300
voucher for Christmas -- for a television set. Barton proceeded to the
electronics store, where he asked for 'the best TV I can get for $300,' and
the salesman started showing him analog sets. Barton asked about digital
sets, to which the response was, 'you said you wanted the best set you
could get for $300.' 'But what about Congress setting a deadline?' Barton
said he asked the salesman, who replied, 'ah, they'll never do that,' and
thus, the congressman bent on setting an analog deadline bought a $300
analog television set":
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=2754>
- There seemed to be general agreement on the NAB's figure of 73
million TV sets relying on analog broadcast signals (that doesn't count
VCRs). Representative Rick Boucher said that the cost of subsidizing them
would be $7.3 billion, considerably more than the $4 billion hoped for from
the auction of the freed analog channels. LG Electronics vp Jong Kim said
the cost of set-top boxes could drop to $50 by 2008, "assuming
industry-wide demand for millions of units by then":
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7329>
- According to the Government Accounting Office, roughly 21
million U.S. households (about 19%) rely exclusively on over-the-air
broadcasts, a figure that differs from that in the recent FCC multichannel
competition report. They are said to be disproportionately poor,
non-white, and Hispanic:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=2754>
- Barton plans to push for a hard cut-off at the end of 2006 with
subsidized receivers. Other legislators are opposed to a hard date:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7329>
- Representative Ed Markey commented that "Congress is a
stimulus-response organism, and nothing is more stimulating than millions
of consumers demanding to know why they can't watch their favorite show on
Sunday." He compared the number of households who might be cut off with
the entire population of France. "We can't just say to these people c'est
la vie." Representative Greg Walden said, "If we drop the hammer on
consumers, the sledgehammer is going to come back and hit us." Those were
from the Hollywood Reporter:
<http://tinyurl.com/5w9gl>
- Here are overviews from TV Technology and This Week In Consumer
Electronics (TWICE):
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=2754>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA505331?display=Breaking+News>
- Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting, testifying on behalf
of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), raised the labeling
issue: "It is unconscionable that every year another 30 million
analog-only sets are sold to unsuspecting consumers... without any warning
that the product may soon be obsolete. Under the current tuner phase-in
schedule, analog-only sets will continue to be sold until July of 2007":
<http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/speeches/021705DTVHouseTestimony.htm>
- Michael Willner, CEO of Insight Communications, testifying on
behalf of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA),
acknowledged that only 504 U.S. DTT stations are currently carried by any
U.S. cable systems. He said Motorola "currently estimates" the cost of a
DTT set-top receiver to be $67:
<http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Willner-Written-Testimony-2-17-05%20final.pdf
>
- July 1 -
- This week I've listed 163 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 41 (25%) have integrated DTT-reception capability.
- See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets
that are HD and/or widescreen.
- TV sets that would require 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 @ Empire $549 ST
- Sony Wega 36SF100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549
- Toshiba 36E50 36-inch TV @ Empire $259 ST
- 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 @ Empire $399
- 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 @ Empire $499
- 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 @ Empire $589
- 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 @ Empire $749
- Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769
- Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689
- Toshiba 65HS50 65-inch projection TV @ Empire $649
DV - price includes DVD player
ST - price includes stand
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
- JVC AV27530 27-inch TV @ Sears $219.99
- Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $159.99
- Philips 27PT543S 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $189.99
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Empire $142
- 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 @ Universal $239
- Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229
- Sony Wega 27FS100 27-inch TV @ Empire $237.99
- Sony Wega 27SF100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219
- Toshiba 27H10 27-inch TV @ Empire $129
- Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139
- Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Daewoo DTQ13V5FC 13-inch TV @ Best Buy $59.99
- ESA ET413E 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99
- "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49
- "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49
- "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58
- Memorex MT1134 13-inch TV @ Sears $59.99
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65
- "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78
- ESA EF420E 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $119.99
- Sanyo DS20930A/DS2042A 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Conn's $99.99
- "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98
- Sansui VRDVD4001A DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $59.88
- Sylvania DVC845E DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $69.99 AR
- Toshiba SD-V392 DVD/VCR combo @ J&R $89.99
- Zenith XBV442 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99 BS
- GoVideo R6740 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $169.99
- Mystery brand DVD+/-R/RW recorder @ CompUSA $99.99 AR
- Mystery brand DVD recorder/VCR combo @ CompUSA $199.99 AR
- Panasonic DMR-E55S DVD-R/RAM/RW recorder @ Best Buy $249.99 2D
- HP F1703/m1270n computer/monitor w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1329.98
- HP z545-b digital entertainment center @ CompUSA $1499.99
- Sony VGC-V517G computer/TV @ CompUSA $1899.99 AR
- WinBook PowerSpec MCE410 computer/TV @ WinBook $999 AR
2D - price includes two DVDs
AR - price after mail-in rebate
BS - price "before savings"
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- SuperScan SSF420TR 20-inch flat-screen TV/VCR/DVD @ Sears $199.99
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Mystery brand 5-inch TV/AM/FM/CD portable @ McRae's $24.97
- Sony D-FJ200 AM/FM/TV/weather/CD portable @ J&R $64.99
- Sony D-NF400 AM/FM/TV/weather/CD portable @ J&R $69.99
- May 1 - The NAB updated its list to 1373 U.S. DTT stations in 211
markets as of the 18th (compare to the 504 carried on cable):
<http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/dtvstations.asp>
The FCC did not update its lists this week.
- There's an article by Charles Rhodes on attenuation issues in 8-VSB
receivers in TV Technology. He discusses the paper he co-authored at the
IEEE Broadcast Symposium:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/digital_tv/02-16-05.shtml>
- The "broadcast flag" court case:
- The New York Times has an overview:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/technology/21flag.html>
- Many sources reported that the judges seemed to be unfavorable to
the FCC position (but that doesn't necessarily predict their decision):
<http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=524126&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312>
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released an "HD PVR
Cookbook" and is encouraging "Build-Ins" (parties at which people construct
HD recorders unfettered by the broadcast flag). The first URL is for a
story about what they're doing, the second about the "cookbook," and the
third about the "Build-Ins" (with free T-shirts):
<http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20050222130213613>
<http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/>
<http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php>
Is it worth mentioning here that it takes only one unprotected device
to post content to the Internet?
- International H/DTV news:
- It's not just Berlin. Based on Screen Digest figures, Germany
reportedly had over 2.7% DTT household penetration at the end of 2004, up
from 0.53% at the end of 2003. DTT represents more than 39% of the
country's digital households:
<http://www.itfacts.biz/index.php?id=P2651>
- The Loewe Aventos 3770 ZW, at A$1499 (US$1179), is the lowest-priced
integrated DTT set in Australia:
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?display=news&newsID=631>
The latest list of widescreen TVs in Australia shows 125 models from
15 manufacturers, starting at A$699 (US$550). Of those, 74 models from 11
manufacturers are HD starting at A$1599 (US$1258), nine models from four
manufacturers have integrated DTT receivers starting at A$1499 (US$1179),
and just one is both HD and DTT at A$10,624 (US$8357):
<http://www.widescreentv.info/products.html>
A different list of Australian integrated DTVs lists 16 from six
manufacturers starting at A$1499 (US$1179) and six HD from two
manufacturers starting at A$5999 (US$4719). I think the difference is that
the second list has models not yet on sale:
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=78>
- This story finds it odd that Namibia has DTT (with, reportedly, only
a few hundred receivers) while South Africa doesn't:
<http://www.finance24.com/Finance/Economy/0,6778,1518-25_1665623,00.html>
- A dispute over payment may keep some channels from being listed in
some UK newspapers:
<http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1417821,00.html>
- A telephone survey conducted by Decima Research for LG Electronics
Canada found 16 percent HD household penetration, higher than in the U.S.
with less programming available. Maybe so, or maybe this survey is like
those in which 25-40% of U.S. households said they had HDTV -- far more
than had been manufactured:
<http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/306401552757091.php>
<http://tinyurl.com/5hhdv>
- DisplaySearch says 8.8 million LCDs were shipped worldwide in 2004. Of
those, 38% were sold in Europe, 27% in Japan, 26% in North America, 4% in
China, and 4% in the rest of the world. In North America, the average size
was 20-inch; elsewhere it was larger:
<http://www.displaysearch.com/press/2005/022405.htm>
- DisplaySearch also reported 2.8 million plasma TVs sold worldwide in
2004. Again, Europe had the highest sales. HD represented 93% of plasma
sales in Japan in the fourth quarter of 2004; in North America it was 42%
and in Europe 38%. 42-inch 480-line models are still more than half of
those sold:
<http://www.displaysearch.com/press/2005/022205.htm>
- Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television
sets for the first four weeks of 2005 were down 24.8% from the same period
in 2004 and 19.4% for the first five weeks. I think those figures are
pretty useless; give them some time. My ten-week running average was down
20.2% at the fourth week and 20.6% at the fifth.
Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the
fourth week were 94,374 units and 72,080 for the fifth. Through the fifth
week 340,233 were sold to dealers this year.
"Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without
DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.1% of the TVs (not
counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the fourth
week this year and 16.5% though the fifth week. It may be worth noting
here what that means. About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs
sold through the second week this year were still plain non-H/DTV
direct-view TVs with picture tubes.
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 am aware of NONE this week, despite
checking more newspapers in more cities.
- Ad confusions:
- Best Buy said Samsung's HP-P4261 was "Digital cable ready" but had
no ATSC-reception capability. On its web site, B&H Photo said the
opposite. Good Guys's and J&R's sites correctly noted it has neither.
- Soho Electric's ad seems to say the Samsung HL-M437W is both DLP and
LCD. It also lists it as 42-inch (it's 43) and says it has "ATSC
(Digital)," though it seems not to include DTT reception. It is, in any
case, quite an old model.
- My correspondent listed the LG DU-42LZ30 at Ken Crane's as not being
integrated.
- The ads -
- Bang & Olufsen (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 5 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $19,900
- Best Buy (HD disclaimers only):
- JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV w/$55 RC $1799.99
- Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$500 GC $3199.99
- Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$20 RC $699.99
- Philips 30PF9946D/37 30-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$60 RC $1899.99
- Philips 30PW8402 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $799.99
- Philips 50PF9956 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$195 RC $5999.99
- Pioneer PDP-4351HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99
- Pioneer PDP-5051HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99
- Samsung HL-P4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP proj. TV w/$80 RC & $200 GC
$2499.99
- Samsung HP-P4261 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$130 RC $3999.99
- Sharp 32C540 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $299.99 AR
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$55 RC & $100 GC $1699.99
- Toshiba 26HF84A 26-inch widescreen LCD TV
- Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$145 RC $4499.99
- Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45 RC & $100 GC $1399.99
- Toshiba SDP4000 14-inch 4:3 LCD/DVD combo w/$15 RC $599.99
- Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch widescreen LCD proj. TV w/$200 GC $2299.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
GC - price includes gift card of amount shown
RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown
- Circuit City (HD IDs only):
- ESA PDP4294LV/PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99
- Hitachi 42HDT51 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5199.99
- Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1599.99
- Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1799.99
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3199.99
- Panasonic CT34WX54 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1299.99
- Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $2149.99
- Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2649.99
- Panasonic TC32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2699.99
- Philips 26PW8402 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2349.99
- Samsung HLP5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2649.99
- Samsung LTP227W 22-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1224.99
- Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2549.99
- Samsung TXP2775HD 27-inch integrated direct-view CRT DTV $649.99
- Samsung TXP3264W 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $749.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99 AR
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2349.99
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2699.99
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- CompUSA (hard-to-find appropriate disclaimer except for one model):
- Akai PDP4295ED 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99 AR
- Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 AR
- Samsung HLP4663WX/XAA 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499.99
- Samsung HLP5063WX/XAA 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2799.99
- Sony KLV-23M1 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1599.99
- Sony KLV-32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2999.99
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
- Conn's (Baton Rouge Advocate, HD IDs only):
- Hitachi 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2299.99
- Hitachi 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99
- Mitsubishi 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99
- Mystery brand [Akai] PT5598HD 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99
- Sony 57-inch 16:9 projection TV $1799.97
- Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $849
- Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799
- Dell (USA Today, no disclaimer):
- Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $849
- Dell (Wall Street Journal, no disclaimer):
- Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Empire Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Samsung 5225N 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1099
- Sony KF50[W]E610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2299
- Epson (no disclaimer necessary):
- Epson 47-inch integrated projection DTV/printer w/CD-R/RW $2699 AR
- Epson 57-inch integrated projection DTV/printer w/CD-R/RW $3199 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, some HD IDs):
- Mitsubishi PD-5050 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2699
- RCA D-44LPW134 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $1799
- RCA HD56W58 56-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1899
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers):
- LG DU30LZ30 30-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2599
- LG KU17WDVD 17-inch widescreen LCD TV w/DVD player $849
- Mitsubishi PD5050 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2899
- Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3699
- Mystery brand 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Mystery brand 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $999
- Sharp LC13SH1U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $324
- Sharp LC15SH1U 15-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $454
- Sharp LC20SH1U 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $699
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799
- Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2997
- Sony KLV21SG2 21-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399
- Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2299
- Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Samsung HLP4674W 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$300 GC $3199
- Samsung HLP5674W 56-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$300 GC $3799
- Sharp LC32GD6U 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV w/$300 GC $3799
- Sharp LC37GD6U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV w/$500 GC $5499
- Sharp LC45GD6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV w/$500 GC $7999
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$200 GC $2499
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$300 GC $2999
- Sony KE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$500 GC $5499
- Sony KE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$500 GC $6999
GC - price includes gift card of amount shown
- Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Fujitsu P50XHA30WS 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV
- LG DU42LZ30 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3999
- Sony KDE50XBR950 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7999
- Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic PT47WX34 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $1199
- Panasonic TH37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2399
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299
- Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499
- Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Sony KV-36FS120 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $799.99
- Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $529.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Humax L3040 30-inch 5:3 LCD TV $1399.99
- JVC LT-23X475 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1199.99
- Panasonic TC-17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99
- Philips 15PF9945 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99
- Philips 26PW8402/37 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- Philips 30PF9946D 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1799.99
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99
- Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99
- Samsung TXP3275HD 32-inch 4:3 integrated CRT DTV $799.99
- Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299.99
- Toshiba 42HP84P 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499.99
- Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1499.99
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- LG DU-42LZ30 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $5998
- LG DU-42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3498
- LG RU-17LZ22 17-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $798
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3198
- Panasonic PT-43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $2098
- Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2498
- Panasonic TH37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2498
- Panasonic TH42PD25UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2998
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2498
- Magnolia (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Fujitsu P42HHA30WS 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999
- Fujitsu P42VHA30WS 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999
- InFocus SP7205 projector $4999
- Panasonic TC-22LH30 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499
- Panasonic TC-26LX20 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799
- Panasonic TC32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2499
- Philips 23PF9966 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499
- Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998
- Pioneer PRO-920HD 43-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6499 BS
- Samsung HLP5663 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999
- Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499 BS
- Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $4999 BS
- Sony KE-32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999
BS - price before savings
- Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699
- Sears (Baton Rouge Advocate, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1614.99
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2849.99
- Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3039.99
- Mitsubishi WD62525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3799.99
- Samsung HCP4241W 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99
- Samsung LTP1745 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $569.99
- Samsung SPP4231 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2374.99
- Sony KLV21SG2 21-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1424.99
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1614.99
- Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer):
- "Famous Maker" HD4000UII-PDP 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Hitachi CMP-4202 42-inch plasma TV $2499
- Hitachi CMP-5202 50-inch plasma TV $4699
- LG MU-42PM11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799
- LG RU-42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99
- Panasonic TH-42PW6 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1899
- Panasonic TH-42PWD7 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99
- Panasonic TH-50PWD7 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4899.99
- Pixelview D5032 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499
- Samsung HL-M437W 42-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1799
- Samsung HL-P5085 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2799.99
- Samsung LTP-1545 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $399
- Samsung LTP-1745 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499
- Samsung LTP-2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $549
- Samsung PPM-4250 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99
- Sharp LC-13B4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $399.99
- Sharp LC-15B4U 15-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $499.99
- Sharp LC-20B4 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $799
- Sharp LC-26A4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99
- Sharp LC-30HV4U 30-inch 16:9 LCD direct-view TV $1899.99
- Sharp LC-37G4U 37-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $3299
- Sony KDE-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5899.99
- Sony KLV-26HR1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $1699.99
- Sony PFM-42M1 42-inch plasma TV $2299
- Staples (no disclaimer):
- Olevia Syntax 20-inch LCD TV $349.94 AR
- Sharp PG-B105 projector $599.99 AR
AR - price after on-line rebate
- Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD IDs only):
- Apex AVL2076 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $498.95
- Magnavox 42MF7000 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1798.95 AR
- Mitsubishi WD62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3799.95
- Mitsubishi WS55515 55-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1999.95
- Panasonic home-theater system with 27-inch flat-screen TV $949.90
- Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1998.95
- Panasonic PT47WX34 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $998.95
- Panasonic TH42PX25 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.95
- Philips 23PF8946 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1198.95
- Philips "SYL6432FE" 27-inch 4:3 flat-screen TV $398.95
- Samsung HLP5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2659.95
- Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2564.95
- Sharp LC26GD6U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1998.95 AR
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3134.95
- Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.95
- Sylvania 6615LE 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $298.95 AR
- Zenith P42W46XH 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- 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 disclamer):
- Fujitsu P55XHA30WS 55-inch 16:9 plasma TV $8897
- LG RM26LZ30 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1697 BS
- LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS
- LG RU52SZ51D 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2497 BS
- Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2797
- Sharp LC37GA4U 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $3997
- Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5497 BS
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497 BS
- Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2997
BS - price "before savings"
- WinBook (USA Today, no disclaimer):
- WinBook 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $999 AR
- DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the
first four weeks of 2005 were down 39.8% and for the first five weeks down
31.6%. I think those figures are pretty useless; give them time. My
ten-week running average was down 42.1% at the fourth week and down 44.6%
at the fifth. VCR sales were down 53.2% at the fourth week and down 45.9%
at the fifth. Give things at least ten weeks to settle down.
- PVR news: TiVo says it has more than three million subscribers:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7332>
- According to a survey by Jupiter Research, American adults spent 10 hours
per week on the Internet, the same as in 2003. TV viewing, however,
declined from 11 hours to 10:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/technology/circuits/24data.html>
- When a company's survey finds that its product is tops, I take it with a
grain of salt. When it finds it's lower on the list, I take more notice.
The Internet Home Alliance surveyed new home buyers about the technologies
most important to them and found cable/satellite pre-wiring and security
were tops, followed by "structured wiring," multi-zone heating and air
conditioning, and, finally, a wireless computer network:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA505194?display=Breaking+News>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- March 1-3, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, San Diego, DisplaySearch
7th annual US FPD conference <http://www.displaysearch.com/usfpd2005/>.
- March 4-5, ETC Digital Cinema Lab, Hollywood, 2005 SMPTE Seminar on
the New Digital Workflow <http://www.etcenter.org/seminars.asp>.
- March 7-11, Hyatt Regency San Antonio, Texas, CEA Winter Technology
& Standards Forum
<http://www.ce.org/events/event_info/default.asp?eventID=WTS05>.
- *March 14-16, Hyatt Grand Champions, Indian Wells, California, 35th
Annual Recording Media Forum
<http://www.recordingmedia.org/Conferences/forum2005/index.html>.
- March 14-17, Bally's/Paris, Las Vegas, ShoWest
<http://www.cinemaexpo.com/filmgroup/showest/index.jsp>.
- March 15, Washington (D.C.) Convention Center, CEA HDTV Summit
<http://www.ce.org/events/event_info/default.asp?eventID=HDTV05>.
- March 16, Washington (D.C.) Convention Center, IP & Creativity:
Redefining the Issue
<http://www.ce.org/events/event_info/schedule.asp?eventID=IP05>.
- March 21, FCC, Washington, D.C., Satellite Forum
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-314A1.pdf>
- March 23, KQED, San Francisco, VSB seminar
<http://www.lns.com/sbe/archive/sbenov04.html>.
- March 28-31, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, SURA/VIDe
2005 <http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2005/>.
- April 3-5, Moscone Center, San Francisco, NCTA: The National Show
<http://www.thenationalshow.com/ncta2005/ncta2005/public/enter.aspx>.
- April 14-16, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, PBS Technology Conference
<https://secure.connect.pbs.org/conferences/technology/2005/>.
- April 16-21, Las Vegas Convention Center, NAB 2005
<http://www.nabshow.com/default.asp>.
- May 22-27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International
Symposium 2005 <http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html>.
- May 28-31, CCIB, Barcelona, 118th AES Convention
<http://www.aes.org/events/118/>.
- May 30-June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary,
SAIT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar <wayne.watson@xxxxxxx>
<http://www.wabe.ca/>.
- June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005
<http://infocomm05.expoexchange.com/>.
- June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer
Electronics <http://www.ieee.org.hk/>
- June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo
<http://www.vnufilmgroup.com/filmgroup/cinemaexpo/index.jsp>.
- June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment
Technology Alliance Summit <http://www.etaexpo.com/register.html>.
- October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast
<http://www.vnufilmgroup.com/filmgroup/showeast/index.jsp>.
* - new or revised listing
TTFN,
Mark
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