[opendtv] Re: 20050307 Mark's Monday Memo
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:05:11 -0500
Though the Australian site does not list it Legend has introduced an SD
receiver for $99 OZ or $78 US.
Compare to LG's promise to make converter 8-VSB STB's in 2007 if they
can get a single 10's of millions order. No sales, marketing or
distribution expense and still $100. I wonder what a Legend would cost
if stripped of all that peripheral cost? I wonder what the lowest cost
receiver in the UK would cost stripped of these cost? There was one on
sale for 20 Pounds before Christmas which was $35 then and $38 now.
Bob Miller
Mark Schubin wrote:
> Here are some very efficient (low-administrative-cost) relief
>organizations (all have four-star ratings from CharityNavigator.org):
><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/>
>
>- Follow-ups:
>
> - Microsoft and the cable-box security/navigation separation delay:
> - Warren Communications News reported today that Microsoft seeks
>only a one-year delay while the cable industry wants 18 months. The story
>will be on the site only until tomorrow morning:
><http://www.warren-news.com/>
>
> - Multi-algorithm decoders - Confirming what was discussed at the
>compression panel at ***The Technology Retreat***, Broadcom announced at
>the DVB World Conference last week that it will no longer develop
>MPEG-2-only chips. New versions will be able also to deal with H.264 and
>VC-1:
><http://www.eet.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=60405194>
>
> - Voom - What an ongoing story! In New York, it is now covered by
>most of our major media because it involves (at least peripherally) six of
>our major sports teams (the Giants, Knicks, Jets, Mets, Rangers, and
>Yankees), our trains and subways, our upcoming mayoral race, two of our
>major entertainment venues, the 2012 Olympics, the States of New Jersey and
>New York, Time Warner, Fox, MSG Network, Cablevision, the New York skyline
>and waterfront, a father/son battle, and more. Outside of New York:
> - Most media are reporting the HD satellite service now has
>46,000 subscribers (roughly 0.04% of U.S. television households). With a
>loss of over $661 million last year, that's about $14,000 per subscriber
>and counting:
><http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1773404,00.asp>
> - Last week, the official Voom web site said only, "Voom has
>ceased taking new customer orders and will shut down by the end of March."
>This week, it's back to the normal promotional site, as though nothing had
>happened:
><http://www.voom.com/>
> - An alternative web site created by those wanting to save Voom,
>which last week said it was under construction, now has the identical home
>page as the Voom site:
>http://www.voomllc.com/
> - The Wall Street Journal reported today that Voom "assured"
>Sears that the service will keep going (reported by Reuters via Yahoo):
><http://tinyurl.com/5lwsl>
> - How did this turnaround happen? For one thing, Chuck Dolan,
>who owns 75% of the shares of Voom parent Cablevision and who, unlike son
>and Cablevision CEO James Dolan, believes in Voom, replaced a bunch of the
>board of directors:
><http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/03/business/media/03cable.html>
><http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/business/media/04cable.html>
><http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/business/yourmoney/06dealbook.html>
> - The new board met today (the URL is for Reuters via Yahoo).
>The same story notes that Sears will continue to push the service:
><http://tinyurl.com/4efy9>
> - Dolan's not the only believer. Newsday reported today on a
>Fort Lauderdale couple, Todd and Nellie Carpenter, who put in a generator
>so they could keep watching Voom even when hurricanes knock out power and
>who wrote, "We will be with Voom until they pry the remote out of our
>hands." But financial analysts are puzzled as to how the service, on its
>way to being a being a billion dollars in debt, will make money. According
>to analyst Craig Moffett at Sanford Bernstein, "Chuck Dolan sees some light
>at the end of the Voom tunnel that is entirely lost on all of us on Wall
>Street":
><http://tinyurl.com/4ylju>
> - Here's a bit more:
><http://www.twice.com/article/CA507598?display=Breaking+News>
> Stay tuned. It's not over yet.
>
> - Over-the-air viewers - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
>Media Bureau issued a 24-page, easy-reading "Staff Report Concerning
>Over-the-Air Broadcast Television Viewers" on February 28 (released March
>1). It's refreshingly free of certainties but is otherwise chock full of
>information:
> - Estimates of the percentage of off-air-only households range
>from 13% to 19%. According to one respondent, another nine million
>households (roughly 9%) are satellite subscribers but rely exclusively on
>off-air reception for broadcast channels (bringing the range up to 21% to
>28% relying on antennas for reception of broadcast networks). It is also
>said that 18 million cable and satellite households have at least one TV
>relying exclusively on off-air reception.
> - Well under two-percent of those off-air-only households watch
>DTT (under one percent of the high end of the range). According to the
>joint submission of the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV)
>and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), only 177,000
>off-air-only households watched DTT via antenna as of a Knowledge
>Networks/SRI spring 2004 survey (554,469 including off-air DTT viewing in
>cable or satellite homes):
><http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Filings/OTAAtt81104.pdf>
> - There is wild variation between markets. In ten markets
>(including New York, Philadelphia, and Boston) representing more than 15%
>of U.S. TV households, over 80% already subscribe to cable (not even
>counting satellite). But, in 13 markets (including Dallas-Ft. Worth and
>Salt Lake City) representing almost five percent of U.S. TV households,
>fewer than half already subscribe to cable (and, even when satellite is
>added, one of those markets stays below 50%). Disney's comments show
>similar variation: 9.1% relying exclusively on off-air reception in the New
>York market and 15.3% in the Los Angeles market. In the Palm Springs and
>Parkersburg, West Virginia markets, only six percent rely on off-air
>reception; in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Salt Lake
>City markets, it's 30%.
> - Even in cable and satellite households, there may be some 30
>million TVs relying on off-air reception.
> - What does this mean from a policy standpoint? Again, the
>report is refreshingly free of certainty, but it does offer a rationale for
>one extreme of a date range. With the "tuner" mandate kicking in for most
>TVs in 2007 and a 25-year TV-set lifetime, it offers (at one extreme) a
>"natural retirement" analog-TV shutdown date of 2032:
><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257073A1.pdf>
> For what it's worth, here's a story about why off-air reception might
>be important even to cable and satellite subscribers:
><http://digitaltelevision.com/articles/article_877.shtml>
>
> - July 1 -
> - This week I've listed 118 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
>those, 33 (28%) 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 $549.99
> - Sony Wega 35sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549
> - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269
> - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298
> - Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279
> - Toshiba 36H50 36-inch TV @ Empire $259
> - 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
> - TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
> - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
> - Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $161.99
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Empire $142
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159
> - Sony Wega 27FS10 @ Royal $229
> - Sony Wega 27FS10 @ Universal $239
> - Sony Wega 27FS100 @ Empire $237.99
> - Sony Wega 27sf100 @ 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:
> - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49
> - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49
> - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58
> - "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 $109.99
> - Sylvania 6420FE 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $119.99
> - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99
> - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98
> - Mystery brand DVD/VCR combo @ CompUSA $49.99 AR
> - Philips DVP620VR DVD/VCR combo @ J&R $99.99
> - Samsung DVDV4600C DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99
> - Sylvania DVC845E DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $79.99
> - Philips DVDR615 DVD+R/RW recorder @ Best Buy $229.99 AR
> - WinBook PowerSpec MCE410 computer/TV @ WinBook $999 AR
> AR - price after mail-in rebate
> - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
> - 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
> - 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 and NAB lists were not updated this week. Doug
>Lung's RF Report notes that there were 673 licensed DTT stations in the FCC
>CDBS database as of February 27:
><http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=775>
>
>- Items 8 & 9 of a bizarre 14-item "Consent Agenda" (in addition to five
>items that will be considered individually) at Thursday's FCC meeting
>regard extensions of the May 1, 2002 deadline for commercial stations to
>transmit DTT and the May 1, 2003 deadline for non-commercial stations,
>respectively:
><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257183A1.pdf>
>
>- <The House telecommunications subcommittee has scheduled a hearing
>Thursday on "preparing customers for the end of the digital television
>transition":
><http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7398>
>
>- The Advanced Television System Committee's "DTV Hot Spot" at next month's
>NAB convention (South Hall, upper lobby, where it was last year) will
>feature the Advanced Common Application Platform (ACAP), Enhanced VSB
>(E-VSB), the Programming Metadata Communication Protocol (PMCP), the
>Software Data Download Service (SDDS), and the Program and System
>Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable (PSIP). Companies
>demonstrating are Harris, Thales, Harmonic, Tri- Vision, ETRI, Zenith/LG,
>APTS, Aircode, and Broadcast Data Corporation.
><http://www.atsc.org/news_information/press/2005/NAB2005.html>
>
>- International H/DTV news:
>
> - Canada's CBS began HD broadcasts last week:
><http://www.cdtv.ca/en/whatsnew/cbc-march5-05.htm>
> This story covers HD in Canada (including a timeline):
><http://www.macleans.ca/culture/news/shownews.jsp?content=e030735A>
>
> - Strategy Analytics says there were 3.7 million DTT households in
>Europe in 2003 and 8.1 million in 2004:
><http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003288>
>
> - BSkyB's HDTV satellite service is to use H.264 compression:
><http://www.eet.com/sys/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=60404901>
>
> - The latest list from Digital Broadcasting Australia has 66 models of
>DTT set-top receiver/decoders from 25 brands starting at A$149 ($118). Of
>those 19 models from 14 brands are HD, starting at A$499 (US$396):
><http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18>
>
> - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's second-channel multicast
>went on the air today (this URL is for The Australian):
><http://tinyurl.com/6lwm2>
> To make room, the ABC switched from 1080i at 14 Mbps to 576p at 8 Mbps
>(although a correspondent says the 1080i was all upconverted anyway):
><http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=14798>
> The new ABC2 also reportedly carries MHP 1.0.2 interactive TV
>applications at around 800kbps.
>
> - Previous announcements of UK analog cutoff dates have not yet been
>firmed up, but the dates are to be set by the end of the year. Culture
>Secretary Tessa Jowell said the government hadn't yet decided on whether
>receivers would be subsidized, but taking way anyone's ability to watch TV
>was "unthinkable." This story is from the Mirror:
><http://tinyurl.com/4omcd>
>
>- A patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Lucent against Dolby Labs "could
>materially impact" Dolby’s licensing business and "may seriously harm our
>financial condition and results operations," according to a Dolby
>prospectus. "Even if we prevail in this dispute, the litigation will be
>expensive and time consuming and may distract our management from operating
>our business."
> Why the fuss? $211.4 million of Dolby's $289 million in fiscal 2004
>revenue came from licensing. Dolby initially sued Lucent; Lucent sued back:
><http://www.twice.com/article/CA507767?display=Breaking+News>
> Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) has been included in the latest DVB
>specifications:
><http://investor.dolby.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=157115>
>
>- The AV Science Forum offers a list of available (and discontinued)
>set-top DTT receiver/decoders:
><http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179095>
>
>- Consumer Reports has something interesting to say about ED vs. HD plasma
>TVs (not that it hasn't been said before). "In our tests of 22 plasma TV
>models, the best ED set looked just as good with HD content as the HD sets.
>(One note: Sit closer than 8 feet away from an ED set and you're likely to
>see individual pixels, making the image appear coarse)":
><http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/articles/1340602.html>
> They also report CRTs are still viable. This URL is from the Asbury
>Park Press:
><http://tinyurl.com/3upnq>
>
>- In the next stage of LG's CRT slimming, a 32-inch tube is to be no more
>than ten inches deep:
><http://www.strategiy.com/inews.asp?id=20050306233402>
>
>- Samsung plans to show an 82-inch LCD at CeBIT in Hannover on Thursday.
>The story also makes an interesting distinction. It defines "High
>Definition (HD)" resolution as 1366 x 768 but "Full HD" as 1920 x 1080:
><http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050306/65054_1.html>
>
>- I'm not permitted to release seventh-week CEA factory sales figures until
>Friday. There are no big surprises.
>
>- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV model at
>Best Buy and the DirecTV and LG models at Value Electronics.
>
>- Ad confusions: Again, Soho Electric's ad seems to say the Samsung
>HL-M437W is both DLP and LCD, 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. Take their listing of the Pixelview D5032 as
>being integrated, therefore, with a grain of salt.
>
>- 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.
> Harvey's eight-page ad supplement to Sunday's New York Times did not
>offer any specific TV.
> - Best Buy (HD disclaimers only):
> - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299
> - LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV w/$300GC $3999.99
> - LG DU-42PY10X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$300GC $4499.99
> - LG RU-44SZ51D 44-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$200GC $2299.99
> - LG RU-52SZ51D 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$200GC $2799.99
> - [Maxent] MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV w/$100 GC $1799.99
> - Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$300GC & $130RC
>$3999.99
> - Panasonic TC-26LX20 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$100GC $1999.99
> - Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99
> - Pioneer PDP-5051HD 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$500GC & $230RC
>$6999.99
> - RCA HD50LPW164/162 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV w/$200GC &
>$80RC $2499.99
> - RCA HD61LPW164/162 61-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV $2999.99
> - Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$400GC & $145RC
>$4499.99
> - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$100GC & $55RC $1699.99
> - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV w/$50GC $999.99
> - Sony KV32FS120 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $599.99
> - Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$100GC & $65RC $1999.99
> - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$50GC & $45RC $1399.99
> - Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$100GC & $65RC $1999.99
> GC - price includes gift card of amount shown
> RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown
> - Circuit City (HD IDs only):
> - Audiovox FP1520 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $349.99
> - Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3149.99
> - Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1709.99
> - LG DU37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $3599.99
> - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3149.99
> - LG RU23LZ21 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1349.99
> - Magnavox 20MF200V 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $599.99
> - Panasonic TC32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2699.99
> - Panasonic TH37PD25U 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $1999.99
> - Panasonic TH42PX25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99
> - Philips 26PW8402 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
> - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2249.99
> - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2429.99
> - Samsung TXP3064W 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $719.99
> - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1619.99
> - Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2969.99
> - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1349.99
> - Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $899.99
> - CompUSA (appropriate disclaimer):
> - Epson PowerLite S1+ projector $799.99
> - Mystery brand [Syntax] LT27HV 27-inch wide LCD TV $699.99 AR
> - Mystery brand [Syntax] LT32HV 32-inch wide LCD TV $1699.99 AR
> - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer):
> - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
> - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599
> - Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only):
> - Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $799
> - Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399
> - Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1899
> - Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma TV $2999
> - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer):
> - Dell 2300MP projector $1499
> - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $749
> - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $2199
> - 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, no disclaimer):
> - "Major Name Brand" 52-inch widescreen projection TV $999
> - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2699
> - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199
> - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2199
> - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers):
> - HP PL4245N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300GC $3999
> - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$300GC $3199
> - Pioneer PRO810HD 43-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300GC $4999
> - Pioneer PRO920HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$500GC $6499
> - Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch LCD direct-view TV w/$200GC $2699
> - Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$200GC $2499
> - Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$100GC $1999
> GC - price includes gift card
> - Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
> - Panasonic TH37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2199
> - Panasonic TH50PX25UP 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5799
> - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2399
> - Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999
> - Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2399
> - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999
> - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
> - JVC HD52Z575 52-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2699.99
> - Panasonic TC-17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99
> - Samsung HLP-5085W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99
> - Samsung HPP5071 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99
> - Sony KDL-42XBR950 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $7999.99
> - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
> - Akai LCT2660 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99
> - Akai PDV42S10 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99
> - Epson PowerLite S1+ projector $699.99
> - JVC LT23X475 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1199.99
> - JVC LT32X575 32-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2599.99
> - Panasonic TC-17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99
> - Philips 15PF9945 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99
> - Philips 30PF9946D 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1699.99
> - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99
> - Samsung TXP3275HD 32-inch 4:3 integrated direct-view CRT DTV $699.99
> - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499.99
> - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $549.99
> - Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1499.99
> - J&R (Village Voice, no disclaimer necessary):
> - Sony KDL-42XBR950 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $7999.99
> - P.C. Richard (am New York, HD disclaimer only):
> - JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1488.97
> - ProView MH462SU 46-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97
> - Royal Computers and Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
> - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699
> - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
> - Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3039.99
> - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1709.99
> - Mitsubishi WS65515 65-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2374.99
> - Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2374.99
> - Panasonic TH37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2374.99
> - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer):
> - 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 LTP1545 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $399
> - Samsung LTP1745 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499
> - Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $549
> - 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
> - Sony PFM-42U1 42-inch plasma TV $1499
> - 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
> - LG DU-60PY10 60-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $11,999
> - LG LST-3410A ATSC receiver/PVR $699
> - LG LST-4200A ATSC/NTSC/clear-QAM receiver/decoder $279
> - LG MW-71PY10 71-inch widescreen plasma TV $75,000
> - 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
> - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
> - LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS
> - Panasonic TH50PX25UP 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4997
> - Pioneer PDP504HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5497
> - Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1997
> - Sony KF60WE610 60-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $3297
> BS - price "before savings"
> - WinBook (New York Times, no disclaimer):
> - WinBook 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $999 AR
> AR - price after mail-in rebate
>
>- The FCC has released the agenda for its March 21 satellite forum:
><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-257223A1.pdf>
>
>
>- DVD news:
>
> - I'm not permitted to release CEA seventh-week factory sales figures
>until Friday. There are no big surprises.
>
> - CompUSA advertised DVD-R or DVD+R media for $19.99 per hundred disks
>and offered 10% off even that price.
>
>- DVR news: Strategy Analytics reports the following penetration figures
>(in thousands) for DVRs worldwide:
> - 2003 2004
> 129 341 Asia-Pacific
> 330 852 Europe
> 0 0 Latin America
> 4516 9243 North America:
><http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003288>
>
>- Howard Stringer, the first non-Japanese person to head Sony, replaces
>Nobuyuki Idei, the first non-engineer to do so:
>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/business/worldbusiness/07sony.html
>
>- Broadcasting & Cable reports bipartisan legislation introduced by
>Senators Ron Wyden and Jim Talent to provide tax credits for consumers,
>retailers, recyclers, and manufacturers for recycling old TVs (and computer
>monitors). The full story requires a paid subscription:
>< http://tinyurl.com/47yzd>
>
>- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
>
> - Through March 11, Hyatt Regency San Antonio, Texas, CEA Winter
>Technology & Standards Forum
><http://www.ce.org/events/event_info/default.asp?eventID=WTS05>.
> - *March 8-9, Sydney Novotel Century, Industry Standard Toolbox
><http://www.regonow.com/sony/toolbox/index.cfm>.
> - *March 8-10, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, CABSAT 2005
><http://www.cabsat.com/>.
> - *March 9, 305 East 46 Street, New York, auction of post-production
>equipment of Image Group, inspection March 7 & 8
><http://www,josephfinn.com>.
> - *March 10-16, Hannover, CeBIT <http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e?x=1>.
> - 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 13-16, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE
>DC28 meeting) <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/Conference.html>.
> - 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>.
> - *July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005
><http://www.smpte.com.au/home.php>.
> - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast
><http://www.vnufilmgroup.com/filmgroup/showeast/index.jsp>.
>* - new or revised listing
>
>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):
>- Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288
>- Empire Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6262
>- 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://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02163.html>
>
>
>
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