Here are some very efficient (low-administrative-cost) relief organiza= tions (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: - NPD 17-inch LCD price drop - That was actually for computer monitors= : <http://tinyurl.com/6sgs9> - Number of U.S. ATSC receivers - Last week I offered Greg Tarr's stor= y in TWICE saying there were three million. Ted Hearn reports in Multichan= nel News (and CEA, the Consumer Electronics Associayion, has confirmed to m= e) that 1.5 million of those were integrated, which means the other 1.5 mil= lion are STBs. Total "DTV" factory sales through the end of 2004 were 16.1= million. The full story requires a paid subscription: <http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA513178.html?display=3DPolicy> In view of CEA's reporting "over 1.2 million" devices capable of recei= ving ATSC on February 23 of last year and a million digital-cable-ready set= s in 2004 (all integrated with ATSC-reception capability) and in view of th= e "tuner" mandate kicking in last July, I find the figure for integrated se= ts surprising (on the low side -- and the resulting set-top box figures sur= prising on the high side). All of the numbers are for factory sales. In a related story, In-Stat's report "Got HD? High-Def TV Service Now = In Over 10 Million Homes" says that many worldwide are actually receiving H= D, with four million of them in the U.S. (up from 1.6 million a year ago): <http://tinyurl.com/6r967> - CeBIT - This story describes a 102-inch plasma and a solid-gold 71-i= nch TV: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4378733.stm> - July 1 -=20 - This week I've listed 106 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of= those, 21 (20%) 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 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 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549 - Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV @ Empire $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 @ Empire $399 SS - Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449 - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428 - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498 - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Empire $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 @ CEW $749 - Sony 61S65 61-inch projection TV @ Empire $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 - 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 @ Empire $699 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 - RCA 27-inch TV @ Wal*Mart $178.44 - Memorex MT2274 27-inch TV @ Sears $179.99 - Mystery-brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $169.99 - Philips PT543S 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $199.99 - 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 27-inch TV @ Royal $229 - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239 - Sony Wega 27FS100 27-inch TV @ Empire $229.99 - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219 - 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 - ESA ET419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $84.99 - Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Best Buy $79.99 AR - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99 - "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98 - Broksonic DRVC9000 DVD-R/RW recorder @ Circuit City $239.99 - GoVideo R6740 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $169.99 - Panasonic DMRE55S DVD recorder @ Circuit City $199.99 - Philips DVDR600VR DVD+R/RW recorder @ Circuit City $299.99 - Compaq 5000C series computer w/tuner @ Soho $699 - Hewlett Packard Brio series " @ Soho $799 - Sony computer w/tuner @ Universal $799 - Sony 560X series computer w/tuner @ Soho $899 - Sony RB34G/HS75/PSC 1610 computer w/TV tuner @ Best $1329.97 AR - Sony VGCRB34G/SDMHS75B/Z715 " @ Circuit City $1249.99 AR - Sony VGC-RB36G computer @ J&R $999.99 AR AR - price after mail-in rebate - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007: - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts: - Jensen VM9510 7-inch car TV/DVD combo @ Best Buy $799.99 w/$25RC - Sony D-FJ200 AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ J&R $64.99 RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - 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 - No lists were updated since last week. - International H/DTV news: =20 - The UK Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport has release th= e Report of the Digital Television Project. This is the introduction: <http://tinyurl.com/3k4hr> This is the full 41-page report, which seems to cover everything from = sales figures to ecological impact of increased current draw of digital rec= eivers. It notes that 18 million VCRs might have to be replaces, and that = households might have to pay between 40 and 200 UKP not counting installati= on costs between 50 and 150 UKP. It also discusses consumer advisory notic= es about their TVs and VCRs not working. The only thing missing is a hard = analog shut-down date: <http://tinyurl.com/5p8zf> - Thanks to a large infusion of government funds, the South Africa Bro= adcasting Corporation expects to have everything necessary to shoot the 201= 0 World Cup in HD. But they might not be able to broadcast it that way unt= il 2014, if then. A different organization, Sentech, does the transmission= , and they seek R300 million (US$47 million) from the government for a netw= ork. Multicasting is said, in this story, to be the biggest advantage of D= TT: <http://free.financialmail.co.za/05/0318/technology/atech.htm> - China is reportedly responsible for 55% of the world's TVs, and abou= t 62% of China's output is purchased domestically. Half of China's top-10 = electronics companies are in the TV business: <http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GC25Ad04.html> - Here's an update on DTT in Ireland: <http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/topstories/5276922?view=3DEircom= net> - DTT transmitters for a pilot project in Romania are on order: <http://www.tvbeurope.com/Headlines.htm#News4> - At the USDC/Needham Display Industry Investor=E2=80=99s Conference, Insig= ht Media's Chris Chinnock said average sale prices are actually increasing.= Returns are said to be due, at least in part, to the fact that analog sig= nals look "awful" on the new sets: <http://www.hdtvexpert.com/pages/consortiumsan.htm> - Normally, I would simply report the main item in this CEA news release, b= ut another sentence throws a different light on it. The main item is that = CEA conducted a survey that found that almost half of consumers plan to mak= e their next TV HD. But then there's this sentence: "Nine out of 10 adult= s are now aware of at least one term used to refer to high-definition telev= ision, such as 'digital television' or 'HDTV'": <http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=3D10719> - Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television = sets for the first eight weeks of 2005 were down 16.1% from the same period= in 2004. For the first nine weeks, they were down 11%. My ten-week runni= ng average was down 15% at the end of the eighth week and 12.1% at the end = of the ninth. Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the eight= h week were 125,104 units and for the ninth 77,608. For the first nine wee= ks they were 687,821. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without DTT-rec= eption capability) accounted for about 16.9% of the TVs (not counting plasm= a or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the eighth week this yea= r and 16.8% through the ninth. It may be worth noting here what that means= . About 83% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the se= venth week this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with pictur= e tubes. The last time CEA released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TV= s to be included, they raised the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I susp= ect 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 DirecTV boxes at Be= st Buy and Good Guys. Where were those 1.5-million set-tops sold? - 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): - Advent HT2751A 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $399.99 - DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99 - DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $999.99 - Magnavox 15MF605T/1 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $349.99 - Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 - Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2839.99 - Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99 - Philips 30PW8402 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $699.99 - Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$125RC $3799.99 - RCA D52W25 52-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$30RC $999.99 - Samsung LT-P227W 22-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1234.99 - Samsung TX-P2764X 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV - Sharp 32F641 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $499.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1709.99 - Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$220RC $6649.99 - Sony KDF55XS955 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3514.99 - Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$125RC $3894.99 - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$50RC $1614.99 - Sony KV34HS420 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1599.99 - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$140RC $4274.99 - Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$40RC $1329.99 - Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$75RC $2359.99 - Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch widescreen LCD projection TV w/$55RC $1799.9= 9 - Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1999.99 RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown - Circuit City (HD IDs only): - Akai PT4299HD 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $749.99 AR - ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99 - Hitachi 32HDL51 32-inch wide integr. LCD DTV w/photo-card slot $3149.= 99 - LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2969.99 - LG RU23LZ21 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1169.99 - Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2249.99 - Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$30RC $649.99 - Samsung HLP5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2249.99 - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2429.99 - Samsung TXP3264W 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $719.99 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2699.99 - Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3689.99 - Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2069.99 - Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1349.99 - Sony KP57WS520 57-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$90RC $1799.99 - Sony KV27HS420 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $674.99 - Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV w/$45RC $899.99 - Zenith Z20LA7R 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $629.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate 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 - Dell (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer necessary): - Dell 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV - Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Dell 1100MP projector $849 - Dell 2300MP projector $1200 - Dell 2300MP projector $1280 - Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $849 - Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $2199 - Empire Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Samsung 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $449 - Samsung 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $799 - Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1499 - Samsung 61Z577 (?) 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999 - 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, HD IDs only): - Mitsubishi HC3 projector $999 - Mitsubishi WS-55515 55-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1799 - Panasonic PT-47X54 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $1099 - Panasonic PT-50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2199 - Sony KP-51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499 - Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers): - DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $899 - Mitsubishi HC3 projector $999=20 - Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2,699 - Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799 - J&R (am New York, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799.99 - Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $549.99 - Sharp LC26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499.99 - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Panasonic TC-17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99 - Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799.99 - Philips 15PF9936 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $449.99 - Philips 17PF8946 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.99 - Philips 30PF9946D 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1699.99 - Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99 - Sharp LL-171MU 17-inch LCD TV $299.99 AR - Sharp LC-26GD4U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1999.99 - Sony KDE-42XBR950 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5999.99 - Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299.99 - Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $499.99 - Zenith Z26LZ5R 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99 AR - price after mail-in rebate - Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer): - Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699 - Samsung (New York Times, no disclaimer): - Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3699 BS BS - price "before savings" - Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclamer): - Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2499.99 - Panasonic TH-42PD25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99 - Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99 - Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer): - LG RU-42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99 - NEC PX-42VM5a 42-inch plasma TV $1499 - Pioneer PDP504CMX 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3599 - Pioneer PDP-614MX 61-inch 16:9 plasma TV $11,000.99 - 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-42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999.99 - 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 $1999 - Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD ID only): - Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1349.95 - Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.95 - Unitek (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Planar PDP-42BK 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699 - Sony PFM42V1/B 42-inch plasma $1939 - Sony PFM42X1/S 42-inch plasma $3099 - Sony 50-inch plasma monitor $4049 - 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 - Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer): - Fujitsu P55XHA30WS 55-inch 16:9 plasma TV $8497 - LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS - Mitsubishi WD-62327 62-inch 16:9 projection TV $3596 BS - Pioneer PRO1010HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6997 BS - Sharp LC26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1697 - Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2497 BS - price "before savings" - Tech-Notes #129 has come out: <http://www.tech-notes.tv/Archive/tech_notes_129.pdf> - DVD news: =20 - According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first= eight weeks of 2005 were down 46% from the same period in 2004. For the n= inth week, they were down 39.3%. My ten-week running average was down 41.7= % at the end of the eighth week and 39% at the end of the ninth. VCR sales= were down 45% at the end of the eighth week and 44.1% at the end of the ni= nth. - Warren Communications News reported today that "fragile talks" are u= nder way on getting the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps to agree to a common stand= ard. The story will be on the site until tomorrow morning: <http://www.warren-news.com/> - Satellite news: A surprise in the FCC's recent satellite streamlining or= der and notice of proposed rulemaking was in paragraphs 84-88, where one of= the proposals is eliminating analog transmissions: <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-62A1.pdf> - Check out the new Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative: <http://www.eepi.org/> - Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV): - Through March 31, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, SURA/VID= e 2005 <http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2005/>. - March 30, 609 Greenwich Street, New York, auction of New York Times = Television equipment, inspection March 29 <http://www.josephfinn.com>. - April 3-5, Moscone Center, San Francisco, NCTA: The National Show <h= ttp://www.thenationalshow.com/ncta2005/ncta2005/public/enter.aspx>. - *April 4, Hollywood Pacific Theater, Entertainment Technology Center= screening of "Robots" <http://www.etcenter.org/Seminars.asp>. - 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.nabsh= ow.com/default.asp>. - *April 25, KOBI, Medford, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/01-Medford.htm>. - *April 27, Sinbad's, San Francisco, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://w= ww.tech-notes.tv/2005/02-San_Francisco.htm>. - *April 29, Reno, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/20= 05/03-Reno.htm>. - *May 3, Hometown Buffet, Clovis (Fresno), California, Taste of NAB R= oad Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/04-Fresno.htm>. - *May 5, Los Angeles, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.t= v/2005/05-Los_Angeles.htm>. - *May 9, San Diego, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/= 2005/06-San_Diego.htm> - *May 11, Audio Video Resources, Phoenix, Taste of NAB Road Show <htt= p://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/07-Phoenix.htm> - *May 13, KNME, Albuquerque, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-= notes.tv/2005/08-Albuquerque.htm>. - *May 16, El Paso, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2= 005/09-El_Paso.htm>. - *May 18, Oklahoma City, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-note= s.tv/2005/10-Oklahoma_City.htm>. - *May 19, Clear Channel Event Center, Tulsa, Taste of NAB Road Show <= http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/11-Tulsa.htm> - May 22-27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International Sympos= ium 2005 <http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html>. - *May 23, Wichita State University, Kansas, Taste of NAB Road Show <h= ttp://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/12-Wichita.htm>. - *May 26, Dallas, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/20= 05/13-Dallas.htm>. - May 28-31, CCIB, Barcelona, 118th AES Convention <http://www.aes.org= /events/118/>. - May 30-June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, SA= IT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar <wayne.watson@xxxxxxx> <http://www.wabe.= ca/>. - *May 31, Austin, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-note= s.tv/2005/14-Austin-.htm> - June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005 <http://infoco= mm05.expoexchange.com/>. - *June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-not= es.tv/2005/16-Weslaco.htm>. - *June 7-8, Universal City (Los Angeles), Digital Media Summit 2005 <= http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/digitalmediasummit2005.htm>. - *June 8, Corpus Christi, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.t= ech-notes.tv/2005/17-Corpus%20Christi.htm>. - *June 10, Houston, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/= 2005/18-Houston.htm>. - *June 13, Lamar State College, Port Arthur, Texas (Beaumont/Lake Cha= rles), Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/19-Beaumont_%2= 0Lake%20Charles.htm>. - June 13-16, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28= meeting) <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/Conference.html>.\ - *June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Ro= ad Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/20-Shreveport.htm>. - June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electron= ics <http://www.ieee.org.hk/> - *June 17, Jackson, Mississippi, Taste of NAB Road Show, <http://www.= tech-notes.tv/2005/21-Jackson.htm>. - *June 20, New Orleans, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes= .tv/2005/22-New%20Orleans.htm>. - *June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of N= AB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/23-Montgomrty.htm>. - *June 24, Jacksonville, Florida, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.= tech-notes.tv/2005/24-Jacksonville.htm>. - *June 27, Orlando, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/= 2005/25-Orlando.htm>. - June 27-30, Amsterdam RAI, Cinema Expo <http://www.vnufilmgroup.com/= filmgroup/cinemaexpo/index.jsp>. - June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Techno= logy Alliance Summit <http://www.etaexpo.com/register.html>. - *June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/20= 05/26-Tampa.htm>. - *July 1, Cinema Trevi, Roma, SMPTE International Conference <http://= www.smpte.org/conferences/>. - *July 5, Miami, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/200= 5/27-Miami.htm>. - *July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-no= tes.tv/2005/28-West_Palm_Beach.htm>. - *July 11, Atlanta, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/= 2005/29-Atlanta.htm>. - *July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.te= ch-notes.tv/2005/30-Huntsville.htm>. - *July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Tast= e of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/31-Nashville.htm>. - *July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.t= ech-notes.tv/2005/32-Knoxville.htm>. - July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005 <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://w= ww.tech-notes.tv/2005/34-Columbia.htm>. - *July 25, Charlotte, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://= www.tech-notes.tv/2005/35-Charlotte.htm>. - *July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show <ht= tp://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/36-Raleigh.htm>. - *July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://ww= w.tech-notes.tv/2005/37-Roanoke.htm>. - *August 1, Charleston, West Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show <http:/= /www.tech-notes.tv/2005/38-WestVirginia.htm>. - *August 3, Richmond, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.te= ch-notes.tv/2005/39-Richmond.htm>. - *August 4, central Pennsylvania, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.= tech-notes.tv/2005/40-Central%20Pennsylvania.htm>. - *August 5, Philadelphia, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-not= es.tv/2005/41-Philadelphia.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://www.t= ech-notes.tv/2005/43-Connecticut%20Valley.htm>. - *August 15, Boston, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv= /2005/44-Boston.htm>. - *August 17, New Hampshire, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-n= otes.tv/2005/45-New_Hampshire.htm>. - *August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tec= h-notes.tv/2005/46-Albany.htm>. - *August 22, Binghamton, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/47-Binghamton.htm>. - *August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.t= ech-notes.tv/2005/48-Syracuse.htm>. - *August 25, Rochester, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.= tech-notes.tv/2005/49-Rochester.htm> - *August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.t= v/2005/50-Buffalo.htm>. - *August 31, Clear Channel Radio, Youngstown, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road= Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/51-Youngstown.htm>. - *September 6, Pittsburgh, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-no= tes.tv/2005/52-Pittsburg.htm>. - *September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://ww= w.tech-notes.tv/2005/53-Evansville.htm>. - *September 12, Indianapolis, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech= -notes.tv/2005/54-Indy.htm>. - *September 14, Dayton, Ohio, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech= -notes.tv/2005/55-Dayton.htm>. - *September 16, Detroit, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-note= s.tv/2005/56-Detroit.htm>. - *September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/57-Lansing.htm>. - * September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show= <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/58-Grand%20Rapids.htm>. - *September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://w= ww.tech-notes.tv/2005/59-South_Bend.htm>. - *September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://ww= w.tech-notes.tv/2005/60-Rockford.htm>. - *September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://= www.tech-notes.tv/2005/61-Milwaukee.htm>. - *September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road = Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/62-Fox%20Valley.htm>. - *October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.te= ch-notes.tv/2005/63-Western%20Wisconsin.htm>. - *October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/64-Minneapolis-St.%20Paul.htm>. - *October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tec= h-notes.tv/2005/65-Des%20Moines.htm>. - *October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-no= tes.tv/2005/66-Kansas_City.htm>. - *October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.tec= h-notes.tv/2005/67-Omaha.htm>. - *October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.t= ech-notes.tv/2005/68-Riverton.htm>. - *October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www.te= ch-notes.tv/2005/69-Bozeman.htm>. - *October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/70-Spokane.htm>. - *October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show <http://www= .tech-notes.tv/2005/71-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://www.v= nufilmgroup.com/filmgroup/showeast/index.jsp>. - *October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road= Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/73-Portland.htm>. - *November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibi= tion <http://www.smpte.org/conferences/>. * - new or revised listing 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): - 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 - Unitek: +1-310-966-1166 - Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000 - Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050 Have a question about the memo? 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