[opendtv] 20050524 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:34:01 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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:
- Cable vs. Telco - USA Today has coverage:
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-22-telco-tv-cover-usat_x.htm>
- Blu-ray and HD DVD - Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita, says the
talks are dead, according to Electronic Engineering Times:
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163105945>
- The "hard-date" bill -
- Many news organizations seems to have gotten a draft copy prepared
by the House Commerce Committee staff. I didn't. But here's what they report
is in it:
- There will be a hearing on Thursday at 11:30 am in 2322
Rayburn House Office Building.
- The analog cut-off date would be December 31, 2008.
- There is no multicast or full-stream must-carry, but there is
digital must-carry (without degradation) for must-carry stations. Analog
conversion and carriage would be optional. One source reports a sunset of the
must-carry in mid-2013.
- There was no agreement on a subsidy, so it's not in the draft.
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would have to make
final channel assignments by the end of 2006, and appeals would have to be
finished seven months later.
- The auction of the analog spectrum would take place April 1,
2008.
- All sets 13-inch and larger would require DTT-reception
circuitry as of July 1, 2006, a year early.
- Within 45 days of the legislation becoming final, TVs would
have to carry warning labels if they lack DTT-reception circuitry. In the
second half of 2008, broadcasters would also have to air announcements of
impending doom for analog-set owners. Cable & satellite operators would have
to put stuff in their monthly bills.
- Here are some URLs:
- Broadcasting & Cable -- a paid subscription is required for
the full story:
<http://tinyurl.com/bar9f>
<http://tinyurl.com/dqjm8>
- Reuters:
<http://tinyurl.com/ck67b>
- Multichannel News:
<http://tinyurl.com/cjfxa>
- MediaWeek:
<http://tinyurl.com/9hxge>
- Others:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7872>
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163700309>
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7957542/>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA603506?display=Breaking+News>
- Thirteen legislators from states with significant translator use
asked that there be a more gradual schedule for translators, according to
Broadcasting & Cable. The full story requires a paid subscription:
<http://tinyurl.com/dbf4t>
- Here's a story on the stalled talks about a subsidy:
<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=776719&page=2>
- In a bizarre move, Senate Commerce Committee head Ted Stevens wants
to force manufacturers to provide set-top boxes with analog sets. "I don't
know why these foreign manufacturers shouldn't shift over to digital, and if
they don't, they should give us a box":
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7883>
- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) released the copy of
an ad regarding a hard analog cut-off. "Don't give over 20 million American
homes a snow job." "Congress needs to make sure that the people across America
who rely on the 73 million analog television sets not hooked up to cable or
satellite aren't given a snow job by electronics manufacturers":
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7869>
- July 1 -
- This week I've listed 116 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 34 (29%) have integrated DTT-reception capability.
- See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets that
are HD and/or widescreen.
- TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004:
- RCA 36E20 36-inch TV @ Broadway $259
- Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319
- Sony Wega 36-inch TV @ Royal $549
- Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch TV @ Universal $519
- Sony Wega 36fs100 36-inch TV @ Broadway $589
- Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ Universal $549
- Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $289
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298
- Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279
- RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397
- RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 DV SS
- Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469
- Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449
- Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428
- Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV
- Sony 53-inch projection TV @ Broadway $549
- Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $498 DV SS
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519
- Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449
- RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649
- Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699
- Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749
- Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $589 DV SS
- Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598
- Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV
- Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $614 DV SS
- Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618
- Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599
- RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789
- Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849
- Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899
- Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739
- Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769
- Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $729 DV SS
- Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689
DV - price includes DVD player
SS - price includes surround-sound system
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $159
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Center City $139
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Universal $159
- Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229
- Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Universal $239
- Sony Wega 27fs100 27-inch TV @ Broadway $239
- Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219
- Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139
- Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Center City $129
- Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139
- Zenith 32Z30 32-inch TV @ Broadway $169
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Broadway $49
- "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49
- "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ Universal $49
- "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58
- Mystery brand 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65
- "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78
- Toshiba 19A24/25 19-inch TV @ Best Buy $104.99
- Philips 20PT6441/37 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $169.99
- "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99
- "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98
- Samsung DVDV4600A DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $99.88
- Toshiba SD-V393 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $99.99
- GoVideo R6640 DVD+R/RW recorder @ P.C. Richard $148.97
- GoVideo R6740 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $169.99
- GoVideo VR1940 VCR/DVD+R/RW recorder combo @ P.C. Richard $199.97
- Humax DRT800 TiVo/DVD recorder @ J&R $279.99
- Panasonic DMR-E75 DVD recorder @ Soho $249
- Panasonic DMR-ES10 DVD recorder @ Panasonic $199.95
- Panasonic DMRES10S DVD rec. w/5 blank DVD-RAM @ Circuit $199.99
- Panasonic DMR-ES30VS VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Panasonic $299.95
- Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $179.99
- Philips DVDR615 DVD recorder @ Target $249.99
- Samsung DVDR120 DVD-R/RAM/RW recorder @ Best Buy $179.99
- Compaq 5000C series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $629
- HP Brio series computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $719
- HPM7060N computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $1149.99
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799
- Sony 560X computer w/TV tuner @ Soho $809
- Toshiba AV501 laptop w/TV tuner @ Best Buy $2449.99 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Sylvania 6719DF 19-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Best Buy $199.99
- Sylvania SRC2213W 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $94.88
- Sylvania SRC2419 19-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $149.88
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Vector VEC135 5-inch TV/AM/FM/weather/lights @ Home Depot $59.99
- Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national
retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo.
- May 1 -
- The FCC has not updated its lists since April 7.
- The NAB updated their list to 1497 U.S. DTT stations operating in
211 markets as of May 20:
<http://www.nab.org/newsroom/issues/digitaltv/dtvstations.asp>
- The Society of Broadcast Engineers is planning to offer a "specialist
certification" in 8-VSB:
<http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050522/#sbe>
- There's nothing particularly new about an article called "The Multipath to
Clarity: Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience," by
Philip Yam, except the location -- Scientific American online:
<http://tinyurl.com/cmxd9>
- Perhaps it's, therefore, worth noting that satellite-TV reception seems to be
easy, even in moving vehicles with phased-array antennas:
<http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosconsumer/0505/23/A01-190193.htm>
- The deadline for submissions for the National Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences Advanced Media Technology Emmy Awards has been extended to the end of
this month. These awards are different from the same organization's
engineering awards:
<http://www.emmyonline.tv/emmy/advmedia.html>
- International H/DTV news:
- Here's an overiew of DTT in Australia (including reception problems) in
the Melbourne Age:
<http://tinyurl.com/bfv4b>
- The European Commission has reportedly set a target date for analog
cut-off of 2012 for all 25 countries in the European Union. Finland and Sweden
are planning 2007 and 2008, respectively. This story is from Interactive
Investor quoting AFX:
<http://tinyurl.com/d262y>
- The BBC has narrowed the list of companies to whom it may sell BBC
Broadcast to four. Ascent didn't make the cut, but Thomson/Technicolor did:
<http://tinyurl.com/dlw3j>
- Here's an interesting story about a BBC response to piracy:
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0%2C1284%2C67552%2C00.html>
- Register quickly for free admission to the SMPTE Editing Showcase in New York
on June 1. This URL is about the event:
<http://www.smpte.org/conferences/editshowhome.cfm>
This one is to register:
<http://www.smpteny.org/smpteny/event.asp>.
- The deadline for abstracts of papers to be presented at the 55th annual IEEE
Broadcast Symposium in Washington October 12-14 has been extended to June 8.
Contact <a.nakamura@xxxxxxxx>.
- So, you thought the Sony HVR-Z1U HDV camcorder was small & light? The
HVR-A1U is even smaller & lighter:
<http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5925>
Not small & light enough for you? The HDR-HC1 is an HDV camcorder
weighing 1.5 lbs (including lens) and priced at $2000:
<http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5930>
- At the Society for Information Display conference, Samsung Electronics LCD
president Sang-Wan Lee said LCD sizes would soon exceed 100-inch diagonals.
"Size should no longer be considered an issue." It is if you live in an
apartment:
<http://www.eet.com/news/design/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163700544>
- The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) latest survey shows an average
of 3.1 TV sets per home, up from 2.4 last year. It also shows HD in 13%
(presumably displays), flat-panel TVs in 10%, and DVRs in almost 10%:
<http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10753>
- Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets
for the first 17 weeks of 2005 were down 10.4% from the same period in 2004; my
ten-week running average was down 8.5%.
Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 17th week
were 120,238 units and for the first 17 weeks 1,273,493.
"Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without
DTT-reception capability) still accounted for about 16.1% of the TVs (not
counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 17th week
this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. About 84% of the
non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 17th week this year were
still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes. The last time CEA
released numbers allowing the LCD and plasma TVs to be included, they raised
the "digital" percentage to about 25%; I suspect it is higher now.
To qualify to CEA as a "Digital Television," a display need only be
capable of dealing with at least 480p; it need not be capable of either
receiving digital signals or displaying them. Devices actually capable of
receiving DTT signals are still a small fraction of those numbers.
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV models at Best
Buy, Circuit City, and Value Electronics.
- The ads - Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national
retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo.
The model numbers are so hard to make out in the Center City ad that I
might have gotten them wrong (but I'm pretty sure they got at least one wrong,
too).
Panasonic offered a $300 rebate on installation costs.
- Best Buy (some HD disclaimers only):
- DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99
- Home-theater package with Toshiba 26HF84A $979.96
- Home theater package with Philips 30PW9100D/37 $1669.96
- LG 52SX4D 52-inch wide DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$85RC $2659.99
- Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99 BS
- Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99
- Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$90RC $2849.99
- Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99 BS
- Samsung HL-R5667W 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV w/$95RC $2944.99
- Samsung HL-R6167W 61-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV $3324.99
- Samsung HPR4252 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$110RC $3324.99
- Samsung LNR238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$30RC $1044.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$50RC $1614.99
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$75RC $2374.99
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2659.99
- Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$65RC $1234.99
- Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $899.99
- Sony KV32FS120 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $569.99
- Sony KV36FS120 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $899.99 BS
- Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45RC $1499.99
- Westinghouse LVM-37W1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor w/$70RC $2184.99
- Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$60RC $1899.99
BS - price "before savings"
RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown
- The Big Screen Store (Washington Post, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $4999
- Mitsubishi 52-inch integrated projection DTV
- Mitsubishi 62-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $2999
- Broadway Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Sony 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $649
- Center City Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1699
- Samsung 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Sony 61Z577 [?] 60-inch 16:9 LCD [projection] TV $2599
- Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999
- Circuit City (HD IDs only):
- Akai PT4299HD 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $799.99
- DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99
- DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99
- ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799.99
- Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1699.99
- Magnavox 15MF150V 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $287.99
- Magnavox 32MF605W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99
- Panasonic TC32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299.99
- Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99
- Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.99
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.99
- Sharp LC20SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $649.99
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$155RC $3099.99
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99
- Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.99
RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown
- CompUSA (appropriate disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 23-inch LCD TV $499.99 AR
- Mystery brand LT27HV 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599
- Dell (New York Times, some HD IDs):
- Dell 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999
- Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999
- Dell 3300MP projector $1280
- Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $699
- Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 (yes, higher)
- Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 (yes, lower)
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD logos only):
- Mystery brand (Olevia Syntax) 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699
- Mystery brand (Olevia Syntax) 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1,499
- Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1499
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WT-42315 42-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999
- ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $849 AR
- Zenith C27V36 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $324 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer necessary):
- Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99
- LG 26LX2D 26-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $1699.99
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1999.99
- Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV
- Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1099.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- InFocus LP540 projector $1199.99
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99
- Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- Philips 42PF9996 42-inch 16:9 LCD TV $4499.99
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5199.99
- Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2699.99
- Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV
- Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99
- Sharp LC-20B6U-S 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $799.99
- Sharp LC-26D5U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1499.99
- Toshiba 14DLV75 14-inch LCD TV/DVD combo $499.99
- Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99
- Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1599.99
- MyerEmco (Washington Post, no disclaimer necessary):
- Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2399
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299
- Panasonic (appropriate disclaimer):
- Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch widescreen integr. proj. DTV $3199.95
- Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $2999.95
- Panasonic TH-42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $3499.95
- Panasonic TH-50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $4999.95
- Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2495 EL
- Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2495 EL
EL - price "even lower now"
- P.C. Richard (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Philips 23PF8946 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.97
- P.C. Richard (New York Times, some disclaimers):
- Audiovox FPE2005 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.97
- Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1999.99
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97
- Samsung HLP5685W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.97
- Sharp LC20B6US 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $899.97
- Sony KDE42XBR950 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4995.97
- Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1699
- Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi 42EDT41 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99
- JVC AV56P575 56-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99
- Philips 30PW6341/37 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99
- Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $999.99
- Sears (Washington Post, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1424.99
- Soho Electric (New York Press, no disclaimer):
- Champion 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499
- Panasonic TH-42PW5 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1699
- Panasonic TH-50PHD 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3799
- Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $2999
- Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1599
- Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1499
- Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1899
- Value Electronics (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6997 BS
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497 BS
- Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497
BS - price "before savings"
- DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the
first 17 weeks of 2005 were down 33.3% from the same period in 2004; my
ten-week running average was down 27.4%. VCR sales were down 45.6%.
- PVR/DVR news: A study conducted for ESPN by Horowitz Associates in 2004
found that, of 157 households with either cable or stand-alone PVRs, 90
returned them. A third didn't skip ads ("sometimes it's too much work to fast
forward"), others watched "relevant" ads, and even the rest still "retained
awareness" of commercials. "It's like driving. You don't stop to read the
billboards, but you see them." This story is from MediaWeek:
<http://tinyurl.com/djwh7>
- Philips 3D Solutions has come up with a way of delivering three-dimensional
images on mobile phones:
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163700478>
- Interested in being kept up to date on developments in carrying 2K imagery
through standard infrastructure? Contact Pete Challinger <petec@xxxxxxxxx>.
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- Through May 27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International
Symposium 2005 <http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html>.
- May 23, Wichita State University, Kansas, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/12-Wichita.htm>.
- May 24, WMAQ, Chicago, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- May 26, Dallas, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/13-Dallas.htm>.
- May 26, WOSU, Columbus, Ohio, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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/>.
- May 31-June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite &
Communications <http://www.isce.com/>.
- May 31, Austin, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/14-Austin-.htm>
- *June 1, New York Hilton, SMPTE Editing Showcase
<http://www.smpteny.org/smpteny/event.asp>.
- June 1-3, Earls Court 2, London, Broadcast Production Show
<http://www.productionshow.com/>.
- June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005
<http://infocomm05.expoexchange.com/>.
- June 6, Weslaco, Texas, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/16-Weslaco.htm>.
- June 7, St. Louis, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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.tech-notes.tv/2005/17-Corpus%20Christi.htm>.
- June 9, KRMA, Denver, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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
Charles), Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/19-Beaumont_%20Lake%20Charles.htm>.
- *June 13, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Crash," RSVP
<http://www.etcenter.org/Seminars.asp>.
- June 13-17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE DC28
meeting) <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/Conference.html>.
- June 14, Courtyard Marriott, Shreveport, Louisiana, Taste of NAB Road
Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/20-Shreveport.htm>.
- June 14, Daystar Television, Bedford (Dallas area), Texas, PSIP and MPEG
Compliance in Practice <http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- June 14-16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics
<http://www.ieee.org.hk/>
- June 14-17, Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Cable-Tec Expo
<http://expo.scte.org/index.html>.
- June 16, KTRK, Houston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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 21, Boston, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- June 22, Colonial Financial Center, Montgomery, Alabama, Taste of NAB
Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/23-Montgomrty.htm>.
- June 23, KGW, Portland, Oregon, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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, KGO-TV, San Francisco, PSIP and MPEG Compliance in Practice
<http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment Technology
Alliance Summit <http://www.etaexpo.com/register.html>.
- June 29, Tampa, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/26-Tampa.htm>.
- June 30, KABC, Glendale (Los Angeles area), California, PSIP and MPEG
Compliance in Practice <http://www.trivenidigital.com/seminars/>.
- 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/2005/27-Miami.htm>.
- July 6, West Palm Beach, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.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.tech-notes.tv/2005/30-Huntsville.htm>.
- July 14, Shop at Home Network, Antioch (Nashville), Tennessee, Taste of
NAB Road Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/31-Nashville.htm>.
- July 18, Knoxville, Tennessee, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/32-Knoxville.htm>.
- July 19-21, Sydney Convention Centre, SMPTE 2005
<http://www.smpte.com.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://www.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 25-29, JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek, CEA Summer Technology
and Standards Forum
<http://www.ce.org/events/event_info/default.asp?eventID=STSF05>.
- July 27, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/36-Raleigh.htm>.
- July 29, WDBJ, Roanoke, Virginia, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.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.tech-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-notes.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.tech-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-notes.tv/2005/45-New_Hampshire.htm>.
- August 19, Albany, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-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 23-24, Beverly Hilton, DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2005
<http://www.displaysearch.com/hdtvconference/>.
- August 24, Syracuse, New York, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-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 25-28, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, BIRTV2005
<http://www.birtv.com/english/about.asp>.
- August 29, Buffalo, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/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-notes.tv/2005/52-Pittsburg.htm>.
- September 8, Evansville, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/53-Evansville.htm>.
- September 8-13, RAI, Amsterdam, IBC 2005 <http://www.ibc.org/>.
- 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-notes.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://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/59-South_Bend.htm>.
- September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.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 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo
<http://www.satexpo.it/en/>.
- 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.tech-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.tech-notes.tv/2005/65-Des%20Moines.htm>.
- October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/66-Kansas_City.htm>.
- October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/67-Omaha.htm>.
- *October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast
Symposium <http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/symp.html>.
- October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/68-Riverton.htm>.
- October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-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.vnufilmgroup.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 & Exhibition
<http://www.smpte.org/conferences/>.
- November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005
<http://bee.jesa.or.jp/en/index.html>.
* - new or revised listing
- January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show
<http://www.cesweb.org/default_flash.asp>
TTFN,
Mark
PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next
week's memo will be late. I'll be on the road between now & then, so I don't
know what ads I'll be able to include next week (or the week after).
Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from
outside the United States):
- Broadway Computers & Electronics: +1-212-567-4300
- Center City Computers & Electronics: +1-718-272-6474
- Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288
- J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180
- Paul's: +1-714-529-2314
- P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600
- Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100
- Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324
- Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000
- Value Electronics: +1-914-723-3344, 800-789-5050
Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs and
glossary in the second postscript to the January 10 memo:
<http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02163.html>
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