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TTFN, Mark shlampen@xxxxxxx wrote: >Mark- > >There are a few tradeshows you should probably include at the end. > >The Iowa Public Television DTV Symposium, October 4-6, DesMoines IA > >The AES, Javitz NYC, October 5-10 > >The Broadcaster's Clinic, Madison WI, October 11-13 > >The Broadcaster's Expo (and National SBE Meeting), Grapevine TX, October 19-20 > >BosCon, Boston MA, October 25-26 > >I will be a busy little boy in October!! > >Steve Lampen >Belden Cable > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:34:01 -0400 (GMT-04:00) >Subject: [opendtv] 20050524 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) > > > 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> > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.