[opendtv] HDTV: A Shopper's Survival Guide

NOVEMBER 23, 2004

SPECIAL REPORT: TV, TODAY AND TOMORROW

HDTV: A Shopper's Survival Guide

The words high-definition TV are enough to give many consumers the 
sweats. We'll help you relax and buy smarter

Flat or fat? EDTV or HDTV? LCD or plasma? Anyone who's on the hunt 
for a new TV set these days knows getting a dream screen can be more 
confusing than the plotline of Days of Our Lives. It's no wonder: The 
TV market is undergoing its biggest change in 50 years, when the 
first color set was introduced.

Manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, and Toshiba are 
leading a charge to develop flat-panel sets, which range from plasma 
and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) to rear-projection sets and even 
to advanced versions of the incumbent cathode ray tube (CRT). At the 
same time, new digital standards are leading to the rise of 
high-definition programming, which eventually will replace those 
fuzzy analog broadcasts that now rule.

By yearend, 13% of U.S. households will have digital TVs, according 
to the Consumer Electronics Assn. But that number is expected to jump 
to at least 65% by 2008 as prices fall sharply and government 
regulations on broadcasting digital programming take effect.

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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2004/tc20041123_5536_tc184.htm
 



 
 
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