[opendtv] 050615 Wolfsson's Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:12:31 -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:
- Manufacturers removing tuners - Here's another story, from Digital TV
Design Line:
<http://tinyurl.com/a9gyx>
Digital TV Design Line is a new EE Times site:
<http://www.digitaltvdesignline.com/>
- Inexpensive sets - Reporting from the projection-TV summit last week,
Warren Communications News said Wednesday that a $999 DLP model might appear
next year. The story is no longer on their site:
<http://www.warren-news.com/>
- Congress and the analog cutoff -
- Broadcasting & Cable reported that the National Religious
Broadcasters association opposes the House Commerce Committee draft. The full
story requires a paid subscription:
<http://tinyurl.com/d33d4>
- The Senate Commerce Committee seems to be moving towards something
similar to the House Commerce Committee draft but with subsidies for receivers,
Reuters reported:
<http://tinyurl.com/8ryxx>
- Senators Lieberman and McCain have introduced their own version,
called the "Save Lives Act" (Spectrum AVailability for Emergency-response and
Law-enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services). Their version also has a
subsidy and also, reportedly, some form of cable must-carry:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7999>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA608648?display=Breaking+News>
- Warren Communications News reports a Senate hearing on June 29 will
cover both bills. The story is no longer on their site:
<http://www.warren-news.com/>
- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released new figures
based on a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation of 1057 adults May
13-16. It found 285 million TV sets of which 33.6 million get TV via antenna
(one report says "exclusively). That's less than half the figure NAB has been
using. Here are more details:
- 5.2 million TVs in cable households aren't on cable, and
474,000 of those are used for purposes other than off-air TV
- "Just over" seven million TVs in satellite households are used
for off-air TV
- 200,000 TVs in combination cable/satellite households are used
for off-air TV
- 2.1 million "TV households" neither subscribe to cable or
satellite nor use an antenna. Hmmm.
<http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10764>
- Broadcasting & Cable reports today that the NAB is requesting
proposals from consumer-electronics manufacturers for low-cost DTT adaptors for
analog sets:
<http://tinyurl.com/blnhs>
Here's the report from Multichannel News:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA608683.html?display=Breaking+News>
- DTT reception in my apartment - Two computer cards with 5th-generation
LG chips were tested this week. With a loop antenna taped to the window,
reception was stable and reliable for most local channels and was unaffected by
movement in the room. With the antenna closer to the TV, reception was less
reliable. We did not pick up WNJN-DT, broadcasting from eight miles away in
New Jersey, which had previously been picked up.
- July 1 -
- CEA had asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to
eliminate the requirement for 50% of TVs between 25 and 35 inches in diagonal
to have DTT-reception circuitry as of July 1 of this year. Instead, they
offered to advance the 100% requirement for those sets from July 1 of 2006 to
March 1. The FCC took them up on the latter part. The 50% requirement remains
in two weeks, the 100% requirement is advanced to March 1, the Commission
proposes moving requirement for 100% of TVs 13-inch and larger and other
devices with TV tuners from July 1 of 2007 to no later than the end of 2006,
and it seeks comments on whether it should also apply to smaller TVs.
Here's the news release:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-259245A1.pdf>
Here's the order:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-121A1.pdf>
Here's a webcast of the meeting:
<http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/mt060905.ram>
And here's CEA's remarkably positive response:
<http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10765>
FYI, this week I've listed 10 TVs 25-to-35-inch priced under $200 and one
priced under $100.
- This week I've listed 164 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 75 (46%) 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 36V430T 36-inch TV @ Best Buy $399.99
- Sony 36S45 36-inch TV @ Universal $319
- Sony Wega 36FS10 @ Universal $519
- Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549
- Toshiba 36455 36-inch TV w/stand @ Center City $289
- Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV w/stand @ Universal $279
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298
- RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397
- RCA 50929 50-inch projection TV @ Center City $399 SS
- Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449
- Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428
- Zenith ZA50 50-inch projection TV @ Universal $409 DV
- Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Center City $498 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 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Center City $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 @ Center City $614 SS
- Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618
- Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849
- Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739
- Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769
- Sony 65V75 65-inch projection TV @ Center City $729 SS
- Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689
SS - price includes surround sound system
DV - price includes DVD player
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
- Sharp 27C240 27-inch TV @ Ultimate Electronics $198.95
- Sharp 27C241 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $169.99
- 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 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
- 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
- Daewoo DTQ14U5SC 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Sears $99.99
- Magnavox 14MS2331/17 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $94.99
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65
- "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78
- Symphonic ST420FF 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $109.99
- "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99
- "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98
- Daewoo DV-6T955B DVD/VCR combo @ Target $77.99
- Philips DVP3050V DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99
- Samsung DVD-V5500 DVD/VCR combo @ DataVision $99
- Samsung DVDV5500 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $99.99 5D
- Toshiba SD-V393 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $89.99
- CyberHome CH-DVR1500 DVD recorder @ Datavision $99
- CyberHome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $99
- Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $219.99
- GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder @ J&R $159.99
- Panasonic DMRES10S DVD recorder @ Circuit City $179.99
- Panasonic DMR-ES10S DVD recorder @ DataVision $199
- Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99
- Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $179.99
- Sony RDRGX300 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $299.99
- Sony RDRGX300 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $269.99
- Sony RDR-GX300 DVD recorder @ DataVision $299 S2
- Gateway 827GM computer w/TV tuner @ Circuit City $969.99 AR
- HP zd8110us computer w/TV tuner $ 1849.99 AR
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799
- Sony VCG-RA840G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1599
- Sony VCG-RB42G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1049 AR
- Sony VCG-V617G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $1999
- Sony VCG-V620G computer w/TV tuner @ DataVision $2699
- Sony VGC-RB36G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R 899.99 AR
- Sony VGN-FS680/W computer w/TV tuner @ CompUSA $1999.99 AR
- Plextor PX-TV402U tuner card/PVR @ DataVision $149
- VisionTek Theater 550 Pro tuner card/PVR @ DataVision $89 AR
5D - price includes five DVDs
AR - price after mail-in rebate
S2 - price includes "Spider Man 2" DVD
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Casio EV680 3-inch LCD TV @ J&R $119.99
- 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 - Doug Lung's RF Report in TV Technology says there were 711
licensed U.S. DTT stations in the FCC's CDBS database as of June 6:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=893>
- International H/DTV news:
- Here's a report from the European HDTV Conference in Luxembourg:
<http://www.infosat.lu/Meldungen/index.php?msgID=15554>
- According to User Vision, UK consumers find DTT easier to use than car
seats (they also find car seats easier to use than VCRs):
<http://www.uservision.co.uk/usability_articles/usability_everyday.asp>
- According to Ofcom's update through the first quarter, 62% of UK
households have some form of digital TV. The annualized growth rate is 17%.
Freeview DTT is in 5,059,350 households (with many having more than one
receiver). The annualized growth rate for that is 41%. There are just under
25 million households in the UK, which means the U.S. equivalent would be 22.4
million DTT households:
<http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/tv/reports/dtv/dtu_2005_q1/2005q1.pdf>
- Canada's heritage minister, announcing an additional $100 million for
Canadian TV programming, urged that it be HDTV:
<http://tinyurl.com/a4u7h>
- Here's a story about DisplaySearch's figures for global LCD sales in the
first quarter of 2005:
<http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050613/135639.html?.v=1>
- Sanyo is joining the Blu-ray group
<http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/technology/11893081.htm>
- Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets
for the first 20 weeks of 2005 were down 8.4% from the same period in 2004; my
ten-week running average was down 10.5%. For the first 21 weeks, they were
down 8%, and my ten-week running average was down 8.7%.
Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 20th week
were 73,034 units, for the 21st week 109,644, and for the first 21 weeks
1,603,200.
"Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without
DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 16.2% of the TVs (not counting
plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 20th and 21st weeks
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 21st 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: In addition to the DirecTV units at CompUSA
and Magnolia, Sony and DataVision advertised Sony DTT-receiver/PVR units.
- Ad confusions: DataVision listed TVs as being "EDTV monitor" or "HDTV
monitor" and "HDTV-Ready" while indicating they had "ATSC terrestrial tuner"
and "Digital Cable-Ready Tuner."
- 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).
The Samsung 42-inch plasma TV at Computers & Electronics Warehouse is back
up to $1599. Pacific Sales' years-old Sony KP-51WS510 indicates clearly that
not all factory sales make it (quickly) to homes.
- Best Buy (New York Times, HD disclaimers only):
- Advent HT3061A 30-inch widescreen TV part of package for $599.98
- Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV w/$45RC $1499.99 AR
- Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $2184.99
- Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$100RC $3134.99
- Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$45RC $1424.99
- Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1899.99
- Philips 50PF9956 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$140RC $4274.99
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.99
- Samsung TXR2678WH 26-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $616.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1414.99 AR
- Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1234.99
- Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $759.99
- Toshiba 42HP84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$100RC $3039.99
- Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$40RC $1299.99
- Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$75RC $2299.99
- Westinghouse LTV-30W2 30-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1099.99 AR
- Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1699.99
- Zenith M52W56LCD 52-inch wide LCD projection TV w/$60RC $1899.99
RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown
- 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):
- Hitachi 50V710 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2599.99
- Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1799.99
- LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1099.99
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
- Magnavox 26MF605W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99
- Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99
- Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated DLP proj. DTV $1999.99
- Panasonic TC20LA2 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.99
- Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2099.99
- Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3199.99
- Philips 60PP9363 60-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99
- Pioneer PDP5050HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5999.99
- Sharp LC15SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399.99 AR
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2599.99
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$140RC $2799.99
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99
- Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 CRT TV $899.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown
- CompUSA (New York Times, appropriate disclaimer):
- DirecTV HD receiver $299
- DirecTV HD receiver/TiVo PVR $699
- Syntax Olevia LT32HV 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.99
- Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Samsung 42-inch plasma TV $1599
- DataVision (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- BenQ DV2050 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $599
- BenQ DV2680 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999
- Initial DTV-172 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $599 HV
- Mitsubishi SL4U projector $1199
- NEC PX-42VR5A 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1899
- NEC VT47 projector $895 BI
- Panasonic TC-19LX50 19-inch 16:9 LCD TV $999
- Panasonic TC-20LH5 20-inch 4:[3] LCD TV $799
- Panasonic TC-26LX50 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD TV $1499
- Panasonic TC-32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1899
- Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2199
- Panasonic TH-42PX500U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499
- Optoma EzPro 751 DLP projector $1699
- Optoma H27 projector $999
- Optoma H31 projector $1199
- Samsung DVD-L1200 12-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo
- Samsung HL-R4266 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1799
- Samsung HL-R4667 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2499
- Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2099
- Samsung HL-R5087 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2799
- Samsung HL-R5667W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3099 BR
- Samsung HL-R6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3499 BR
- Samsung HP-R4252 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $3499
- Samsung HP-R5052 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $4299
- Samsung LN-R238W 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $899
- Samsung LN-R268W 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499
- Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1899
- Samsung LN-R408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV
- Samsung LN-R2050 20-inch LCD TV $849
- Samsung LTP-468W 46-inch widescreen LCD TV $6999
- Samsung LTP-1545 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499
- Samsung LTP1745 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499
- Samsung LTP-1795W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $799
- Samsung LTP-2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $799
- Samsung SP-R4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $1999
- Sharp IT23M1U 23-inch widescreen LCD $1299
- Sony DHG-HDD250 HD PVR w/ATSC reception $799
- Sony DHG-HDD500 HD PVR w/ATSC reception $999
- Sony KD-30XS955 30-inch 16:9 integrated DTV $1199
- Sony KD-36XS955 36-inch 4:3 integrated DTV
- Sony K[D]E-37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999
- Sony KDE-42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3999
- Sony KDE-50XBR950 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Sony KDE-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999
- Sony KDE-55XBR950 55-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999
- Sony KDF-50W[E]655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV
- Sony KDF-55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $3099
- Sony KDF-60W[F]655 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999
- Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3599
- Sony KDF-70XBR950 70-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV
- Sony KDL-32XBR950 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV
- Sony KDL-42XBR950 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4999
- Sony KE-32M1 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2599
- Sony KE-42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799
- Sony KLV-26HG2 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699
- Sony KLV-S19A10 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099
- Sony KLV-S23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099
- Sony KV-27HS420 27-inch 4:3 CRT TV
- Sony KV-34XBR910 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $2499
- Sony KV-36HS420 36-inch 4:3 CRT TV $1299
- Sony MFM-HT75W 17-inch LCD TV $599
- Sony MFM-HT95 19-inch LCD TV $799
- Sony VPL-HS51 projector $2999
- Syntax Olevia LT-27HV 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $849 AR
- Syntax Olevia LT30HV 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199 AR
- Syntax Olevia LT-32HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 AR
- Syntax Olevia LT37HVE 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $2349 AR
- Toshiba TDP-T30U projector $1249
- ViewSonic N2750W 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $899 AR
- ViewSonic N3200W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599 AR BI
- ViewSonic PJ562 projector $1399
AR - price after mail-in rebate
BI - unspecified "bonus" instant rebate available
BR - price "before rebate"
HV - price includes 10 5-day rentals at Hollywood Video
- Dell (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs):
- Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499 AR
- Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999 AR
- Dell (New York Times, some ads with HD IDs):
- Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $599 AR
- Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199 AR
- Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399 AR
- Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2799 AR
- Dell W1900 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $799
- Dell W2600 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399 (yes, lower than the W2600)
- Dell W4200 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799
- Dell W4200HD 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only):
- Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2099
- Mystery brand plasma TV $1399
- Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3799
- Syntax Olevia LT-37HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999
- Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1299
- Great Indoors (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699
- Sharp LC32GA5U 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2499
- Sharp LC32D7U 32-inch integrated LCD DTV $2899
- Sharp LC37D7U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4299
- Sharp LC45GD6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6999
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499
- Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- LG 42PX5D 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99
- JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2499.99
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV
- Pioneer PDP5045HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499.99
- Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2599.99
- Samsung HP-P3761 37-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499.99
- Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV
- Sharp IT-23M1U 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $999.99 AR
- Sharp LC-45GD4U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4999.99
- Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99
- Westinghouse LVM-37w1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor $2299.99
- Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1099.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- LG RU-50PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3998
- Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1798
- Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2498
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2198
- Magnolia (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- DirecTV HDDVR250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699
- Fujitsu P42HHA40US 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499
- Fujitsu P55XHA40US 55-inch 16:9 plasma TV $9999
- Panasonic TC26LX50 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1699 BS
- Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2298 BS
- Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499 BS
- Pioneer PRO810HD 43-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499
- Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7499
- Samsung HLR4266 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2198
- Samsung HLR5688 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $4999 BS
- Samsung LNR238 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1098 BS
- Sharp LC37D7U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4299 BS
BS - price "before savings"
- Pacific Sales (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- "Famous Maker" 50-inch widescreen plasma TV $3997
- JVC HD61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2497
- Sony KP51WS510 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1197
- Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2475 EL
- Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2475
- Panasonic TH-50PX50 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4975
EL - price "even lower now"
- Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99
- Samsung HCP4741W 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.88
- Soho Electric (am New York, no disclaimer):
- By Design D5032 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699
- Panasonic TH-50PWD7 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1799
- Pioneer PDP-4300 43-inch integrated plasma DTV $1699
- Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999
- Sharp LC-30HV4 30-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1599
- Sony (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Sony DHG-HDD250 HD PVR $799.99
- Sony DHG-HDD500 HD PVR $999.99
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2499.99
- Sony KDF-50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2799.99
- Sony KLV-S23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99
- Sony KLV-32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2999.99
- Target (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Magnavox 20MF605T 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $449.99
- Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.95
- LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $5999.95 LC
- LG DU37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $3999.95 LC
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.95
- Magnavox 51MP392H 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $998.95
- Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2374.95
- Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2849.95
- Mitsubishi WD62825 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4749.95
- Panasonic TH37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.95 LC
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4999.95 LC
- Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95
- Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2198.95
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.95
- Samsung HLR5688W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $4274.95
- Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.95 LC
- Sharp LC20SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.95
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499.95 AR
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2944.95
- Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch LCD TV $498.95
- Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $949.95
AR - price after mail-in rebate
LC - price includes 15-inch LCD TV
- Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic 37-inch flat-panel TV $1499
- Samsung 42-inch flat-panel TV $1299
- Sony 42-inch flat-panel TV $1799
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- LG 15LW1R 15-inch LCD TV $999 BS
- LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1197 BS
- LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2497 BS
- LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997 BS
- LG 62SX4D 62-inch widescreen DLP integrated projection DTV $3497 BS
- LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297 BS
- Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5997
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2497
- Sony KE42TS2 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497
- Sony KLV23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1297 BS
- Sony MFMHT75W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $597 BS
BS - price "before savings"
- DVD news: According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the
first 20 weeks of 2005 were down 31.3% from the same period in 2004; my
ten-week running average was down 27.1%. For the first 21 weeks, they were
down 27.8%, and my ten-week running average was down 21.7%. VCR sales were
down 40.7% for the first 20 weeks and 41.8% for the first 21.
- Satellite news: The latest FCC report to Congress based on the ORBIT Act has
been released:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-127A1.pdf>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- Through June 17, Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia 2005 (including SMPTE
DC28 meeting) <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/Conference.html>.
- Through June 16, Macau, IEEE International Symposium on Consumer
Electronics <http://www.ieee.org.hk/>
- Through June 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 17-18, Goldcrest Post Production, New York, HD Expo Workshops, HD
Workflow <http://www.hdexpo.net/workshops/HD101Home.html>.
- 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 22-24, Sonalysts, Waterbury, Connecticut, HD Expo Workshops,
Varicamp <http://www.hdexpo.net/workshops/varicampHome.html>.
- 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 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
Festival <http://www.jhfestival.org/>.
- 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 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium
<http://www.iptv.org/dtv/2005/feature_detail.cfm?i=2>.
- 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 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering
Society convention <http://www.aes.org/events/119/>.
- October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/66-Kansas_City.htm>.
- October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic
<http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/cgi-bin/wi-toc.pl>.
- 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 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast
Engineering Expo 2005 <http://www.bee2005.org/>.
- 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>.
- October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts,
Bos-Con <http://www.bos-con.com/>.
- November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Dublin, Video Ireland <http://www.videoireland.tv/>.
- 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 might be late.
Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from
outside the United States):
- 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
- Royal Computers and Electronics: +1-718-646-2100
- Soho Electric: +1-212-941-8533, 888-726-9324
- Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000
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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