[opendtv] 20041124 Wolfsson's Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Multiple Addresses Suppressed" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:34:55 -0500
- Follow-ups:
- ***The Technology Retreat*** - There have been many additions to the
January 26-28 event in the last few days:
- What does the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water have to
do with the future of digital imagery? Come to "The Fabulous Fiber
Future," presented by Eric Fankhauser of Evertz, and you just might find
out. Can 4K files stay put and still be useful? Hear sgi's thoughts on
the subject from Chris Golson. How can all needed metadata be gathered in
the field? Listen to Kevin Manbeck of Mathematical Technologies (MTI)
describe "Control Dailies." What's the International Standard Audiovisual
Number, and why is it important? Merrill Weiss will be happy to tell you.
How do you blend film, SD, HD, and digital cinematography? Ask Thomson's
Mark Chiolis. What's the role of motion compensation in noise reduction?
Try Digital Vision's Bjorn Christensson for the answer.
- I'll continue to plague you with this stuff until January 23rd
or so, so do yourself a favor and register NOW so you can safely ignore me:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- July 1 -
- This week I've listed 119 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 46 (39%) have integrated DTT-reception capability.
- See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets
that are HD and/or widescreen.
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- ESA EF427E 27-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $229.99 AR
- Magnavox 27MS3404 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $199.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Magnavox 13MT143S 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99
- Sylvania SRT2313A 13-inch TV @ Sears $59.99
- Advent Q1435A 14-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $89.99
- Magnavox 20MS233S 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $99.99 AR
- Daewoo DV6T955B DVD/VCR combo @ CompUSA $89.99
- ESA E4000 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $84.99
- GoVideo DV2140 DVD/VCR combo @ J&R $89.99
- Sylvania DVC860E DVD/VCR combo @ amazon.com $79.99
- Apex DRX-9200 DVD recorder @ amazon.com $149.99 AR
- Aspire Digital AD-8091 DVD recorder @ DataVision $179
- GoVideo RV4000 VCR/DVD-recorder combo @ CompUSA $199.99 AR
- Magnavox MRV64017 DVD+R/RW recorder @ Circuit City $214.99
- Panasonic DMR-E55K DVD-R/RAM recorder @ DataVision $224
- Philips DVDR615 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $279.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Sylvania SRC2419 19-inch TV/VCR combo @ Sears $139.99
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Outdoor 5-inch TV/radio/lantern/compass combo @ Macy*s $39.99 AR
- Sony D-NF400 AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ DataVision $74
- Sony D-NF600 AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ DataVision $129
- Sony D-NS707F AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ DataVision $99
- Sony D-FJ200 AM/FM/TV/weather CD portable @ DataVision $69
- May 1 -
- Neither the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) nor the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have updated their lists since the
last memo.
- Doug Lung's RF Report says the FCC CDBS database listed 635
licensed DTT stations as of November 21, one LESS than in his last summary:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=657>
- The FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee met last Friday and reportedly made
recommendations regarding digital television, but I don't know what they
were:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-254481A1.pdf>
- The U.S. Cout of Appeals for the District of Columbia acted on Paxson's
August petition and has given the FCC 30 days to explain why it hasn't
ordered cable systems to carry DTT multicasts. The full story requires a
paid subscription:
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA482794.html?display=Breaking+News
- Voom's last-reported subscriber figures were actually DOWN from the
previous report, but that hasn't prevented the HD-heavy satellite service
from ordering five new satellites that, in conjunction with advanced
compression coding and spot beams, are to allow them to carry more than
5,000 HD channels. Meanwhile, they plan to roughly double their HD
channels (to more than 70) by using another satellite starting in March of
next year (they also plan to add 200 SD channels):
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20041122005901&newsLang=en>
<http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzvoom244053165nov24,0,1124340.story?col
l=ny-business-headlines>
<http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/1104/cedaily041123.htm#1>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA482798?display=Breaking+News>
- Content-protection news:
- CableLabs has approved the "Video Content Protection System" from
Hewlett-Packard and Philips. The full story requires a paid subscription:
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA482790.html?display=Breaking+News
- Thomson has licensed ContentGuard's patents:
<http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/story.aspx?story=45169921>
- What's the latest on content protection? How does Extended Content
Control Information work? What's ISAN? Is MPAA planning to sue YOU? Find
out more at ***The Technology Retreat*** from such experts as MPAA chief
technology officer Brad Hunt, Copy Protection Technical Working Group
member and oft-quoted Washington attorney Jim Burger, and standards guru
Merrill Weiss. BE THERE!
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- Leichtman Research Group says there was HDTV (from any source) in 7% of
U.S. households as of the end of September, almost double last year's
figure. But, "The majority of consumers in households with DTV sets are
not actually watching HD programming, but they think that they are":
<http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/1104/cedaily041122.htm#1>
- International H/DTV news:
- The New South Wales Office of Fair Trading sent
mystery shoppers to 50 retailers in Sydney and Newcastle and also tested
ordinary shoppers. The basic findings: Consumers don't understand the
technology, and 30% of salespeople unacceptably don't help:
<http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/pdfs/corporate/reportonpurchasingaplasmat
v.pdf>
- LG has started selling 71-inch plasma TVs in Korea for 80 million
won ($75,000). They're reportedly backordered already:
<http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200411/kt2004112217300011810.htm>
- I'm not permitted to reveal CEA's 44th-week factory sales info until
tomorrow, so you'll have to wait until the next memo.
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV (presumably
Hughes) units at Good Guys and Ultimate Electronics.
- The ads - There may be some LCD and plasma "instant rebates" I missed at
DataVision; the ad said they applied to all LCD and plasma TVs, but they
were only listed on some. I did the calculation only for the ones listed.
Some of the model numbers at Video & Audio Center seem strange to me.
- amazon.com (no disclaimer):
- Toshiba 30HF84 30-inch 16:9 direct-view flat CRT TV $899.99 BS
BS - price "before on-site savings"
- Best Buy (insufficient disclaimers):
- LG RU-23LZ21 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499.99
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499.99
- Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4299.99
- Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $1999.99
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99
- Panasonic TH-50PX25U/P 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7499.99
- Philips 26PF9966 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99
- Samsung HL-P5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3299.99
- Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3999.99
- Samsung LT-P1545 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $599.99
- Samsung TX-P2764X 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- Samsung TX-P3271H 32-inch 4:3 integr. CRT DTV w/$100 GC $999.99
- Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99
- Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $4099.99
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99
- Toshiba 30HF84 30-inch 16:9 direct-view flat CRT TV $899.99
- Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99
- Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV
- Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch widescreen LCD projection TV $1999.99
- Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99
GC - price includes gift card of the amount shown
- Circuit City (insufficient disclaimers):
- Apex AVL2776 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199.99 BS
- Audiovox FP1500 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $399.99
- ESA PDP4294LV 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- Hitachi 32HDL51 32-inch LCD TV $3799.99 BS
- Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1699.99 BS
- LG RU44SZ63D 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $2799.99 BS
- Magnavox 17MF200V 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $549.99
- Panasonic CT30WX54 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 BS
- Panasonic TH42PX25U 42-in. 16:9 integr. plas. DTV w/$275 RC $5499.99
BS
- Panasonic TH50PX25U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 BS
- Philips 27PT8302 27-inch 4:3 CRT direct-view TV $499.99
- Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99 BS
- Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699.99 BS
- Samsung TXP3064 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $799.99 BS
- Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 BS
- Sony KDL32XBR950 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $5499.99
- Sony KF60WE610 60-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $3999.99 BS
- Sony KLV23M1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $1799.99 BS
BS - price "before savings"
RC - price includes "reward certificate" of the amount shown
- CompUSA (appropriate disclaimers):
- Panasonic PT-53X54 53-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $999.99
- Panasonic TH-42PA20U 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300 GC $2499.99
- Samsung HLP5063WX/XAA 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV w/$300 GC
$3449.99
- Sharp LC32G4U 32-inch wide integr. LCD DTV w/$300 GC $3299.99
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV w/$300 GC $2499.99
- Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300 GC $3499.99
- Sony KLV23M1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV w/$150 GC $1799.99
GC - price includes gift card of the amount shown
- DataVision (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- BenQ PB6100 projector $999
- BenQ PB7220 projector $2199
- Canon LV-S3 LCD projector $999
- Canon SX50 projector
- Kreisen LT-30FMP 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Mitsubishi SL4U projector $1199
- NEC VT47 projector $995
- Olevia TV-LT27HV 27-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1249
- Optoma H30 DLP projector $1299
- Optoma RD50 50-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $1999
- Panasonic PT-50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2799
- Panasonic PT-60LC14 60-inch LCD projection TV
- Panasonic TC22LH30 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499
- Panasonic TC-26LX20 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $2299
- Panasonic TC-32LX20 32-inch widescreen LCD TV
- Panasonic TH-42PD25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799
- Panasonic TH-50PX25U/P 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Pioneer PDP-5040HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV
- Samsung DVD-L1200 12-inch widescreen DVD/LCD combo
- Samsung HL-P4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999
- Samsung HL-P5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3299
- Samsung HL-P5085W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3999
- Samsung HL-P5685W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $4599
- Samsung HL-P6163W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3999
- Samsung HP-P5071 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV
- Samsung LTN406W 40-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV
- Samsung LTP-227W 22-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499
- Samsung LTP326W 32-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV
- Samsung LTP-468W 46-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV
- Samsung LTP-1545 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $599
- Samsung LTP1745 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $699
- Samsung LTP-1795W 17-inch wide direct-view LCD TV $899
- Samsung LTP-2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $899
- Samsung SP-P4231 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499
- Samsung SP-P4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699
- Sharp LC-20SH1U 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $799
- Sharp LC-26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799
- Sharp LC-30HV6U 30-inch 16:9 LCD direct-view TV $2399
- Sony KLV-32M1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $3499
- Sony KD-30XS955 30-inch 16:9 integrated direct-view DTV $1399
- Sony KD-36XS955 36-inch 4:3 integrated direct-view DTV $1699
- Sony K[D]E-37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499
- Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV
$2799
- Sony K[D]E-42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499
- Sony K[D]E-50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999
- Sony KDE-55XBR950 55-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Sony KDE-61XBR950 61-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Sony KDF-60WE655 60-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV
- Sony KDF-60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 LCD integrated projection DTV
- Sony KDF-70XBR950 70-inch 16:9 LCD integrated projection DTV
- Sony KDL-32XBR950 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV
- Sony KDL-42XBR950 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV
- Sony KE-42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499
- Sony KLV-21SR2 21-inch widescreen LCD TV $1499
- Sony KLV-23M1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $1799 VD
- Sony KLV-26HG2 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2999 VD
- Sony KV-32HS510 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $1299
- Sony KV-34HS420 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1599
- Sony KV-34HS510 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1999
- Sony KV-34XBR910 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $2499
- Sony VPL-HS51 LCD projector $3499
- Syntax TV-LT30HV 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499
- Toshiba TDP-S20U projector $999
- ViewSonic N2000 20-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $599 AR
- ViewSonic N2700 27-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $998 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
VD - price includes VCR/DVD combo
- Dell (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Dell 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299
- Dell 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1497
- Mystery brand 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699
- Sony KDP51WS655 51-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1999
- Gateway (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer):
- Gateway 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399
- Gateway 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799
- Gateway 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799
- Gateway 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499
- Gateway 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer):
- DirecTV set-top receiver w/$25 GC $299
- DirecTV set-top receiver/PVR w/$50 GC $999
- JVC HD52Z575 52-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV w/$300 GC $3499
- LG RU42PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$300 GC $3799
- LG RU44SZ61D 44-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$200 GC $2799
- Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV w/$300 GC $3499 BS
- Philips 23PF9966/37 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$100 GC $1099
- Philips 26PF9966/37 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$100 GC $1199
- Philips 26PW8402/37 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV w/$25 GC $499
- Philips 27PT8320 27-inch 4:3 CRT direct-view TV w/$25 GC $429
- Philips 30PW8402/37 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV w/$50 GC $699
- Philips 34PW8402/37 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV w/$50 GC $999
- Pioneer PD4345HD 43-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$500 GC $5999
- Samsung HLP5663WX 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3699
- Sharp LC32GD6U 32-inch widescreen LCD integrated DTV w/$300 GC $3799
- Sony KDE50XBR950 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV w/$500 GC $9999
- Sony KF60WE610 60-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV w/$200 GC $2699
- Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2499
- Zenith C27V26 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV w/$25 GC $449
- Zenith P42W46X 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$200 GC $2299
BS - price before "in-store savings"
GC - price includes gift card of amount indicated
- Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH37PD25U 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2499
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2399
- Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2399
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699
- Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399
- Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV
- Toshiba 65H84 65-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Akai PDV42S10 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- GoVideo T1530 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $349.99
- JVC PD-42WX84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299.99
- Panasonic TC-22LH30 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1499.99
- Panasonic TC-26LX20 26-inch widescreen LCD TV
- Panasonic TH37PX25U/P 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV
- Panasonic TH-50PX25U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99
- Toshiba 42HP83P 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299.99
- Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $599.99
- Westinghouse W33001 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1699.99
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Epson LS-47P2 47-inch 16:9 projection TV/photo printer $2498 AR
- Epson LS-57P2 57-inch 16:9 projection TV/photo printer $3198 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Mitsubishi (Los Angeles Times):
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499
- Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4299
- Mitsubishi WS-48315 48-inch 16:9 projection TV $1599
- Mitsubishi WS-55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1799
- Mitsubishi WS-65315 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $2299
- Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1799.99
- Panasonic TH-42PD25 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.95
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99
- Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD-only disclaimer):
- DirecTV HR10250 DirecTV/ATSC/TiVo $999.95 AR MA
- JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2299.95 BS
- Mitsubishi LT3050 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $4499.95 BS
- Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499.95 BS
- Mitsubishi WD62725 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4499.95 BS
- Mitsubishi WS55515 55-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2199.95 BS
- Mitsubishi WS65813 65-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3999.95 BS
- Panasonic PT50DL54 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3299.95 BS
- Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2799.95 BS
- Panasonic TC17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $699.95
- Samsung HLN567W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2797.95
- Samsung HLP6163 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3999.95 BS
- Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.95 BS
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $2499.95 BS
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $2999.95 BS
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $3299.95 BS
- Sony KDF60XBR950 60-inch 16:9 LCD integr. proj. DTV $4999.95 BS
AR - price after rebate
BS - price "before savings"
MA - buyer must activate DirecTV service and commit to a year's service
- Unitek (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Planar PDP-42BK 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699
- Sony FWD50PX1/W 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4799
- Sony PFM-42X1/B 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- LG RM26LZ30 26-inch widescreen plasma TV $1997 BS
- LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2497 BS
- LG RU52SZ30 52-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2687 BS
- Mitsubishi WD 52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3497 BS
- Mitsubishi WD-52725 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3697 BS
- Mitsubishi WD-62725 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4497 BS
- Mitsubishi WD-62825 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $5997 BS
- Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1797
- Sony KP50WE610 50-inch widescreen projection TV $2697 BS
BS - price "before savings"
- DVD news:
- Again, I'm not permitted to reveal CEA 44th-week factory sales info
until tomorrow, so you'll have to wait.
- I was struck by the following in a CompUSA ad: a DVD player (mystery
brand) for $19.95 after mail-in rebate and a 25-pack of either DVD-R or
DVD+R disks for $7.99.
- The major UK retailer Dixons is planning to phase out VCRs by the
end of this year:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4031223.stm>
- Satellite news: I think in the on-again, off-again battles over the
spending bill in Congress, this is currently off, but it appeared as though
Congress was about to require EchoStar (and everyone else, but only they
are affected) to provide local channels without requiring a second dish
within 18 months and to allow satellite viewers in areas not served by
broadcasts to continue to get network programming. The latter provision
was due to expire at the end of the year, which, unless Congress comes back
in December to work on this, looks like it will happen:
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=687657
9>
- PVR news: Tivo had about 2.3 million subscribers at the end of October,
but from about a million a year ago:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA482747?display=Breaking+News>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- *December 1, BAFTA, London, Digital TV: The Next Steps
<http://www.tvconferences.com/>.
- December 7, Radisson Barcello Hotel, Washington, D.C., ATSC ACAP
seminar <http://www.atsc.org/seminars/2004_ACAP/acap_04.htm>.
- January 3-6, Las Vegas, IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking
Conference <http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/>.
- January 6-9, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show
<http://www.cesweb.org/>.
- January 8-12, Las Vegas Convention Center, International Conference
on Consumer Electronics <http://www.icce.org/>.
- January 11-13, Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort, California,
SCTE Emerging Technologies Conference <http://et.scte.org/>.
- ***January 26-28, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, California, ***The
Technology Retreat*** <http://www.hpaonline.com>.
- March 28-31, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, SURA/VIDe
2005 <http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2005/>.
* - new or revised listing
TTFN,
Mark
PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next
week's memo might be late.
Confused about something in the memo? Please first check out the second
post-script to the January 5 memo here:
<http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02052.html>
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