[opendtv] 20041129 Mark's Monday Memo (Monday!)
- From: "Mark Schubin" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Multiple Addresses Suppressed" <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:51:27 -0500
- Follow-ups:
- DirecTV set-top box at Good Guys - A reader says it may have been a
Samsung rather than a Hughes.
- ***The Technology Retreat*** -
- The schedule (updated periodically) has been posted on the
Hollywood Post Alliance web site:
<http://www.hpaonline.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=304>
- Courtesy of Peter Putman, the first 108 attendees at the
softball championship (players first) will get Topps baseball cards!
- Most of the schedule of the Advanced Television Systems
Committee (ATSC) half-day seminar on "Getting PSIP Right" on Tuesday,
January 25 is now available. It includes ATSC's Jerry Whitaker, Encoda's
Chris Lennon, the National Association of Broadcaster's (NAB's) Art
Allison, Sony's Mark Eyer, and Triveni Digital's Rich Chernock and Nandhu
Nandhakumar.
- There are a bunch of interesting breakfast roundtables
(starting at 7:30 am!). Wendy Aylsworth of Warner Bros. will moderate a
roundtable on digital-cinema standards and other issues. Mike Wade of sgi
will moderate one on improving security and watermarking in digital
workflow. Larry Thorpe of Canon will do recommendations for HD lens
testing. Eric Fankhauser and Joe Cirincione of Evertz will do fiber
facility connectivity (and Joe will do another on a new HD camera fiber
adapter). Pete Challinger will do tools for generating worldwide
deliverables. There are more. But there are also plenty of spaces
available. If you're attending the retreat and you'd like to moderate a
breakfast roundtable, just tell me the day(s) (Thursday and/or Friday), the
topic(s) (short titles, please), and your name, and I can instantly confirm
you. Disclaimer: There are two reasons why you might not want to moderate
a breakfast roundtable. They are the aforementioned 7:30 am starting time
and the inability of a moderator to sit in on someone else's.
- The demo area is rapidly filling up, with Apple, Canon,
Chrominance, Digital Vision, Iridas, JVC, Luma, Mindego, QuVIS, Teresis,
and Xytech committed thus far. There are sure to be surprises. In past
demo rooms participants saw the first demonstrations of HD plasma panels,
72 Hz HD cameras, Panasonic's Varicam, and Sony's HDCAM SR, among other
delights. This February, ILM/Lucas Digital showed their tiny
camera-attitude sensor, and Cobalt showed the 3-D camera rig used at the
Super Bowl (and 3-D footage). In 2003, I loved the Evertz gear that could
turn a Grass Valley Model 100 into a low-cost HDTV production switcher.
Some demo space is still available, but don't delay in letting us know your
interest.
- BE THERE! January 26-28 (with separate-admission half-day seminars
on the 25th) at the Rancho Las Palmas Marriott Resort in Rancho Mirage,
California:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- Copy rights management - Other publications have had similar
stories, but I thought it interesting that a piece by Eric Hellweg in MIT's
Technology Review begins, "Do you like fast-forwarding through commercials
on a television program you?ve recorded? How much do you like it? Enough to
go to jail if you?re caught doing it? If a new copyright and intellectual
property omnibus bill sitting on Congress?s desk passes, that may be the
choice you'll face":
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/11/wo_hellweg111904.asp?p=1>
Is this real? What's the possibility of it happening? Ask MPAA chief
technology officer Brad Hunt and Copy Protection Technical Working Group
member attorney Jim Burger at ***The Technology Retreat***. Don't say you
haven't been warned:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- July 1 - Black-Friday ads included this week may have prices lower
than normal.
- This week I've listed 130 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 51 (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 2004:
- Magnavox 36-inch TV @ Fry's $399
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- "Major Name Brand" 25-inch TV @ Fry's $69
- ESA ET427E 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $159.99 AR
- Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $127.99 AR
- Sansui TVS273 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $179.99 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Daewoo DTQ13V5FC 13-inch TV @ Best Buy $47.99 AR
- ESA ET413E 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99
- Mystery brand 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99
- ESA ET419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99
- Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Best Buy $74.99 AR
- Konka K2001UM 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $68.99 AR
- Allegro ABV441 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $59.99 AR
- ESA E4000 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $64.99 AR
- Sylvania DVC845E DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $79.99 AR
- DVD/VHS combo @ Fry's $49
- DVD/VCR home theater sound system @ Circuit City $129.99 AR
- Aspire Digital AD-8091 DVD recorder @ amazon.com $179.99
- Centrios EDW8020 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $129.99 AR
- CyberHome DVD+R/RW recorder @ Target $168
- GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder @ Good Guys $149 AR
- GoVideo VR3930 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $249.99
- LiteOn DVD+/-R/RW recorder @ CompUSA $169.99 AR
- Magnavox MRV640 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $199.99
- Sharp DVRW340U VCR/DVD recorder w/50 DVD-R @ Best Buy $299.99
- Sylvania DVR90VE VCR/DVD recorder at amazon.com $249.99
- DVD+R/RW recorder @ Fry's $129
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- ESA EC313E 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Circuit City $109.99
- KLH KDT133UY 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Best Buy $88.99
- Mystery brand 20-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Circuit City $199.99 AR
- Polaroid 20-inch TV/VCR/DVD combo @ Target $239
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Casio TV-980 2.3-inch LCD TV @ Best Buy $37.99 AR
- Casio TV-980 2.3-inch LCD TV @ Circuit City $44.99 AR
- Sony DNF400PS AM/FM/TV/weather/CD portable @ Best Buy $74.99
- Sony DNS707F AM/FM/TV/weather/CD portable @ Best Buy $99.99
- Sony SRFM80V AM/FM/TV/weather stopwatch portable @ Best Buy
$49.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- May 1 - Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor the
NAB updated their DTT station lists since the last memo.
- Toshiba has announced the support of New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures,
Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. for the HD DVD format:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA483426?display=Breaking+News>
Video Business online reports that Universal plans to issue HD DVDs by
next year's holiday season, when the first players are due, and Paramount
will release them in 2006:
<http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=9284&catType=NEWS>
What does this mean? Why not ask the studio vice presidents at ***The
Technology Retreat***, January 26-28 at Rancho Las Palmas Resort:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- International H/DTV news:
- Steve Dowdle, managing director of Sony UK, says the DTT transition
is being hampered there by broadcaster and government promotion of set-top
boxes instead of integrated DTVs. He told the Westminster Forum that
annual UK sales to August were 5.4 million analog TVs and 2.2 million
analog VCRs but "only" 2.5 million DTT set-top boxes:
<http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/11/westminster-sony>
- Providing financial assistance to the blind and people over 75 to
cover DTT reception could cost the UK government up to 400 million UKP:
<http://www.ofcomconsumerpanel.org.uk/nr/241104.htm>
- While other countries wonder when their analog cut-off dates will
be, Electronics Weekly in the UK has come up with a date, 2005, when the
announcement of the cut-off date "should" be made:
<http://www.electronicsweekly.co.uk/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=38128&l
iArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=4&liChannelID=2&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
>
- The Daily Yomiuri reports on the DTT transition in Japan. I think
something was lost in the translation, but I think they're trying to say
that when broadcasts began on December 1 of last year 12 million households
were in the coverage area. Now it's 18 million. Some 1.6 million set-top
receivers and integrated DTVs have been shipped:
<http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20041129wo62.htm>
- New Zealand's Broadcasting Standards Authority will reportedly soon
set a DTT-transition date:
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3111002a28,00.html>
- Here's a story on DTT in India:
<http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/nov/25trai.htm>
- Taiwan is planning an analog cut-off date of 2010:
<http://publish.gio.gov.tw/FCJ/current/04112652.html>
- A story in today's New York Times is headlined "Signs of a Glut and Lower
Prices on Thin TV's":
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/29/technology/29lcd.html>
Other stories, however, say that supply bottlenecks at Sony may be
preventing a glut:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/27/technology/27sony.html>
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=693037
8>
Canon has also been experiencing LCD-manufacturing problems:
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=691786
5>
A somewhat-related story in The New York Times today notes that
Intel's holiday party next month will have a disco ball with mirrors
comprised of LCoS chips from the company's aborted venture into that field:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/29/technology/29intel.html>
- Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television
sets for the first 44 weeks of 2004 were down 6.6% from the same period in
2003. My ten-week running average was down 11.7%.
Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" for the 44th week were 80,889
units and for the first 44 weeks 3,550,291.
"Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays without
DTT-reception capability) still accounted for about 15.7% of the TVs (not
counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers through the 44th
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 44th week this
year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs with picture tubes.
It's worth asking what percentage it is WITH LCD and plasma TVs. The
simple answer is, "I don't know." Today's New York Times has an article by
Eric Taub on flat-panel TVs:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/29/technology/29lcd.html>
He says they will account for under 10% of the TVs sold this year. If
they were a full 10% and all of them were so-called digital TVs (which many
LCD TVs are not), then the "digital television" percentage would rise to
25.7%. FYI, Taub ays flat-panel TVs are running 73% LCD/27% plasma.
According to DisplaySearch, as reported in USA Today, not quite four
million flat-panel TVs will be sold WORLDWIDE this year:
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-11-29-recycle_x.ht
m>
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.
- The same USA Today story says properly disposing of used CRT TVs could
cost $100 million per month:
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-11-29-recycle_x.ht
m>
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I am aware of no such ads since the last
memo.
- Clear days in advertising department: I'm often asked why I make a point
of mentioning disclaimers and CEA's unusual definition of "digital
televisions." It's because the labeling is so inconsistent that consumers
face difficult choices. Is an "integrated" set ready to receive DTT or
not? How about an "HD-ready" set? How about an "HDTV"?
- One HP ad for the pl4245n, which calls it a "High Definition Ready
Plasma TV," says, "High-definition ready tuner makes any source look
remarkably like the real thing." Another calls the same model a "Plasma
HDTV." DigitalAdvisor.com says it has "Dual integrated NTSC tuners."
- amazon.com calls the Sharp LC-XXGD4U models, which include
integrated ATSC reception, "HDTV-Ready."
- Ken Crane's and Epson's ads said the Epson LS47P2 (and LS57P2) came
"with the included HDTV tuner." I checked Epson's web site. They call the
units "HDTV-ready" and say at one point that they have two NTSC tuners, but
they also say the RF inputs are "ATSC/NTSC" and at another point they say
they have an ATSC/NTSC tuner. I can't figure it out, but I've included
them in the integrated category this week.
- The ads - Circuit City had a "Black Friday" special on an NXX ESDVD1000
six-speaker home-theater sound system with DVD player for $67.88 after
rebate. My Minneapolis-St. Paul-area correspondent is out of town, so I
have nothing from Sears or Ultimate Electronics this week. The
DTT-reception premium on Dell's 42-inch plasma TV appears to be $500.
- amazon.com (no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99 BS
- Sharp LC-32GD4U 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $4499.99 BS
- Sharp LC-37GD4U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $5499.99 BS
- Sharp LC-45GD4U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $7999.99 BS
- Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99 BS
- Zenith L15V36 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99 BS
BS - price "before on-site savings"
- Best Buy (HD-only disclaimers and none for Black Friday):
- Advent HT2751A 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $349.99
- GE D52GW12 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $888.88
- Insignia I-LC23Q1 23-inch LCD TV $1099.99
- Insignia I-LC26Q1 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.99
- JVC AV30W475 30-inch widescreen CRT TV $499.99
- JVC LT17X475 17-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $799.99
- JVC PD42V475 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.99 EJ
- LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch integrated direct-view LCD DTV $4999.99
- Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99 AR
- Mitsubishi WS55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1799.99 EJ
- Panasonic PT-50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2799.99 EJ
- Panasonic PT-60LC14 60-inch LCD projection TV $3499.99 EJ
- Philips 30PF9946D/37 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2299.99
- Philips 42PF9966 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4499.99 EJ
- Philips 50PF9956 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5999.99 EJ
- Pioneer PDP-4341HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99
- Samsung HL-P4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99 EJ
- Samsung HL-P5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3299.99 EJ
- Samsung TX-P2670WH 26-inch 16:9 integrated direct-view CRT DTV $699.99
- Samsung TX-P3071WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated direct-view CRT DTV $999.99
- Sharp LC20B6US 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $1099.99
- Sharp LC32G4U 32-inch LCD direct-view TV $3299.99
- Sharp LC37G4U 37-inch widescreen LCD direct-view TV $4999.99
- Sharp LC45GD4U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $7999.99
- Sony KD36XS955 36-inch 4:3 integrated direct-view DTV $1699.99
- Sony KDE37XS955 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.99 EJ
- Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99 EJ
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1699.99 EJ
- Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV
- Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299.99
- Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99 EJ
- Toshiba 62HM84 62-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3699.99 EJ
AR - price after mail-in rebate
EJ - price includes DVD player and 4 Elton John concert DVDs
- Circuit City (HD-only disclaimers and none for Black Friday):
- Akai PDP4249G 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2699.99
- Akai PT4299HD 42-inch 16:9 projection TV $699.99 AR
- Apex AVL2776 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 (or $1199.99 DVD)
- Hitachi 32HDL51 32-inch integrated LCD photo-slot DTV $3799.99 HD
- Hitachi 42HDT51 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99 HD
- Hitachi 50VS810 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $3699.99 HD
- Hitachi 51F510 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1699.99 BS DVD
- Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1899.99 DVD
- JVC AV30W475 30-inch widescreen CRT TV $599.99
- LG RU23LZ21 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499.99 DVD
- LG RU42PZ61 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3799.99 HD
- LG RU42PZ71 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799.99 BS HD
- LG RU44SZ63D 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $2799.99 HD
- Magnavox 27MS5402 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $479.99
- Magnavox 51MP392H 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1199.99 DVD
- Panasonic CT30WX54 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 DVD
- Panasonic PT43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $2299.99 HD
- Panasonic PT47X54 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $1399.99 DVD
- Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $2799.99 HD
- Panasonic TC17LA2 17-inch 4:3 LCD TV $799.99 DVD
- Panasonic TC22LH30 22-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1799.99 DVD
- Panasonic TH37PD25U 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2499.99 HD
- Panasonic TH42PD25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 HD
- Panasonic TH42PX25U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5499.99 HD
- Panasonic TH50PX25U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 HD
- RCA D52W20 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 DVD
- Samsung HLP5085W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3999.99 HD
- Samsung LTP227W 22-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499.99 DVD
- Samsung TXP3064W 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $799.99 BS
- Samsung TXP3264 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $799.99 DVD
- Sharp LC26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $2199.99 HD
- Sony KD34XS955 34-inch 16:9 integrated direct-view DTV $1999.99 HD
- Sony KDE42XBR950 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7999.99
- Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6999.99 HD
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $2499.99 BS HD
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $2999.99 HD
- Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $4099.99 HD
- Sony KDL32XBR950 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $5499.99
- Sony KDP57WS655 57-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2499.99 HD
- Sony KLV23M1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $1799.99 DVD
- Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2499.99 DVD
- Sony KP46WT520 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1499.99 DVD
- Sony KV27HS420 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $749.99 DVD
- Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $999.99 DVD
- Sony KV36HS420 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $1499.99 DVD
BS - price "before savings"
DVD - price includes DVD player
HD - price includes "HD" DVD player
- CompUSA (appropriate disclaimers):
- Audiovox FP-1520 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99
- HP F2304 23-inch LCD $1999.99 AR
- Panasonic PT-50DL54 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3299.99
- Samsung 192MP 19-inch LCD TV $649.99 AR
- Samsung HLP4663WX/XAA 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999.99
- Samsung LT-P266WX 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1999.99
- Sharp LC26GA4U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $2199.99
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch wide integr. LCD projection DTV $2499.99
- Sony KLV23M1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $1799.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Dell (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Dell 19-inch widescreen LCD TV $849
- Dell 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Dell 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999
- Dell 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999
- Dell 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499
- Epson (no disclaimer necessary):
- Epson LS47P2 47-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV/printer w/stand $2699 AR
- Epson LS57P2 57-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV/printer w/stand $3199 AR
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD disclaimers):
- "Major Name Brand" 50-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1999
- "Major Name Brand" 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $799
- Mitsubishi WD-62725 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4299
- Mystery brand 27-inch LCD TV $799
- Mystery brand 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1449
- Samsung HL-P5063W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2999
- Toshiba 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3799
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers):
- LG RU52SZ30 52-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1999
- Mitsubishi LT-3040 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $2999
- Mitsubishi WS-48513 48-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1249
- Mitsubishi WS-65613 65-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2199
- Mystery brand 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
- Philips 34PW9819 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $999
- Pioneer PDP-4330HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3499
- Samsung HLN567W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499
- Harvey (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- SharpVision LC45GX6U 45-inch wide integr. LCD DTV $7999
- 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 $1899
- Toshiba 65H84 65-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $2199
- HP (no disclaimer):
- HP pl4245n 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Akai PDV42S10 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- Akai LCT2660 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199.99
- GoVideo T1530 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $349.99
- JVC PD-42WX84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.99
- Panasonic PT-50DL54 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99
- Toshiba 32HL84 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $2499.99
- Westinghouse LTV-17v1 17-inch 5:4 LCD TV $429.99
- Westinghouse W32001 20-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $599.99
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Epson LS47P2 47-in. 16:9 integr. proj. DTV/printer w/stand $2699 AR
- LG DU-42PY10X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4498
- LG RU-44SZ61D 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $2498
- LG RU-52SZ61D 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2998
- Mitsubishi LT-2240 20-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $2498
- Mitsubishi LT-3050 30-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $3998
- Mitsubishi PD-4225 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3998
- Mitsubishi PD-5050 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6998
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3499
- Mitsubishi WD-52825 52-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV/PVR $5498
- Mitsubishi WD-62525 62-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $4299
- Mitsubishi WD-62825 62-inch 16:9 integr. proj. DTV/PVR $5998
- Mitsubishi WS-55315 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1798
- Mitsubishi WS-65713 65-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2998
- Mystery brand 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $1997
- Panasonic TH-37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV PL
- Panasonic TH-42PD25UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV PL
- Pioneer PRO1010HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6998
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch widescreen integr. LCD projection DTV $2498
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch widescreen integr. LCD projection DTV $2998
AR - price after mail-in rebate
PL - price listed but unclear to me
- Magnolia (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Fujitsu P42VHA30WS 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3498
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3498
- Panasonic PT-43LC14 43-inch LCD projection TV $1998
- Philips 26PF9966 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2849
- Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2998
- Paul's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH-37PD25UP 37-inch integrated 16:9 plasma DTV $2495 BS
BS - price "before savings"
- PC Mall (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Samsung (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Samsung LTN406W 40-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $4999
- Samsung LT-P1745 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $699
- Samsung LT-P1795W 17-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $899
- Samsung LT-P2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $899
- Samsung LT-P227W 22-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1499
- Samsung LT-P266W 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1999
- Samsung LT-P326W 32-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $2999
- Sound Factor (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $8999
- Unitek (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Planar PDP-42BK 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699
- Sony PFM-42X1/B 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3499
- Sony FWD50PX1/W 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4699
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Fujitsu P50XHA30US 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5997
- LG DU50PY10 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6497 BS
- LG RM26LZ30 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1997 BS
- LG RU23LZ21 23-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1497 BS
- LG RU42PX11 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2497 BS
- LG RU42PZ61D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3797 BS
- LG RU44SZ61D 44-inch 16:9 projection TV $2497 BS
- LG RU52SZ61D 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2997 BS
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $3497 BS
- Mitsubishi WS 65413 65-inch 16:9 projection TV $2297
- Samsung HLN617W 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3597
- Samsung HLP5685W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $4797 BS
- Samsung LTP266W 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1997 BS
- Sony KD36XS955 36-inch 4:3 integrated direct-view DTV $1697 BS
- Sony KDE50XS955 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $6997 BS
- Sony KDF70XBR950 70-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $6997 BS
- Sony KE32TS2 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2297
- Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3497 BS
- Sony KF42WE610 42-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $1997
- Sony KF50WE610 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2697
- Sony KP51WS510 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1497
- Sony KV30HS420 30-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $997 BS
BS - price "before savings:
- DVD news:
- According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first
44 weeks of 2004 were DOWN 1.2% from the same period in 2003. My ten-week
running average was flat. VCR sales were down 64.1% for the first 44
weeks.
- A story in the UK edition of Electronic Engineering Times suggests
this may be the end of DVD sales growth, based on a report from
International Data Corp.:
<http://www.eetuk.com/mr/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=54200511>
- Black Friday prices hit amazing new lows. Fry's had a
"progressive-scan" DVD player for $14.99 after rebate. Warren News
reported a CyberHome DVD player at Strawberries for $14.99 with no mention
of a rebate (the story will be on their site until tomorrow morning):
<http://www.warren-news.com/>
Best Buy had Norcent players for $17.99 after rebate. Circuit City
also showed DVD players at $17.99. Best Buy offered five DVD movies for
$25; Circuit City offered DVD movies at $4.99 each. Best Buy offered a
50-pack of Dynex DVD+R disks for $2.99 after rebate! Circuit City offered
a Philips 50-pack for $9.99 with no rebate required.
Fry's had a DVD/VCR combo for $49 and a DVD recorder for $129. I've
listed seven DVD recorders priced under $200 in the "July 1" section above.
- PVR news:
- USA Today reports that DirecTV is considering dropping TiVo in favor
of an NDS product. According to the story, "More than 61% of TiVo's 2.3
million DVRs belong to DirecTV subscribers who pay an extra $5 a month to
get the TiVo service from the No. 1 satellite company." In the 3rd
quarter, 75% of new subscribers came from DirecTV:
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-11-29-dvr_x.htm>
- Another USA Today story deals with TV shows going beyond the normal
half-hour start/stop marks. This is said to screw up PVR users worse than
VCR users:
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-11-28-tv-schedule_x.htm>
- The Entertainment Technology Alliance seeks proposals for presentations
at their June summit:
<http://www.etaexpo.com/proposal.html>
- The SMPTE/USC seminar scheduled for December 4-5 has been postponed.
- 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>.
- *January 28, Wokefield Park, England, International Association of
Broadcasting Manufacturers conference
<http://www.theiabm.org/index.cfm?RecordID=80>.
- *January 30-February 2, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, SMPTE
Advanced Motion Imaging Conference and VidTrans
<http://www.smpte.org/conferences/vidsm.cfm>.
- *March 23, KQED, San Francisco, VSB seminar
<http://www.lns.com/sbe/archive/sbenov04.html>.
- March 28-31, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, SURA/VIDe
2005 <http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2005/>.
- *April 3-5, Moscone Center, San Francisco, NCTA: The National Show
<http://www.thenationalshow.com/ncta2005/ncta2005/public/enter.aspx>.
- *April 16-21, Las Vegas Convention Center, NAB 2005
<http://www.nabshow.com/default.asp>.
- *May 22-27, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, SID International
Symposium 2005 <http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html>.
- *June 4-10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Infocomm 2005
<http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html>.
- *June 28-30, Javits Convention Center, New York, Entertainment
Technology Alliance Summit <http://www.etaexpo.com/register.html>.
* - new or revised listing
TTFN,
Mark
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