[opendtv] Re: 20050524 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:24:31 -0400
Got URLs?
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>
>
>
>
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