[opendtv] 20050601 Twang's (almost) Tuesday Tribune
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:08:37 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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<http://www.americares.org/>
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<http://www.directrelief.org/index.html>
<http://www.hopeww.org/>
<http://www.mercycorps.org/splash/>
- Follow-ups:
- European analog cut-off - Here's a URL to the document (sorry -- TinyURL
wouldn't shrink it):
<http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/ecomm/doc/useful_information/library/communic_reports/switchover/com_en_final.pdf>
- Telco video service - Verizon reportedly launched its FiOS service in
Keller, Texas last week. The full story requires a paid subscription:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA604131.html?display=Breaking+News>
- Blu-Ray and HD DVD -
- Warren Communications News reported Friday that the individual
"positions harden" making a "format war increasingly likely." The story is no
longer on their site:
<http://www.warren-news.com/>
- Top Tech News reported at almost the same time, however, that the
door to a common system was still open:
<http://tinyurl.com/9gxkb>
- Warren Communication News reported today that a vote at the DVD
Forum Steering Committee "splits along party lines." On Friday, they said
Panasonic & Sony were boycotting the meeting.
- The House Hearing on a hard analog cutoff -
- Here's a URL to what appears to have been the staff draft
legislation:
<http://communitybroadcasters.com/DTV_Discussion_Draft.pdf>
- I listened to the webcast and found it fascinating. It doesn't
seem to be available as a file, but keep checking the following URL, and maybe
a transcript or sound file will show up:
<http://tinyurl.com/bs4ve>
What I liked was that most of the witnesses didn't seem to be just
spouting PR. Certainly, they had their positions, but they seemed to be trying
to tweak the draft into something they could live with.
A big exception was Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) president Gary
Shapiro, whose tone of voice, alone, was enough to distinguish him from the
others. He said, "the U.S. leads the world" in the digital-TV transition
(despite all evidence to the contrary), and, as usual, he bandied about figures
on "DTV" products, which don't necessarily have the capability to receive DTT
broadcasts (most don't) or even to display HDTV. In fact, those "digital
television" units need not have anything more digital in them than any
non-"digital" units. He also offered figures for households relying on off-air
reception by combining cable and satellite subscriber figures. But many of
those satellite subscribers still use off-air reception for their local
broadcast stations.
The question period was also very interesting to me. Some of the
Representatives on the committee seemed to do a better job of making some cases
than the witnesses did. The emergency-services witness denounced broadcasters
in his testimony but under questioning was much friendlier to them. His ire
seems to have hinged on a semantic issue. Once it was clarified that he
objected primarily to broadcasters being called "first responders," he
acknowledged a good partnership between broadcasters and emergency-service
providers.
Here are some stories that have come out on the hearing:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA604393?display=Breaking+News>
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=2981>
<http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2005/0505/cedaily050527.htm#3>
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-26-digital-usat_x.htm?csp=34>
- This one is from iWon-Money:
<http://tinyurl.com/7qom9>
- This one is from MediaWeek:
<http://tinyurl.com/bf3z9>
- This one is from Reuters:
<http://tinyurl.com/c6nwf>
- This one is from MarketWatch:
<http://tinyurl.com/7kcyg>
- Here are some of the witnesses:
- Here is Shapiro:
<http://www.ce.org/public_policy/Gary_Shapiro_Commerce_DTV_Testimony_May_2005.pdf>
- Here is Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting, testifying
on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters:
<http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/testimonies/052605DTVHouseTestimony.htm>
This URL seems to point to another version, prior to the hearing
(witnesses were given only five minutes each but their full comments were
included in the record):
<//www.freelists.org/archives/opendtv/05-2005/msg00510.html>
- Here is Kyle McSlarrow, president of the National Cable &
Telecommunications Association:
<http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=604&showArticles=ok>
- This story concentrates on the comments of Intel director of
communications policy Peter Pitsch:
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3508201>
- In related news, yet another organization has been formed, the
Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition, comprising the CBS, Fox, and NBC
affiliates, three unions (at least two of which have many members working in TV
broadcasting), the Alliance for Rural Television, the Hispanic Technology &
Telecommunications Partnership, and the National Consumers League. Its three
main points are compensation to low-income Americans for DTT converters, cable
multicast must-carry, and cable analog and digital carriage:
<http://www.smartdigitaltvtransition.com/>
- Also in related news, Leichtman Research says only 5% of U.S. TVs
(not households) are digital, fewer than 2% get HD programming, and only about
1% of households have only digital TVs (whatever "digital TVs" may mean in this
case). The story was reported in Broadcasting & Cable. The full text requires
a paid subscription. I haven't yet found it on the Leichtman site:
<http://tinyurl.com/7rvrs>
- July 1 -
- I was out of town a lot this week, and a room cleaner threw out
some of my clippings, so this is not the usual full listing.
- This week I've listed 128 advertised TVs 36-inch or larger. Of
those, 52 (41%) 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
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Broadway $269
- Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298
- Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV @ Universal $279
- RCA ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397
- Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ Broadway $469
- 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 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Universal $519
- Sony 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $699
- Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598
- Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Universal $624 DV
- Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618
- Zenith 61-inch projection TV @ Broadway $599
- RCA 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $789
- Sony 65-inch projection TV @ Broadway $899
- Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739
- Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $769
- Toshiba 65H65 65-inch projection TV @ Universal $689
DV - price includes DVD player
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
- Mystery brand 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $149.99
- Philips 27PT543S 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $174.99
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Broadway $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
- Toshiba 27H45 27-inch TV @ Universal $139
- 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 @ Universal $49
- "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58
- RCA 13-inch TV @ Kmart $69
- Mystery brand 13-inch TV/DVD combo @ Value City $99.99
- Advent Q1435A 1-inch flat-screen TV @ Circuit City $89.99
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Broadway $69
- "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ Universal $65
- "famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78
- Memorex MT1194 19-inch TV @ Sears $94.99
- Symphonic ST419E 19-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99
- Jensen TS2050J 20-inch TV @ Circuit City $99.99
- RCA 20-inch TV @ Kmart $109
- Allegro DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $59.99 AR
- "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99
- "Famous Maker" VCR @ Universal $29.98
- Mystery brand DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $79.97
- Philips DVP3050V DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99
- Samsung DVDV DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $89.99
- Sylvania VCR @ Kmart $44
- Sylvania DVD/VCR combo @ Kmart $79
- Apex Digital DRX-9200 DVD recorder @ J&R $129.99
- Coby DVD-R1100 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $149.99
- Cyberhome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $99.99 AR
- Cyberhome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99
- Funai FDRV90E VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $229.99
- GoVideo RV4000 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ CompUSA $199.99 AR
- GoVideo R6740 DVD recorder @ J&R $159.99
- Humax DRT800 TiVo/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $279.99
- LiteOn LVW5005 DVD+/-R/RW recorder @ CompUSA $169.99 AR
- Mystery brand VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Value City $149.99
- Philips DVDR77 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $179.99
- Philips DVDR600VR DVD+R/RW recorder @ Circuit City $249.99
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $799
- Sony VCF-RB34G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $899.99 AR
- WinTV Go Plus TV tuner for PC @ CompUSA $29.99 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Symphonic SC1302 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Circuit City $94.99
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Coby 5-inch TV @ CVS $19.99
- 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 -
- Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor the NAB
updated their lists this week. That means the FCC has missed the month of May
entirely.
- Doug Lung's RF Report notes 710 licensed U.S. DTT stations in the
FCC CDBS database as of May 22:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=878>
- I attended the CableLabs briefing last week:
- Even the speakers found it noteworthy that video was the last thing
discussed, after high-speed data and telephony.
- In high-speed data, they're moving rapidly towards symmetrical 100 Mbps
service (per subscriber!), with possibilities of higher rates by bonding more
channels.
- In telephony, the big move seems to be towards wireless, with phones
that can move smoothly from Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in the home to mobile
technologies outside it.
- In video, there were two main developments:
- There is strong consideration of "switched broadcasting" instead of
tuning.
- There is also work afoot on downloadable security instead of the
CableCARD. According to Mark Coblitz, senior vp of strategic planning at
Comcast, "It is cheaper for the manufacturer to use downloadable security than
even the [CableCARD] connector." It also uses a fraction of the power, is more
secure, is simpler for consumers, and preserves all cable and
consumer-electronics features. When will it be here? "It won't be in 2005,"
but it will be reported to the FCC by November. Will it be free to consumers?
There could be an "access fee."
There are now about 40,000 CableCARDs deployed nationwide, about 5000 in
Time Warner systems. By contrast, Time Warner already has over half-a-million
cable telephony customers.
- Other video tidbit: They're considering both AVC and VC-1.
- The DVB-H Validation Task Force ETSI Technical Report is available:
<http://www.dvb.org/index.php?id=10&nid=111>
- International H/DTV news:
- Spain's DTT law has reportedly been delayed by changes:
<http://www.advanced-television.com/2005/news_archive_2005/May23_May27.htm#spainam>
- Australia's communications minister Helen Coonan told a Senate committee
there that a planned analog cutoff date of 2008 is unrealistic. This story is
from the Australian:
<http://tinyurl.com/ds6sd>
- Australia's SBS current-affairs program Insight has begun interactive
broadcasting:
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?display=news&newsID=657>
- Reports from the Society for Information Display (SID) convention:
- Peter Putman says:
"(1) Samsung showed both their 82-inch LCD monitor (which had brightness
uniformity/banding problems) and their 102-inch plasma (looked much better).
"(2) Samsung also showed a 40-inch AM-OLED screen and is partnering with DuPont
on OLED products and processes.
"(3) LG Philips had a display showing unique ways to combine LEDs and cold
cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for improved color rendering, lower power
consumption, and higher brightness levels.
"(4) LG Philips also showed new 37-inch, 42-inch, and 47-inch 1920x1080 pixel
TFT LCD arrays, suitable for monitors or TVs.
"(5) Samsung had a pocket DLP projector (800x600) running with LumiLEDS LED
illumination.
"(6) Philips showed their Aptura lighting technology which improves black
levels. The backlight source is modulated according to scene brightness. Color
rendering is also improved.
"(7) Numerous TFT LCD polarizing films were shown that greatly improve off-axis
viewing of TFT LCD displays; one demo was as good as any CRT or plasma display
in terms of wide viewing angles, on-axis and off-axis.
"(8) LG Philips had demonstrations of pulsed backlights and black frame
insertion to solve the LCD motion 'smear' problem. They both worked very well.
"(9) Osram had an enormous white LED backlight that lit up half the aisle near
their booth. You really needed sunglasses to see it, it hurt my eyes!
"(10) Brillian showed their 67-inch 1920x1080 LCoS TV, they are still looking
for an OEM partner and also had to borrow $4M just to stay in business this
quarter.
"(11) Toshiba and Canon finally showed up to present two papers on SED
technology. They are still shooting for the 36-inch category, despite what was
said at CES. It is the battle line between plasma and LCD right now. iFire
also had a 37-inch FED which they showed privately, aimed at the same market.
"(12) Attendance was well over 6,000 this year."
- Here are some other reports:
<http://www.eetuk.com/tech/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163700439>
<http://www.guidetohometheater.com/news/052705SID/>
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163701815>
- Here's a related story from Computerworld on NHK display developments:
<http://tinyurl.com/cvlg8>
I caution everyone that only a very tiny fraction of what gets reported at
SID ever makes it to the market.
- Based on figures from CEA, sales to U.S. dealers of non-H/DTV television sets
for the first 18 weeks of 2005 were down 8.9% from the same period in 2004; my
ten-week running average was down 4.3%. For the first 19 weeks, non-HDTV
factory sales were down 7.6%; my ten-week running average was down 5.9%.
Sales of so-called "Digital Televisions" to U.S. dealers for the 18th week
were 67,777 units, for the 19th week 71,794 units, and for the first 19 weeks
1,420,522.
"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 18th week this year
and 16.1% through the 19th week. It may be worth noting here what that means.
About 84% of the non-plasma, non-direct-view-LCD TVs sold through the 19th 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 DirecTV units, but they
were available from Best Buy, Circuit City, and Video & Audio Center.
- 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.
Circuit City didn't mention DTT-reception capability in its ads for
DirecTV HD set-top boxes.
- Best Buy (HD disclaimers only):
- DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99
- DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99
- LG 17LX1R 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.99 BS
- LG 30FZ4D 30-inch wide integrated CRT DTV $899.99 BS
- LG 42PX4D/DU-42PY10X 42-inch wide integr. plasma DTV w/$125RC $3799.99
- LG 52SX4D 52-inch widescreen DLP integr. proj. DTV w/$85RC $2659.99
- LG DU-37LZ30 37-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV w/$125RC $3799.99
- Maxent MX-42VM10 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1799.99
- Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $2299.99
- 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
- RCA D52W25 52-inch 16:9 projection TV w/$30RC $999.99
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV w/$85RC $2799.99 BS
- Samsung HLR6167W 61-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3324.99
- Sony KDE42XS955 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV w/$145RC $4499.99 AR
- Sony KV34HS420 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1599.99 BS
- Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV w/$55RC $1709.99
- Toshiba 52HM84 52-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2499.99 BS
- Westinghouse LTV-30W2 30-inch wides LCD monitor w/$35RC $1099.99 AR
- Zenith E44W46LCD 44-inch wide LCD proj. TV w/$55RC $1699.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
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
- Circuit City (HD disclaimers only):
- Advent HT3251A 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- DirecTV H10 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $299.99
- DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699.99
- ESA PDP4294LVI 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1699.99
- Hitachi 57F510 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV w/$90RC $1799.99
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
- Panasonic PT50LC14 50-inch LCD projection TV $1999.99
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4599.99
- Polaroid FLM2011 20-inch widescreen LCD TV $449.99
- Polaroid FLM2601 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.99
- Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1799.99
- Samsung SPP4251 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2299.99
- Sharp LC13SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $332.49
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599.99
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299.99
- Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1599.99
RC - price includes "rewards certificate" of amount shown
- CompUSA (appropriate disclaimers):
- Mystery brand 23-inch LCD TV $499.99 AR
- Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99
- Dell (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Dell 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1999
- Dell 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2899
- Dell 1100MP projector $799
- Dell W3000 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999
- Fry's (Los Angeles Times, HD IDs only):
- Mitsubishi WD-52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2549
- Mitsubishi WD-62327 62-inch 16:9 projection TV $2499
- Mystery brand 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $699
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4749
- Philips 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1899
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2199
- Syntax Olevia LT-37HV 37-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimers):
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2999
- Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2299
- Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499
- Pioneer PDP4345HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499
- Samsung 22-inch widescreen LCD TV $949
- Samsung HLR4677W 46-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2699
- Samsung HLR5677W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $3199
- Sharp LC26D7U 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1899
- Sharp LC45GX6U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $6499
- Sony KDF55XS955 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3399
- Sony KDF60XS955 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $3799
- ViewSonic 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $849 AR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Howard's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic PT47WX34 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $999
- Panasonic TH42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299
- Toshiba 51H84 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi 60VS810 60-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2999.99
- HP PE4240N 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- LG 32LX2D 32-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2499.99
- Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2699.99
- Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99
- Samsung HL-R4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1999.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- HP LC2640N 26-inch widescreen LCD TV
- JVC HD-61Z575 61-inch widescreen D-ILA projection TV $2599.99
- Panasonic TC-20LA5 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99
- Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3299.99
- Philips 32PF9966 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2299.99
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.99
- Philips 50PF9966 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $4999.99
- Samsung LT-P468W 46-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $5499.99
- Sharp IT-23M1U 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1049.99 AR
- Sharp LC-37GB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2899.99
- Toshiba 26HL84 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1349.99
- Toshiba 46HM84 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1899.99
- Toshiba 57H84 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1399.99
- Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1599.99
- Westinghouse LVM-37w1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor $2299.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- LG DU42PX12 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3298
- Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2498
- Mystery brand integrated plasma DTV $1998
- Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $1997
- Panasonic TH-42PD50UP 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2498
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4498
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2498
- MyerEmco (Washington Post, no disclaimer necessary):
- Mitsubishi WD52525 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2499
- Samsung HPP5071 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2299
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2899
- P.C. Richard (New York Times):
- JVC LT26X575 26-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1488.97
- Philips 30PF9946 30-inch widescreen direct-view LCD TV $1799.97
- Philips 42PF9936 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.97
- Sony KDF42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2195.97
- Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.97
- Sony MHMHT75W 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $599.97
- Royal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Mystery brand 42-inch flat-panel TV $1399
- Sears (no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.99
- Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $2659.99
- Samsung HP-P5031 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3999.99
- Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1529.99
- Sony KV27HS420 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $664.99
- Sony KV36FS120 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $854.99
- Sylvania 6615LFP 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $299.99
- Toshiba 46H84 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99
- Tweeter (Washington Post, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH42PD50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2349
- Samsung HLP4663W 46-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $1899
- Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, HD disclaimers only):
- LG DU42PX12X 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2969.95
- Magnavox 42MF7000 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1498.95
- Mitsubishi WD52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $2249.95
- Panasonic PT47X54 47-inch 16:9 projection TV $988.95
- Panasonic TH42PD50 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2249.95
- Panasonic TH42PX50U 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3149.95
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4499.95
- Philips 42PF9936D 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1999.95
- Pioneer PRO920HDI 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $5849.95
- Pioneer PRO1120HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $7199.95
- Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection TV $1979.95
- Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $529.95
- Sony KDF55WF655 55-inch 16:9 integr. LCD proj. DTV $2789.95
- Sylvania 6615LE 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $298.95
- Sylvania 6620LE 20-inch direct-view LCD TV $498.95
- Zenith Z23LZ5R 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.95
- 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
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- DirecTV HR10250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $699
- Mystery brand 52-inch widescreen DLP projection TV $1997
- Panasonic TH50PX50U 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4497
- Sharp LD26SH1U [?] 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD TV $2897
- Sony KDF50WE655 50-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $2597
- Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2797
- Wal-Mart (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Sanyo CLT1554 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $327
- DVD news:
- According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first 18
weeks of 2005 were down 32.1% from the same period in 2004; my ten-week running
average was down 24.4%. VCR sales were down 40.8%. For the first 19 weeks,
DVD-player factory sales were down 30.3%; my ten-week running average was down
25.7%, and VCR sales were down 39.8%.
- CompUSA had a DVD player for $19.99 after rebate. Circuit City had a
DVD recorder for under $100 after rebate, and Best Buy had it for under $100
without any rebate necessary.
- PVR news: TiVo has 3.3 million subscribers, after adding 319,000 in the first
quarter of the year. About 2.1 million of those are DirecTV:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=7909>
- Via Licensing is offering terms for a TV-Anytime interactive license. It has
been standardized by ETSI as TS 102 822:
<http://www.vialicensing.com/news/via_pr_0505_TVALicenseTerms.html>
- CEA has issued a call for papers for the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show.
Submissions are due August 12:
<http://tinyurl.com/986wy>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- Through June 3, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary,
SAIT/WABE Broadcast Training Seminar <wayne.watson@xxxxxxx>
<http://www.wabe.ca/>.
- Through June 2, Long Beach Convention Center, ISCe 2005 Satellite &
Communications <http://www.isce.com/>.
- 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, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg,
Maryland, Next Generation DVD Standards Summit
<http://www.dvda.org/gov_programoverview.pdf>.
- 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 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 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 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):
- 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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