[opendtv] Re: 20050702 Schubin's Saturday Stuff (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 12:45:44 -0400
The Legend LSD2 is on your list at $129 or US$97.46 but is selling at
this site for $110 or US $83. This was selling at $99 or US$74.79 a
while ago. Probably still is somewhere.
http://octapc.com.au/category664_1.htm
Bob Miller
Mark Schubin wrote:
> 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/>
>
>I'm leaving the country for a few days, so I figured I'd send a short memo
>early. I've been on the road this week, too, so the ads sections will be very
>limited.
>
>- Follow-ups:
>
> - Broadcast Flag - Here's an interesting story on fallout from the
> decision potentially affecting emergency-alert circuitry in receivers:
><http://www.cedmagazine.com/ced/2005/0705/07cc.htm>
>
> - The Optoma MovieTime DV10 - Optoma's web site says nothing about the
> air-cleaning capability described in TWICE:
><http://www.optomausa.com/optomausa/public/products_hproj_DV10.jsp>
>
> - Post-transition DTT channel assignments - Despite the FCC's recent
> release, BIA Financial Network reports that there 246 stations, 39 in the
> top-10 markets, have not yet received their channel assignments. The full
> Broadcasting & Cable story requires a paid subscription:
><http://tinyurl.com/d6ntd>
>
> - DTT must-carry - The issue is to be reopened on the agenda of the next
> Federal Communications Commission (FCC) meeting on July 14:
><http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=3070>
> FYI, retiring Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor opposed
> must-carry:
><http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8096>
>
> - The Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union (CU) used the
> same company the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) used (Opinion
> Research Corporation) to determine the number of households and TVs relying
> on off-air reception for some or all of their TV and came up with very
> different results. They found 39% of TV households relying on 80 million TVs
> unconnected to either cable or satellite:
><http://www.hearusnow.org/fileadmin/sitecontent/DTV_Survey_Report-_Final_6-29-05.pdf>
> The figure is even larger than that of the National Association of
> Broadcasters (NAB) and the Government Accountability Office (73 million), so
> NAB applauded the work:
><http://tinyurl.com/8ukrn>
> CEA, which came up with 33 million, of course, complained about it:
><http://www.ce.org/press_room/press_release_detail.asp?id=10779>
> CEA's complaint is based on the fact that some TVs may be unconnected to
> cable or satellite but still not used for watching broadcast TV. But the
> survey specifically accounted for that. Respondents were specifically asked
> not to include TVs that "are used ONLY for videogames, DVD players, or VCRs
> or that are in storage."
> I find the 39% figure remarkably close to the 38% of audience that KCSM
> lost when it went DTT only (while retaining cable and satellite carriage).
> Even if DTT set-top receiver/decoders drop to $50 each at retail, that
> would be $4 billion to provide them to 80 million TVs. According to CU
> public-policy director Gene Kimmelman, consumers shouldn't... have to fork
> over $50 per set. Since Congress is expected to raise more than $10 billion
> from the spectrum auction, why shouldn't that money first be used to help
> consumers with the cost of keeping their TVs working? The first rule
> Congress must abide by is: Do no harm to consumers":
><http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622332.html?display=Breaking+News>
><http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8077>
>
> - July 1 -
> - Given the limited number of ads in this memo, I won't do any
> analysis on them, but I will point out that, now that the 25-to-35-inch
> mandate has kicked in, I'm including all sets in that category that I see
> advertised, not just the inexpensive ones. FYI, of the 16 of them I list in
> this memo, not one has 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:
> - Sony Wega 36sf100 36-inch TV @ CEW $549
> - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ CEW $269
> - Toshiba 36E60 36-inch TV @ Royal $298
> - Zenith ZA46 46-inch projection TV @ Royal $397
> - Toshiba 50-inch projection TV @ CEW $449
> - Toshiba 50A60 50-inch projection TV @ Royal $428
> - Sony 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $498
> - Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV @ Royal $498
> - Zenith 53-inch projection TV @ CEW $449
> - RCA 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $649
> - Sony 61-inch projection TV @ CEW $749
> - Sony 61S75 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $598
> - Toshiba 61H60 61-inch projection TV @ Royal $618
> - Samsung 65-inch projection TV @ CEW $849
> - Sony 65S65 65-inch projection TV @ Royal $739
> - TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
> - RCA 25-inch TV @ Royal $98
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ CEW $159
> - Sony 27S45 27-inch TV @ Royal $144
> - Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch TV @ Royal $229
> - Sony Wega 27sf100 27-inch TV @ CEW $219
> - Toshiba 27FA30 27-inch TV @ Royal $328
> - Toshiba 27H50 27-inch TV @ Royal $139
> - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV @ CEW $219
> - Sony 32S45 32-inch TV @ Royal $244
> - Sony Wega 32FS10 32-inch TV @ Royal $399
> - Sony Wega 32sf100 32-inch TV @ CEW $349
> - Sylvania 6432TFY 32-inch TV @ Sears $279.99
> - Toshiba 32H50 32-inch TV @ Royal $244
> - Sony 35S45 35-inch TV @ CEW $299
> - Sony 35S45 35-inch TV @ Royal $329
> - Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
> - "Famous Brand" 13-inch TV @ CEW $49
> - "Famous Maker" 13-inch TV @ Royal $58
> - "Famous Brand" 19-inch TV @ CEW $69
> - "Famous Maker" 19-inch TV @ Royal $78
> - "Famous Brand" VCR @ Royal $29.99
> - Sylvania SRD4900 DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $79.99
> - CyberHome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $96.99
> - Philips DVDR77 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99
> - Sony computer w/TV tuner @ CEW $719
> - Sony VGC-RB36G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $899.99 AR
> AR - price after mail-in rebate
> - Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
> - Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
> - 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 - Nothing I check has been updated since the last memo.
>
>- DirecTV has filed an FCC program-access complaint saying that In Demand is
>charging them more for its HD programming than it charges cable operators:
><http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA622427.html?display=Breaking+News>
><http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=8076>
>
>- International H/DTV news:
>
> - Here's the latest on DTT in Ireland:
><http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single5021>
>
> - The UK is planning to test DTT in 250-300 households with residents
> over 75 to see whether they have any difficulty with the service:
><http://tinyurl.com/9gul8>
>
> - This story covers computer reception of HDTV in Japan:
><http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/neasia/001620>
>
> - As of the end of June, there were 76 models of set-top DTT receivers in
> Australia from 25 brands, starting at A$149 (US$112). Of those, 21 from 15
> brands were HD, starting at A$399 (US$300):
><http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18>
>
>- The Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition has released "What you need to
>know about the 'DTV Transition' -- A Dozen Questions & Answers," a four-page,
>downloadable document. I could pick a few nits, but, by and large, it is
>accurate and informative. One small caution: The last question, "What is
>'EDTV'?" is answered in part by saying it "refers to the capability of
>displays to show pictures at about the same quality level as DVDs....":
><http://www.ceretailers.org/dtv/DTVGuidelines-final.pdf>
>
>- CEA's latest edition of Digital America has come out. It's highly
>informative, but you still need to deal with the fact that what CEA counts as
>DTV is not necessarily any more digital than what they exclude. Here's a URL
>for the highly comprehensive video section:
><http://www.ce.org/publications/books_references/digital_america/PDF/10.video.pdf>
>
>- I'm not permitted to release CEA's week-24 sales figures until Monday.
>There are no big surprises.
>
>- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I saw none so far this week (but I haven't
>yet seen the main Best Buy and Circuit City supplements).
>
>- 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 (HD IDs only):
> - Magnavox 15MF605T/1 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $297.99
> - Mystery brand 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99
> - RCA D52W20 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $999.99
> - Computers & Electronics Warehouse (am New York, no disclaimer):
> - Panasonic 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1499
> - Samsung 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1599
> - J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
> - Canon LV-7230 projector $1299.00
> - Sharp LC-32D5U 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $2199.99
> - Sony KDF-42WE655 42-inch 16:9 integrated LCD projection DTV $1999.99
> - Sears (Washington Post, no disclaimer):
> - Magnavox 20MF605 20-inch LCD TV $499.99
> - Sony KE42M1 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2799.99
> - Sony KP51WS520 51-inch 16:9 projection TV $1299.88
>
>- DVD news: Again, I'm not permitted to release CEA figures for 24th-week
>sales until Monday.
>
>- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
>
> - 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 11, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Star Wars:
> Episode 3" <http://www.etcenter.org/>.
> - July 13, Huntsville, Alabama, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/30-Huntsville.htm>.
> - *July 13, Kansas City, VSB seminar
> <http://www.mswdtv.com/index_files/Page796.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 18, Hollywood Pacific Theater, digital screening of "Madagascar"
> <http://www.etcenter.org/>.
> - 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 23, WDSU, New Orleans, VSB seminar
> <http://www.mswdtv.com/index_files/Page796.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 4, KHUT, Honolulu, VSB seminar
> <http://www.mswdtv.com/index_files/Page796.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 16, WHRO, Norfolk, Virginia, VSB seminar
> <http://www.mswdtv.com/index_files/Page796.htm>.
> - September 19, Lansing, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/57-Lansing.htm>.
> - September 19-24, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
> Festival <http://www.jhfestival.org/>.
> - September 21, WGVU, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/58-Grand%20Rapids.htm>.
> - September 23, South Bend, Indiana, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/59-South_Bend.htm>.
> - September 26, Rockford, Illinois, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/60-Rockford.htm>.
> - September 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/61-Milwaukee.htm>.
> - September 29-October 1, Vicenza Fair, Sat Expo
> <http://www.satexpo.it/en/>.
> - September 30, Fox Valley (Green Bay), Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/62-Fox%20Valley.htm>.
> - October 3, western Wisconsin, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/63-Western%20Wisconsin.htm>.
> - October 4-6, Hotel Fort Des Moines, Iowa DTV Symposium
> <http://www.iptv.org/dtv/2005/feature_detail.cfm?i=2>.
> - October 5, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/64-Minneapolis-St.%20Paul.htm>.
> - October 7, Des Moines, Iowa, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/65-Des%20Moines.htm>.
> - October 7-10, Javits Convention Center, New York, Audio Engineering
> Society convention <http://www.aes.org/events/119/>.
> - October 10, Kansas City, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/66-Kansas_City.htm>.
> - October 11-13, Marriott, Madison, Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic
> <http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/cgi-bin/wi-toc.pl>.
> - October 12, Omaha, Nebraska, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/67-Omaha.htm>.
> - October 12-14, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast
> Symposium <http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/symp.html>.
> - October 14, Riverton, Wyoming, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/68-Riverton.htm>.
> - October 17, Bozeman, Montana, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/69-Bozeman.htm>.
> - October 19, Spokane, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/70-Spokane.htm>.
> - October 19-20, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, Broadcast
> Engineering Expo 2005 <http://www.bee2005.org/>.
> - October 20, Pullman, Washington, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/71-Pullman.htm>.
> - October 24, KLSR/KEVU, Eugene, Oregon, Taste of NAB Road Show
> <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/72-Eugene.htm>.
> - October 24-27, Orlando World Center Marriott, ShowEast
> <http://www.vnufilmgroup.com/filmgroup/showeast/index.jsp>.
> - October 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Taste of NAB Road
> Show <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/73-Portland.htm>.
> - October 25-26, Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough, Massachusetts,
> Bos-Con <http://www.bos-con.com/>.
> - November 1-2, RDS Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre,
> Dublin, Video Ireland <http://www.videoireland.tv/>.
> - November 9-12, New York Hilton, SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition
> <http://www.smpte.org/conferences/>.
> - November 16-18, Makuhari Messe, InterBEE 2005
> <http://bee.jesa.or.jp/en/index.html>.
>* - new or revised listing
> - January 5-8, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show
> <http://www.cesweb.org/default_flash.asp>
>
>TTFN,
>Mark
>
>PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next
>week's memo will likely be late.
>
>Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from
>outside the United States):
>- Computers & Electronics Warehouse: +1-718-205-2288
>
>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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