[opendtv] Mark's Monday Memo - 2004 April 12
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Multiple Addresses Suppressed <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:58:56 -0400
- Follow-ups:
- July 1 -
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- Magnavox MS3652S 36-inch TV @ Circuit City $399.99
- TV sets that would require DTT-reception circuitry starting 2006:
- Sharp 25RS100 25-inch TV @ Best Buy $169.99
- Apex AT2708 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $189.99
- Sylvania 27-inch TV @ Sears $169.99
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Magnavox 13MT143S 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $79.99
- Sylvania 13-inch TV @ Sears $59.99
- Apex AT2008S 20-inch TV @ J&R $109.99
- Daewoo DTQ20U4SC 20-inch flat-screen TV @ Best Buy $139.99
- Philips DVD750VR DVD/VCR combo @ J&R $129.99
- Samsung DVD-V4600 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $119.99
- Sylvania DVD/VCR combo @ Sears $99.99
- Coby DVD-R1000 DVD+R/RW recorder @ J&R $259.99
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Symphonic SC313D 13-inch TV/VCR combo @ Best Buy $99.99
- Devices not covered by the mandate but using analog TV broadcasts:
- Casio EV-570 2.5-inch LCD TV @ J&R $129.99
- Casio TV-980 2.3-inch LCD TV @ J&R $79.99
- Casio SY-4000 4-inch LCD TV @ J&R $179.99
- May 1
- Neither the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nor the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB) updated their lists this week.
- The Association of Public Television Stations added one to list 246
non-commercial U.S. DTT stations:
<http://www.apts.org/html/digital/dtv/ptv_digitalstations.htm>
- The FCC open meeting on Thursday has no H/DTV items on the agenda:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-245919A1.doc>
- Neither does the FCC Technological Advisory Council meeting on April 23:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-04-997A2.doc>
- The FCC calendar, however, is filled with meetings around the country
on 700-MHz public safety issues:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-245727A1.doc>
- The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has candidate
standards (CS/T3-613 and CS/T3-614) dealing with E-AC-3 enhanced audio
coding:
<http://www.atsc.org/news_information/press/2004/PR_E-AC-3.htm>
- Here are two reports on DisplaySearch's Flat-Panel Display Conference
in San Diego:
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040406005333&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view>
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1561887,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532>
- Home Theater magazine went undercover to ask salespeople H/DTV
questions. Here's their report on the results:
<http://www.hometheatermag.com/bootcamp/404deep/>
- International H/DTV news:
- In Digital Broadcasting Australia's (DBA) latest list of consumer
stand-alone DTT receivers, five of 32 are HD-capable, the least
expensive being A$699 (US$536); the least expensive SD model is A$299
(US$229):
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18>
DBA estimates sales to dealers and installers of DTT receivers through
the end of February to have been 291,000 units:
<http://www.dba.org.au/newsletter/IB-AprMay04-full.asp#PRODUCT1>
- Informa Media Group's "European Television - 8th Edition" lists
digital subscribers (cable, DTT, satellite, and DSL entertainment) in
each country (figures in thousands). They also make predictions:
- Austria 167
- Belgium 200
- Czech Republic 70
- Denmark 382
- Finland 522
- France 4874
- Germany 3457
- Greece 163
- Hungary 100
- Ireland 425
- Italy 2570
- Netherlands 188
- Norway 570
- Poland 900
- Portugal 408
- Romania 0
- Russia 760
- Spain 1911
- Sweden 1299
- Switzerland 302
- UK 12273
Total 31877
<http://www.europemedia.net/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=marlin/home&siteid=30000000461&mp_channelid=30000000393&MarlinViewType=ARTICLEVIEW&mp_articleid=20017280133&mp_pubcode=IMG_press>
- The March edition of Gary Mersons HDTV Insider Newsletter discusses
problems (like no HD) using the IEEE-1394 connection on a cable box and
other problems using Vooms DVI output with non-HDCP (content-protected)
DVI-equipped displays:
<http://www.hdtvinsider.com>
- For the seventh week in a row, the Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA) has reported no factory-to-U.S.-dealer sales of (supposedly)
non-H/DTV projection TVs; when it hits 10 weeks, I'll assume the
category is dead and stop reporting it. VCRs were down 66.3% for the
first 12 weeks of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. Direct-view
was UP 7%. My ten-week running average is up 3.8%.
So-called "Digital Television" sales to U.S. dealers for the 12th week
were 85,124 units. For the first 12 weeks of the year, there were
880,118 units. "Digital Televisions" (most of which are HDTV displays
without DTT-reception capability) accounted for about 14.4% of the TVs
(not counting plasma or direct-view LCD) sold to U.S. dealers so far
this year. It may be worth noting here what that means. Over 85% of the
TVs sold so far this year were still plain non-H/DTV direct-view TVs
with picture tubes.
To qualify 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 were still a small fraction of those numbers.
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the Samsung at J&R.
- The ads The prices on the Sony plasma and LCD products at Best Buy
were advertised as "before savings," but no savings were listed for those.
- Best Buy (appropriate disclaimers):
- Mitsubishi WS-55313 55-inch 16:9 projection TV $1709.99
- Pioneer PDP5041HD 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $9499.99
- Polaroid LCD-1700 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $649.99
- RCA HD61LPW42 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3704.99
- Samsung LTN1535 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $569.99
- Samsung LTN1765 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $807.99
- Samsung SPN4235 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3609.99**
- Samsung TXN-3271HF 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $854.99
- Sharp LC20B4US 20-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $999.99
- Sharp LC30HV4U 30-inch 16:9 LCD direct-view TV $3799.99**
- Sharp LL-M17W1 17-inch widescreen TV $699.99
- Sony KDP51WS550 51-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2089.99
- Sony KE42XS910 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6999.99**
- Sony KLV21SG2 21-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99
- Sony KLV23HR1 23-inch direct-view LCD TV $2299.99
- Sony KLV26HG2 26-inch direct-view LCD TV $3299.99
- Sony KP46WT510 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1424.99
- Sony KV32FS100 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $664.99
- Sony KV36FS100 36-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $949.99
** price includes basic installation after mail-in rebate
- Circuit City (appropriate disclaimers):
- Hitachi 42HDT50 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499.99**
- Hitachi 51S500 51-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1849.99
- Hitachi 57F500A 57-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1849.99
- Philips 15PF9936 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $649.99
- RCA 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1224.99
- RCA HD61LPW42 61-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $3599.99
- Samsung HLN437W 43-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV $2699.99
- Samsung LTN1535 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $549.99
- Samsung LTN1735 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $749.99
- Samsung LTN1765 17-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $799.99
- Samsung SPN4235 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV w/$200 gift card $3499.99
- Samsung TXN2745FP 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $499.99
- Samsung TXN2775HF 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $649.99
- Samsung TXN3245FP 27-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $649.99
- Sharp LC13B4US 13-inch 4:3 LCD direct-view TV $499.99
- Sony KLV21SG2 21-inch widescreen LCD TV $1624.99
- Sony KP46WT510 46-inch 16:9 projection TV $1524.99
- Sony KV32HS510 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $1224.99
- Sony KV34HS510 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1849.99
** price includes basic installation after mail-in rebate
- Dell (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- Dell 17-inch widescreen LCD TV $699
- Dell 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1599
- Good Guys (Los Angeles Times, appropriate disclaimer):
- JVC PD42WX84 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $5499
- Pioneer PRO1110HD 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $10,499
- Samsung HPN5039X 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6499
- Sharp LC30HV6U 30-inch 16:9 LCD direct-view TV
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TC-14LA1 14-inch 4:3 LCD TV $499.99
- Panasonic TC-15LT1 15-inch 16:9 LCD TV $699.99
- Panasonic TH-50PX20U 50-inch 16:9 plasma TV $6999.00
- Philips 20PF7835 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $999.99
- Philips 32FD9954 32-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2999.99
- Philips 36PT842H 36-inch 4:3 CRT direct-view TV $1299.99
- Philips 55PL9773 55-inch 16:9 LCoS projection TV
- Philips 60PP9502 60-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $1799.99
- Samsung HLN507W 50-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV
- Samsung HLN567W 56-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV
- Samsung LTN1535 15-inch 4:3 direct-view LCD TV $484.99
- Samsung SIR-T165 ATSC receiver/decoder $399.99
- Samsung SPN4235 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $3299.99
- Sony KP-65WV600 65-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV
- Westinghouse W32701 27-inch 16:9 direct-view LCD TV $1649.99
- PC Mall (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- JVC GMV42UG 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2499
- Sears (Minneapolis Star Tribune, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi 46-inch 16:9 projection TV, Sears #54713 $1399.99
- Hitachi 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV, Sears #54759 $3299.99
- Mitsubishi 55-inch 16:9 projection TV, Sears #54123 $1799.99
- Samsung 43-inch 16:9 DLP projection TV, Sears #54073 $2999.99
- Samsung 26-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV, Sears #45063 $599.99
- Toshiba 51-inch 16:9 projection TV, Sears #54433 $1699.99
- Voom HD satellite and DTT receiver and antennas, installed $399.99
- Ultimate Electronics (Minneapolis Star Tribune, appropriate disclaimer):
- Epson LS57P1 57-inch 16:9 projection TV/photo printer $3999.95
- Hitachi 50V500 50-inch 16:9 LCD projection TV $2904.95
- Mitsubishi WS55513 55-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1584.99***
- Mitsubishi WT42313 42-inch 16:9 CRT projection TV $998.95***
- Panasonic CT32HL43 32-inch 4:3 direct-view CRT TV $999.95***
- Panasonic CT34WX53 34-inch 16:9 direct-view CRT TV $1499.95***
- Panasonic PT47WXD63 47-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1499.95***
- Panasonic TH42PX20 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV and DTT receiver $5729.95***
- Sampo PME42S6 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $1998.95***
- Sharp LC22SV6U 22-inch 16:9 LCD direct-view TV $1494.95***
- Sony KDP57WS550 57-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2199.95***
- Zenith L15V26C 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $498.95***
- Zenith P42W22B 42-inch 16:9 plasma TV $2798.95***
*** price includes universal learning remote control
- DVD news:
- According to CEA, sales of DVD players to U.S. dealers for the first
12 weeks of 2004 were up 23.4% over the same period in 2003. My ten-week
running average was up 25.3%. The growth rate continues to amaze me!
- Thomson is reportedly planning to market DVD players at Kmart and
Wal-Mart that automatically delete what their programmers (at ClearPlay
in Salt Lake City) consider offensive language, graphic violence, and
sexual content. The players will have censorship software for 100 movies
built in. Access to a larger library (600 at the moment) is available
for a $4.95/month or $20 for a disk with all of the "filters." They are
to be available by the end of this quarter for a suggested retail price
of $79.
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA409079?display=Breaking+News>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- April 17-22, Las Vegas Convention Center, NAB 2004
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2004/>.
- April 26, Medford, Oregon, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/01_Medford.htm>
- April 28, San Francisco, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/02_San_Francisco.htm>
- April 29, Sacramento, California, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not
NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/03_Sacramento.htm>
- May 1, Napa Valley Community College, California, Road Show -- "A
Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/04_Napa_ValleyCC.htm>
- May 3, Reno, Nevada, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/05_Reno.htm>
- May 5, Fresno, California, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/06_Fresno.htm>
- May 7, Los Angeles, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/07_Los_Angeles.htm>
- May 10, San Diego, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/08_San_Diego.htm>
- May 12, Phoenix, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/09_Phoenix.htm>
- May 14, Albuquerque, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/10_Albuquerque.htm>
- May 17, El Paso, Texas, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/11_El_Paso.htm>
- May 19, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/12_Tulsa.htm>
- *May 20-23, New York Hilton, Home Entertainment 2004 East
<http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/>.
- May 21, Dallas, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/13_Dallas.htm>
- May 24, Houston, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/14_Houston.htm>
- May 26, Lafayette, Louisiana, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/15_Lafayette.htm>
- May 28, New Oreans, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/16_New_Orleans.htm>
- June 1, Jackson, Mississippi, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/17_Jackson.htm>
- June 3, Montgomery, Alabama, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/18_Montgomery.htm>
- June 5-11, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, InfoComm
<http://infocomm03.expoexchange.com/>.
- June 7, Tampa, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/19_Tampa.htm>
- June 9, Miami, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/20_Miami.htm>
- June 11, West Palm Beach, Florida, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not
NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/21_WPalm_Beach.htm>
- June 14, Jacksonville, Florida, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/22_Jacksonville.htm>
- June 15-18, Singapore Expo, Broadcast Asia 2004, Audio Technology
2004, CableSat 2004, ComGraphics & Animation 2004, CommunicAsia 2004,
EnterpriseIT 2004 <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/>.
- June 16, Atlanta, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/23_Atlanta.htm>
- June 18, Huntsville, Alabama, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/24_Huntsville.htm>
- June 21, Nashville, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/25_Nashville.htm>
- June 23, Knoxville, Tennessee, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/26_Knoxville.htm>
- June 25, Greenville, South Carolina, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB"
(not NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/27_Greenville.htm>
- June 28, Charlotte, North Carolina, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not
NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/28_Charlotte.htm>
- June 30, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB"
(not NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/29_Raleigh-Durham.htm>
- July 6, Baltimore-Washington, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/30_Baltimore-Washington.htm>
- July 8, Philadelphia, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/31_Philadelphia.htm>
- July 12, New Haven, Connecticut, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not
NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/32_New_Haven.htm>
- July 14, Boston, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/33_Boston.htm>
- July 16, Eastern New York, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/34_Up_State_NY.htm>
- July 19, Binghamton, New York, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/35_Binghamton.htm>
- July 19-23, Seattle, MPEG meetings.
- July 21, Cleveland, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/36_Cleveland.htm>
- July 22, Columbus, Ohio, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/37_Columbus.htm>
- July 26, Indianapolis, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/38_Indianapolis.htm>
- July 28, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB"
(not NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/39_Urbana-Champaign.htm>
- July 29, Madison, Wisconsin, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/40_Madison.htm>
- August 2, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/41_Minn-StP.htm>
- August 4, Omaha, Nebraska, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/42_Omaha.htm>
- August 6, Riverton, Wyoming, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/43_Riverton.htm>
- August 9, Salt Lake City, Utah, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/44_SLC.htm>
- August 11, Bozeman, Montana, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/45_Bozeman.htm>
- August 13, Boise, Idaho, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/46_Boise.htm>
- August 16, Spokane, Washington, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/47_Spokane.htm>
- August 18, Washington State University, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB"
(not NAB affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/48_WSU.htm>
- August 20, Seattle, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB affiliated)
<http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/49_Seattle.htm>
- August 24, Portland, Oregon, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/50_Portland.htm>
- August 25, Eugene, Oregon, Road Show -- "A Taste of NAB" (not NAB
affiliated) <http://www.tech-notes.tv/2004/51_Eugene.htm>
- August 30-September 1, Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, Entertainment
Media Expo <http://www.media-tech.net/news/New_A.htm>.
- September 1-3, Reading, UK, International Symposium on Consumer
Electronics <http://www.isce.reading.ac.uk>.
- September 9-14, RAI, Amsterdam, International Broadcasting Convention
<http://www.ibc.org>.
- October 6-7, Washington (D.C.) Convention Center, Government Video
Technology Expo <http://www.GVExpo.com>
- October 13-15, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., IEEE Broadcast
Symposium <http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/symposium.html>.
- November 4-7, Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Home
Entertainment 2004 West <http://www.homeentertainment-expo.com/>.
- ***January 26-28, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, California, ***The
Technology Retreat*** <http://www.hpaonline.com>.
* - new or revised listing
TTFN,
Mark
PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next
week's memo might be late. See you at NAB! There will be no memo the
week of June 14, and the following week's will be late.
Confused about something in the memo? Please first check out the second
post-script to the January 5 memo here:
<http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02052.html>
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