[opendtv] 20060109 Mark's Monday Memo
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:05:33 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Here are some very efficient (low-administrative-cost) relief organiza=
tions (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 understand the Red Cross web site is often busy. Americans may also=
call 800 HELP NOW (800 435-7669).
- Follow-ups:
- LG's coming set-top boxes - The $50 price on the AV Science Forum wa=
s extrapolated from old testimony; that price was NOT recently provided by =
LG, according to the person who wrote that piece. At the same time, anothe=
r correspondent who attended the LG demo at CES called it "their prototype =
$50 ATSC converter box for the DTV transition."
- H.265 - Some of the people working on the standard dispute the compl=
etion date and quality improvement. One called it a "stretch."
- ***The Technology Retreat***, February 21-24 in Rancho Mirage -=20
- So, if compression is complicated, what about uncompressed HD? =
Can it be transmitted over an RF link? And why does someone from Boeing w=
ant to tell you about it?
You actually WON'T find out about this at ***The Technology Retreat***=
. Not exactly, anyway. But, if you come to the joint seminar of the Advan=
ced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Society of Broadcast Engineers =
(SBE) the day before the main retreat starts (February 21), you WILL. Not =
only will you learn about uncompressed HD over an RF link (and why Boeing i=
s explaining it), but you'll also learn about the next-generation satellite=
transmission standard and HD ENG. And that's not the HALF of it! Is ther=
e a data-return link associated with DTT? If you don't need to go uncompre=
ssed, which codec should you choose? What spectrum issues are involved? M=
ight your wireless mic stop working?
ALL broadcasters should attend this seminar on digital newsgathering, =
not to mention anyone else involved in either news or signal transmission. =
Uncompressed HD over an RF link? That doesn't sound like something associ=
ated with digital cinema, does it? Hmm.
Just in case you already know all there is to know about compression, =
return data links, satellites, and HD, there's another, concurrent half-day=
seminar that Tuesday, this time with guru Charles Poynton on display techn=
ology. Do you understand the temporal relationship between a CCD camera an=
d an LCD display? Let him talk you through it.
Both of those seminars have separate admission charges. I think you'l=
l find them WELL worth the price of admission.
- There is yet another breakfast roundtable! Philippe Soeiro, of=
Autodesk Media & Entertainment, will be moderating a roundtable on managin=
g data complexity in film and television production. That makes 35 roundta=
bles so far, with more expected. And there's room for more! If you are re=
gistered for the event (hint), and you'd like to moderate a breakfast round=
table on any subject, consider these three cautions:
1. They start at 7:30 am (but are nevertheless one of the most popula=
r parts of the retreat; one year, someone checked himself out of the hospit=
al in the middle of the night just to attend the breakfast roundtables).
2. A moderator can't attend any other roundtable that day.
3. Once you commit to moderate a roundtable, you can change topic or =
find a substitute moderator up to the last minute, but you must cover the t=
able.
If all of that's agreeable, just let me know the day (Thursday and/or =
Friday), the topic (brief as possible title and subject to truncation), and=
your name and affiliation. You can enjoy instant confirmation.
- Cine-tal, Clarity Image, Digital Vision, DVS, JVC, NVIDIA, NVis=
ion, Snell & Wilcox, Sony, and Xytech are joining the 25 other companies in=
the demo area, with probably more to come. What will they show? I'm swor=
n to secrecy on the one thing I know about, but it might be worth noting th=
at both Panasonic's Varicam and Sony's HDCAM SR were introduced at ***The T=
echnology Retreat***. It's also where Evertz showed how to turn an old Gra=
ss Valley Model 100 into an HD switcher, where Cobalt showed the 3-D rig th=
at shot the Super Bowl, where Lucas Digital (ILM) showed the palmable camer=
a attitude sensor used on "Star Wars: Episode 3," and where Cinea showed th=
eir piracy-proof DVD players for Academy-award screeners, among other thing=
s.
- As for the main program, I have nothing new to say. There are =
just sessions on displays, broadcasting, the video consumer marketplace, te=
lco TV, TV for mobile devices (Modeo), an introduction to MovieLabs, a stat=
us report on content protection, high-resolution and large-format acquisiti=
on and processing, the latest developments at NHK and Olympus, 3-D acquisit=
ion and post, digital cinema (and beyond) worldwide, a Washington update, n=
ext-generation consumer disks, lip-sync, letterbox and pillarbox bars, 10 G=
b networking, advanced compression, and audio metadata. Ho-hum.
- You could ignore it all, or you could join all the major networ=
ks, all the major Hollywood studios, the Department of Defense, National Se=
curity Agency, consumer electronics and professional equipment manufacturer=
s, academics, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and more at **=
*The Technology Retreat***. What do they know that you don't? More import=
ant, what will they find out that you won't?
- Admission WILL be cut off when capacity is reached (I think we'=
re somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of the way there). Don't regret not going=
for the rest of your life. BE THERE!
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- U.S. DTT reception - The owner of a cable system at the edge of the =
Birmingham, Alabama market (about 50 miles from the transmitter) had to scr=
amble to pick up a nearby Mississippi station to fill in for a station he c=
ould no longer receive because the station switched from analog to digital.=
The analog station was low-band VHF and the digital UHF, and it's possibl=
e the analog was also higher and more powerful, but, according to Demopolis=
CATV owner Lynn Goldman, "The digital channels won't reach as far, which i=
s why we couldn't carry FOX-6":
<http://www.demopolistimes.com/articles/2006/01/06/news/news01.txt>
- CES - I've been hearing from many correspondents about the Consumer =
Electronics Show. All seem to agree on a few points:
- LEDs are being used as illumination not only for LCD TVs and po=
cket projectors but even for large projection TVs. When used as LCD backli=
ghts, they were said to offer 2.5 times the brightness at the same power co=
nsumption, and their fast on/off times offer other advantages:
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060107/tc_zd/168733>
Find out more about ALL the display technologies at CES at ***The Tech=
nology Retreat***. Don't say you weren't warned:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- There is a next-generation disk all-out war:
- I really liked this report from someone at Pioneer's compa=
rison of ordinary DVD with Blu-ray: "I thought that both looked good on th=
e program material I saw, though the HD Blu-ray image was noticeably sharpe=
r. =E2=80=94TJN":
<http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ces2006/>
- This New York Times story today thinks the war between Son=
y's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox could determine the winner of the Blu-=
ray/HD DVD battle:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/technology/09dvd.html>
- There WILL be an enlightening session on next-generation d=
isks at ***The Technology Retreat*** by the three authors who wrote the boo=
k ("DVD Demystified"). BE THERE!
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- My most engineering-oriented correspondents were extremely exci=
ted about Genoa Technologies more-than-three-primaries display technologies=
. They said the expanded color gamut -- even from a consumer camcorder sho=
oting a scene right there -- was awesome:
<http://www.genoacolor.com/ces2006.html>
Will there be a surprise demonstration of Genoa's ColorPeak at ***The =
Technology Retreat***? As Bugs Bunny would say, "Er, could be""
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- SED, which is supposed to be available as a 55-inch 1080p displ=
ay later this year, was still being shown as a smaller 720p display, but al=
l still agree it looks better than any other flat-panel technology:
<http://engadget.com/2006/01/08/sed-up-close-and-personal/>
- There were many projection TVs that were ten inches thick or le=
ss.
- There were beyond 1920 x 1080 consumer displays, like a Sanyo p=
rojector. There was also Dell's 2560 x 1600 30-inch LCD:
<http://tinyurl.com/7qtky>
- Then there was BenQ's aromatherapy DLP projector:
<http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/001244.html>
- There were almost no DTT set-top boxes, but a Chinese manufactu=
rer in the Sands, Michley Electronics, had one said to be ready to be sold =
at $100.
- LG is suggesting the use of VSB (VSBnet) for home networking:
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060106/cgf011.html?.v=3D37>
- ZigBee's wireless networking is another option. This story is =
from EE Times:
<http://tinyurl.com/e32kc>
- There was lots of stuff using OCAP, the OpenCable applications =
protocol:
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060106/tc_pcworld/124250>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6297860.html>
There was also a demonstration of downloadable conditional access (eli=
minating the need for a CableCARD or its slot) by Comcast, LG, and Nagravis=
ion:
<http://tinyurl.com/cn7lk>
- "Location shift" (moving programming to small devices) was repo=
rtedly a hot topic. Here's a New York Times story on home networking:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/business/yourmoney/08frenzy.html>
- Video-on-demand/downloading:
- It seems hot because people are already making money on it=
:
<http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=3D29177>
- Here's Google's entry:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=3D9138>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6298015.html>
- And here's Yahoo's:
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=3D9130>
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6297870.html>
It's said to be optimized for Intel's new ViiV chip:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6297868.html>
This story is from EE Times:
<http://tinyurl.com/8d82k>
This one, also from EE Times, ties Google to ViiV, too:
<http://tinyurl.com/dqvnm>
And this one, also EE Times, is about Intel's latest push into the ent=
ertainment business:
<http://tinyurl.com/86ser>
- And here's The New York Times on both Google and Yahoo:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/technology/06online.html>
- This New York Times story is on generic TV via the Interne=
t. It mentions HD at 6 Mbps:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/technology/07video.html>
- The New York Times also had an editorial on the problems of the=
new technology, citing the reports of half of HDTV owners not getting HD:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/opinion/07sat4.html>
- This New York Times attendee liked Sharp's LCD display that all=
ows two viewers to watch two different shows on the same screen at the same=
time without either seeing what the other is watching:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/technology/09screen.html>
- These stories cover satellite developments at CES:
<http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/01/07/dish_network_dual-signal_hd_receiver/>
<http://thomashawk.com/2006/01/ces-day-three-dish-network-reigning.html>
- These stories are on FCC chair Kevin Martin's speech. The last=
is from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The first, from TWICE, show just ho=
w confused everyone is about the U.S. DTT transition. It discusses the FCC=
's work on auctioning analog TV's "VHF spectrum" post transition (the core =
U.S. DTT spectrum includes all VHF TV channels, 2-13):
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6297869.html>
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D175802469>
<http://tinyurl.com/89q9v>
- These are some other reports from the show:
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/ces_-_day_1.php>
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/ces_-_day_2.php>
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/ces_-_day_3.php>
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/ces_-_day_4.php>
<http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ces2006/>
<http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=3D7&article_id=3D1=
195>
<http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=3D7&article_id=3D1=
164>
<http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/010506ces1/>
<http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/010606ces2/>
<http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/010706ces3/>
<http://www.physorg.com/news9668.html>
<http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/01/ces_show_day_3_1.php>
<http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/1933/my_first_day>
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,69977-0.html?tw=3Dwn_tophead_1>
- This one, from Engadget, is mostly links to speeches and other =
coverage:
<http://tinyurl.com/cm6qh>
- What can I say? CES is a BIG show. If you think it's too big =
or if you just missed it and want to learn what was there, consider ***The =
Technology Retreat***. It's nice and compact. There's no trouble getting =
a cab. Nothing (except the breakfast roundtables) is concurrent. There's =
more food, and it's tastier. The weather's at least as good. CES doesn't =
have a softball championship at Fenway Park. Take a vacation in Palm Sprin=
gs, but be sure to register first, so you can write it off:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- July 1 -=20
- This week I've listed 58 ads for TVs 36-inch or larger. Of tho=
se, 40 (69%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. As of July 1, 100% =
of those manufactured in or imported to the U.S. and equipped with tuners w=
ere supposed to have integrated DTT-reception capability. I've also listed=
42 ads for TVs between 25- and 35-inch. Of those, 5 (12%) have integrate=
d DTT-reception capability. As of July 1, 50% of those manufactured in or =
imported to the U.S. and equipped with tuners were supposed to have integra=
ted DTT-reception capability.
- See also the ads section for inexpensive non-integrated sets th=
at are HD and/or widescreen.
- TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2004:
- Sony 36S45 36-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $289
- Sony Wega 36FS10 36-inch flat-tube TV @ Universal $459
- Toshiba 36H45 36-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $259
- Toshiba Da50 50-inch projection TV w/PIP @ Universal $409 DV
- Sony 53S65 53-inch projection TV w/PIP @ Universal $479
- Sony 65S75 65-inch projection TV w/PIP @ Universal $749
DV - price includes DVD player
- TV sets that required DTT-reception circuitry starting 2005:
- Insignia ISTV040923 27-inch TV @ Best Buy $169.99
- Jensen TS2750J 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $174.99
- Panasonic 27H45 27-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $109
- Panasonic CT27SL15 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Circuit City $309.99
- Panasonic PVDF2735 27-inch flat TV/DVD/VCR @ Circuit City $449.9=
9
- Sharp 27F541 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $239.99
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $129
- Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Universal $189
- Sony Wega KV27FS120 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $329.99
- Sony Wega KV27FS120 27-inch flat-tube TV @ P.C. Richard $288.97
- Toshiba 27AF45 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $329.99
- JVC AV32F476 32-inch flat-tube TV @ Circuit City $447.99
- Magnavox 32MT3305 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $279.99
- Sony 32S45 32-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $189
- Sony Wega 32FS10 32-inch flat-tube TV @ Universal $309
- Sony Wega KV32FS120 32-inch flat-tube TV @ P.C. Richard $499.97
- Toshiba 32A35 32-inch TV @ Best Buy $329.99
- Toshiba 32AF45 32-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $499.99
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Konka 13-inch TV @ Universal $45
- Symphonic ST413E 13-inch TV @ Circuit City $59.99
- Konka 19-inch TV @ Universal $59
- Insignia ISTV040919 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $94.99
- "Famous Makers" VCR @ Universal $22
- Allegro DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $69.99
- "Famous Makers" DVD/VCR combo @ Universal $44
- Toshiba SD-V393 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy w/$10GC $99.99
- CyberHome DVR1600 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $89.99 AR
- Panaasonic DMR-ES20S DVD recorder @ Best Buy $199.99
- Panasonic DMR-ES40VS VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Best Buy $299.99
- Samsung DVDR120 DVD recorder w/$30GC @ Circuit City $149.99
- Sansui VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Universal $79
- Sharp DVRW550U VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $199.99
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $699
- Sony VGC-VA10G computer w/TV tuner @ J&R $1849.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
GC - price includes gift card of amount shown
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Sylvania 6720FDE 20-inch flat-tube TV/DVD/VCR @ Best Buy $239.9=
9
- Devices possibly not covered but receiving analog TV signals:
- eton FR300 AM/FM/TV/WX/light/siren/crank/charger @ J&R $49.99
WX - weather
Best Buy also advertised an RF modulator for $21.99.
- 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 - None of the lists I check have been updated since the last m=
emo.
- Doug Lung offers a 2005 DTT year in review:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=3D1120>
- A study by Frank N. Magid Associates says 40% of HD homes have PVRs, and =
they use them frequently. The full story requires a paid subscription:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6297544.html?display=3DSpecial+Repor=
t>
FYI, another Magid study shows 32% of Americans never watch what they =
record:
<http://tinyurl.com/7byq6>
- CableWorld had a roundtable on HD:
<http://tinyurl.com/c5tv6>
- International H/DTV news:=20
- BBC director-general Mark Thompson says the Internet will be "the mo=
st important medium we operate in":
<http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=3Dcountries&subclass=3D193&id=3D=
1393>
Here's information on the BBC's Internet media player:
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/index.shtml>
- Spain's Telefonica phone company has exceeded its target of 200,000 =
subscribers to its hybrid IPTV/DTT service, Imagenio:
<http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=3Dcountries&subclass=3D0&id=3D13=
84>
- Still no post-week-48 dealer sales figures from the Consumer Electronics =
Association (CEA), but they've been busy with CES.
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV units at Bes=
t Buy and Circuit City and the Sony PVR at J&R.
- Ad confusions: Best Buy listed the integrated JVC HD56G786 and Zenith Z5=
0PX2D as requiring a digital receiver sold separately.
- 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.
- Best Buy (HD disclaimers only):
- DirecTV H20 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $0 AS
- DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $399.99 AS
- Insignia IS-TVHD30 30-inch widescreen TV $499.99
- JVC HD56G786/HD56BP6 56-inch wide integr. D-ILA proj. DTV $2699.99 ST
- LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $1099.99
- LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799.99
- Maxent MX-42VM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1499.99
- Maxent MX-42XM11 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1899.99
- Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch widescreen integr. LCD proj. DTV $2699.9=
9
- Panasonic TH-37PX50U 37-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2499.99
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2069.99
- Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1399.99
- Samsung LNR328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV w/$55RC $1799.99
- Samsung LNR408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $3099.99
- Sharp LC37DB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2299.99
- Sony KDFE42A10 42-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1799.99
- Sony KDLV26XBR1 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1999.99
- Sony KV32FS120 32-inch 4:3 flat-tube TV $499.99
- Toshiba 26HF84 26-inch widescreen TV $549.99
- Toshiba 27HLV95 27-inch widescreen LCD DTV/DVD combo $1699.99
- Toshiba 30HF85 30-inch 16:9 flat CRT TV $749.99
- Toshiba 34HF85 34-inch 16:9 CRT TV $949.99
- Toshiba 46HM95 46-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV $1999.99
- Toshiba 50HP95 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3799.99
- Toshiba 51HC85 51-inch widescreen projection TV $1169.99
- Toshiba 52HM95 52-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2499.99
- Toshiba 62HM95 62-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. DTV $3199.99
- Westinghouse LTV-27W2 27-inch 16:9 LCD TV $799.99
- Zenith Z50PX2D 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
AS - price after rebate requiring subscription to DirecTV
RC - price includes "reward certificates" of amount shown
ST - price includes stand
- Circuit City (HD IDs only):
- DirecTV H10/H20 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $0 AS
- Hitachi 42HDF52 42-inch 16:9 integr. plasma DTV $2499.99
- Hitachi 55VF820 55-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $2564.99
- InFocus ScreenPlay 4805 projector $999.99 AR
- LG 50PX4DR 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV/PVR $4499.99
- Magnavox 15MF605T 15-inch 4:3 LCD TV $289.99
- Magnavox 17MD255V 17-inch widescreen LCD TV/DVD combo $539.99
- Panasonic PT44LCX65 44-inch wide integrated LCD proj. DTV $1799.99
- Panasonic PT61LCX65 61-inch widescreen integr. LCD proj. DTV $2849.99
- Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1699.99
- Polaroid FLM2011 20-inch LCD TV $474.99
- Polaroid FLM2601 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99
- Polaroid FLM3201 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99
- Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $1709.99
- Samsung LTP2045 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $617.99
- Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $1999.99
- Samsung TXR3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $849.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1139.99
- Sharp XR10X projector $899.99 AR
- Sony KDFE50A10 50-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2374.99
- Sony KDLV40XBR1 40-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3324.99
- Sony KDSR60XBR1 60-inch widescreen integr. LCD proj. DTV $4749.99
- Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99
- Sylvania 6842PE 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1399.99
- Zenith Z50PX2D 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
AS - price after rebate requiring subscription to DirecTV
- CompUSA (appropriate disclaimers):
- HP LC3200N 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1699.99
- [Optoma] MovieTime DV10 projector w/screen $1299.99
- Syntax Olevia LT26HVE 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $499.99 AR
- Syntax Olevia LT37HVS 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1399.99 =
AR
- ViewSonic N3250W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99 AR
- Zenith Z50PX2D 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $3199.99 AP
AP - ambiguous price -- might be $3099.99 -- both listed in same ad
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Philips 42PF7320A 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2399.99
- Sony KD-30XS955 30-inch 16:9 integrated DTV $699.99
- Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1049.99
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- InFocus LP 640 projector $1299.99 AR
- InFocus ScreenPlay 61 md10 61-inch 16:9 DLP proj. TV w/PIP $2599.99
- JVC LT-40X776 40-inch wide integr. LCD DTV $2499.99
- Philips 42PF9630A 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2599.99
- Samsung HL-R5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $1699.99
- Samsung HL-R5688W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $3499.99
- Samsung HL-R6767W 67-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $3399.99
- Samsung HP-R4252 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2399.99
- Samsung LN-R328W 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1399.99
- Samsung TX-R3079 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $699.99
- Sharp LC-37DB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2199.99
- Sharp LD-23SH1U 23-inch 16:9 LCD TV $699.99
- Sony DHG-HDD500 HD PVR $679.99
- Sony KDF-E42A10 42-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1599.99
- Westinghouse LVM-37w1 37-inch widescreen LCD monitor $1499.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- P.C. Richard & Son (am New York, appropriate disclaimers):
- Mitsubishi WD52527 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1999.97
- Mitsubishi WD52627 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $2999.97
- Mitsubishi WS55517 55-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1499.97
- Sony KDFE55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2199.97
- Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $899.97
- Sony KLVS26A10 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1299.97
- Sixth Avenue Electronics (Record
- Akai PT5250A 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $888
- Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic TH42PE506 42-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $1149
- Panasonic [?] HPP3298PP 32-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $749
- Philips 42-inch widescreen TV $1049
- Samsung 42-inch widescreen TV $899
- Samsung HLD5020 50-inch TV w/PIP $1029
- Sony KED4235 42-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $1399
- Sony KDF55B25 55-inch LCD [projection?] TV $1399
- DVD news: Again, I haven't yet received post-week-48 figures from CEA.
- In the U.S. TV season that just ended (September 19 to December 18), the =
average American watched four hours and 39 minutes a day, UP from 4:35 last=
year, according to Nielsen. The New York Times story on it suggests the i=
ncrease is from news:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/business/09drill.html>
See how important news is? Better attend the joint ATSC/SBE half-day =
seminar on digital newsgathering on February 21 at ***The Technology Retrea=
t***. BE THERE!
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- In a somewhat related story, Nielsen has released its first figures on PV=
R viewing. According to this Broadcasting & Cable story, the full text of =
which requires a paid subscription, the increased viewing can be measured i=
n single and double digits. That's not percentages; it's viewers:
<http://tinyurl.com/d4fqp>
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- January 10, Millennium Maxwell House, Nashville, SBE Nashville Ennes=
Workshop <http://www.sbe.org/documents/2006NashvilleEnnes.pdf>.
- January 29-February 1, Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, SMPTE Advanced M=
otion Imaging Conference and VSF VidTrans <http://www.smpte.org/conferences=
/vidsmcfp.cfm>.
- February 16, BAFTA, London, 3rd European HDTV Summit <http://www.tvc=
onferences.com/>.=20
- ***February 21, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage (Palm Spri=
ngs area), California, pre-Technology Retreat seminars <http://www.hpaonlin=
e.com>.
- ***February 22-24, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage (Palm S=
prings area), California, HPA's 12th-annual Technology Retreat <http://www.=
hpaonline.com>.
- February 26-28, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CableLabs Winter Co=
nference <http://www.cablelabs.com/conferences_public/>.
- February 27-28, Park Central Hotel, New York, Collaborative Communic=
ations Summit <http://sites.securemc.com/folder4073/>.
- February 28, Dorchester Hotel, London, Collaborative Conferencing Su=
mmit <http://sites.securemc.com/folder22719/>.
- March 21-23, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego, DisplaySearch fla=
t-panel display conference <http://www.displaysearch.com/usfpd2006/>.
- April 6-7, Las Vegas, IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Mult=
imedia Systems and Broadcasting <http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/=
bt/index.html>.
- April 9-11, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, the National Sho=
w (NCTA2006) <http://www.thenationalshow.com/?ref=3DnctaMenu>.
- April 22-27, Las Vegas Convention Center, NAB2006 <http://www.nabsho=
w.com/>.
- April 28-30, Early Television Museum, Hilliard, Ohio, 2006 Early Tel=
evision Convention <http://www.earlytelevision.org/2006_convention.html>.
- May 20-23, Porte de Versailles, Paris, 120th AES convention <http://=
www.aes.org/events/120/>.
- June 7-9, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Infocomm <http:/=
/www.infocomm.org/>.
- June 27-29, Javits Center, New York, Entertainment Technology Allian=
ce <http://www.etaexpo.com/>.
* - new or revised listing
TTFN,
Mark
PS Permission is granted to forward this or any other Monday Memo. Next w=
eek's memo might be late.
Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work f=
rom outside the United States):
- J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180
- Universal Computers & Electronics: +1-718-784-8000
Have a question about the memo? Before contacting me, please try the FAQs =
and glossary in the second postscript to the January 5 memo:
<http://www.digitaltelevision.com/mondaymemo/mlist/frm02213.html>
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