[opendtv] 20060207 Mark's (almost) Monday Memo
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:17:33 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
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/>
Americans may also call the Red Cross at 800 HELP NOW (800 435-7669).
- Follow-ups:
- Widescreen TVs without DTT reception - Even though I put the story in
the International section, I neglected to mention last week that the
less-than-10%-with-DTT figure applied only to widescreen TVs sold in Australia.
- ***The Technology Retreat***, February 21-24 in Rancho Mirage -
- There have been some changes to the main program due to family
emergencies and the like. All of the spots have been covered but not
necessarily with what was there before. Here are some additions:
- On the display-issues panel, Martin Euredjian, founder and CEO
of eCinema Systems, will be representing LCD technology. I recently attended a
sort of shootout between an eCinema Systems professional LCD and a
broadcast-grade HD CRT monitor, and the quality of the LCD was remarkable (so
I'm remarking on it).
- Joining the broadcasters panel will be Bob Allen, executive vp
and general manager of Gulf-California Broadcast Company, which operates four
television stations in the Palm Springs market (KESQ, the ABC affiliate, KDFX,
the Fox affiliate, KCWB, the WB affiliate, and KUNA-TV, the Telemundo
affiliate) plus KUNA-FM and KESQ-AM. He also testified as an expert witness on
digital television before the House Commerce Committee in 1996.
- Immediately following the Washington update on Friday, which
will probably include rights management issues, Jerry Pierce, senior vp for
technology of Universal Pictures, will be presenting "Red Light/Green Light:
Traffic Theory, Piracy, and the New Home," including such issues as
watermarking and consumer-operated networks.
- Right after that, Brett Halle, senior director of engineering
for pro video applications at Apple Computer, will be discussing the issues
associated with native long-GOP editing. The subject raised some of the
longest discussions at the SMPTE conference this fall.
- There are also two new breakfast roundtables. "An HDV Realtime
Workflow: Shoot, Index, Edit!" will be presented by Jean-Denis Gingras of
Lanterna Magica, and "Color Mapping on Wide-Gamut Displays" will be presented
by Dan Eliav, vp of professional products at Genoa Color Technologies. We will
try to arrange the tables so all the HDV tables are near one another.
- I hope you're registered already. If not, the HPA web site says
you could try to get on the waiting list by contacting HPA executive director
Eileen Kramer at a different e-mail address: kramerej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx By the
way, you CAN still register for the half-day seminars of February 21: the joint
ATSC/SBE seminar on digital newsgathering and Charles Poynton's seminar on
display technology:
<http://www.hpaonline.com>
- U.S. analog cutoff -
- There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, so 218 are a
majority. The bill containing the analog cutoff date of February 17, 2009
received 216 votes in favor on Wednesday, but the other side mustered only 214
votes, so it passed. As it already passed the 100-member Senate by a 51-50
vote (with the Vice President breaking the tie), it now needs only the
signature of George W. Bush to become law, but he has yet to veto a single bill
since entering the White House, so that seems likely. Of course, a December
31, 2006 analog cutoff date became law in mid-1997, so things can still change,
even after the new date is written into the U.S. Code.
This story from Broadcasting & Cable appears to be free even to
non-subscribers:
<http://tinyurl.com/7po6t>
Just in case it doesn't work, here are others:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6304170.html?display=Breaking+News>
<http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9321>
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060202/us_nm/congress_dc_3>
- A recent survey of 500 people conducted by Points North Group and
Horowitz Associates reportedly shows something about lack of knowledge among
U.S. consumers about the analog cutoff, but I'm not sure what. The story uses
both 13% and 23% figures for those who ARE aware of the analog cutoff date. I
can't find the story elsewhere:
<http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=178601026>
- Here's a Benton Foundation report on the transition:
<http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/1258>
- And here are two from the Congressional Research Service, the first
on the transition and the second on spectrum recovery:
<http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL31260>
<http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22218>
- New York doesn't want to wait to grab frequencies for public
safety. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has requested comments via
its Wireless Telecommunications Bureau rather than the Media Bureau. TV
stations whose signals could experience interference are located in New Haven,
Connecticut, Newark and Newton, New Jersey, Allentown, Philadelphia, and
Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Block Island and Providence, Rhode Island.
Comments are due March 13, reply comments by March 28:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-99A1.pdf>
- The "tuner" mandate - Warren Communications News reported Tuesday that a
supplier of hospital video systems is seeking a waiver on sets 13-inch and
smaller. The story is no longer on their site:
<http://www.warren-news.com/>
- Satellite [non-] carriage of local DTT - This story notes that Dish is
delivering only the top-four commercial outlets in Los Angeles and New York:
<http://www.twice.com/article/CA6304224.html>
- Brazil's rejection of ATSC - According to this story in Brazzil
Magazine, money might play a role. The Europeans were reportedly offering
Brazil 400 million Euro and the Japanese are offering more:
<http://tinyurl.com/bkjwl>
- VEIL analog copy protection - This writer has more concerns:
<http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=968>
- July 1 -
- This week I've listed 87 ads for TVs 36-inch or larger. Of those,
63 (72%) have integrated DTT-reception capability. As of July 1, 100% of those
manufactured in or imported to the U.S. and equipped with tuners were supposed
to have integrated DTT-reception capability. I've also listed 45 ads for TVs
between 25- and 35-inch. Of those, 9 (20%) have integrated 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 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:
- 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 ISTV040924 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $219.99
- Magnavox 27MT3305 27-inch TV @ Circuit City $177.99
- Panasonic 27H45 27-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $109
- Sony 27S45 27-inch TV w/PIP @ Universal $129
- Sony Wega 27FS10 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Universal $189
- Toshiba 27AF45 27-inch flat-tube TV @ Best Buy $329.99
- JVC AV32F476 32-inch flat-tube TV @ Circuit City $449.99
- RCA 32V520T 32-inch TV @ Circuit City $289.99
- 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 @ Best Buy $499.99
- Devices that would require DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Axion 3.5-inch LCD TV/AM/FM @ Radio Shack $99.99 AR
- Mystery 7-inch LCD TV/DVD/AM/FM clock @ Radio Shack $149.99 AR
- Axion 8-inch LCD TV/card reader @ Radio Shack $129.99 AR
- Konka 13-inch TV @ Universal $45
- Toshiba 13A25 13-inch TV @ Best Buy $69.99
- Konka 19-inch TV @ Universal $59
- Sharp 19C140 19-inch TV @ P.C. Richard $99.97
- Magnavox 20MS233S 20-inch TV @ Best Buy $104.99
- Allegro ABV511 DVD/VCR combo @ Circuit City $69.99 AR
- Sansui VCR @ Universal $22
- Sansui DVD/VCR combo @ Universal $44
- Toshiba SD-V394 DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $99.99
- CyberHome CHDVR1600 DVD recorder @ Circuit City $89.99 AR
- Humax DRT-400 TiVo/DVD recorder combo @ Best Buy $249.99 AR
- LiteOn LVW-1107HC1 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $99.99
- Samsung DVD-R120 DVD recorder $129.99
- Samsung DVD-VR320 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ J&R $199.99
- Sansui VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Universal $79
- Sony RDR-GX315 DVD recorder @ J&R $179.99 AR
- Sony RDRVX515 VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Circuit City $299.99 AR
- Toshiba D-R4 DVD recorder @ Best Buy $149.99
- Toshiba D-VR4/X VCR/DVD recorder combo @ Best Buy $229.99
- Sony computer w/TV tuner @ Universal $699
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Devices that would require dual DTT-reception circuitry in 2007:
- Sylvania 6719DF 19-inch TV/DVD/VCR combo @ Best Buy $199.99
- Panasonic PVDF2035 20-inch flat TV/DVD/VCR @ Circuit City $309.99
- Symphonic SC724FDF 24-inch flat TV/DVD/VCR @ Circuit City $309.99
- Devices possibly not covered but receiving analog TV signals:
- Crane CC AM/FM/TV/weather clock radio @ J&R $149.99
- Sony D-NS707F AM/FM/TV/weather/CD portable @ J&R $79.99
- Sony ICFCD543RMSIL AM/FM/TV/weather/CD clock @ Best Buy $84.99
- Readers have asked how to get hold of some of the non-national
retailers, so look for their phone numbers at the bottom of the memo.
- May 1 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finally updated
its lists. 1698 stations have been granted a DTT construction permit or
license [the FCC lists 1749 full-power analog TV stations as of September 30].
Of those, 1561 are on the air at some power level and some length of
transmissions:
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvsum.html>
- There has been no change of status in the top-ten-market stations
due on the air on May 1, 1999; 38 are said to be fully licensed and two
operating on temporary authority:
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat.html>
- There has also been no change in status in the market-11-30
stations due on the air November 1, 1999; 74 are said to be fully licensed and
five on temporary authority:
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstat11.html>
- This chart shows practically no difference in percent of DTT
stations on the air between non-commercial stations and commercial stations
outside the above two categories. But there's a much bigger difference in
licensed stations. Of those on the air, 71% of the non-commercial stations
(due on the air May 1, 2003) are licensed but only 46% of the commercial
stations (due on the air a year earlier):
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonairsum.html>
- These are the 856 stations said to be fully licensed or on
program-test authority:
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvonair.html>
- These are the 705 stations said to be operating on temporary
authority:
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/video/files/dtvstas.html>
- The FCC's fiscal-2007 budget includes money "to educate consumers about the
impact and benefits of the transition" to DTT:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-263675A1.pdf>
But, other than whatever DTT-related info might appear in the annual video
competition report, there are no DTT-related items on the agenda of Friday's
FCC meeting:
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-263645A1.pdf>
- Here is Tom Fletcher's annual HDTV Year in Review:
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/2005_high_defin.php>
Here's his list of HD feature production:
<http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/02/hd_feature_film.php>
His analysis of the recent Super Bowl found 59% of the ads in HD. 40% of
the others were letterboxed so came out surrounded by black on HD TVs. 65% of
ABC's promos were HD.
- Here's a story on the plight of low-power TV stations in the DTT transition:
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/2006.01.25-n_will.shtml>
- Industry giant Richard Stumpf died Thursday. Notes or cards may be sent to:
Stumpf Family
5725 Jumilla Avenue
Woodland Hills, California 91367-6912
<http://www.etcenter.org/news.asp>
- Here is some preliminary information about some products to be shown at the
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in April in Las Vegas:
- Ikegami and Telecast Fiber are joining to allow the HDL-40 box HD camera
to be extended to greater distances. This story is from Broadcast
Engineering's Transition to Digital newsletter:
<http://tinyurl.com/8whdy>
- Vizrt will be showing the integration of a graphics engine for
mobile-phone video viewing:
<http://www.vizrt.com/db/106/10/33/document985.ehtml>
- Hitachi will be showing license-free 24-GHz wireless IP video. Here's a
brief mention:
<http://www.televisionbroadcast.com/TMD/two-minutedrill.mp3>
The press release is supposed to be posted here tomorrow:
<http://www.hitachikokusai.us/>
- Fujinon's HA27x6.5ESM lens is a nice, wide studio HD lens:
<http://www.kensei-news.com/cetc/publish/broadcast/article_35651.shtml>
- International news:
- Decima Research found 4.9 million Canadian subscribers to digital cable
or digital satellite in the third quarter. They said nothing about DTT:
<http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/359222112644076.php>
- UK Environment Minister Elliot Morley wants everyone to observe the
European Union Code of Conduct on energy efficiency for digital TV:
<http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=186523>
- Here's a story on DTT in the Czech Republic:
<http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2006/Art/0202/news6.php>
- Parts of Italy are to go "all-digital" next month according to this
Italian web site:
<http://www.dgtvi.net/stat/Aree_All_Digital/Page1.html>
- Here are Screen Digest's year-end DTT figures:
- UK - 6.5M
- France - 1.1M
- Germany - 1.6M
- Italy - 3.3M
- Spain - 0.7M
- Sweden - 0.5M
- Netherlands - 0.2M
<http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=1452>
- Here's a story on HD in India:
<http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/feb/03tv.htm>
- Here's a story on Hong Kong:
<http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=38301>
- The latest lists from Digital Broadcasting Australia show 86 models of
set-top receivers from 26 brands, starting at A$99 (US$73). Of those, 26 from
17 brands are HD, starting at A$299 (US$222):
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=18>
There are 38 models of integrated DTVs from eight brands, starting at
A$1099 (US$816). Of those, 11 from three brands are HD starting at A$2799
(US$2078):
<http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=78>
- This Deloitte report on media shows CRT-TV sales worldwide still very strong
and likely to continue to be:
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=37558&lastestnews=1>
- Some of you may remember years ago when a bad PSIP transmission knocked out
all DTT reception in the Washington, D.C. area. Well, something similar seems
to have happened again. Follow the threads of the first two URLs and then
finish on the third:
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/opendtv/01-2006/msg00264.html>
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/opendtv/02-2006/msg00017.html>
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/opendtv/02-2006/msg00031.html>
- Pacific Media Associates (PMA) says LCoS represented 19% of the
rear-projection HDTV market in December. Despite a strong December, sales
dropped for the year:
<http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060206PR206.html>
- I HAVE finally received sales figures from CEA for the first three weeks of
2006, but I'm not permitted to release them until the end of this week, so
please stand by. FYI, CEA has made changes to the way they report the numbers.
Starting in 2006, flat-panel displays ARE being included in the
digital-television figures.
- Ads for set-top DTT receivers: I'm aware of only the DirecTV units at Best
Buy, Circuit City, and Video & Audio Center and the Sony at J&R.
- 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.
My Minneapolis-area correspondent WAS in town and DID send me an ad, but
it was nothing worth noting. I guess some retailers are taking a breath after
the Super Bowl.
The big price differences in J&R ads in different newspapers happened on
different days.
- Bang & Olufsen (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 4 42-inch 16:9 plasma monitor
- Belmont TV.com (Washington Express, no disclaimer):
- Sony KDFE50A10 50-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2197
- Sony KDLV32XBR1 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2377
- Sony KDLV40XBR1 40-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3097
- Sony KDSR50XBR1 50-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV $3097
- Sony KDSR60XBR1 60-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV $3877
- Sony KLVS26A10 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1097
- Best Buy (HD disclaimers only):
- DirecTV H20 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $0 AS
- DirecTV HR10-250 ATSC/DirecTV receiver/PVR $399 AS
- LG 23LX1RV 23-inch widescreen LCD/DVD combo $999.99
- Maxent MX-50X3 50-inch 16:9 plasma monitor $2499.99 CO
- Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $2999.99 CO
- Philips 42PF9630A/37 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2799.99 CO
- Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $1799.99 CO
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2299.99 CO
- Samsung LNR268W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1199.99
- Samsung SPR4232 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2199.99 CO
- Samsung TXR3079WH 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $849.99
- Sharp DT400 DLP projector $2999.99 CO
- Sharp LC26DA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD DTV $1199.99
- Sharp LC37DB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2599.99 CO
- Sony KDFE55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2799.99 CO
- Sony KDSR60XBR1 60-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $4499.99 CO
- Sony KLVS32A10 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1999.99 CO
- Toshiba 27HLV95 27-inch widescreen LCD DTV/DVD combo $1699.99 CO
- Westinghouse LTV-19W3 19-inch LCD TV $449.99
- Zenith Z50PX2D 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999.99 CO
AS - price after mail-in rebate requiring subscription to DirecTV
CO - price includes Avanti beverage cooler
- Circuit City (HD IDs only):
- DirecTV H10/H20 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $0 AS
- LG 32LX1D 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1699.99
- Magnavox 26MF605W 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.99
- Panasonic TC32LX50 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1799.99
- Polaroid FLM1511 15-inch LCD TV $279.99
- RCA HD52W59 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $999.99
- Sharp LC15SH4U 13-inch 4:3 LCD TV $379.99
- Samsung HLR4266W 42-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $1799.99
- Samsung HLR5067W 50-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2299.99
- Samsung HPR4252 42-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
- Samsung HPR5052 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $3999.99
- Samsung LNR408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2799.99
- Samsung TXR2779H 27-inch 4:3 integrated CRT DTV $549.99
- Samsung TXR3265 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $649.99
- Sharp LC26GA5U 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99
- Sony KDFE42A10 42-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1999.99
- Sony KDSR60XBR1 60-inch wide integr. LCD proj. DTV $4499.99
- Sony KLVS23A10 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $1099.99
- Sylvania 6620LDF 20-inch LCD TV/DVD combo $449.99
- Sylvania 6842PE 42-inch widescreen plasma TV $1399.99
- Zenith Z50PX2D 50-inch widescreen integrated plasma DTV $2999.99
AS - price after mail-in rebate requiring subscription to DirecTV
- J&R (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi CMP-4211 42-inch plasma monitor $2199.99
- InFocus ScreenPlay 5000 projector $1299.00
- Panasonic PT-56DLX25 56-inch 16:9 integr. DLP proj. TV $1799.99 AR
- Philips 42PF9630A 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2399.99 TR
- Pioneer PDP-42A3HD 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Samsung TX-R3079 30-inch 16:9 integrated CRT DTV $669.99
- Sharp LC-45GD5U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3899.99 TR
- Sharp LD-23SH1U 23-inch LCD TV $699.99
- Sony DHG-HDD250 HD PVR $549.99
- Sony KDF-E55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2299.99 TR
- Sony KLV-S26A10 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1149.99
- Sony PMB50HX1 50-inch 16:9 plasma monitor $3399.99
- Syntax Olevia LT32HVE 32-inch widescreen LCD TV w/PIP $999.99 AR
- Westinghouse LTV-30w2 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.99
- Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99
AR - price after mail-in rebate
TR - $100 discount with trade-in of old TV
- J&R (New York Times, no disclaimer):
- Hitachi CMP-4211 42-inch plasma monitor $2199.99 TR
- HP LC2600N 26-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $799.99
- HP LC3200N 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1599.99
- HP LC3700N 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1899.99
- HP MD5020 50-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $1799.99
- HP MD5880 58-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $2499.99
- HP MD6580 65-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $3199.99 TR
- InFocus ScreenPlay 5000 projector $999.99 AR
- JVC LT-40X776 40-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2499.99
- Optoma MovieTime DV10 projector/DVD combo $1099.99 AR
- Samsung HL-R5668W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2699.99
- Samsung HL-R6767W 67-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2999.99
- Sharp LC-45GD5U 45-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3899.99 TR
- Sharp LD-23SH1U 23-inch LCD TV $699.99
- Sony KDF-E50A10 50-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1999.99 TR
- Sony KDF-E60A20 60-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2599.99 TR
- Sony KDL-V32XBR1 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV
- Sony KDL-V40XBR1 40-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2999.99
- Sony KDS-R50XBR1 50-inch widescreen integrated LCD projection DTV
- Sony KLV-S26A10 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $979.99
- Sony KLV-S32A10 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1599.99
- Sony KV32HS420 32-inch 4:3 CRT TV $749.99
- Syntax Olevia LT27HVX 27-inch widescreen LCD TV $699.99 AR
- Syntax Olevia LT42HVi 42-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2699.99 AR
- ViewSonic N3250W 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $949.99 AR
- Westinghouse LTV-30w2 30-inch widescreen LCD TV $769.99
- Westinghouse LVM-42w2 42-inch widescreen LCD monitor $2799.00 TR
AR - price after mail-in rebate
TR - $100 discount with trade-in of old TV
- J&R (Village Voice, no disclaimer):
- Hannspree Impact ST5923U1001 23-inch widescreen LCD TV $799.99
- InFocus ScreenPlay 61 md10 61-inch 16:9 DLP proj. TV w/PIP $2599.99
- Pioneer PDP-42A3HD 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV
- Westinghouse LTV-32w1 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.99
- Ken Crane's (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- HP MD5820 58-inch widescreen integrated projection DTV $2398
- HP PL5000N 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4298
- Pioneer PRO930HD 43-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $4498
- Sony KD-LV32XBR1 32-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $2698
- Sony KDS-R50XBR1 50-inch widescreen integrated LCD proj. DTV $3498
- Mitsubishi WD-73727 73-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $5498
- P.C. Richard (am New York, HD disclaimers only):
- JVC LT26X506 26-inch widescreen LCD TV $999.97
- Mitsubishi WD52527 52-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $1899.97
- Panasonic PT52LCX65 52-inch wide integrated projection DTV $1999.97 AR
- Samsung HLR5667W 56-inch 16:9 integrated DLP projection DTV $2299.97
- Samsung LNR408D 40-inch 16:9 integrated LCD DTV $2399.97
- Sharp LC37DB5U 37-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $1999.97
- Sony KDFE42A10 42-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1477.97
- Sony KDFE60A20 60-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2799.97
- Sony KLVS20G10 20-inch 4:3 LCD TV $599.97
- Sony KLVS26A10 26-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1299.97
- Sony KLVS32A10 32-inch 16:9 LCD TV $1699.97
- Toshiba 42DPC85 42-inch 16:9 plasma monitor $1799.97
- Toshiba 42HP95 42-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $2399.97
AR - price after mail-in rebate
- Universal Computers & Electronics (am New York, no disclaimer):
- Panasonic [?] HPP3298PP 32-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $699
- Panasonic TH42PE506 42-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $1149
- Philips 42-inch widescreen TV $1049
- Samsung 42-inch widescreen TV $849
- Samsung HLD5020 50-inch TV w/PIP $1029
- Sony KED4235 42-inch widescreen flat-panel TV $1399
- Sony KDF55B25 55-inch LCD [projection?] TV $1029
- Video & Audio Center (Los Angeles Times, no disclaimer):
- DirecTV H20 DirecTV/ATSC receiver/decoder $0 AS
- Fujitsu P55XHA40US 55-inch 16:9 plasma TV $7497 GT
- LG 50PX1D 50-inch 16:9 integrated plasma DTV $3797 GT
- Mitsubishi WD-52327 52-inch 16:9 projection TV $1997 GT
- Mitsubishi WD73727 73-inch 16:9 integrated projection DTV $5497 GT
- Sony KDF-E42A10 42-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $1797 GT
- Sony KDF-E50A10 50-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2397 GT
- Sony KDF-E55A20 55-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2797 GT
- Sony KDF-E60A20 60-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $2997 GT
- Sony KDLV40XBR1 40-inch widescreen integrated LCD DTV $3497 GT
- Sony KDSR50XBR1 50-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $3497 GT
- Sony KDSR60XBR1 60-inch wide integrated LCD projection DTV $4497 GT
- Sony KLV32U100M 32-inch widescreen LCD TV $1697 GT
- "Top Name Brand" 42-inch widescreen plasma TV w/stand $2197 GT
AS - price after mail-in rebate requiring subscription to DirecTV
GT - price includes sales tax and a "Gift card up to $500"
- DVD news:
- Again, I HAVE received sales figures from CEA for the first three weeks
of 2006, but I'm not permitted to release them until the end of this week, so
please stand by.
- Circuit City offered DVD movies at four for $20.
- Video rentals represent about half of all movie revenues, according to
Adams Media Research:
<http://tinyurl.com/a2c2d>
And, despite dropping prices for online DVD rental, revenue is increasing
due to volume:
<http://tinyurl.com/8mpzu>
- Turner Media Group (not related to Turner Broadcast) is planning to deliver
local stations to cable head-ends via EchoStar's DISH. Comcast is doing
something similar:
<http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6303715.html?display=Breaking+News>
- According to a survey by Jupiter Research, average weekly time spent online
(among people who go online at least once a month) now matches average weekly
TV viewing:
<http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_2581.asp>
- Sometimes PVRs eliminate commercials, and sometimes they repeat them. TiVo
has announced the most-repeated commercials of the Super Bowl, according to
this story in Broadcasting & Cable:
<http://tinyurl.com/9ocbf>
- Panasonic has established a projector systems company:
<http://www.presentationmaster.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=37129
- Upcoming Dates (DTV and non-DTV):
- *February 13, Hollywood Pacific Theater, ETC digital screening of
"Casanova," registration required
<http://www.etcenter.org/Public/Digital_Cinema_Series_Announcement_Casanova.pdf>
- February 16, BAFTA, London, 3rd European HDTV Summit
<http://www.tvconferences.com/>.
- ***February 21, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs
area), California, pre-Technology Retreat seminars <http://www.hpaonline.com>.
- ***February 22-24, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage (Palm
Springs area), California, HPA's 12th-annual Technology Retreat
<http://www.hpaonline.com>.
- February 26-28, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CableLabs Winter
Conference <http://www.cablelabs.com/conferences_public/>.
- February 27-28, Park Central Hotel, New York, Collaborative
Communications Summit <http://sites.securemc.com/folder4073/>.
- February 28, Dorchester Hotel, London, Collaborative Conferencing Summit
<http://sites.securemc.com/folder22719/>.
- March 9, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, HD Expo
<http://www.hdexpo.net/>.
- *March 10, Hollywood Pacific Theater, ETC seminar on "Other Digital
Stuff" [non-feature digital-cinema material]
<http://www.dcinematoday.com/dc/pr.aspx?newsID=386>.
- March 21-23, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego, DisplaySearch
flat-panel display conference <http://www.displaysearch.com/usfpd2006/>.
- April 6-7, Las Vegas, IEEE International Symposium on Broadband
Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting
<http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/index.html>.
- April 9-11, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, the National Show
(NCTA2006) <http://www.thenationalshow.com/?ref=nctaMenu>.
- April 22-27, Las Vegas Convention Center, NAB2006
<http://www.nabshow.com/>.
- April 28-30, Early Television Museum, Hilliard, Ohio, 2006 Early
Television Convention <http://www.earlytelevision.org/2006_convention.html>.
- *May 17, Film Row Cinema, Columbia College, Chicago, HD Expo
<http://www.hdexpo.net/>.
- 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 Alliance
<http://www.etaexpo.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.
Phone numbers of some retailers mentioned (the ones starting +1 will work from
outside the United States):
- J&R: +1-212-238-9000, 800-221-8180
- P.C. Richard: +1-212-979-2600
- 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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