Consumers Deeply Confused About Digital-TV Switchover
January 31, 2008 by admin
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Some people think they need to buy new equipment when they don't, according to a Consumers Union survey, and others say they don't plan on taking any steps to deal with the change when they should.
"Confusion about the digital television transition will cost consumers a lot of money for equipment they may not want or need," Joel Kelsey, policy analyst for the Consumers Union, said Wednesday...
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Is Now the Time to Buy an HDTV?
January 31, 2008 by admin
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Demand for bigger televisions with sharper images and top-quality audio is exploding. Manufacturers are rushing to meet the demand, which dovetails nicely with congressionally mandated deadlines for a switch from traditional analog TV signals to digital TV signals coming in February 2009.
As is the norm with technology, prices have dropped on high-definition, plasma and flat-panel TVs, so they've become much ...
Read the full story by Amy Buttell Crane, Bankrate.com
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PhlatLight-enabled LED DLPs offer new illuminating schemes for rear projection HDTVs
A few months ago I received the new Samsung HL-T5689S, which is a 2nd generation 1080p rear projection HDTV to feature LED illumination powered by Luminus Devices' PhlatLight technology. Originally, Samsung introduced one model last year, but it was clearly a work in progress. This new model, which is now part of a new family of LED DLPs, shows just how far the technology and LED illumination have...
Read the full review of Samsung's HL-T5689S
By Dennis P. Barker
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Broadcom Powers RCA Digital-to-Analog Converter Box in Support of the …
January 28, 2008 by admin
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RCA DTA800B digital-to-analog converter box has recently been certified as a "coupon-eligible converter box" by the NTIA. The RCA DTA800B converter box, using a Broadcom digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip solution, is designed to receive ATSC high definition television (HDTV) broadcasts and convert them to NTSC (standard) signals.
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As DVD format war draws to a close, another battle brews
What a couple weeks it's been for the movie biz. First, Warner Bros. announced plans to drop HD DVD and release titles exclusively on Blu-ray. That means the high-def DVD format war could be over, though though Toshiba (the largest maker of HD DVD players) fought back in the...
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