March 28, 2007
HDTV Sees Nature In a Whole New Way
Story link: HDTV Sees Nature In a Whole New Way by Kathryn Lang
Discovery started releasing its Planet Earth series recently, a look at nature as no one has seen it before made all the more intense through HDTV. If you didn’t know it was coming, then you don’t watch TV at all. This series has been hyped from here to eternity and back again. There is nothing worse ...
March 26, 2007
HDTV Sets For Free
Story link: HDTV Sets For Free by Kathryn Lang
If you are like me, you missed the great HDTV giveaway that occurred recently. When Sony launched PS3, it gave away a free 46-inch HDTV to the first 100 Brits that purchased the new gaming system.
The free HDTV’s are a good sign that the PS3 systems are net selling as well as the company would like. Promotions ...
March 23, 2007
HDTV as Simple as It Gets
Story link: HDTV as Simple as It Gets by Kathryn Lang
HDTV does not have to be as difficult as some seem to think. Just knowing a few standard terms (and what they actually mean) will make purchasing an HDTV set a more pleasurable experience. Since all broadcasting in the United States will be digital by 2009, this is a purchase most of us will have to face ...
March 20, 2007
HDTV and the 2008 Presidential Election
Story link: HDTV and the 2008 Presidential Election by Kathryn Lang
Will HDTV affect the upcoming United States Presidential election? It is very possible. With a technology that delivers a crystal clear picture, the candidates will be up close and personal with all Americans. There will be no more hiding the lines and spots and unsightly blemishes.
Some experts are skeptical about the effects that HDTV could have. ...
March 16, 2007
View the World in HDTV
Story link: View the World in HDTV by Kathryn Lang
The HDTV experience can be hypnotic. The clarity and quality of the picture draws you in to the experience so that you feel as if you are there. The Discovery Channel is set to take this experience to a whole new lever.
On March 16, Discovery will debut its first episode of the Planet Earth series on its ...
March 14, 2007
HDTV Sees a Downward Trend in Pricing
Story link: HDTV Sees a Downward Trend in Pricing by Kathryn Lang
The price of HDTV sets just keeps going down. Retailers aren’t as excited about the trend as the consumers seem to be. And it is the consumer that is consistently driving the prices down.
Even after records sales during the holiday season, retailers found that the inventory of the HDTV’s was up. In addition, consumers began to ...
March 13, 2007
HDTV - Bigger Is Not Always Better
Story link: HDTV - Bigger Is Not Always Better by Kathryn Lang
Bigger does not necessarily mean better, especially when you are talking about HDTV sets. Consumers that are searching for that ultimate in television experience are often disappointed with the picture quality that they bring home. There is a good reason.
HDTV is limited by the formatting that it receives. With bigger sets, the number of given lines ...
March 12, 2007
HDTV Being Pushed by MDA in Singapore
Story link: HDTV Being Pushed by MDA in Singapore by Kathryn Lang
HDTV is not high on the list of priorities for the Media Development Authority (MDA) in Singapore. More homes will have to adopt the technology for that to happen. Right now, the MDA estimates that in five years, only half of all the homes in the region will have HDTV – although it does consider that a ...
March 7, 2007
HDTV - Getting Ready for the Switch
Story link: HDTV - Getting Ready for the Switch by Kathryn Lang
HDTV is the wave of the future. The United States has declared that digital is better than analog. In preparations for the mandated switch from analog to digital, all newly manufactured televisions or imported televisions – as of March 2007 - will be equipped to receive and decode HDTV signals.
As of 2009, everyone in the ...