June 28, 2007
According to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc, the HDTV market is expected to exceed 50-million units by 2008.
The report, entitled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", states that traditional markets for entertainment and computer displays are now being replaced with High-Definition Television.
HDTV has ...
Report forecasts 50 million HDTV units by 2008
Story link: Report forecasts 50 million HDTV units by 2008 by Jan Harris
According to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc, the HDTV market is expected to exceed 50-million units by 2008.
The report, entitled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", states that traditional markets for entertainment and computer displays are now being replaced with High-Definition Television.
HDTV has ...
June 27, 2007
Tangerine Global, which provides HDTV programming for the five-star hospitality industry, is launching five new HDTV channels.
The new channels, which will screen in hotel rooms, are:
• Tangerine Green HD which aims to inform viewers of products and technologies which help to balance an eco-conscious and luxury lifestyle,
• Tangerine Alive ...
Tangerine Global reveals 5 new HDTV channels
Story link: Tangerine Global reveals 5 new HDTV channels by Jan Harris
Tangerine Global, which provides HDTV programming for the five-star hospitality industry, is launching five new HDTV channels.
The new channels, which will screen in hotel rooms, are:
• Tangerine Green HD which aims to inform viewers of products and technologies which help to balance an eco-conscious and luxury lifestyle,
• Tangerine Alive ...
June 26, 2007
Panasonic has commenced mass-production of a new 45nm chip at its manufacturing plant in Ouzo Japan.
The chip is designed to provide increased power and performance for high definition and audio-visual applications.
The UniPher (Universal Platform for High-quality Image Enhancing Revolution) processor provides H.264 video encoding/decoding and symmetric multi-processing.
It can be ...
Panasonic chip enhances HD-AV power
Story link: Panasonic chip enhances HD-AV power by Jan Harris
Panasonic has commenced mass-production of a new 45nm chip at its manufacturing plant in Ouzo Japan.
The chip is designed to provide increased power and performance for high definition and audio-visual applications.
The UniPher (Universal Platform for High-quality Image Enhancing Revolution) processor provides H.264 video encoding/decoding and symmetric multi-processing.
It can be ...
June 25, 2007
Mitsubishi to bring laser HDTV to CES
Story link: Mitsubishi to bring laser HDTV to CES by Jan Harris
According to an article in the New York Times, Mitsubishi will exhibit the new 'Laser HDTV' at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in January 2008.
The long-awaited Laser TV is expected to provide bright and deep images on large, thin and lightweight screens. The laser provides better colour quality because it can blend colours more precisely.
The use of ...Gem to distribute HD ready Meivo-tv
Story link: Gem to distribute HD ready Meivo-tv by Jan Harris
Gem Distribution, the UK trade distributor of software, peripherals and converging technologies for PCs and consoles, is to supply a combined HD ready TV/PC meivo.tv from Rock.
Rock, which is better know for its notebooks, has designed Meivo.tv - an LCD TV with an integrated PC - specifically for video on demand/IPTV.
Meivo.tv features a 22" flat panel screen, a ...
June 22, 2007
First 1080p 42-inch plasma HDTV announced
Story link: First 1080p 42-inch plasma HDTV announced by Jan Harris
US-based Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company has announced the TH-42PZ700U, 1080p 42-inch Plasma HDTV - industry's first 1080p 42-inch plasma TV.
The set will be available to buy in early July for around $2499.95.
The TH-42PZ700U is part of Panasonic's 2007 line of 700 Series 1080p HDTVs, which includes 42, 50, 58, 65 and 103 inch models.
The 700 series is ...
June 21, 2007
IMS forecasts strong worldwide growth for HDTV
Story link: IMS forecasts strong worldwide growth for HDTV by Jan Harris
In its report, “The Future of High-Definition TV – 2007 Edition,” IMS Research forecasts strong worldwide growth for HDTV over the next four years, with satellite keeping its lead as the most popular method of reception.
The market is expected to grow to nearly 148 million HDTV households by 2011 - with 41% of these choosing to receive HDTV programming via ...
June 20, 2007
Michael Grade calls for HDTV for all
Story link: Michael Grade calls for HDTV for all by Jan Harris
The head of ITV, Michael Grade, is gathering support in his campaign to stop the UK government from selling off the analogue TV spectrum.
Instead Grade wants the bandwidth to be used to supply millions of UK homes with terrestrial high definition television.
The most like recipients of the analogue TV spectrum are UK mobile phone networks.
Michael Grade is ...
June 19, 2007
Toshiba develops wireless high-def TV technology
Story link: Toshiba develops wireless high-def TV technology by Jan Harris
Toshiba announced wireless technology specifically designed to stream high-definition television around the home, at the 2007 Symposia on VLSI Circuits, in Kyoto, Japan.
The company is developing a wireless communications standard that operates at a rate of over 1 gigabit per second on the 60GHz band.
This 'millimetre-waveband', as it is known, is deployed in Japan, Europe and the US.
Frequencies around the ...
June 18, 2007
Plextor announces USB digital HDTV receiver
Story link: Plextor announces USB digital HDTV receiver by Jan Harris
Plextor has released its Mini Digital HDTV Receiver, which connects to a laptop's USB port, allowing a user to watch high definition television while on the move.
The receiver, which draws its power from the computer, has an external antenna and software that scans for over-the-air HD signals.
It works with computers running Windows XP or Vista operating systems. High specification ...
June 15, 2007
LG launches 60 inch Plasma HDTV
Story link: LG launches 60 inch Plasma HDTV by Jan Harris
LG has launched a 60 inch, widescreen, Plasma High Definition TV - the LG 60PF95.
The set has features from the LG Chocolate mobile phone range - a luxurious, glossy black frame and touch-sensitive glowing controls. An LED panel just below the screen displays information on the channel being viewed.
Unusually for a plasma screen, the HDMI port accepts 1080p ...
June 14, 2007
Samsung announces 70″ Full-HD LCD TV
Story link: Samsung announces 70″ Full-HD LCD TV by Jan Harris
Samsung has announced the largest, commercially available high-definition LCD TV in the world.
The TV features the company's latest image enhancement technologies and has a light-emitting diode (LED) backlight rather than a conventional cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight.
Innovative local dimming technology enables the LED backlight to be turned off in dark image areas, giving a dynamic contrast ratio ...
June 13, 2007
HBO makes all channels available in HD
Story link: HBO makes all channels available in HD by Jan Harris
Home Box Office Inc is planning to make all 26 feeds of its HBO and Cinemax channels available in high definition.
The US-based company, a subsidiary of Time Warner, provides two pay television services - HBO and Cinemax - to over 40 million subscribers in the US.
It will start making HD versions of its programming available in September. Home Box ...HDTV – It’s All in the Eye
Story link: HDTV – It’s All in the Eye by Kathryn Lang
If you still haven’t made the leap in to HDTV yet, you are not alone. Many consumers are still holding back because of confusion about the terminology surrounding the technology. The industry is trying to find ways to make the terminology easier to navigate.
One of the biggest questions most people have about HDTV is just what do ...
June 12, 2007
BBC seeks views on HDTV
Story link: BBC seeks views on HDTV by Jan Harris
The BBC Trust, which oversees the BBC, is consulting with viewers and listeners about the BBC’s proposed new high definition television channel.
The BBC launched a year’s HDTV trial in May 2006, but in order for the scheme to be developed further it must be approved by the BBC Trust.
The Trust hopes to determine the public value of a BBC HDTV ...