NAB 2008: The Last Analog NAB

For broadcasters and vendors that have been plotting their digital futures for more than one decade at National Association of Broadcasters shows, sometime during last week’s convention, they must have stopped and observed, “Wow. This is the last analog NAB.” 2008 NAB Show Indeed, except for low-power TV stations that will have a longer time … Read more

HDMI Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) technology and testing

One of the promises of the digital revolution is to create increasingly intelligent consumer electronics (CE) devices and systems that can automatically configure themselves, correct errors, and free the user from having to manage them. HDMI provides the framework for delivering on this promise, not only by drastically simplifying cabling, but by establishing a structural … Read more

Shopping for the best HDTV? Check out these models

If you are shopping for the best HDTV to replace your current television, you may be interested in these best in class TVs. Whether you want an LCD flat panel screen, a plasma screen, or a rear projection big screen high definition TV, these DTV compliant televisions available now. 32 Inches and under CNET rates … Read more

FCC fines major retailers over TV transition rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators said on Thursday they imposed fines on retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sears along with two television suppliers for violating curbs on selling TVs that will not work easily after next year’s transition to digital television. The Federal Communications Commission said the fines against Wal-Mart Stores Inc , Sears Holdings … Read more