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Over 9 million viewers to be affected New proprietary research released today by Centris, the leading media market research firm, reveals that 9.2 million U.S. households could experience receptivity problems with digital TV signal coverage in the upcoming DTV transition on February 17, 2009. According to Centris, there are more than 17 million households currently … Read more
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Consumer products manufacturer Syntax-Brillian Corp. said Friday it will seek a review of a nearly $1.3 million fine for importing and shipping television receivers that are not compatible with next year’s switch to digital television. The Federal Trade Commission reduced the fine from $2.9 initially imposed in May 2007. It also … Read more
In the black art of video compression, the trick is to fool the human visual system into seeing things that aren’t there. All digital video is compressed. The technology that does this removes a lot of data, stripping out visual information in clever ways so it can be packed down, sent over a wire or … Read more
Toshiba cleverly positioned its HD DVD hara-kiri as doing a favor for consumers. “We concluded that a swift decision would be best,” Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida said, claiming that he wanted to avoid confusion among consumers. Others might call it “saving face.” More pertinently, Toshiba’s departure from… Read Gary Arlen’s full story at TV … Read more
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has tapped Florence Henderson (a.k.a. Carol Brady) to launch its “Convert Your Mom” DTV transition campaign. It’s true that awareness of the digital switchover is spreading; but we also know that there’s a big difference between being aware and knowledgeable. And we’re all familiar with how… Read full story by … Read more