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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Bell Canada announced the availability of its next generation 6141 High Definition (HD) satellite receiver, with outstanding HD picture quality and enhanced functionality. Demand for HD continues to rise across North America, with industry experts predicting HDTVs will account for up to 80% of all new TVs sold in 2008. Read … Read more
Almost half of over-the-air households reject post-transition pay TV, instead preferring to receive free, over-the-air digital television by either purchasing a converter box or digital TV set, according to a recent Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) study. Roughly 43 percent of over-the-air households indicated they would buy a converter box or purchase a digital … Read more
Introduction The growth trajectory of Digital Flat TVs puts them on a pace to gain >50% of the worldwide TV market in the next year. The power design challenges for the flat TVs (Plasma and LCD) differ significantly from the CRT TV applications. The primary challenge is in fitting the power supply into the thin … Read more
If you are among the many planning to upgrade to a high-definition television to watch the Super Bowl, a little prep work can make your decision easier. Buyers are often forced to rely on tech-savvy relatives and friends or on the staff on the salesroom floor. The process can lead to buyer fatigue, and perhaps … Read more
The deadline for the DTV transition may be over a year away, but the time dealers have to apply for certification to accept government coupons for DTV converter boxes is much shorter- less than three months, in … Read full story