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The Consumer Electronics Association recognized LG Electronics for excellence in design and technology with 14 prestigious CES 2008 Innovations Awards, including the CES 2008 ‘Best of Innovations’ in the video display category for LG’s 50-inch single-layer design 1080p “Full HD” plasma HDTV (model 50PG60)…. Read full story
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — VIZIO, America’s Fastest Growing Flat Panel HDTV Company, today introduced seven new plasma High-Definition Televisions with advanced processing power and the latest technological advancements. Offerings will include the feature rich VP504F-50″ Full High Definition, 1080p Plasma Display featuring Silicon Optix HQV Processing and the all new VP605F-60″ Full high-Definition … Read more
Television will be entering a new era on February 17, 2009. That’s when stations around the country will be turning off the analog signals they’ve been using since the first days of broadcasting. Read full story
The Federal Communications Commission has announced rule changes to give broadcasters more flexibility in switching from analog to digital television. The FCC announced changes on New Year’s Eve. Under the new rules, broadcasters would be allowed to phase out or end their analog signals before the Feb. 17, 2009, deadline. The FCC also announced, in … Read more
For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 or visit the Commission’s digital television website at DTV.gov Learn more about DTV and what this change will mean to you at: www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/dtv/dtvcoupon.html. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ? Digital television will be the broadcast standard in February 2009. To help clear up the confusion and let consumers … Read more