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JVC DLA-HD1 Offers HD, 15,000-to-1 Contrast

JVC DLA-HD1 Offers HD, 15,000-to-1 Contrast

Audio and Video gear maker JVC today announced its DLA-HD1 home threater projector, offering full HD capability and a 15,000-to-1 contrast ratio which—as of today, anyway—is the highest in the industry.

“High definition TV content is now widely available and a growing number of consumers are ready to move up to screen sizes that only a front projector system can provide,” explained Mike Holmes, VP of JVC America’s Consumer Display Division, in a release. “With the introduction of our DLA-HD1, a top-performing front projection system is now a real alternative for a broad range of consumers.”

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HP + Voodoo: The Back Story

Whenever there is a merger like this, many of us get interested in the back story. I was able to speak to executives from both firms and an interesting story emerged on why they want to do this.

For HP: Margin, Leadership, Advocacy, and Image

The performance gaming market is unique, while the regular PC market is largely commoditized now with razor thin margins. The performance side enjoys much stronger margins more in line with where the industry was 5 or more years ago. This is largely because the vendors in this industry tend to be closer to their customers and these customers value the extra care and unique offerings to a degree that they are willing to pay more for them.  Read more...

DISH Goes HD in Los Angeles, Adds New Gear

DISH Goes HD in Los Angeles, Adds New Gear

Satellite TV service DISH Network yesterday announced they were launching new high definition TV channels in the Los Angeles area market, as well as new satellite receivers designed to accommodate their growing HD customer base.

DISH Network said they will offer four different programming packages to choose from. This coincides with the company announcing they are also expanding their HD channel lineup during the year by adding five new VOOM HD channels, ESPN2 HD and Universal HD, among others.

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Televisions Top Holiday Wish Lists

Nearly one-quarter of respondents – 24 percent – said that a high-definition TV, flat-panel TV with LCD display, rear-projection TV or plasma TVs is the high-tech “toy” they’d most like to receive this year.

The next most popular choices were digital cameras (15.6 percent), MP3 or other digital music players (11.8 percent) and wireless home networks (10.6 percent).

Other wish-list products that made the holiday shopping list in the CompTIA Web poll included digital video recorders (8.1 percent), smart phones and personal digital assistants (7.9 percent), tablet PCs (7.7 percent), and portable media centers (2.2 percent).  Read more...

SBC Tunes Into IP-Based TV

“SBC Communications plans to offer IP (Internet Protocol) TV over a fiber-based network by the end of next year, the carrier says.

The fiber network will reach 18 million potential customers by the end of 2007 and will be able to deliver to a household four simultaneous streams of TV, including high-definition TV, in addition to IP-based data and voice services, the company says.”

Several companies such as Akimbo are already rolling out IP-TV based hardware. Could this be the next step in the convergence of your home theater and PC?  Read more...

Xbox 2 To Come In Three Flavors

The three versions will be called Xbox Next, Xbox Next HD, and Xbox Next PC.

“The standard Xbox Next will not include a hard drive, which will allow Microsoft to cut costs on this basic unit. Xbox Next HD, as you might imagine, does include a hard drive and will offer increased functionality based on this. Xbox Next PC is, according to the presentation, an entry-level PC that runs Windows and all standard PC software. It also includes CD Burner, Wireless keyboard, mouse and controller and will work best connected to a high-definition TV or PC monitor. Media Center functionality – like movies, music and photos – is also included. The device will also play most available PC games.  Read more...

Fox Promoting Blu-Ray Disc Format

“Fox is also part of a group that is endorsing a rival technology called HD-DVD, which is being pushed by Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp.

Both formats promise increased storage capacity and movie resolution high enough to get the most out of high-definition TV sets.

Fox technology expert Michael O’Neill said the company was not ready to put its films, television shows and other content on Blu-ray discs. “

It sounds like Fox is trying to get a feel for which format will reign sumpreme. With Sony announcing the purchase of MGM, we expect the Blue-Ray disc to be the format of choice.  Read more...

Sharp Showcases Largest LCD Television

From Sharp’s press release:

Sharp Electronics showcases the world’s largest widescreen Liquid Crystal HDTV today at InfoComm 2004. With sales scheduled to begin early this summer, the new AQUOS 45-inch LC-45G1U is part of Sharp’s rapidly-expanding family of ultra large-screen, elegantly-designed flat-panel TVs. Sharp’s AQUOS collection offers consumers the widest choice of screen sizes, speaker placement and unit colors.

“Once again Sharp has demonstrated why we are the global leader in Liquid Crystal Television.* We understand what our consumers want and are committed to delivering it,” said Bob Scaglione, Vice President of Marketing, Consumer Electronics Group, Sharp. “The new 45-inch AQUOS with built-in HDTV is designed for the consumer who wants outstanding picture quality with an effortless set-up.”  Read more...

KiSS Plasma With W-fi DivX DVD Player

From the KiSS Technology website:

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Consumers Are Still Fuzzy on HDTV’s Details

Quote from the article:

“Next time your neighbor starts bragging about his snazzy high-definition plasma screen, just smile to yourself.

Chances are, Mr. Sophisticated has just paid a lot of money to watch the same old picture blown up to a bigger size. If he’s like most high-definition TV set owners, he doesn’t really have high-def programming on the screen.

Less than one in four owners of HDTV sets actually subscribe to cable or satellite channels that broadcast in crisp, clear high-def. In other words, fewer than 2 percent of television-owning households – about 2 million homes – subscribe to HD programming, though nearly 9 percent own an HDTV-ready set. About 1.2 million households have digital tuners to get HD signals over the airwaves.”  Read more...

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