Tag archive: television systems committee

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been testing three new home servers, two from HP and a potential revolutionary concept called a nano-plug server. This last one uses Marvell technology, comes from a company called CloudEngines, and it is called the Pogoplug. Let's talk about home servers today, why you may want one, and what makes these particular models stand out. What Is A Home Server? A home server is a device that… Read More

This is marking a 136 percent increase in unit sales over October 2003 and a 102 percent rise in dollar sales. “We expected DTV sales to be strong in the final months of the year, but to see the numbers in print is an exhilarating affirmation of DTV's success,” said CEA Director of Industry Analysis Sean Wargo. “Year-to-date DTV sales total 5.4 million units and are on track to meet CEA's initial forecast of 6.9… Read More

“DTV sales have now reached a total of 11.7 million units since market introduction in 1998 and most of those sales have occurred during the past two years,” said Sean Wargo, senior industry analyst for CEA. “With high definition (HDTV) products constituting the vast majority of total sales, these figures show how quickly consumers are responding to the continued increase in the amount of quality HDTV programming,… Read More

The Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. said Tuesday (June 22) that the voluntary industry guidelines cover receiver sensitivity, multiple signal overload, phase noise, selectivity and multipath interference. The guidelines, known as “recommended practices,” also suggest that DTV receiver manufacturers use an antenna control interface specified by the Consumer Electronics Association (Arlington, Va.) to… Read More

January and February manufacturer-to-dealer sales of digital television (DTV) products totaled 853,443 units representing dollar sales of more than $1.3 billion, the Consumer Electronics Association(CEA) announced today. Compared to the same period in 2003, the 2004 sales represent a 124 percent unit increase and a 100 percent increase in dollar sales. CEA defines DTV products as integratedsets and monitors displaying active vertical scanning… Read More

The extension, called Dolby Digital Plus, has also been proposed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) as an optional backup to the current Dolby Digital codec for over-air DTV transmissions. In future DTV sets, the lower bit-rate Dolby Digital Plus format would kick in to deliver uninterrupted audio even if the picture freezes or blocks up during temporary dips in signal strength, which can be caused by multipath, rain or… Read More

North American customers will be able to tune in and watch high-definition television (HDTV) programs on the PC without having to purchase an expensive TV that could cost more than $2,000. HDTV inNorth America offers up to 5.5 times the pixels (dots that comprise the screen) as standard TV resolution resulting in amazing picture quality. In addition to supporting analog NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) cable, the HDTV WONDER… Read More

From ATI's press release: Crystal clear HDTV broadcasts can be enjoyed on the PC with the new HDTV WONDER announced today by ATI Technologies Inc.. North American customers will be able to tune in and watch high-definition television (HDTV) programs on the PC without having to purchase an expensive TV that could cost more than $2,000. HDTV in North America offers up to 5.5 times the pixels (dots that comprise the screen) as standard… Read More

ATI Technologies Inc. introduced the THEATER 313 — a simple and cost-effective way for television manufacturers to meet United States Federal Communications Commission requirements and "Plug andPlay" agreement. The new receiver chip will be attractive to manufacturers of set-top boxes, ITDs (integrated tuner demodulator), PC-DTVs (personal computer-digital television) and datacastequipment. Designed to operate in Digital Cable Ready,… Read More

CEA's DTV sales figures represent integrated sets and displays. CEA reports from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention being held this week in Las Vegas, that February unit sales of DTV products reached 241,279 and dollar sales totaled $409,173,189. When combined with DTV sales since product introduction in the fourth quarter of 1998, the February numbers bring the total DTV sales figure to 5,139,775 units and dollar… Read More

The THEATER 310 demodulates and decodes vestigal sideband (VSB) for ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) terrestrial broadcast, 64 or 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) for digital cable, BTSC (Broadcast Television Systems Committee) for analog audio and demodulates analog NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) for terrestrial and cable reception. We are very proud that our NXT2002, which is now two generations old, has… Read More