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Entries from February 2006

Are you ready to buy an HDTV?

February 16th, 2006 · No Comments

The interesting things from nbc-2.com:
The annual consumer electronics show is always best known for its focus on the television, which continues to be the most popular piece of electronics. This year and for the foreseeable future, the TV is all about high-definition. Only 7 percent of households in this country have bought an HD set [...]

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Blu-ray test version sent to market

February 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Blu-ray just got upgraded to reality, thanks to an agreement between Nero and Samsung. The new format of DVD offers higher storage capacity and a better ability to manage high-definition content than today’s current format.
“We are proud that our Nero 7 is the first all-in-one digital media suite to be delivered with this breakthrough in [...]

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IBM Chip Looks Toward Wireless HDTV

February 6th, 2006 · No Comments

IBM said that they have created a low-power chipset that will compete with ultrawideband technology, offering data rates at around 630 Mbits/s.
The chipset conforms to the IEEE 802.15.3c specification, which IBM refers to as “millimeter wave” or “mmWave” technology. Using unlicensed spectrum around the 60-GHz range in the U.S. and Japan, the 630-Mbit mmWave technology [...]

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Channel 7 builds temporary HDTV tower

February 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

Channel 7 has installed a high-definition tower atop Republic Plaza — Denver’s tallest skyscraper — in time for this Sunday’s Super Bowl XL.
The upgrade will improve the station’s high-definition programming signal, is a temporary solution.
A consortium of local TV stations — Channel 4-KCNC, Channel 7-KMGH, Channel 9-KUSA, and Channel 20-KTVD-TV — have tried [...]

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