HDTV Television

That’s the verdict of market research firm iSuppli, which carried out a so-called teardown of the machine, picking it apart to determine what’s inside and how much it cost to build. iSuppli analyst Chris Crotty reckons the internal electronics cost about $674, bringing the total to more than $700 when components such as packaging and [...]

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Toshiba Corp. said it will start selling the world’s first recorders for the HD DVD disc next month.
The new recorder, the RD-A1, combines an HD DVD burner with a one-terabyte hard disk and can record and store up to 130 hours of high-definition broadcasts, Toshiba said in a statement.
HD DVD players are already [...]

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The new SunBriteTV is a first 32-inch HD-ready all-weather outdoor LCD television.
Model 3200HD-Pro is a television that projects a 1366 x 768 pixel image, 800 nits of brightness, and a 1200:1 contrast ratio.
SunBriteTV offers a one-year, in-factory, parts and labor warranty with SunBriteTV 3200HD-Pro. 3200HD-Pro has an MSRP of US$4495.

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All the major UK broadcaster channels starting free trials this week after testing. BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five are sending out HD broadcasts to 450 HD set top boxes.
The trial will last 6 months, and will show up any weaknesses in the format or broadcast so that they can be remedied.
The number of receivers [...]

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Phillips has announced a new Blu-ray player. The two speed ???triple writer??? drive is also capable of burning DVDs and CDs, so only one drive is necessary in a machine. The drive will be shipping in August, while writable media (BD-R) will be available from July. Re-writable media, or BD-RE, will be available around September. [...]

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Pioneer said on Tuesday it would postpone the North Amercian launch of Blu-ray players to this autumn from its previous launch schedule of June, citing a delay in the development process.

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Hitachi has introduced the worlds first 1080 42-inch plasma display as well as a new 55-inch plasma HDTV.
Hitachi has announced its new line of Plasma HDTVs. The new Plasma displays come in both 42-inch and 55-inch models. The new 42-inch model features 1080 line resolution, a first for Plasma based displays, while the 55-inch model [...]

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Inventors at NHK, Japan’s broadcaster, have developed a wireless High Definition TV camera.
NHK develops professional broadcasting equipment for its own use, as well as licensing or selling technology to other broadcasters.
Maximum data rates are as high as 160Mbps, although the technology also allows for motion JPEG2000 compression to improve the range and reliability by [...]

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