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October 31, 2007

Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 "next-gen" Blu-ray

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Panasonic's new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player serves up those HD discs extra fancy, being the first player to meet the requirements for BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1. That means a secondary video decoder for picture in picture (such as director's commentary), and an extra audio decoder for working in sound from that second source or from interactive feature ...

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Posted by Bob at 05:35 PM

Nielsen: 11 Percent Of Homes Watching

TVPredictions.com - Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2007) -- The Nielsen Company says only 13.7 percent of TV households in the U.S. have High-Definition TVs -- and the high-def tuners necessary to watch HD programming. Additionally, only 11.3 percent have the sets, the ...

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Posted by Peter at 05:19 PM

VIDEO: Horizon Semi rolls out single chip native 1080/60p HD decoder for

Horizon Semiconductors , a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, has announced the immediate availability of industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top ... ...

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Posted by Sean at 03:11 PM

Successful Farming launches ag TV in

Successful Farming, a Des Moines-based Meredith Corp. magazine, will launch on Thursday what it says is the first agricultural television program devoted solely to farm machinery for farmers and ranchers in high-definition television. ...

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Posted by Lorren at 03:07 PM

Nielsen Gives Fuzzy Picture of HDTV

Measurement giant Nielsen finally released estimates of high-definition-set penetration for both the total United States and Local People Meter markets, and the overall numbers may surprise some consumer-electronics manufacturers and programmers as being rather low -- particularly given the recent momentum of HD-set sales and launches of new HD networks. They may also disappoint advertisers, ... ...

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Posted by Michael at 03:00 PM

Nielsen Releases High Definition TV Household Estimates for ...

Forbes - NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nielsen Company today announced that 13.7% of TV households in the U.S. are equipped with an HD television and HD tuner capable of receiving signals in HD (HD Capable), while 11.3% are equipped with an HD ...

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Posted by Chris at 12:58 PM

Choose Your Own Rodventure: The Saga of Alex

AOL - It's impossible to see anything in the dark beyond the eerie glow of the your wall-mounted HDTV. You slowly realize you are watching the eighth inning of the World Series, the latest in which you have not participated. Ken Rosenthal is on the screen ...

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Posted by Jim at 12:55 PM

Warner Mulls Change in High-Def

A Warner Home Video exec says the studio is re-evaluating its dual-format support, and appeared to suggest that it was leaning towards Blu-ray. As first reported by Home Media Magazine, the studio's statements... ...