Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Today's High-Def Headlines

Sony Pegs Flat-TV Hopes on High-Def - Reuters
Japan's Sony unveiled 15 new flat TVs and a new remote control for the domestic market on Wednesday as a part of a worldwide effort to win back market share during the year-end shopping season. Sony, the world's second-largest maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, is struggling to catch up to South Korea's Samsung Electronics, even as price falls hurt margins and home rival Sharp Electronics plans a new LCD plant.

Comcast Touts Big Ten Slate - MCN
Comcast wants football fans in its markets to know it will air plenty of games even if it doesn’t add the new Big Ten Network, which launches Friday. The nation’s largest cable operator -- with systems in Big Ten states Michigan, Illinois and Indiana -- said it posted on Comcast.com/sports a schedule of Big Ten contests slated to air on a variety of broadcast and cable networks this season. The games include Ohio State at Michigan, Michigan at Michigan State, Ohio State at Penn State, Purdue at Minnesota and Ohio State at Minnesota.

Revolutionary NXP Technology Creates Picture Perfect HD Viewing Experience
NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has launched the world's first video postprocessor with proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing technology, enabling TV manufacturers to drastically improve high-definition (HD) motion picture on LCD TVs. This technology on NXP's new PNX5100 video postprocessor combines movie judder cancellation (MJC), motion sharpness and vivid color management to successfully remove the visible halo and blur in fast moving scenes delivering an enhanced viewing experience for enjoying sports and action movies.

Chief Launches New Adjustable Speaker Adapters for Flat Panel Mounts
Chief Manufacturing, the industry leader in flat panel TV and projector mounts, introduces new side and center channel speaker adapters for easy integration into flat panel wall installations. Chief's new PACLR1 Left/Right Speaker Adapter and PACCC1 Center Channel Speaker Adapter offer a low-profile and light-weight design for easy installation. The innovative design features advanced adjustability to position speakers flush with the screen. For fast installation and a clean finish, both products ship pre-assembled and include cable management clips.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

we're not fooled by Comcast's nonsense statements. All those games are covered by the standard networks and are available without any cable. So too their claim of a $13 dollar charge. WE WANT BTN AS PART OF THE BASIC PACKAGE, OR ELSE WE'LL GO TO CONGRESS FOR ALA CARTE. If my fees are going to subsidize shopping channels, MTV, etc., they can sure subsidize BTN, and, by the way, NFL.

The Houston Inspector said...

I am not a fan of comcast either. We hda TW here in Houston and they pulled some deal where TW took Dallas and Comcast took Houston. Still pathetic HD service. It is at a point where why buy a HD TV when the content is still not there. You have sports and 4000 shows of scuba diving.

Jeffrey
IonHomeInspection.com