Today's High-Def Headlines

Double the Viewers, Double the TV - Hollywood Reporter
Here's a classic dilemma: You are home for the evening. You wish to watch, say, a comedy, on TV, but your family member would rather watch something else. Texas Instruments, the maker of the DLP Cinema chip, is developing technology that might reduce the common problem by allowing two people to simultaneously view two different programs -- on the same TV.

Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba Step Up CE Recycling - TWICE
Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba said Thursday they will join a nationwide recycling initiative designed to give purchasers of each companies’ products the ability to have those items recycled at a growing list of collection centers around the county. The companies said their nationwide consumer electronics recycling program, which is being coordinated by Electronics Manufacturers Recycling Management (MRM), will provide a free means of recycling old televisions and other consumer audio and video products.

Plasma Panel Shipments See Q3 Growth - TWICE
Plasma panel makers continue to report strong growth with third-quarter 2008 plasma panel shipments rising 18 percent quarter to quarter and 37 percent year to year to nearly 4.2 million units, the second highest quarterly shipment total ever and 6 percent higher than expected, according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Plasma and LCD TV Panel Shipment Module. Demand continues to be strong for plasma TVs worldwide due to attractive price points and increasing availability of high-definition content, and the 2008 shipment target of 15.5 million units is on target.