Today's High-Def Headlines

It's Bargain Season for HDTVs - L.A. Times
It's not easy to find a silver lining to the economic meltdown, but here's one: cheap high-definition televisions. Bargains on consumer electronics goods, especially TVs, have become a tradition for the holiday shopping season. But this year prices for HDTVs are expected to plunge as fast as ratings for the new "Knight Rider."

Sharp Pushes LCD Leadership, Innovation In Ad Campaign - TWICE
Sharp Electronics today said it is rolling out the third phase of its national marketing and ad campaign tomorrow that will focus on its leadership and innovation in LCD and feature the Limited Edition Aquos LCD TV. This phase highlights the Limited Edition Aquos LCD TV series, which represents the culmination of 35 years of Sharp’s LCD innovation, and positions this series as part of Sharp’s complete line of LCD TVs that feature 120Hz technology.

Comcast Boosts HD Programming - Baltimore Business Journal
Comcast Corp. said Thursday it has beefed up its lineup of high-definition programming to customers in Greater Baltimore. The Philadelphia-based cable giant will now begin airing the Fox News Channel, FX and Speed in HD. Comcast, Baltimore’s largest cable provider, has now added more than 15 new high-definition networks to its lineup in the last year.

NFL Looks at 3-D - WSJ
With sports fans still getting used to their high-definition television sets, the National Football League is already thinking ahead to the next potential upgrade: 3-D. Next week, a game between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders will be broadcast live in 3-D to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston. It is a preliminary step on what is likely a long road to any regular 3-D broadcasts of football games.

Retail Execs Expect Slim Gains On Black Friday - TWICE
Even the prospect of steep savings on Black Friday will fail to rouse shell-shocked consumers, retailers fear. Merchants are now projecting a slim 1.2 percent increase in sales on Black Friday, compared with the 8.3-percent spike enjoyed last year, a new survey of retail executives shows. Of the 100 chief marketing officers queried on behalf of Chicago consultancy BDO Seidman, 68 said Black Friday sales would be flat, 16 predicted an increase, and 16 forecast a decline.