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understand the basics first. The Glossary at the end of the report and tutorial
articles at the HDTV Magazine are recommended:
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/articles-author.php?id=16
All types of H/DTVs and technologies are covered in this report: RPTV (rear
projection TV), FP (front projectors), Direct-view (CRTs, CRPs, etc), Plasmas (PDP),
DLP (Digital Light Processing), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), LCoS (Liquid Crystal on
Silicon, including JVC’s D-ILA and Sony’s SXRD), and the EDs displays mentioned
above.
This report also reviews DTV
related equipment such as Hi-
Def DVD for playback and
recording, HD tuning set-topboxes
(STB) for small-dish
satellite, digital cable, and
over-the-air (OTA) w/antenna
reception, HD DVRs (Digital
Video Recorders), the
implementation of digital
video connectivity, etc.
The information about
models, prices, and
specifications has been
researched and confirmed
with product demonstrations, lab reviews, press releases, technical material, and
manufacturer interviews at CES and other conferences. Prices are quoted as MSRP
and rounded to facilitate reading and quick comparisons; when unknown, TBA or
TBD is generally used. Product availability is stated as TTM (Time to Market).
As the industry grows in complexity, variety, and number of HD products, the effort
to research, review, analyze, and compare products, added to a full H/DTV coverage
at CES and other HDTV events, and issue final projections, is becoming an
overwhelming task for one person year after year.
In the past, many people
referred to this effort as a "CES
report". The truth is: CES is
important but is just one piece of
the industry perspective offered
in this document. Although I
know in advance the
technologies and products
expected to appear at CES, the
show permits me to eyewitness
them and talk to the engineers
that participated in their
development. No press release
or magazine’s new-product page
can provide such transparent
review, a unique and complete
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