Douglas L Ross: HDTV

PC to TV Blackboxes

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:50:43 GMT

Hauppauge [HAUP; Nasdaq] and others are making these devices that the NYT's Mcmanus describe as "bridging the gap" between the PC and the TV enabling consumers to display "media content" that resides on PCs. Curiously, there is no word on the Hauppague website about the MediaMVP product that Mcmanus references in his article [From PC to TV Screen, a Stream of Multimedia. Your PC is brimming with great photos, MP3's and videos. But your family and friends are glued to the television. By Neil Mcmanus. New York Times: Technology] and no indication of its price or feature set.

Among other things, Hauppaauge makes a 350 Meg PC/DVR card that sells for $200.

NYT Reporting On HDTV Acceptance

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:46:11 GMT

HDTV's Acceptance Picks Up Pace. As prices drop and networks sign on, sales are beginning to expand beyond the cult of early adopters. By Eric A. Taub. [New York Times: Technology]

NCTA Responds To New Must-Carry Proposal By Public Broadcasters

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:11:40 GMT

The NCTA filed a response to a Feb 27 proposal on must-carry and and multicasting made by the Public Broadcasters association, PBS and CPB. This is the link to NCTA's response. http://www.ncta.com/PDF_FILES/lpow_0320_CSDock98-120.pdf

CEA's HDTV Summit

Thu, 06 Mar 2003 17:05:10 GMT

The CEA HDTV Summit will be on Monday in Washington DC, I'll be there.

HDNet Launched By Charter

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:31:42 GMT

HDNet is the first 24/7 HDTV cable channel. Charter is the first cable company to launch the HDNet.