 | News for the cable and broadband industry | January 23, 2008 |
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- HDTVs: The "wow factor"
The Chicago Tribune rates the "wow factor" of new HDTVs from Philips, Mitsubishi, Sony and others, based on design elements, performance and technological innovation. Chicago Tribune
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- Shortages compel LCD makers to boost output
Asia's largest panel makers are reaping huge profits due to a sweeping demand for LCD products even as companies will be forced to accelerate their capital spending plans in order to overcome supply shortages that are expected to last throughout much of 2008. Companies such as Samsung and Sharp are investing heavily on order to meet the demand for flat-screen TVs and other consumer electronics driven by the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics, the switch to digital broadcasting and the growth in laptop computers. The Wall Street Journal (free content)/Dow Jones Newswires
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- Laptop pub gives Wi-Fi award to new Netgear kit
Laptop Magazine has cited Netgear's new Wi-Fi networking kit, geared for streaming HD signals and lag-free gaming, as the best Wi-Fi/home-networking device of the year. The publication also honored the kit with its Best of CES award, Netgear said Wednesday. TheRetailBRIDGE.com
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- Clearwire will carry voice on own network
Clearwire is seeking to expand beyond its traditional wireless-broadband operation to provide Internet telephony services over its own network, via Nortel Networks servers, rather than through third-party carriers. The company said it would remain primarily a wireless provider and noted that calls would reach homes through that same technology and be converted into Ethernet once inside the premises. Light Reading
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, TMC Internet Telephony
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- Texas Instruments stays on rear-projection course
Despite an industry shift away from rear-projection high-def TVs, Texas Instruments remains dedicated to the genre. Texas Instruments officials will look to improve digital light processor chipsets to stay in the rear-projection market, as well as expand into new genres such as the recently displayed 3-D television. The New York Times
(1/21)
- Finding the perfect set for Super Bowl Sunday
Football fanatics may generate a spike in high-definition TV sales as they look for the perfect set to watch the rapidly approaching Super Bowl. Experts advise shoppers not to necessarily splurge on a 1080p model though, as Fox is broadcasting the game in 720p resolution. Forbes
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 | The average price of a 32-inch LCD panel was stable at $330 in early January, while a 19-inch monitor LCD cost $148, down from $153 in late December.
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