HDTV UPDATE

HDTV - Ill Take It!

BY GARY SHAPIRO

ll take it! These words are music to a retailers ears. And increasingly, retailers are hearing more of this phrase as consumers catch on to the high definition television (HDTV) beat. For at last we have surmounted the HDTV transition summit. In just five years, consumers have invested more than $10 billion in digital television (DTV) products. Manufacturers have sold nearly 5 million products since the last quarter of 1998 and the number of product choices on the market continues to climb, with some 450 DTV products currently available. According to CEA Market Research, retailers continue to provide consumers with a wide variety of products on their showroom floors, with projected manufacturer-to-dealer sales of DTV products reaching 4 million units by 2003, 5.4 million units by 2004, 8 million units by 2005 and 10.5 million units by 2006. More consumers are becoming HDTV fans, because they finally are seeing and hearing more HDTV programs. ESPN HD launched on March 30 and announced 100 live telecasts of NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA match-ups scheduled for this year alone. (More details on the ESPN HD launch and upcoming coverage can be found in HDTVs Killer App, on page 10.) HDTV viewers recently have enjoyed high definition broadcasts of The Grammys and The Oscars, and will enjoy high definition broadcasts of The Masters Golf Tournament in addition to the growing roster of primetime shows broadcast in HDTV. We are rapidly heading towards the conclusion of the analog-to-digital transition, but a single industry cannot do it alone. Increased commitment by broadcasters is essential to completing the HDTV puzzle. Consumers are holding up their end of the bargain by investing in DTV products, amazed (and rightly so) with the

IN THIS ISSUE:

HDTV Update.04 Policy Outlook.06 Broadcasting.10 DTV Products:
Programming.08 Flat Panel HDTV Monitors.13 Integrated High Defintion TV Sets.19 Digital TV Set-Top Decoders.22 HDTV Monitors.23 DTV Monitors with integrated DVD players.36 DTV Video Recorders.37 Enhanced Definition TV Monitors.37 Digital TV PC Tuner Cards.38 Cable Carriers.39

Spring 2003

superior picture quality, life-like sound and competitive price points that continue to seal the deal for prospective buyers. Nevertheless, the buying chain does not stop there. Broadcasters need to ensure they are running at full capacity, providing consumers with the best picture possible an HDTV picture. Without a doubt, strides have been made, with the broadcast industry calling attention to digital signals being broadcast in enough markets to reach 98 percent of U.S. households. But at what quality? How many hours of programming are actually available on the signals that are up and running? Consumers want and expect HDTV, not just DTV, and it is up to the content community to create HDTV programming and the broadcast industry to demand that high definition content makes up the lions share of their schedules. Completing the DTV transition with consumer buy-in also requires the protection of fair use and customary recording rights afforded to consumers in the analog world. The essence of free, over-the-air broadcasting is that there are no conditions or limitations on consumer enjoyment. If restrictions are imposed on broadcasts in digital form, consumers would have reduced incentives to move to DTV. Certainly, consumer electronics manufacturers respect and support the intellectual property rights of content owners. However, any legally mandated restrictions to protect intellectual property rights should be narrowly tailored and construed and should not hinder technological innovation nor the availability of content to consumers. Legislative approaches, such as that of Rep. Rick Boucher (DVA) (see interview on page 6) and Rep. John Doolittle (R CA), are on target. It is imperative that First Amendment interests come first to preserve consumers freedoms, the creative spirit and technological advancement. While a few obstacles remain as we descend the transition summit, we have much to celebrate. Increased programming, healthy competition in the marketplace and collaboration between manufacturers and cable carriers are just some of the successes we recently have enjoyed. However, resting on our laurels now will not make HDTV a reality. More HDTV programming must be delivered at full quality, to all markets, via all transmission modes without strings attached in order to fully deliver on the HDTV promise to consumers. Wont that be music!

POLICY OUTLOOK

Interview: Rep. Rick Boucher

BY JIM BARRY

CB:The Supreme Court decision is noteworthy in that Justice Ginsburg, who wrote the majority opinion, underscored the importance of the principle of fair use to assure the continued broad availability of new content. Fair use is threatened by the DMCA of 1998. It gives the content creator the ability to extinguish fair use. It makes it a crime to make copies for any reason even a fair-use reason like copying a DVD on a Linux-based computer or making personal copies of songs from several copy-protected CDs. Thats why weve introduced the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act of 2003 (HR107). This bill has a number of objectives, including to confirm fair-use rights, to enable development of hardware and software that Representative Rick Boucher (D-Va) offer multiple uses, to preserve scientific research on technology products, and still to protect the rights of copyright holders. And were particularly happy about the support of CEA in this effort. HDTV GUIDE: As one of the most tech-savvy members of Congress, HDTV Guide: How do you define fair use? whats your current view of the transition to digital television? CB: A practical definition of fair use is the ability of an individual Congressman Boucher: The digital television transition is to utilize copyrighted material for the purposes of personal congoing well. There was a very positive development recently with venience without having to get the consent of the copyright the agreement between TV set manufacturers and cable compaholder and without paying a fee. An example might be making a nies on a plug-and-play standard. This is a major step forward copy of several pages of a book in a library for a research projtoward fully portable cable-compatible digital televisions. ect. As more libraries convert to receiving information through There remain, however, significant issues that well be taking digital technology, the DMCA would require that a library pay a up at the Federal level. There are cable carriage issues, and we fee every time those copies were made. It would threaten the need to assure motion picture studios that their programs broadvery concept of the free public library. cast on digital television will be protected from being uploaded to the Internet and retransmitted to the public the broadcast HDTV Guide: Why did you introduce this bill now? flag issue. There are agreements in place that provide such proCB: As digital technology and Internet access have proliferated, tections for cable and satellite delivery but not yet for broadcasts the public is becoming aware of the broad reach of the DMCA of over the air. 1998. A lot of legislation updates existing laws, and the time is right for HR 107 to update the DMCA, which was designed for HDTV GUIDE: We read now that with the proliferation of cable and protection of copyright holders. We tried in 1998 to have clear satellite delivery only 10 percent of us still get our TV over the air. Is that carve outs for fair use, but werent entirely successful. Now we so? can make the necessary updates. CB:That 10 percent number is misleading. Many satellite systems dont deliver local programs, and many homes passed by HDTV Guide: With technology advancing at such an accelerated pace, cable arent hooked up. Even those that are connected to cable how can Congress keep up? usually have at least one other TV in the house that relies on CB: Its certainly a challenge, but we have a handful of members over-the-air broadcast. of Congress who specialize in information technology issues. There are still a great number of Americans who receive their Personally, I spend some 85 to 90 percent of my time on infortelevision only over the air, especially in rural areas where it may mation technology in my positions on the House Energy and be as many as 35 to 40 percent. I represent 27 rural counties in Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. the mountains of Virginia where folks still depend on traditional With Congressman Rick White of Washington state I co-foundover-the-air TV broadcasts. Im committed to making sure they ed the House Internet Caucus in 1996, and its become the largest and other people around the country in like situations are not and most active caucus in the Congress with more than 170 disenfranchised in the digital transition, that they have access to members. We have regular forums and discussion groups for the same type of high-value content as those who receive their members and staff with speakers who address the newest techtelevision through other means. nologies and products as we consider the issues surrounding the HDTV Guide: The Supreme Court recently upheld the Copyright Term CONTINUED ON PAGE 08 Extension Acts 20-year copyright extension. Whats your reaction? epresentative Rick Boucher (D-VA) is serving his eleventh term in the U.S. Congress representing Virginias Ninth Congressional District. Congressman Boucher has been at the forefront of federal information technology policy making from the dawn of the digital age two decades ago. In 1986, he proposed the first Home Satellite Viewer Act and mediated the negotiations between broadcasters and satellite carriers that led to the passage of the initial Act in 1988. His first Internet-related legislation, which authorized electronic commerce, became law in 1992. In January, Congressman Boucher along with Rep. Doolittle (R-CA) introduced the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act (DMCRA) with the goal of protecting the fair use rights of copyrighted material users. We spoke by phone with Congressman Boucher on a frigid day in February.

In the HDTV race, look to sports of any kind to cross the finish line first.
and news programming. Live sports include National Hockey League games, U.S. Olympic Committee events, CART auto racing, boxing and college football and basketball games. In February and March, HDNet aired live Continental Basketball Association contests, live heavyweight boxing, college baseball and even swamp buggy races. The cable industry also is ramping up high definition sports. Comcast customers in the Maryland/Delaware Region saw the NBA All-Star Game in high definition in February. Comcast also offered Super Bowl XXXVII in high definition and received a tremendous industry response from the entire industry, according to the company. And the games keep on coming. ABC Television Network President Alex Wallau announced that the Super Bowl, NBA finals games as well as Stanley Cup finals contests, would be broadcast in HDTV on ABC this season. In addition the network announced that it would broadcast the 2003-2004 season of Monday Night Football in HDTV. The NBA finals are scheduled for June 4-18, 2003, and the Stanley Cup for May 31-June 9, 2003. Live sporting events provide the best platform to showcase CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 the dramatic benefits of HDTV, says Wallau. Were delighted to broadcast these sporting events in HDTV, including the most-watched television event of the year, the Super Bowl. ABC currently broadcasts the majority of its primetime schedule, including all of its scripted dramas, comedies and theatrical movies, in HDTV. HDTV Guide had the chance to speak to Bryan Burns, ESPNs Vice President of Strategic Business Planning and Development, to discuss his companys HDTV plans. ESPN HD was officially announced last September. The first question: Why was ESPN making a major move now? For us, it was never a matter of if, it was only a matter of when. We knew we had to be in the HDTV business. We spent a while researching the market, checking affiliate interest and sponsor interest. We went out to the national cable show and told our customers were thinking about HDTV. They told us, We want this. We want ESPN. We also asked them if they wanted a series of events or 24-7 coverage. They wanted 24-7 coverage, because they wanted to set it and forget it. I vividly recall a time last fall when it seemed on every commercial break there were ads selling widescreen TVs at Circuit City or Best Buy, says Burns. At press time, Burns could not give specifics as to who would be carrying ESPN HD. He did say they will have arrangements with the major cable operators, but the rollouts within each company would vary, depending on the technical capabilibe created by our engineers and technicians. Now viewers will have the best shows with all the bells and whistles. All high definition programming on ESPN HD will be delivered to cable systems and satellite providers in 720 progressive (720p) high definition format. ESPN will digitally convert the rest of the existing signals to 720p. Burns says after much technical research, the question was not about 720 progressive or 1080 interlace but the P and the I Because of the motion of. sports, progressive is much better. We have to bring quality to our affiliate customers and their customers, Burns said. ESPN HD initially will not be available via satellite. Unfortunately, DirecTV has no immediate plans to carry the feed, says spokesperson Robert Mercer. We expect to expand our offerings as we add capacity, and ESPN will be among the first to be evaluated. Mercer says DirecTV would launch a new spot beam satellite later this year. This will open a lot of capacity for additional programming. He says local channels are important for DirecTV and so is HDTV. DirecTV currently airs HBO, Showtime, HDNet and pay-per-view movies in high definition. Echostars Dish Network is in the same boat. We havent announced the carriage of any new HDTV channels, says Dish Network Spokesperson Marc Lumpkin. However, we do plan to add one or more HDTV channels in 2003, but we havent indicated which one. Even without the ESPN feed, local cable companies such as Charter and Comcast are joining the high definition sports bandwagon. Earlier this year, Charter and HDNet entered into an agreement to carry two around-the-clock, high definition networks, HDNet and HDNet Movies. The initial deployments were in University Park/Highland Park, Texas, located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Glendale/Burbank, California. The agreement was the cable industrys first with HDNet and expands the growing lineup of programming now available to customers of Charters high definition service. Charter is the nations thirdlargest broadband communications company, currently serving approximately 6.7 million customers in 40 states. Comcast, another huge player in high definition over cable, offered high definition broadcasts of NBA and NHL regular season games over Comcast SportsNet HDTV in Philadelphia and in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area. The initial HDTV schedule featured a combination of 18 regular-season Flyers and 76ers games in Philadelphia, and a combined 20 regularseason Capitals and Wizards games in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area. The network will also offer major league baseball high definition games. Among the games to be featured in Philadelphia will include the Philadelphia Phillies home opener the last to be played at Veterans Stadium on April 4, 2003, pitting the Phillies against the Pittsburgh Pirates. We set out on an aggressive schedule when we committed to high definition. We have scheduled nearly 50 percent of the NBA and NHL games available to us between the two markets to be produced in high definition. By doing this, we are trying to give fans a true offering of high definition game coverage, says Jack Williams, president and CEO, Comcast SportsNet. It looks like there will be no shortage of high definition sports in 2003. Its time to reserve a seat for the HDTV Sports Bar at the 2004 International CES!

RGB or HD Component via BNC or HD Component via RCA

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RGB via VGA HD Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr), RGB, and DVI HD Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr), RGB, and DVI HD Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr), RGB, and DVI w/HDCP HD Component HD Component HD Component (Y, Pb, Pr) (Y, Pb, Pr) (Y, Pb, Pr)

Now Now Now May

$1,199.00 $3,999.00 $4,999.00 $6,999.00
Samsung Tantus Samsung Samsung

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Scaler Scaler Yes

June-03 June-03 Now

$19,999.99 $8,999.99 $1,099.99
Direct View TFT 15W LCD Panel (16:9) Direct View TFT 15 LCD Panel (4:3) Direct View TFT 17W LCD Panel (16:9)

Samsung

LTN1565

HD Component

(Y, Pb, Pr)

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Samsung Samsung Tantus Samsung Tantus Samsung Tantus Sanyo Sanyo Sharp Sharp Sharp
(720p or better, external DTV Tuner required) as of 3/3/03

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HD Component (Y, Pb, Pr) HD Component (Y, Pb, Pr) HD Component (Y, Pb, Pr)

May-03 Now June-03

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HD Component HD Component RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video

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DIrect View LCD 17W TV W/BUILT IN (16:9) DVD Direct View LCD 30W Monitor (16:9) Direct View LCD TV Plasma HDTV Monitor Display Panel Plasma Display Panel Plasma Display Panel 23W 16:16:9 50W (16:9) 60W (16:9)

Zenith Zenith Zenith

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RGB, DVI & Hi-Res (HD) Component NOW Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB via 15-pin D-sub DVI, Hi-Res Component Video RGB, DVI, RS-232, Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB, RS-232, Hi-Res (HD) Component Video RGB & Hi-Res (HD) Component Video 3Q 3Q
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P50W28B P60W26P ZLD15A1B

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Rembrandt Faroudja No

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Direct View LCD 15.1 Monitor (4:3)
FLAT PANEL EDTV MONITORS (480p External)
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Interface for DTV Tuner/Decoder (3) HD Component Video, (1) RGB via 15-pin D-sub HD Component Video, HD Component RGB/YPbPr Available Now May-03 Q2-03 Now Price 3,499.99 $3,499.00 $699.99 $19,500.00 $6,995.00 $1,995.00 $4,995.00 $3,500.00 $3,700.00 $499.99 $4,995.00 $4,995.00

Zenith

P42W24B

Rembrandt

RGB via 15-pin D-sub, DVI, Hi-Res Component Video RGB via 15-pin D-sub, Component Video Hi-Res

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P40V24

Scaler

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Available Suggested Retail Price

Digital Interface Type

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Hitachi

57XWX20B

7 CRT Rear Projection

Yes (VirtualHD -- with 3:2 pull down)

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51XWX20B

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JVC JVC
AV-56WP94 IART PRO AV-65WP94 IART PRO
7CRT Rear PTV 7CRT Rear PTV

56W 65W

16:9 16:9
D.I.S.T. 1500i D.I.S.T. 1500i
Yes with 3:2 pull no down Yes with 3:2 pull no down
DVI with HDCP, IEEE-1394 DVI with HDCP, IEEE-1394

Sep-03 Sep-03

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Brand Model Display Type Screen Size Aspect Ratio Mitsubishi Diamond WS-CRT Rear Projection 73W 16:9 DTV Native Scan Formats 480p, 1080i Scan Conversion Line Doubling/ Scaling For NTSC? NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 80p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC>480p 480i>480p 480p>480p 1080i>1080i (Tuner converts 720p to 1080i) NTSC/Vid/ Comp/480i>480p Component 480i>480p ATSC HD 1080i/ 720p>1080i NTSC/Vid/ Comp/480i>480p Component 480i>480p ATSC HD 1080i/ 720p>1080i NTSC/Vid/ Comp/480i>480p Component 480i>480p ATSC HD 1080i/ 720p>1080i Yes Built-In AC-3 Decoder? 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output 2-channel with 5.1 channel bitstream output Optical Out pass through

3) IEEE-1394 with DTCP (5C) and HAVi

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Mitsubishi Diamond

WS-65711

480p, 1080i

$5,499.00

WS-55711

Mitsubishi Platnium Plus

WS-65611

$4,099.00

Mitsubishi Platnium

WS-65511

$3,799.00

Mitsubishi Platinum

WS-55511

$3,299.00

WS-48511

$3,099.00

Mitsubishi

WS-B55

RCA Scenium

HD65W140

Yes (SceniVision -- with 3:2 pull down)
DVI-HDTV with HDCP, (2) IEEE-1394 with DTCP (aka DTVLink) and AVC networking

$4,299.00

HD61W140

Optical Out pass through

$3,499.00

HD52W140

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Brand Model Display Type Screen Size Aspect Ratio RCA Scenium L50000* LCOS Rear Projection 50W 16:9 DTV Native Scan Formats 720p Scan Conversion Line Doubling/ Scaling For NTSC? NTSC/Vid/ Yes Comp/480i>720p Component 480i>720p SD 480i/ 480p>720p ATSC HD 1080i/ 720p>720p DIRECTV HD>720p All Formats>1080i 1080i All Formats>1080i 1080i All Formats>1080i 1080i 1080i/480p DRC Built-In AC-3 Decoder? Optical Out pass through No
Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Sony
HCN559W HCN5529W HCN529W TXN3084 WHD KDP51WS550
7 CRT Rear Projection 7 CRT Rear Projection 7 CRT Rear Projection Direct View 7 CRT Rear PTV

55W 55W 52W 30W 51W

16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9

1080i 1080i 1080i

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVI DVI DVI DVI DVI, IEEE-1394 (iLink)
May 2003 May 2003 June 2003 May 2003 Sep-03
$2,599.99 $2,399.99 $2,299.99 $1,399.99 $2,700
1080i/480p 1080i/480p 480p, 960i, 1080i NTSC>960i 480i>960i 480p>480p 720p>1080i 1080i>1080i (QAM Cable Compatible) 480p, NTSC>960i 960i, 480i>960i 1080i 480p>480p 720p>1080i 1080i>1080i (QAM Cable Compatible) 480p, 960i, NTSC>960i 1080i 480i>960i 480p>480p 720p>1080i 1080i>1080i (QAM Cable Compatible) 1080i All Formats>10 80i

KDP57WS550

7 CRT Rear PTV

DVI, IEEE-1394 (iLink)

720p (1280x720)

$14,500.00

FDP-DLPHD10 Package

$23,995.00

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Brand Model Faroudja FDP-DILA1 Projector Package FDP-DILA1 Projector Package with NRS-Digital Cineam Source Faroudja
Screen Size Nativee Display Resolution On-Board Doubling/Scaling? NTSC Tuners 0 Interfacer for DTV Tuner/ Available Decoder HD Component Video, D15 HD Component Video, D15, DVI Now Suggested Retail Price $35,000.00

Display Tyape

DILA Projector
1024p (1365 x1024) Scaler in outboard NRS Processor 1024p (1365 x1024) Scaler in outboard NRS-Digital Cinema Source Processor 1024p (1365 x1024) Scaler in outboard NRS-DVI Processor 1024p (1365 x1024) Scaler in outboard NRS-Digital Cinema Source Processor 480i>540p or 1080i Yes 480p> 540p (VirtualHD) or 1080i 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 480i>540p or 1080i Yes 480p> 540p or (VirtualHD) 1080i, 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 480i>540p or 1080i, Yes 480p> 540p or (VirtualHD) 1080i, 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 480i>540p or 1080i, Yes 480p> 540p or (VirtualHD) 1080i, 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 480i>540p or Yes 1080i, 480p> (VirtualHD) 540p or 1080i 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 480i>540p or Yes 1080i, 480p> (VirtualHD) 540p or 1080i 720p>540p or 1080i 1080i>1080i 1080i/540p 1080i/540p 1080i/540p 720p (1280 x 720) 480p (848 x 600) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) D.I.S.T. 1080i D.I.S.T. 1080i D.I.S.T. 1080i D.I.S.T. 1500i Yes (VirtualHD) Yes (VirtualHD) Yes (VirtualHD) Yes Faroudja DCDi+ Yes Faroudja DCDi Yes with 3-2 Pulldown Yes with 3-2 Pulldown Yes with 3-2 Pulldown Yes with 3-2 Pulldown

$41,000.00

FDP-DILA2HD DILA Projector Digital Projector Package FDP-DILA2HD DILA Projector Digital Projector Package 65SWX20B 7 CRT Rear PTV
HD Component Video, D15 HD Component Video, D15, DVI

(16:9)

DVI-HDTV with HDCP, (2) HD Component

$3,999.99

57SWX20B

$3,499.99

51SWX20B

$2,999.99

57UWX20B

51UWX20B

$2,499.99

43FWX20B Tabletop

$2,399.99
Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi InFocus InFocus JVC JVC JVC JVC
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7 CRT Rear PTV 7 CRT Rear PTV 7 CRT Rear PTV 1-chip DLP Front PTV 1-chip DLP Front PTV 7CRT 7CRT 7CRT 7CRT Rear PTV Rear PTV Rear PTV Rear PTV
43 Variable Variable 48W 56W 65W 56W

(4:3) (4:3) (4:3)

(2) HD Component (2) HD Component (2) HD Component
$2,699.99 $2,399.99 $1,799.99 $9,999.00 $4,999.00 $1,899.95 $2,199.95 $2,899.95 $2,699.95
HD Component, RGB, DVI Now HD Component, RGB, DVI Now (2) HD Component, DVI/HDCP (2) HD Component, DVI/HDCP (2) HD Component, DVI/HDCP (2) HD Component, DVI/HDCP Apr-03 May-03 Mar-03 Aug-03

1080i, 720p 720p (1,280x720)
Yes Scaling, (3-chip Sage/Faroudja system) Yes Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown
RGBHV via BNC HD Component, RGB via 15-pin D-sub, DVI HD Component, RGB HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV

$35,000.00 $12,499.00

Marantz Mitsubishi Gold Plus Mitsubishi Gold Plus Mitsubishi Gold Plus Mitsubishi Gold Mitsubishi Gold Mitsubishi Gold Mitsubishi Gold Mitsubishi Silver
PV6111W WS-73411 WS-65411 WS-55411 WT-65311 WS-55311 WS-48311 WT-42311 VS-60111
61W (16:9) 73W 65W 55W 65W 55W 48W 42W 60 (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (4:3)
1080i, 540p NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i
Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now
$4,299.00 $5,199.00 $3,399.00 $2,799.00 $3,199.00 $2,599.00 $2,199.00 $1,899.00 $2,299.00

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Brand Model Display Tupe Mitsubishi Silver Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Monivision Monivision Monivision Monivision Monivision Monivision Monivision NetTV NetTV NetTV NetTV NetTV NetTV NetTV Optoma Optoma VS-50111 WT-A65 WS-A55 WS-A48 WT-A42 VS-A50 DM-5948ST DM-5952SFT DM-6952ST DM-7752ST DM-6952SFT DM-7352SFT DM6552SWT DTV-29XF DTV-29XFT DTV-29XRT DTV38XT DTV-34XR DTV34-XRT DTV36-XW H55 H56
Screen Size Nativee Display Resolution NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i NTSC>480p 480p, 1080i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (4:3) 1080i 720p 480p (4:3) 1080i 720p 480p (4:3) 1080i 720p 480p 1080i 720p 480p 1080i 720p 480p 1080i 720p 480p (16:9) 1080i 720p 480p 768p (1,204x768) 768p (1,204x768) On-Board NTSC Doubling/Scaling? Tuners Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes with 3-2 pulldown Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Scaler Scaler 1 optional optional optional Interfacer for DTV Tuner/ Available Decoder HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGB or RGBHV HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA HD Component, RGBHV via BNC, RGB via VGA (2) VGA 15-pin D-sub HD Component (2) VGA 15-pin D-sub HD Component Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Suggested Retail Price $1,899.00 $3,199.00 $2,599.00 $2,199.00 $1,899.00 $1,899.00 $1,208.00 $1,579.00 $1,948.00 $2,978.00 $2,348.00 $3,499.00 $1,500 $1,399.00 $1,499.00 $1,099.00 $2,999.00 $1,699.00 $1,799.00 $2,999.00 $4,495.00 $4,399.00

RGB or HD Component via BNC RGB or HD Component via BNC, DVI HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub, DVI HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub, DVI HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub

Now 2Q2003 Now

$9,995.00 $11,995.00 $11,995.00
16:chip DLP Projection TV 16:9 Variable 1 Chip DLP Projection TV with PFP Processor 16:9 - 1 chip DLP Projection TV with PFP Processor 16:9 - 1 chip DLP Projection TV with PFP Processor 3-chip DLP Projection TV with PFP Processor 16:9 Variable

(1280 x 720) 720p

2Q2003

$26,995.00

(1024 x 768) XGA, 480p, 600p, & 720p; 1080i Signal Scaled (1280 x 1024) SXGA, 720p, SVGA, 480p, & 600p; 1080i, & 1080p Signals Scaled 720P to 480i & 1080i 960P to 480i & 1080i 1080P to 480i & 1080i (4:3) 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i (4:3) 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i All Formats>720p

$64,995.00 *29,995.00

3-chip DLP Projection TV with PFP Processor
Yes via external scaler (with 3:2 pulldown)
HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub

$89,995.00 *29,995.00

7 CRT Projection TV
Yes via external scaler (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes via external scaler (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes via external scaler (with 3:2 pulldown) No
HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub HD RGB & HD Component via 15-pin D-Sub HD Component, RGB via VGA RGB 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP

$18,995.00

DTV-992 Ultra
8 CRT Projection TV with VHD Processor 9 CRT Projection TV with VHD Processor Direct View CRT

$32,995.00

DTV-1200

$44,995.00

SME-32DL5

Sampo Samsung

SME-27FDL5 HLN437W
Pure Flat Direct View 1-chip DLP Rear PTV (HD-2 chip)

$1,299.99 $3,699.99

43W (16:9)
Yes Faroudja DCDi 2 (with 3:2 pulldown)

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Brand Model Display Type Samsung HLN507W Samsung HLN617W
Screen Size Nativee Display Resolution (16:9) All Formats>720p On-Board NTSC Doubling/Scaling? Tuners Yes Faroudja DCDi 2 (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes Faroudja DCDi 2 (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes Faroudja DCDi 2 (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes Faroudja DCDi 2 (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes (with 3:2 pulldown) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 2 Interfacer for DTV Tuner/ Available Decoder 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 15-pin D-sub DVI w/ HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 3 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 3 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 3 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI w/HDCP 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr), DVI 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 2 HD Components (Y, Pb, Pr) 2 HD Components Pb, Pr) HD Component (Y, Pb, Pr) HD Component Video HD Component Video, DVI-I with HDCP Now Suggested Retail Price $4,199.99

Scan Formats Natively Displayed 480p, 1080i, 480p, 1080i, 480p, 1080i,

DTV VIDEO RECORDERS

Brand JVC Marantz Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Model HM-DH30000 MV8300 HS-HD2000U HS-HD1100U Recorder Type D-VHS/S-VHS/ VHS VCR D-VHS/S-VHS/ VHS VCR D-VHS/S-VHS/ VHS VCR D-VHS/VHS VCR Yes Yes No No
D-Theater S-VHS Capable encryption Capable Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Analog VHS Available Capable Yes Yes Yes Yes Now Q1-03 Now Now Suggested Retail Price $1,299.95 $1,599.00 $749.00 $549.00
Built In MPEG Interface For HDTV Signals 2 Decoding HD Component Video, IEEE-1394 FireWire/iLINK with DTCP HD Component Video, IEEE-1394 FireWire/iLINK IEEE-1394 FireWire/iLINK with DTCP IEEE-1394 FireWire/iLINK with DTCP

SET-TOP HDTV PVRs

Brand Model Recorder Type EchoStar DishPVR 921 Dish Network Integrated HD Satellite Receiver/PVR Dish Network Integrated HD Satellite Receiver/PVR HDD HDD Yes
Hard Drive Capacity TBD Subscription Sevice Required For Satellite Service Only. No additional PVR charge For Satellite Service Only. No additional PVR charge no no Dolby Digital Decorder Available Suggested Retail Price TBD
Built In MPEG Interface For HDTV Signals 2 Decoding DVI-HDTV with HDCP Component HD
Yes (2Q3-03 channel, passes through 5.1) Yes (2Q2-03 channel, passes through 5.1) yes yes 2Q 3Q
TUPVR9000DU (HD recordable PVR) HDR230 HD-PVR330
HD Component, DVI-HDTV with HDCP, IEEE-1394 output
DVI with HDCP, calibration port DVI with HDCP, calibration port

80-gigabyte TBD

$999.00 TBD
ENHANCED DEFINTION TV MONITORS
Brand BenQ Model PE7800 Display Type DLP Front Screen Size (aspect ratio) Variable (16:9) Native Resolution 576p (1024 x 576) On-Board Line Doubling/Scaling? Yes Elite Video Elitevision Elite Video Elitevision Elite Video Elitevision Elite Video Elitevision PlV-Z1 LP500 LS110 LCD Front PTV Variable DLP Front PTV Variable DLP Front PTV Variable 720p (964x544) 420p (800 x 600) Dual-Mode 848 x 480/ 800 x 600 420p (800x600) Yes Scaler Scaler
(31.5kHz @ 60Hz and higher scanning frequency) External DTV-Decoder Required as of 3/3/03
Number of NTSC Tuners 0 Interface for DTV Tuner/ Decoder Available Price TBD S-Video, Composite Video, Apr-03 Component (YCbCr), Progressive Compnent (YPbPr) NBC, RGB (2) RGBHV (HD-15) VGA, Composite RGB, HD Component, Now Now Now
$2,495.00 $5,495.00 $4,995.00

P-1208

LCD Front PTV Variable

(2) RGBHV (HD-15)

$5,495.00

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Brand Epson InFocus PLUS Model PowerLite 30c ScreenPlay SP110 HE-3100 Piano Display Type 3 panel LCD Front PTV 1-chip DLP Front PTV 1-chip DLP Front Projection Screen Size (aspect ratio) Variable Variable Variable Native Resolution 420p (800x600) 480p (848x480) 480p (848 x600) 480p (848x600) (4:3) (4:3) 480p 480p 480p (800x600) 480p (800x600) 480p (800x600)800 lumens 480p (854 x 480) 480p-964x544 480p 848x480 Scaler Yes (Silicon Image) Yes Yes, 480p Yes, 480p Yes

as of 2/28/03 Courtesy of Digital Tech Consulting
The table below lists the DTV stations with cable and/or satellite carriage of their digital signal. As illustrated below, Time-Warner cable systems represent the majority of activity. There are more than 100 stations having their digital signals carried on cable or satellite systems.
Market Tampa/ St Petersburg Orlando Orlando Orlando Orlando Orlando Baltimore Indianapolis San Diego Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh Chapel Hill Kansas City Kansas City Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Columbus, OH Columbus, OH Columbus, OH GreenvilleSpartanburg San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX West Palm Beach- Ft. Pierce NorfolkPortsmouthNewport News GreensboroHigh PointWinston Salem HarrisburgLancaster, Lebanon Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Green BayAppleton, WI Cable/Satellite Carrier Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Comcast Time-Warner Time-Warner, Cox Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Cox, Aldelphia WNAB (WBN) Cox KETV (ABC) KERO (ABC) Time-Warner Omaha, NE Bakersfield, CA WWAC (Independent) Atlantic City, NJ WSYT (Fox) Syracuse, NY WSTM (NBC) KFTH (HSN) WOTV (ABC) WDTN (ABC) Nashville DTV Station WFRV (CBS) KITV (ABC) KYTV (NBC) KSLA (CBS) WCBB (PBS) WOLO (ABC) WRLK (PBS) WACH (FOX) WCYB (NBC) KWTX (CBS) KCEN (NBC) KCEN (NBC) WEHT (ABC) WCTI (ABC & UPN) WUND (PBS) WUNK (PBS) WMEB (PBS) WNEM (CBS) WISN (ABC) KMAU (ABC) KCTV (CBS) WSMV (NBC) WZTV (FOX) WUXP (UPN) Market Green BayAppleton, WI Honolulu Springfield, MO Shreveport Lewiston, ME Columbia, SC Columbia, SC Columbia, SC Bristol, TN Cable/Satellite Carrier Time-Warner Time-Warner MediaCom, Cox
Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Charter Cable, Comcast Waco, TX Time-Warner Waco. TX Time-Warner Waco, TX Time-Warner Evansville, IN Sigecom New Bern, NC Cox, Time-Warner New Bern, NC Time-Warner New Bern, NC Time-Warner Bangor, ME Presque Isle, ME Milwaukee, WI Maui, HI Kansas City, MO Nashville Nashville Nashville Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner Time-Warner, Oceana Cable Time-Warner Comcast Dish Network, DirecTV, Intermedia Cable Dish Network, DirecTV, Intermedia Cable Dish Network, DirecTV, Intermedia Cable Cox Time-Warner, Country Cable, Cox Comcast Time-Warner

WBZ (CBS) WUTF (Telefutura) WFAA (ABC) WETA (PBS) WJLA (ABC) WRC (NBC) WUSA (CBS) WSB (ABC) WDIV (NBC) WJBK (Fox) WTVS (PBS) WWJ (CBS) WXYZ (ABC) KHOU (CBS) KPRC (NBC) KRIV (FOX) KTRK (ABC) KUHT (PBS) KTCI (PBS) WCCO (CBS) KNXV (ABC) KPNX (NBC) KTVW (UNV) WJW (FOX)
Boston Boston Dallas/Fort Worth Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Atlanta Detroit Detroit Detroit
Detroit Detroit Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Minneapolis/ St. Paul Minnesota/St. Time-Warner Paul Phoenix Cox Phoenix American Cable, US West Phoenix Cable America, Quest Cable Cleveland Time-Warner

WUNL (PBS)

WHP (CBS) KLAS (CBS) KLVX (PBS) KTNV (ABC) WBAY (ABC)
Comcast Cox Cox Cox Time-Warner
Syracuse, NY Time-Warner Alvin/ Time-Warner Houston, TX Battle Creek/ Charter Kalamazoo, MI Dayton/ Time-Warner Springfield, OH