Report: Consumers tuning in to plasma TVs
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First-quarter shipments of plasma televisions in the United States more than doubled from the previous year, according to research firm iSuppli.
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LOS ANGELES -- Consumers walking into an electronics store looking for a big-screen, high-definition TV may find that the place looks and feels different than it did last Christmas.
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Sales of flat panel TVs are expected to overtake bulky sets within months, industry experts said today. Ultra-thin plasma and LCD televisions have quickly
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Personal TV Channel system is making its debut at IFA consumer electronics show.
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Plasma will comprise 30 percent of the market for flat-screen TVs, exec says.
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One need only wander into the local electronics emporium to see what gadget makers -- and consumers -- are up against these days. Recently on display at a San Francisco Best Buy (BBY ) were 135 TV sets from
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More compos coming Register Hardware reader Dave Page dropped us an email this week to show us just how good his brand new Samsung PS50Q7 50in plasma HD TV looks in his living room. Dave was the winner of last month's Register Hardware Samsung HDTV Competition, and we're pleased to report he's as pleased as punch with his plasma beast.â¦
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The big, bulky tube television is ready to get a leaner look--and to challenge flat panels at their own game. Meanwhile, TV tuners are headed to new PCs.
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By David Magliano, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--You know what size television you want, and you know how much  you want to spend, but do you know your LCD from your DLP?   You're not alone.
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Bruce Goodman is shopping for a new plasma television. He&#39;s been doing that for a while -- about six months. &quot;It&#39;s much more work than it ought to be,&quot; he said of his research.
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Not much in it, though Ask consumers which HD TV technology they think delivers the best picture quality and they'll put LCD and plasma on a par. Get them to try the two out first, and they quickly favour plasma. So claimed research company Synovate last week after conducting tests with punters across Europe.â¦
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With technology booming, consumers are starting to stray away  from traditional movie and TV watching. Their personal viewing  experience now includes their computer, portable video devices,  and even cell phones.
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NEW YORK _ Dell Inc. ventured deeper into consumer electronics Thursday, adding plasma televisions to its growing lineup of home-entertainment products.
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By Mike Jones, Tulsa World, Okla.  Dec. 17--Dear Santa,   While mulling over my wants and needs for Christmas I couldn't decide between a big-screen plasma HDTV with a new surround sound system or enough cash to pay off my credit card debt.
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Gadgeteers attending Vegas conference are getting an eyeful of sexy new high-end televisions.
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(InfoWorld) - A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors, and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009. The groups, collectively known as the Digital Television Transition Coalition, will use a variety of means, including public service announcements and community-based campaigns,Â to educate TV viewers about the transition from analog broadcasts. An estimated 20 million U.S. homes, containing 90 million TV sets, that don't have cable or satellite service will need to buy converter boxes or new TV sets to continue to receive over-the-air digital broadcasts. People with analog TV sets will no longer receive over-the-air signals after the Feb. 17, 2009, deadline. Congress has approved $1.5 billion for vouchers for residents to buy converter boxes in a bill passed last year. The bill requires U.S. TV stations to move off radio spectrum in the upper 700MHz band with that highly coveted spectrum going to public safety agencies and commercial bidders. Cable and satellite viewers will not need to buy converter boxes or new TVs. Starting this week, all television sets shipped across state lines in the U.S. must be capable of receiving a digital signal. "Part of our job ... will to be to help many people understand that, while they may think they have a problem, in reality, they are already well equipped to deal with the transition and enjoy the benefits," said Marc Pearl, executive director of the Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition. "It is essential that nobody loses a TV signal due to a lack of accurate information." Many of the people affected by the transition will be poor or elderly people, said Nancy Zirkin, vice president and director of public policy at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. The coalition needs to "make sure that this audience knows before the switch that they are eligible for federal vouchers," she said. The coalition launched a Web site to help educate TV viewers on the switch to DTV. In a recent survey of over-the-air viewers, the National Association of Broadcasters found that 56 percent of respondents reported that they have "seen, read, or heard nothing" about the transition to digital television, and only 10 percent were able to pinpoint 2009 as the year. The upper 700MHz band would allow wireless signals to travel four to five times as far as existing mobile phone signals, advocates of the digital televisionÂ transition say. That makes the spectrum valuable for mobile broadband providers and for police and fire departments that want to communicate with regional counterparts. Among the coalition members are the Association of Public Television Stations, the Consumer Electronics Association, and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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BRITONS collectively spend pounds 10.7bn on subscriptions to satellite or cable TV, but only watch a small number of the channels, a study revealed.  (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.