| Chips embed CEC to support HDMI 1.3
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2008-07-01 |
| In an effort to help manufacturers easily add CE control (CEC) functionality to digital systems, interface chip vendors are designing transmitters and receivers, as well as switches and repeaters, with features that allow them to embed CEC capability with fewer parts into DTVs, PCs, video recorders and other A/V products. |
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| PDPs pursue HDTV victory
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2008-07-01 |
| PDPs clearly had a very good 2007, but the picture for 2008 is clouding over. How the PDP-vs.-LCD duel in HDTVs will look one year from now will depend on many variables, including relative supply and demand, continuing or aborted investment in new factories, the speed of manufacturing ramp-ups at new plants, and TV makers' pricing patterns. |
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| Will wireless STBs take off?
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2008-06-30 |
| Wireless is set to invade cable TV STB. But which wireless and when is still not clear. |
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| Trio works on 3D solution for home theaters
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2008-06-26 |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. has tapped Nvidia Corp. and Aspen Media Products LLC to provide the first complete 3D solution for the home entertainment market in one convenient package. |
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| ABI: Wireless HDTV to hit 1M installations in 2012
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2008-06-23 |
| According to a study from ABI Research, optimistic forecasts point to 2012 as the earliest year for the milestone of 1 million wireless HDTV installations worldwide |
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| Will patent suit remove DTV off the air?
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2008-06-19 |
| South Korea's Samsung Electronics has filed a patent infringement suit—related to the U.S. terrestrial DTV standard developed by ATSC—against Polaroid Corp. |
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| ADI brings HDMI in digital homes
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2008-06-17 |
| Today, analog and mixed-signal chips present in video encoders and HDMI connectivity ICs are the components that determine many digital consumer systems' time-to-market. |
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| Enhance VoIP telephony with HD Voice
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2008-06-17 |
| HD Voice or Wideband Telephony is a user experience that needs to be heard to be believed. As VoIP has revolutionized the market for voice communications, so too will HD Voice revolutionize VoIP. Here's an article that attempts to address the hurdles associated with delivering HD performance in telephony. |
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| GDDR5 eyes next-gen graphics controllers
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2008-05-27 |
| Rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp. are expected to ship high-speed for next-generation graphics controllers as early as June, delivering a whopping 4Gbit/s per pin, scaling to as much as 7Gbit/s per pin. |
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| HDMI goes mobile
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2008-05-01 |
| How to connect to and display high-definition video from portable devices on a large-screen TV without losing image quality is key design challenge facing many OEMs. In response, MIPS Technologies unveiled what it claims is the industry's first 65nm IP offerings for HDMI. |
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| Samsung brings 3D experience to plasma HDTV
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2008-04-28 |
| Samsung's Series 4 450 plasma HDTVs enable consumers to have an interactive 3D experience for enjoying a wide range of content, including movies, video games and Web content. |
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| Overcome the billion-cycle challenge
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2008-04-16 |
| According to Alain Raynaud of EVE, "Until designers realize that they can't manage billions of cycles like any other simulation, they hit a wall that I call the Billion-Cycle Challenge." |
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| Make room for laser TV
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2008-04-09 |
| Mitsubishi has previewed the first-ever laser-powered TV dubbed LaserVue, expected to deliver a range of color never before seen in home entertainment. |
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| IPTV calls for content-aware network edge devices
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2008-04-01 |
| IPTV is very different from traditional cable/satellite TV services and will place significant new demands on telecom network infrastructure. Here's a look at how IPTV presents new packet processing demands at the edge. |
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| Hybrid STB eyes DTV market in China
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2008-03-26 |
| A hybrid STB to serve the digital home market segment in China has been jointly developed by Oki Electric Industry, Intel and Huashu Digital TV. |
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