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DirecTV HD Rollout
Forces Cable to Respond

Oct 11, 2007 2:31 AM CDT

DirecTV HD Rollout Forces Cable to Respond

(Newser) - DirecTV is turning up the heat on the HDTV competition, claiming it will offer 100 hi-def channels by the end of the year, while current technology limits many cable companies to no more than 20-30. With 55 HD channels already available on the satellite provider, some competitors are trying to...

Do Not Adjust
Your Flat Panel TV

Sep 23, 2007 5:06 AM CDT

Do Not Adjust Your Flat Panel TV

Joe Morgenstern on the problem with flat panel TV

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern needs you to know that you’re watching your HDTV wrong. Next generation televisions are built for a 16:9 aspect ratio, he explains, so normal TV’s 4:3-formatted programming only looks right when bordered by black boxes. But TV owners who...

NFL Refs Go Hi-Def

Aug 11, 2007 9:48 AM CDT

NFL Refs Go Hi-Def

Officials finally get same quality replays as fans at home

(Newser) - The NFL is switching to high-definition signals for all review booths, a move that will allow refs to watch plays on feeds with the same quality as the ones many fans see. The league's instant replay equipment hasn't been upgraded since 1999, and in that time, many viewers have upgraded...

Scrapped TVs Spell Disaster for Environment

May 24, 2007 4:54 PM CDT

Scrapped TVs Spell Disaster for Environment

Analog sets will contaminate dumps after digital conversion

(Newser) - In 2009 a federal law will convert all TV stations to digital, sending most of the US's 268 million analog TVs into the trash. As consumers snatch up plasmas and HDTVs, the old sets—made of lead, cadmium, and mercury will be thrown into garbage dumps, where they may contaminate...