Display Expert Alfred Poor Launches HDTV Resource Center: New Web Site Provides Guide to HDTV and Digital TV
Perkasie, PA (ContentDesk) November 14, 2005 -- Display industry expert Alfred Poor announces the launch of his new HDTV Resource Center site at http://hdtvprofessor.com. The site gives consumers access to independent and expert information on HDTV and digital TV technology. The focus is on practical information designed to help consumers make confident buying decisions and avoid making an expensive mistake. I spent the past 20 years helping millions of people make sense out of personal computer products, Alfred Poor explained. I recognized that the same problems of confusing technology and rapidly changing products and features now plague consumers trying to decide on an HDTV purchase. They are confronted by confusing and misleading information.
They need a source of expert information that they can understand and trust, so Im turning my focus from computers to the issues of HDTV and digital television. One key feature of the site is the HDTV Almanac, which provides daily posts of original content. Alfred Poor not only reports on new developments in television and home entertainment, but also explains their significance in terms that readers can understand and use. The posts are available on the site, as well as via RSS feeds. Another feature is Professor Poors Truth Patrol, which encourages visitors to send in examples of information published about HDTV products and technology that is misleading, confusing, or just plain wrong.The site is also the source for Alfred Poors self-published series of HDTV guides and reference materials. His HDTV and Display Technology Reference Card is available now, as well as his Professor Poors Weekly Price Report that lists advertised prices at major nationwide retailers.
Professor Poors Guide to Buying HDTV is scheduled for release in a few weeks.In addition to these materials, the site also lists HDTV resources that are of interest to people looking to purchase HDTVs or related home entertainment products.For a limited time, a reader survey is on the site at http://hdtvprofessor/HDTVGuideSurvey; the results will be used to shape the content on the site and in the Professor Poors Guide series. Visitors who complete the survey will receive the HDTV and Display Technology Reference Card free of charge.About Alfred PoorAlfred Poor has an international reputation in the display industry. He brings more than 22 years of experience as a freelance writer and technology consultant, with particular expertise in display technology. He has written extensively about displays for the computer trade press; he was affiliated with PC Magazine for more than 20 years, where he was a Contributing Editor until March 2005, and was the magazines first Lead Analyst for Business Displays. He has played key roles in display product testing for PC Magazine; he developed the rigorous testing protocols for monitor and projectors that have become the standard for product comparison.
He is a columnist with Computer Shopper Magazine, where his Alfred Poors Computer Cures column has appeared for nearly 12 years, helping thousands of readers with their troubleshooting questions. He now is a Senior Research Associate at Pacific Media Associates. He was a charter member and past Chair of the Display of the Year Awards Committee for Society for Information Display (SID), and is currently the Chair of the Delaware Valley Chapter of SID. He was also a Contributing Editor with SIDs magazine, Information Display, for which he edited or wrote more than 100 articles in recent years. He is President of Working Papers which provides technical writing services for a range of companies, including the display industry..
Las Vegas, NV " DEATHRANCH " Feature Horror Film Soon to be Shooting in Las Vegas Nevada USA
LAS VEGAS , NV (ContentDesk) March 28, 2004 -- Michael A. Tessiero, Executive Producer (MikieeT Productions) announces the upcoming feature
production " DEATHRANCH ". This 90 minute feature will be shot in it's entirety in and around Las Vegas, NV. USA. Tessiero will use all local crews, and actors.
The genre is horror. When asked why horror? Tessiero stated, "Horror movies make money, I'm not trying to satisfy egos, I'm making movies to make money, and there is a great deal of local production and acting talent here to get the job done. If they can't get it right the first time, take two, this isn't " GONE WITH THE WIND " it's a horror movie. Put good talented creative thinking people around you and it goes together like the shuffle of a deck of cards". When questioned on investors, Tessiero replied, "I've got plenty of money, I'm not offering any of the product.
Principle photography is scheduled to begin May 30, 2004. Tessiero added "this production will use...
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Top 3 Ways To Buy An LCD TV
This may come as a surprise to you. Just like other types of big screen TVs, LCD flat screen TVs have some disadvantages, as well. Yes, it's true. For example, LCD TVs have lower contrast ratios than plasmas, because they have a harder time reproducing deep black and dark grays. Their screen also tend to be thicker than plasma screens.
However, a LCD flat screen TV is not susceptible to burn-in and usually is less expensive than plasma televisions.
LCD TVs also run cooler than plasma TVs, thereby minimizing the need for noisy fan cooling. Many LCD sets can double as a PC monitors, as well. In terms of longevity, LCD flat screen TVs can last up to 60,000 hours, whereas plasma TVs, on average, last 30,000 to 40,000 hours.
Ready To Buy a LCD Flat Screen TV?
So, you are all set to buy your first LCD flat screen TV? Cool! Here are some shopping tips before you set you mind on a particular model.
1. Check The Black-When you are shopping...
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DISH Network HDTV Guide - Information on Programming and Prices
HD (high definition) TV has become all the rage in recent years. Here's a DISH Network HDTV guide, that includes information about DISH Network HDTV features, programming packages, and service fees.
DISH Network HDTV
HDTV is a broadcast medium whereby programs are transmitted in a digital format. HD broadcasting utilizes 1,125 lines of resolution, as opposed to only 525 lines of resolution regular analog broadcasts use. The more lines of resolution the sharper and clearer the picture.
The audio portion of the broadcast signal is also transmitted in digital format so you get a richer, more realistic sound.
DISH Network HDTV features
Lifelike picture
DISH Network HDTV programs are five times sharper than programs broadcast in
analog format.
HDTV is clearer and the color is more vibrant than analog TV.
Surround-sound audio
DISH Network HDTV...
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Leading HDTV Tuner Card Manufacturers Bundle SnapStream Media’s High-Definition DVR Software
(ContentDesk) October 25, 2005 -- SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today that world-renowned TV tuner card manufacturers ADS Technologies, KWorld, and VBox Communications will bundle Beyond TV, SnapStreams award-winning DVR software, with their aftermarket HDTV tuner card products.
Offering a sharper picture along with crisp digital sound and six times the resolution of standard definition television, the bundled products will present a complete solution for creating a PC-based HDTV DVR.
Until now, customers have had to choose between purchasing expensive dedicated devices or a new computer to get HDTV with advanced DVR features.
These new bundles now allow customers to bring HD quality TV and the richest living room ready DVR features to their existing PCs.ADS Technologies, KWorld, and VBox Communications will bundle their high definition (HDTV) tuner cards with a new version of Beyond TV that offers easy...
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As High-Spec Home Entertainment Goes Wireless
The technology and system, developed by IST programme-funded ULTRAWAVES project supports high performance, low-cost wireless home connectivity solution for applications requiring the multi-streaming of high-quality video as wireless connectivity between Set Top Boxes, DVD and TV, PC projectors. The project demonstrated a wireless audio/video solution using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, which transmits about 100Mbits per second, 10 to 100 times faster than traditional wireless systems."The significance of our work is that we demonstrated the capability to transmit a high bit rate application using UWB technology," explains project coordinator Rafi Zack, Wisair, Israel. "An important potential application is the wireless high-quality video home environment that uses UWB infrastructure instead of the fat cable from the DVD player to the TV, or from DVD to the PC projector used in home cinema applications."The project used HDTV (MPEG2 Main Profile at High Level) and split it into three...
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HDTV Magazine Releases The State of HDTV Technology, 2006 Review, and CES Report
Alsea, OR
(ContentDesk) March 29, 2006 -- The much anticipated HDTV Technology Review 2006, by Rodolfo La Maestra, is now available in both a PDF downloadable file for immediate access or a printed version deliverable within days. You might think you have the whole story about HDTV until you thumb through its amazing 207 fact-filled pages, said publisher and HDTV pioneer Dale Cripps. The report is a comprehensive (and searchable) desk reference detailing all existing and near-future HDTV technologies and H/DTV products. It provides a clear explanation of the present and emerging HDTV technologies incorporated in these products,
said co-publisher, Shane Sturgeon, as well as a seasoned assessment of their respective strengths and weaknesses and their likely market successes or failures.
From politics to markets, the La Maestra report delivers unerringly the entire state of the H/DTV industry.Who should have this report? Thats easy, said Cripps, If you...
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Another Option For Loan Seekers Title Loans
Many people do not know that but there is another option now available for people to take loans and solve the problem and that loan option is that of the title loans.
Title loans are loans which are similar to the payday loans in that they are also offered for a short period of time i.e. at best fourteen days with an option of extending the deal up to a month. And these loans are also used for the unexpected cash requirements that can come up. The only difference between title loans...
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Kid Galaxy Introduces Innovative Toys and Games for 2005
Kid Galaxy, a company known for its fun, whimsical and remarkably creative radio-controlled toys, expands its most popular lines just in time for Toy Fair 2005. Expertly engineered with unique designs and attractive price points, each of these colorful, imaginative toys provides hours of fun. In addition, there's the bonus of extra entertainment as Kid Galaxy's R-C toys always do something completely unexpected. Even the controllers are cleverly designed to match each individual toy in color...
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Refrigerator electricity usage lowered in 15 minutes
November 2004I recently had a customer ask for my advise about cleaning her refrigerator.I started to describe the pros and cons of different cleaners that can be used to clean the interior when she stopped me abruptly. "I know all about that stuff ", she informed me, "I mean the black coil thing on the back".So, in response to this common question I offer the following step-by-step directions.Firstly, the 'black coil thing' at the rear of the refrigerator is called a condenser. Without too much...
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New Ways to Use Old Christmas Cards
Forty years ago when I was growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin, my mother always saved the Christmas cards she had received in the mail. In those days, people sent many more Christmas cards than they do now. Today, I still find myself saving the cards that I get each Christmas. When the holiday season is over, I take them down off the dining-room side of our kitchen cabinets. I look at each one and think about the person who sent it.
Then I tuck the cards into Christmas canisters...
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