5 More HDTV Predictions for 2008 (

tvpredictions.com ^ | April 7, 2008 | Phillip Swann

[Las Vegas Dave]

Breaking on the HDTV forums: For those of you that have DISH HD Satellite TV service , reliable sources are saying that April 10th, there may be three more HD stations added, and by May 1st, several more HD stations will have been added.-LVD

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[Las Vegas Dave]

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[Ken H]

What about laser HDTV? Been holding off for that.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Laser TV on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6wsJRGqnQ

[shove_it]

I just ordered a Samsung Model HL-T5087S with an LED light engine that is claimed to be “3D HD Ready”.

[ctdonath2]

* TV makers would launch 3-D HDTVs

Do tell me more!

[mowowie]

Regards to #1
Why in gods name would Sony give the blu-ray rights to microsoft?
So MS can sell more X-Boxes?

[moonhawk]

“I just ordered a Samsung Model HL-T5087S with an LED light engine that is claimed to be “3D HD Ready”. ..”

Ummm..., that’s last year’s lower end model...It does not have HDMI 1.3, and is NOT 3-D ready. (it is LED)

Hopefully, you misspoke and are getting the HLxx A750. (Which BTW, is not available in less than 61 inch size, with 67 inch coming soon...)

See this thread on AVS Forums:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=971265

Good luck...

[clamper1797]

Look for 1080p bluetooth interface boxes ... the only TV connection needed will be the power cord ....

[DCBryan1]

Questions about HDMI 1.3a:

First, background: I have first generation HD, all 720p or some of the first 1080i, to include a 34 inch CRT, 30 inch LCD, and 42 inch DLP. I subscribe to Direct TV and have the new receivers.

I am considering upgrading to a 1080p plasma from Pioneer Elite 60” and a nice blue ray player and pioneer elite reciver (or denon).

Question: What is so important about HDMI 1.3 vs 1.3a (or later)?

Do I have to make sure that all the inputs on the three components are HDMI 1.3 capable?

Is there any difference in my HDMI CABLE itself I bought 2 years ago, or does the cable itself have to be 1.3?

THanks in advance!

DCB

[ken21]

4. do you prefer plasma to lcd?

[Tatze]

What about Blu-Ray DVD Recorders??

And does anyone know a launch schedule for new HD channels on DirecTV? I can’t find such a list on their website. Maybe even a list of what they are working on adding?

[Petronski]

Why in God's name would Sony give the blu-ray rights to microsoft?

Give?

[Hatteras]

So do I buy my PS3 to play my Blu-Rays now or wait for.... who? what? where? when? why? & how?

Thanks.

[clamper1797]

* TV makers would launch 3-D HDTVs

Before and after this post ... I am working on the chip that does EXACTLY that ...

[clamper1797]

Go with the Denon ... it has the HQV chip in it ... (I was on the design team for the chip) It will give you much better HD performance ... google HQV

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the informative post.

[ctdonath2]

DirecTV recently launched a new sattelite to provide new HD channels.
It didn’t survive.

[Tatze]

DirecTV recently launched a new sattelite to provide new HD channels. It didn’t survive.

A launch last year failed. The latest launch (March '08) was successful. I did some more searching and found a good source for the DTV HD lineup and changes.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=914047

[JerseyHighlander]

The 11 of 15 Voom Voom channels are fantastic, I can’t believe they cant’ get other cable operators to sign on.

1 Voom channel though, HDNews, is tomorrow’s news today, that is if you believe the future is going to be some Running Man/Demolition Man/Blade Runner/Philip K. Dick dystopia and the news will be so watered down and newspeak filtered and injected with corporate culture happy thoughts as to be completely incoherent and mindnumbingly monotonous.