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An Examination of the High-Definition TVs and Services Market and How They Will Impact Consumer Purchasing of Entertainment Media

Posted on: Monday, 28 November 2005, 15:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28414 ) has announced the addition of Adoption of High-Definition TVs and Services to their offering.

How will high-definition TVs and services affect consumer consumption of entertainment media? This report examines the market for high-definition receivers and services, profiles content aggregators and operators, and provides primary consumer data for product purchase intentions and service subscription upgrades. Topics Covered 1.0 Notes on Methodology 2.0 Digital Television (DTV) 2.1 Brief History 2.2 Crossing the Chasm 2.3 Flavors of DTVs 2.3.1 Standard-Definition Television (SDTV) 2.3.2 Enhanced-Definition Television (EDTV) 2.3.3 High-Definition Television (HDTV) 2.4 DTV Specifications 2.4.1 Aspect Ratio 2.4.2 Resolution 2.4.3 Scan Mode 3.0 HDTV Technology Overview 3.1 HDTV display technologies 3.2 Types of HDTVs 3.2.1 An integrated HDTV 3.2.2 HD-upgradeable / HD-ready / HD-compatible TV 3.3 Compression Technologies Overview 3.4 Image Formats Overview 3.5 Next-generation Services and Technologies 3.5.1 Video-on-Demand (VOD) 3.5.2 Pay-per-view 3.5.3 Primetime Programming 3.5.4 Local Channels 3.5.5 HD DVRs / PVRs 3.5.6 HD Radio 3.5.7 Mobile Broadcast TV 3.5.8 HDTV Video Games 3.5.9 Next-generation DVD formats 4.0 HDTV Service Overview 4.1 Cable Television Providers 4.2 Direct Broadcasting Satellite (DBS) Operators 4.3 Telecom Television Providers 4.4 Over-the-Air (OTA) HDTV 5.0 Key Market Enablers 5.1 Availability of HD channels 5.2 Availability of "Full-HD" content 5.3 Consumer Education 5.4 Cost and Time-to-Market 5.5 Unified next-generation DVD format 5.6 Transition to digital television 6.0 Consumer Perspectives 6.1 Consumer Interest in High-Definition Content 6.2 Consumer Adoption for High-Definition Content 6.3 Profiles of Active High-Definition TV owners 6.3.1 Demographic Profiles of Current and Potential Owners of HDTV 6.3.2 Behaviorgraphics of HDTV owners 7.0 Global Perspective of High-Definition TV and Services 7.1 Canada 7.2 Europe 7.3 Asia 7.4 Australia 7.5 Rest of World 7.6 Global comparison of consumers' interest to high-definition channels 8.0 Market Forecast 9.0 Market Implications List of Figures Resource Book Section I: Analysis of U.S. Consumers with CRT Television Section II: Analysis of U.S. Consumers with Projection or Plasma TVs Section III: Analysis of U.S. Consumers with LCD or DLP TVs Section IV: HDTV Display Technologies Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Digital Light Processing Displays (DLPs) Plasma LCOS Section V: Market Forecast Section VI: Cable Operators Company Profiles Comcast Time Warner Cable Section VII: Satellite (DBS) Operators Company Profiles DirecTV Group, Inc. EchoStar Communications Corporation Section VIII: Telecom Operators Company Profiles SBC Communications Inc. SureWest Communications Verizon Section IX: HD IC Chip and HD Signal Processor Manufacturers Company Profiles Intel Micronas Silicon Optix Texas Instruments Section X: HDTV Manufacturers Company Profiles Dell Hewlett-Packard (HP) Samsung SONY Thomson/RCA Toshiba America, Inc.

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Source: Business Wire

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