Evil behind you part

Evil behind you part 1

However, the format war slowed consumer interest in high-def discs and now that Blu-ray has prevailed, the studios stubborn insistence to price Blu-ray movies at 5-10 more than their standard-def editions continues to delay consumer acceptance. Blu-ray should be a catalyst for selling more high-def sets, but it s often just a reminder of how costly high-def can be. High-Definition TV has come a long way in the last 10 years. But the high-def industry from retailers to TV makers to TV providers to the Hollywood studios need to congratulate each other less and start selling more. They need to stop saying that high-def is a success and start admitting that more needs to be done. If they don t, evil behind you part 1 the current economic conditions, HDTV may have hit a wall. Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 01:20 PM The discount TV maker will focus exclusively on LCD. Washington, February 11, 2009 Vizio says it has stopped producing Plasma High-Definition sets and will now concentrate entirely on its LCD series, according to the New York Times. In an article published today, Vizio s co-founder, Laynie Newsome, told the newspaper that the company is nearly out of existing Plasma inventory, although it s still selling Plasma sets at its web site. And the low-cost TV maker has no plans to resume Plasma production. Newsome explained the company s decision by saying that Plasma does not sell as well as LCD in part because its picture does not look as good in retail showrooms. Generally, Plasma sets look better in dark rooms while LCD sets fare better in well-lit rooms, such as electronics stores. Vizio s decision is another blow to the Plasma HDTV which has lagged behind the LCD in sales over the past two years for a variety of reasons. Vizio has become a top seller of new TVs because of its lower prices and consumer-friendly promotions. The Times notes that Vizio s departure leaves just three large-volume Plasma makers in the United States: market leader Panasonic, Samsung and LG Electronics. DIRECTV: 50 Percent of Subs Get HD, DVR Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 05:08 AM DIRECTV: 50 Percent of Subs Get HD, DVR The satcaster added 301, 000 net subs in the fourth quarter. Washington, February 11, 2009 DIRECTV said yesterday that roughly 50 percent of its subscribers now subscribe to High-Definition and/or DVR packages. Additionally, company executives said that 55 to 60 percent of new subscribers are signing up for high-def and/or DVR services. DIRECTV does not break down how many subscribers have High-Definition TV and how many have Digital Video Recorders. They include both in evil behind you part 1 same category. The satcaster revealed the numbers yesterday in an investors call following the release of its fourth quarter report. DIRECTV said that it added 301, 000 net new subscribers SD and HD in the fourth quarter, an increase from the 275, 000 generated during the 2007 fourth quarter. The satcaster said the increase was its largest quarterly sub increase in three years. The company now has 6 million total subscribers. DIRECTV CEO Chase Carey said his company has been immune to the economic recession which has hurt other TV providers. Wall Street analysts yesterday suggested that DIRECTV is taking new customers from their cable and satellite rivals. But Carey added: I expect the economy to put pressure on us. DIRECTV has seen its subscriber totals rise steadily since it began expanding its high-def lineup in the fall of 200 The satcaster now claims more than 130 HD channels, although a Pike Fischer study yesterday said the number is actually 10 DIRECTV includes Pay Per View channels in the total. The company has been slower to add HD channels in the last several months due to capacity issues and programming costs.