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Entries from December 2006

A festive greeting from avzombie.com

December 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Team zombie would like to wish all those who have dropped by over the past year for our daily AV news updates, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To all our friends in the consumer electronics industry, may 2007 be profitable and rewarding, and for AV enthusiasts the world over, here’s hoping […]

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Tags: Miscellaneous items · Trade

Nintendo brings forward Wii web service

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo has brought forward its Wii web service. From Friday December 22, UK Wii owners will be able to download an early version of the Opera web browser and surf the web from their console. The initiative wasn’t expected to begin until March. The web browser will be free to download until June, after […]

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Tags: Trade · Internet and networking · Video games

BBC HD trial to run until February

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

The BBC says that its terrestrial HD trial will continue until at least February. The broadcaster has applied to Ofcom for an extension beyond that date. A spokesman says that “ITV, C4 and Five are currently exploring options for future HD broadcasts but will remain off air for the time being.”

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Tags: Trade · High definition TV · Broadcasting

Broadcast regulator says No to hi-def Freeview

December 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

In a move which will shock some and surprise many, broadcast regulator Ofcom has rejected pleas to free up additional spectrum space for free-to-air high definition broadcasts when the analogue TV system is switched off in 2012.
Both UK broadcasters and the electronics industry had petitioned for two more multiplexes to be made available, for either […]

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Tags: Trade · High definition TV · Broadcasting

LCD shipments hit all-time high

December 20th, 2006 · No Comments

According to new figures released by DisplaySearch, worldwide LCD shipments hit a record high over the third quarter of 2006. 34.6 million screens were shipped globally, growing the market by 21.9 percent year on year.

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Tags: Trade · LCD TV