1999 for Toshiba HDTV, Wink

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Toshiba America Consumer Products has announced it will introduce two HDTV models in 1999. Its 65" and 56" 16:9 projection sets will bear SRPs of $8999 and $6999, respectively. Exact specifications and brand names of the HDTV sets will be refined in discussions with dealers in late 1998 and early 1999. The company also announced the 4th qtr 1998 introduction of TV sets featuring Wink Enhanced Broadcasting technology. Toshiba marketing vp Steve Nickerson says the firm's new focus on video quality has brought monthly 3 digit growth to its CinemaSeries line since September 1997.

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Announces it will introduce 2 HDTV models at $6999 SRP and $8999 SRP in 1999

Services introduction, Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores, Radio & TV Stores, Consumer electronics stores, Toshiba America Consumer Products Inc.

HDTV a boon to DBS

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The launch of HDTV will encourage people to get their local programming through off-air antennas and provide high definition television broadcast that extends beyond network market roll-out boundaries. By leasing transponder space from DirectTv, US Satellite Broadcasting will soon be able to provide HBO HDTV programming. Later in 1998, the company will preview the high-definition content in retail showrooms. Meanwhile, EchoStar will also deliver one to two feeds of HBO high definition programming, as well as local HDTV broadcasting in 1999.

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HDTV will encourage people to get their local programming through off-air antennas & provide high definition TV broadcasting

Product information, Television Sets, Televisions

Digital video stymied by content protection

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Five copy protection encryption standards have been proposed to the intra- industry Copy Protection Technical Working Group. These are the 5C copy protection scheme proposed by Hitachi, Intel, Matsushita, Sony and Toshiba; the XCA (Extended Conditional Access) copy protection method proposed by Thomson Consumer Electronics; the Persistant Access Control System proposed by MRJ Technologies; the Open Copy Protection System proposed by Philips' Research'; and another standard proposed by Israel- based NDS.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Home Video Disc Players, Videodisk players