The State of HDTV

Industry analyst and consultant Rodolfo La Maestra, a regular participant on the HDTV Magazine online forum that I subscribe to, has published detailed 'status of HDTV' reports subsequent to the last three Consumer Electronics Shows. His 2003 and 2004 reports are freely available for download as complete PDFs; you can order the complete 2005 report now for $5 after subscribing to the HDTV Magazine site, or read each part of the report online. So far, the following sections have been published:

• Part 1: CES Highlights
• Part 2: HDTV Implementation Update
• Part 3: Market Penetration of H/DTV
• Part 4: Satellite, Cable, Broadcasting
• Part 5: Analysis of H/DTV Equipment
• Part 6: CRT, LCoS, D-ILA, SXRD, SED, and LCD
• Part 7: DLP RPTVs and FPTV Projectors
• Part 8: Plasma Panels
• Part 9: LCD TV Panels
• Part 10: HDTV Tuners & Tuning DVRs
• Part 11: High Definition DVD
• Part 12: HDTV Recorders
• Part 13: HD Signal Processors
• Part 14: HDTV Video Cameras
• Part 15: HDTV IC Chips
• Part 16: Non-Display Equipment with HDMI/DVI/IEEE 1394
• Part 17: Digital Connectivity
• Part 18: Content Protection

For even more information, see EDN's two-part article series on display technologies from earlier this year, as well as my recent writeup on optical storage.