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News Regarding DVD, Digital TV (HDTV), and Home Theater (in reverse chronological order)

Archives from July 2000 through December 2000

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December 2000

12/29        1,800 consumer electronics companies at 2001 Int'l CES
12/22        Microsoft selects DVD software for Xbox
12/19        Sensory Science intro first HDTV tuner with video processing
12/19        Top ten rental movie of the year according to Blockbuster
12/18        New digital audio format [MultiPlay]: mixed reviews
12/14        MutliPlay specification approved to assure CD-R and CD-RW
                  compatibility in CD and DVD players
12/14        Hollywood dealt set back in DVD code case
12/14        Yamaha TSS-1 brings 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS decoding
                  for computers, TVs, and DVD
12/14        PC Magazine names hifi.com top 100 web site for 2nd year
12/07        NetFlix announces agreements with major motion picture

distributors

November 2000

11/29        Gallup survey of U.S. consumers towards Digital TV
11/28        "Gladiator" DVD slays DVD sales record
11/27        DreamWork's "Gladiator" becomes fastest-selling DVD

11/27 Panasonic promotions on DVD-Audio at retail
11/21 Blockbuster introduces "Guaranteed Satisfaction" program

11/21 "Joseph: King of Dreams" wins prestigious award

11/20 eTown.com announces fifth annual Product of the Year Awards

11/16 Computing giants struggle over DVD recording formats

11/14 Express.com named #1 on-line movie retailer by Forrester

11/13 Philips demonstrates DVD+RW video recorder & data drive

11/13 JVC launches triple DVD promotions... for the holidays

11/10 Electronics retailers wage price war over DVD players

11/10 iDVDBox showcases interactive-internet DVD player

11/09 Sharp delivers new portable DVD player DV-L80U with
world's first 8-inch screen

11/08 Hitachi delivers new 42-inch plasma display panel

11/05 Hollywood's new obsession [DVD]

11/03 Rotel introduces the RDV-995 DVD player in November

11/02 "Tell-a-friend" about "The Perfect Storm" DVD release and
help raise money in support of the American Red Cross

October 2000

10/26 PlayStation 2 debuts, but many will have to wait

10/25 Consumer electronics products top most holiday wish lists

10/24 Sony PlayStation2 drives DVD market in Japan

10/24 Tech mishap gives "Toy 2" surprise F

10/20 Mel Gibson chats on-line to launch The Patriot week

10/20 Glitch found on "Toy Story 2" DVDs

10/17 DVD-Video continues record pace growth

10/16 Sampo America introduces new line of DVD players

10/16 Talk may be cheap, but HDTV isn't

10/16 DreamWorks' "Road Trip" releases on Dec. 19

10/15 DreamWorks preps longer "Road Trip"

10/11 FCC chairman blasts broadcasters over digital TV

10/11 Aaron Neville, first major artist to release DVD-Audio album

10/09 Disney's "Dinosaur" thunders onto DVD on Jan. 30, 2001

10/04 DVD-Video sets milestone as 10 millionth player is shipped

10/04 Major independent record label first with DVD-Audio titles

10/03 Warner to bow albums in DVD-Audio format

10/03 Warner Music plays with digital security

10/03 Sampo America introduces HDTV-ready display products

10/02 Rapid growth in DVD households to drive resurgence in
video rentals and sales

10/02 Two opposing predictions on future of video and DVD rentals
10/02 TiVo meets DVD - Pioneer to produce DVD-RW based DVRs

September 2000

09/28 Panasonic helps CBS "redefines" primetime

09/27 Sony chops PlayStation2 shipments

09/20 DreamWorks' colossal $185M Summer Smash "Gladiator"

09/14 DreamWorks' "Chicken Run" arrives Nov. 21 on DVD

09/11 Sony Classical to release "The Three Tenors Christmas"

09/08 Philips introduces mutli-channel SACD with DVD-Video

09/08 Philips unveils the ultimate in home entertainment at CEDIA

09/07 Sony raises curtain on "reference standard" performance with
new DVD-Video player with SACD compatibility

09/07 Sony introduces new 301-disc DVD-Video/CD changers

09/07 Sony launches widescreen projection TVs

09/07 Sony debuts three new ES audio/video receivers

09/07 DLP technology finding increasing favor

09/06 Microsoft wants to wrap Digital TV into Windows

09/05 "The Perfect Storm" arrives Nov. 14 on DVD
09/05 A press release alluding to the new Sony DVP-S9000ES

DVD player

August 2000

08/24 "Mission Impossible: 2" comes to DVD on Nov. 7

08/24 Third Annual DiVi Award Winners Announced: "The Matrix"
and "Terminator 2: Ultimate Edition"

08/24 Disney to offer "Fantasia" Special Edition DVD on Nov. 14

08/24 Why DVDs Have Been a Desktop Dud

08/21        Members of From the Computer and Datacasting Industries
                  Join Together to Promote Digital Broadcast Technology
                  for the PC

08/18 Disney announces "Lady & The Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure",
coming directly to video & DVD in 2001

08/18 Disney announces "The Hunchback of Notre Dame II", coming
directorly to video & DVD in 2001

08/16 Sensory Science Shipping World's First Dual-Deck
DVD+VCR deck with MP3 capability

08/16 3M DLP Projectors Designed for Home Theater Enthusiasts

08/16 "Three Kings'' Screening and Simultaneous Chat in Virtual
Theater Event, Aug. 25

08/11 Aiwa Introduces Two New DVD Players

08/11 DVD-ROM Format Is Bombing

08/09 DVD-Audio Watermarking Fiasco Continues

08/03 Panasonic Launches First Consumer DVD Video Recorder

08/03 DVD To Replace VCRs In Five Years, Study Says

08/02 DVD Player Shipments To Hit 22 Million Units This Year
08/01 [recordable DVD] Format War

July 2000

07/31 HDTV Progress Stalled

07/26        U.S. House Committee Calls on American's Broadcasters to
                  Quickly Provide HDTV Programming
07/26        Health Groups Link Child Violence to Media

07/20 NCL Survey Finds High Consumer Satisfaction with DTV
Products; Biggest Complaint is Lack of Programming

07/20 Panasonic Announces DVD Cross Promotion with "Jurassic
Park" DVD release (for 10/1/00-1/31/01)

07/19 Barnes & Nobles.com Launches Video Store
07/17 Notebook Buyers Latch on to DVD for Movies to Go

07/17 Jaws" DVD Creates Feeding Frenzy Among Consumers

07/14 VSDA Announces DVD Festival 2000 Award Winners

07/14 VSDA Announces the First Titles to Receive DVD
Certifications for Outstanding Sales Performance

07/12 HomeMovie.com Offers First Internet Video-to-DVD Service

07/11 Sharp, Pioneer Team Up To Develop DVD Recorders

07/10 At Mid-Year, DVD-Video On Target To Beat Earlier
Projections

07/02 DVD Players A Hard Sell In Japan

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