November 1, 2007

October 2007 Monthly Roundup For TVSnob

Definitely another exciting month in the TV industry, especially with Black Friday and then the holiday season approaching. The month began with the CEATEC conference in Chiba, Japan where Mitsubishi debuted their 140 inch LCD display along with the first mass-produced OLED television, Sony's XEL-1. We also found out that Blu-ray prices are going to decrease this holiday season, although HD DVD beat them to it with the sub-$200 HD-A2 HD DVD player. A new trend began in screen thinness and TiVo added a musical component to their DVR's. Big name television broadcasters are moving into the online video market at a feverish pace with video platform Dailymotion signing a licensing deal with the likes of CNN to provide online content, Comedy Central going online with Jon Stewart, and the long anticipated launch of Hulu. We also saw the beginning of a transition to digital airwaves with Best Buy removing analog sets from their shelves and the FCC handing out big fines to those caught selling analog-only sets. Definitely the biggest news of the month is upcoming Black Friday and the ad leaks we are beginning to see online. We're sure we'll have lots to report as deals develop on the way to Black Friday in November. So save some money, because the deals are coming!