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High-Def Is the Word at Electronics Show
By GARY GENTILE
The Associated Press
Sunday, January 8, 2006; 1:10 AM
LAS VEGAS -- The wraps came off high-definition DVD players at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show, offering the final component to replicate the movie theater experience at home.
And while a fierce DVD format war likely will delay the mass adoption of such devices, digital video is here to stay _ the Consumer Electronics Association trade group estimates 25 million U.S. homes will have a high-def TV set by year's end.
But big, expensive flat-panel sets aside, this year's gadget show offered plenty of smaller screens for video featuring the works of a phalanx of celebrities _ Tom Cruise and Robin Williams included _ who came to Las Vegas to help hawk them.
They included handheld devices that can play live or stored TV, music videos and even NBA games _ one of the offerings Google Inc. announced.
Yahoo Inc., DirecTV, Starz Entertainment Group and Sony were also among the companies getting deeper into the business of trying to make it simple to watch recorded Hollywood movies, home video and even live streaming television wherever you may be, on all manner of device.
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By GARY GENTILE
The Associated Press
Sunday, January 8, 2006; 1:10 AM
LAS VEGAS -- The wraps came off high-definition DVD players at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show, offering the final component to replicate the movie theater experience at home.
And while a fierce DVD format war likely will delay the mass adoption of such devices, digital video is here to stay _ the Consumer Electronics Association trade group estimates 25 million U.S. homes will have a high-def TV set by year's end.
But big, expensive flat-panel sets aside, this year's gadget show offered plenty of smaller screens for video featuring the works of a phalanx of celebrities _ Tom Cruise and Robin Williams included _ who came to Las Vegas to help hawk them.
They included handheld devices that can play live or stored TV, music videos and even NBA games _ one of the offerings Google Inc. announced.
Yahoo Inc., DirecTV, Starz Entertainment Group and Sony were also among the companies getting deeper into the business of trying to make it simple to watch recorded Hollywood movies, home video and even live streaming television wherever you may be, on all manner of device.
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