Digital Televisions: Consumer-Tested, Government Approved

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Methodology
  • Technology Adoption Panel
• Introduction
  • DTV Standards
    • ATSC
    • DVB-T
    • ISDB-T
    • China
• Display Technologies
  • CRT
  • IEL
  • LCD
  • Manufacturers
  • OLED
  • Plasma
    • Manufacturers
  • SED
• Microdisplays
  • DLP
  • LCD
  • LCoS
    • Manufacturers
• Analog Terrestrial Broadcast Cutoff Dates
  • The Americas
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Rest of World
• Features
  • Tuner Integration
    • Digital Cable Tuners
  • Digital Video Recording
  • Networking
  • Connections
  • Interactive Program Guides
  • Wireless
  • Audio Characteristics
• DTV Set Manufacturers
  • European
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Taiwanese
• Asia
• Europe
• US Consumer Survey
• North America
• Flat-panel TVs
  • LCD TV
  • Plasma
• DTV Silicon
  • Bill of Materials
  • Silicon Manufacturers
    • ATI
    • Broadcom
    • Genesis Microchip
    • Micronas
    • Philips Semiconductors
    • Pixelworks
    • Silicon Image
    • STMicroelectronics
    • Trident
    • Zarlink (Front-end Assets Acquired by Intel)
    • Zoran
    • Others

List of Tables

• Table 1. LCD Production Generations
• Table 2. Analog Terrestrial Broadcast Cutoff Dates in the Americas
• Table 3. Analog Terrestrial Broadcast Cutoff Dates in Europe
• Table 4. Analog Terrestrial Broadcast Cutoff Dates in Asia
• Table 5. Asia DTV Set Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands)
• Table 6. Asia DTV Set Average Selling Price (US$)
• Table 7. Asia DTV Set Revenues (US$ in Millions)
• Table 8. Europe DTV Set Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands)
• Table 9. Europe DTV Set Average Selling Price (US$)
• Table 10. Europe DTV Set Revenues (US$ in Millions)
• Table 11. North American DTV Set Unit Shipments (Units in Thousands)
• Table 12. North America DTV Set Average Selling Prices (US$)
• Table 13. North America DTV Set Revenues (US$ Millions)
• Table 14. Worldwide LCD TV Unit Shipments by Region (Units in Thousands)
• Table 15. Worldwide LCD TV ASPs by Region (US$)
• Table 16. Worldwide LCD TV Revenues by Region (US$ in Millions)
• Table 17. Worldwide Plasma TV Unit Shipment by Region (Units in Thousands)
• Table 18. Worldwide Plasma TV ASPs by Region (US$)
• Table 19. Worldwide Plasma TV Revenues by Region (US$ in Millions)
• Table 20. Bill of Material for a 32" LCD TV w/PIP
• Table 21. Additions for ATSC HDTV Tuner
• Table 22. Additions for CableCARD
• Table 23. Additions for 1080p
• Table 24. Additions for DVB-T DTV Tuner
• Table 25. Appendix of Terms Used in the Report

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Worldwide Digital TV Set Market (Units in Millions)
• Figure 2. Familiarity with Digital TV Terms
• Figure 3. Primary Means of Receiving a TV Signal at Home
• Figure 4. Number of Working TV Sets Per Home
• Figure 5. Type of Television Set(s) Currently Owned
• Figure 6. Current Size of Primary TV Set
• Figure 7. Plans to Purchase a New DTV Set
• Figure 8. Attitudes About the Congressionally-Mandated, All-Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Initiative (Answers are "Agreed" Response)
• Figure 9. Number of DTV Sets Planned to Purchase Over the Next Two Years
• Figure 10. Type of TV Plan to Purchase
• Figure 11. Type of Flat Panel TV Planning to Purchase
• Figure 12. Type of Rear Projector DTV Planning to Purchase
• Figure 13. Planned Screen Size of Next TV Purchased
• Figure 14. Reason for Buying a DTV Set
• Figure 15. Amount Purchasers Plan to Spend
• Figure 16. Importance of DTV Set Features
• Figure 17. Desirability of Built-in Features
• Figure 18. Where Likely to Purchase DTV Set
• Figure 19. Length of Time Since Last Purchased a New TV Set
• Figure 20. Reason for the Last Purchase of a TV Set
• Figure 21. Type of TV Most Recently Purchased
• Figure 22. Was TV Purchased in the Last Two Years an HDTV?
• Figure 23. Type of Content Watched on an HDTV
• Figure 24. DTV Tuner Block Diagram