Investment ideas from the one-house grid – part II

If dad had decided to buy an LCD TV rather than a plasma TV, the demand from his 60" TV might have been reduced by as much as 200-300 watts, depending on the models, and this in turn would have reduced peak load.

Investments

Each of the above solutions leads to an investment, and as intermittent power sources grow as a percentage of total generation, the needs for these solutions will increase. Below is a selection of companies working to provide each of the above solutions to the overall problem of matching electrical supply and demand.

Electricity storage

Electricity storage can serve several related needs of the grid. First, it can absorb excess supply of power at times of otherwise low demand, which means that intermittent and baseload sources of power do not need to be curtailed, even though they are producing power at near zero marginal cost.



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Special Olympics - Mary-Ellen Powers to be honored for work in

Cable & Telecommunications Association's 19th annual Public Service and Excellence in Cable Television Awards, to be held at OceanCliff in Newport.

In addition to being honored with the rest of the staff from Special Olympics Rhode Island Magazine, which is receiving a John Notte III Award for Superior Production Values in the category of System: News and Information, Program Series, Powers is also receiving a John Notte III Award for Superior Production Values in the category of System: Individual Achievement-Cable Television Program Host/Reporter, Program Series.

Although the show has been honored several times by NECTA, Powers is the first from Special Olympics Rhode Island Magazine to receive an individual award.

"When I read the e-mail, I was literally speechless," said Powers, who learned she had won from Gerri Walter, Special Olympics Rhode Island's Director of Public Relations, during last month's taping of the show.



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EPB Expects To Choose Equipment Provider For Cable TV Next Month

EPB President Harold DePriest says the utility expects to be able to choose an equipment provider for the system's planned new cable TV service by next months.

He said it has taken longer than expected to settle all the provider, who will furnish an "end to end" electronic backbone for the system.

Mr. DePriest says EPB may spend some $10 million to get that equipment in place, which will be a major step in getting the cable TV venture going.

He said EPB is now looking at providing cable TV service by next February.

The process is also ongoing to line up the channels that will be offered, he said.
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It offers consumers a free advisory service, to cut through the confusion and ensure that they find the best value digital TV, broadband and home phone deals that meet their unique requirements. The Simplifydigital experts can also book the order on the customer’s behalf, and be on hand to ensure that the services are installed with minimum of fuss. Should the customer want to think it over before going ahead, Simplifydigital will send (via email or post) a personal consultation summary showing the details of the recommended services.

The free Simplifydigital service is delivered via their experts over the phone (0800 531 6351) or online at www.simplifydigital.co.uk and uses Simplifydigital’s proprietary comparison technology to match an individual’s unique digital requirements to one of over 15,000 package combinations on their database containing all the UK’s leading digital TV, broadband and home phone service providers.



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TV, video games not related to nightmares: study

Television and computer games aren't to blame for dark dreams about things that go bump in the night, according to a new study that finds no link between children's viewing or gaming habits and their nightmares.

The research debunks popular wisdom as well as previous studies in which parents and children reported that frightening dreams were triggered by TV programs.

"We found no correlation between the amount of TV watching and computer game playing and nightmare frequency," says Michael Schredl, head of research for the Sleep Laboratory at Germany's Central Institute of Mental Health.

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TFT LCD production in 2008-2009 to be enabled by plentiful supply

There appears to be no constraint on TFT LCD panel production for PC and TV applications this year or next, as 20 tanks of TFT LCD glass substrate capacity will come on-line in 2008, according to DisplaySearch.

TFT LCD panel makers will increase their process-area capacity about 25% this year, while their glass suppliers will increase gross substrate area capacity about 32%. Not all of the glass tank capacity will be used fully in 2008. Enough glass capacity was used to increase the substrate area shipped 55% from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008.

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TV Sales Surge Despite Economy: DisplaySearch - Consumer Electronics Net
Austin, Texas — TV shipments for North America hit record growth levels in the second quarter, despite a weaker U.S. economy, said DisplaySearch. TV shipments rose 28 percent compared to the same quarter last year to more than 9.3 million units

Japan's Sony, Toshiba to farm out more LCD TV output - report - TradingMarkets.com
While both firms will continue making LCD TVs at their own factories, they intend to meet the growing demand by using EMS (electronics manufacturing services) firms in Taiwan, the business daily said. Their strategy stands in sharp contrast to that

Sony may offer OLED TVs in Europe in 2009: Nikkei - Tehran Times
OLED TVs, which are thinner and more energy efficient, offer brighter colors than liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma sets, are expected to be a promising next-generation flat TV. Sony started selling the world's first OLED TVs in Japan late last

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It works like a treat with Foxtel's own electronic program guide, and even when you're not at home you can use a special web page or your mobile phone to remotely program the iQ2 box to record a show.

The iQ2 comes as part of Foxtel's HD+ package, which currently delivers five high-definition channels (with programs in both 720p and 1080i) from the BBC, Discovery and National Geographic channels, plus Fox Sports and ESPN. The pay-TV carrier will also broadcast the 2010 Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games, along with London's 2012 Olympic Games, in HD.

The slim black iQ2 box includes a Foxtel Digital HD tuner so there's only one box to plug in and one remote control to bother with. The system contains a 320GB hard drive that can store upwards of 30 hours of HD programming or 90 hours of standard-definition content.



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A New Wave in cables as Henley Designs introduces a new Van den

Its high natural bandwidth and excellent noise rejection properties makes it suitable for both audio and 75 ohm video applications including aerial/cable TV, video, surround and S/PDIF digital audio connections. Indeed the Wave comes close to becoming a universal AV cable.

Some twenty years ago, van den Hul took the decision that all its cables were to be 100 % P.V.C. and Halogen Free. It designed a new jacket material called HULLIFLEX(r) with those specific properties. This was the start of the van den Hul "GreenCare" program where it moved to working with lead-free solder; environmentally friendly packaging; recycling of waste, etc. And today the building is heated with water pumped from deep in the ground through a heat exchange system so using very little fossil fuel based energy.



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O\'Brien-backed consortium wins digital TV licence

Three consortia had vied for the 12-year contract to rival existing cable and satellite providers. They were Boxer, Easy TV and One Vision.

Easy TV involves RTE and UPC, while One Vision includes TV3, Setanta and Eircom.

Recently, Boxer urged the BCI to award it the licences on the basis that it was the only applicant with no conflict of interest because it doesn't have interest in either satellite or cable.

A statement from BCI said that the Commission considered the applications received from three consortia and has awarded the contracts in principle to Boxer DTT Limited.

The award of the contracts is subject to clarifications and the successful outcome of contract negotiations, which will take place in the coming months."

Boxer has said it will offer basic subscription prices that will be below 10 a month for the DTT service to consumers and will allow viewers to top up their channel selections 'a la carte'.



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World’s smallest LCD TV makes UAE entry - XPRESS

World’s smallest LCD TV makes UAE entry XPRESS, United Arab Emirates - Aug 10, 2008 Only 1.5 inches (3.5cm) from front to back, the “world’s thinnest LCD TV” is now available in UAE stores. LCD, or Liquid Crystal Display, television sets ...

The Right Plasma TV & TV Stands for Your Home - Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)

The Right Plasma TV & TV Stands for Your Home Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 6 hours ago It would mar the entire look of the TV if it were placed on a shoddy stand. (live-PR.com) - We can see that LCD TV stands are available in all shapes and ...

Toshiba Regza 37CV505DB 37in LCD TV - TrustedReviews

Toshiba Regza 37CV505DB 37in LCD TV TrustedReviews, UK - 4 hours ago We really have said at the top of this review that Toshiba's 37in 37CV505DB LCD TV can be bought for under £600. It has to be said, though, ...

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Win a LCD TV and DVD player The Sun, UK - 6 hours ago Thanks to our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment we're giving you the chance to win a fab set-up for your home to celebrate the release ...

eros group & hitachi introduce world’s first ultra-thin lcd tvs ... - Al-Bawaba

eros group & hitachi introduce world’s first ultra-thin lcd tvs ... Al-Bawaba, Jordan - Aug 10, 2008 At a glittering launch at the Grand Hyatt Dubai, Eros Group & Hitachi unveiled the world’s first Ultra-Thin LCD TV series. Hitachi has re-engineered the ...

CAS thriving in the region

IMS even identified China Digital TV (formerly known as Beijing Novel-Tongfang Digital TV Technology) as a leading CAS supplier in the Chinese market, which IMS predicts would increase Chinese company's worldwide market position from eighth at the end of last year to fourth or fifth by the end of 2010.

IMS says "the growth of Chinese digital cable has rapidly become the single-largest force in DTV. As a result, CAS providers have been successful in China and are forecast to continue to gain share against all of the major western CAS providers".

One "western" CAS provider that has a presence in China and a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific is Irdeto, which has dual headquarters in Amsterdam and Beijing. Recently, Irdeto reports that its DVB CAS will be part of Hebei Broadcasting and TV Information Network (Group) and Xinjiang Broadcast & TV Transmission Network's digital migration process.



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The Colorado-based satellite TV provider filed suit in Delaware Friday, asking the court to declare that Dish's current DVR software does not violate TiVo's '389 patent.

Dish says in the filing that it updated its software nearly two years ago in response to TiVo's patent violation suit. It wants TiVo to stop making public statements that allege that the current software on Dish's DVRs are still in violation because it's "causing uncertainty in the marketplace for DVRs," according to the court filing.

A TiVo spokesperson said the company had not yet seen the filing, and therefore could not comment.

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Digital leaves few options for replacing portable sets

"That's the way it usually goes, although with it being an LCD screen and digital tuner, (the price) may not drop too much," he said.

The loss of all those analog portable TVs removes an important way to communicate with the public during an emergency, said Keith Harrison, assistant administrator of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management.

"When we get information out to people, we like to get it out by every means possible," said Harrison, who also is president of the California Emergency Services Association. "A lot more people watch TV than listen to AM radio."

But the digital TV transition isn't a major public safety issue because broadcast radio is still available to deliver important messages, he said.

"In preparedness kits, we tell people to have a battery-powered radio," Harrison said.


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No 'D-Day' for Cable Firms

3If you have cable television from a company that will go 100 percent digital: You will need a converter box or a digital TV. 3 If you have cable television from a company that will not go 100 percent digital: You need not make any changes. News You can use

The transition from analog to digital television is seven months away for those who receive free over-the-air programming.

However, for many cable companies, that transition will take longer.

That's because there are two digital transitions: the broadcast transition and the cable transition.

At midnight on Feb. 17, 2009, by federal law, every analog television that uses "rabbit ears" or an antenna to receive free over-the-air programming will go static. This is the digital broadcast transition.



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All-in-one PCs strengthens home theater application niche, adds

The model features a touchscreen high-definition (HD) LCD. Sony's VAIO all-in-one series and Dell's XPS One also have built-in entertainment features.

These home theater PCs support streaming and downloading of movies and TV shows via Windows Media Center. In May 2008, CinemaNow, an online movie service provider, teamed up with Microsoft for rentals and sales of about 3,400 programs. It offers two options: direct PC-to-TV connection for direct viewing, and the burn-to-DVD function, which supports multimedia access across devices such as PC, TV and DVD player.

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