And within a year, even consumers who aren't interested in upgrading from analog to cable won't have a choice if they're buying a new set--the law requires retailers to only carry digital-capable sets by March 1, 2007.
The advantage of digital input is that the signal sent by the PC doesn't have to be converted to analog, so signal loss is virtually eliminated, Fender said.
The DualShock 3-esque placement of those analog sticks isn't helping either, but sadly that doesn't look like it's changing -- the sticks are where they are for function's sake.
First, the A500: this guy sports a 16-inch, 16:9 format display (1366 x 768), a TV-tuner for both analog and digital DVB-T programming, Harman Kardon speakers and HDMI ports with REGZA LINK technology.
Lightweight and incredibly easy to use, but at this point most features (including those all-important analog video inputs) aren't quite ready for primetime.
It passed up chances in 1995 to enter the digital market early, sticking with more primitive analog designs, because it felt sure that analog's 43 million customers couldn't be wrong.
The menu's capabilities are limited, however -- analog sticks and the d-pads won't tolerate reassignment.
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Cable operators could say there wasn't room for niche channels with the addition of bandwidth-clogging analog signals.
He also didn't consider how long it would take for viewers to trade in their analog set-top boxes for the digital devices needed.
The explanation, according to Consumers Union's Joel Kelsey: The federal government, which mandated the switch from old-style analog broadcasting to digital and set the cutoff date, hasn't spent much to inform the public about how to deal with the switch.
Unlike so many digital advances, it is not just incrementally better than the analog standard it replaces, but so superior that anyone who isn't blind can see it.
In case you were wondering, ports include analog in and out, composite out, and a headphone port, but we wouldn't dwell too much since we hardly expect to ever see one of these outside a Tokyo flat.
You can record from any stereo source with a stereo in-line jack and won't have to get any specialized software to put recordings back on your computer--all you need is an analog or digital source at bit rates up to 160 kbps.
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