CTA Centennial Part 6g (1985-2000): Platform Wars – HDTV (Part 1)
Everyone watching modern TV – 2K standard HDTV, 4K, and 8K – is watching a bona fide miracle
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Everyone watching modern TV – 2K standard HDTV, 4K, and 8K – is watching a bona fide miracle
Who knew so much drama went into making such a tiny thing?
Digital compression and codecs = boring? Maybe, but these are essential to our modern video, music and image inundated lives
How satellites brought us TV and radio from the sky
The platform wars continue in the sky above...
Even early on, video game companies tried to "1UP" each other
Our story begins a (somewhat) long time ago, in a format far far away...
Video may have killed the radio star, but the real battle was in the courts for the home video industry
While we wouldn't be caught dead without a phone on our person today, we can thank the 80s for our current telecommunication lifestyles
This week we explore the invasion of the Personal PC and video game systems
Our delve into the explosion of consumer electronics in the 70s and 80s continues...
A brief interlude examining the life of the consumer technology industry’s chief builder
The fourth in a series of essays exploring and celebrating CTA’s and our industry’s first century of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship
The third in a series of essays exploring and celebrating CTA’s and our industry’s first century of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship
Observations and tips from a CES veteran
Founded as the Radio Manufacturers’ Association in 1924, CTA will kick off its centennial commemoration in Las Vegas
Holding tight to a vision, Westinghouse begins production
The budding industry begins as amateur radio kits for sale to the public
The early battles for the future of the CE Industry
It all began with a small, wooden box from East Pittsburgh
Fun insights and infographics from HomeAdvisor.com