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Vast Majority of TV Viewing Still in Standard Definition

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 11, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Do you watch most of your television in HD, or standard definition? Even though 56 percent of U.S. households have high-def, more than 80 percent of television viewing is still done in standard definition, according to a report this week by Nielsen.

Apple to Test Dollar TV Show Downloads

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

As Apple prepares for the official launch of the iPad, the company is pushing television networks to lower the price of TV episodes. People familiar with the talks tell the Financial Times that Apple soon hopes to sell standard-definition TV shows for $1 each–half the price it currently charges for them on iTunes.

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How to Transition to HD in a Recession

Christopher Lawton, Consumer Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 3, 2009 at 1:46 pm PT

High-definition flat panel televisions get cheaper every day, but for most people they still aren’t considered a cheap purchase. Tack on the cost of Blu-ray players, movies and HD cable, and you can find yourself saddled with bills as you transition from standard definition to high definition.