A visitor looks at LG Ultra HDTV 4K screens at the IFA consumer technology fair in Berlin, September 5, 2014. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Matt Giardina pushes Jennie Clark along with their purchase, a HDTV, at a Best Buy store on the shopping day dubbed "Black Friday" in Framingham, Massachusetts November 25, 2011. The U.S. holiday shopping season was in full-swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.To narrow the gap in store hours with rivals, discounter Target Corp electronics chain Best Buy and department store chains Macy's Inc and Kohl's Corp will open at midnight, their earliest starts ever. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Matt Giardina carries his purchase, a HDTV, at a Best Buy store on the shopping day dubbed "Black Friday" in Framingham, Massachusetts November 25, 2011. The U.S. holiday shopping season was in full-swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.To narrow the gap in store hours with rivals, discounter Target Corp electronics chain Best Buy and department store chains Macy's Inc and Kohl's Corp will open at midnight, their earliest starts ever. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel is pictured at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel featuring a commerical about McCafe drinks at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel featuring a commerical about McCafe drinks at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel featuring a commerical about McCafe drinks at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel featuring a commerical about McCafe drinks at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

Customer Steven Price sits at a table near a HDTV screen showing the new McDonald's Channel featuring a commerical about McCafe drinks at a McDonald's restaurant, part of the test market for the channel in Norwalk, California October 17, 2011. McDonald's Corp will roll out its own family-friendly, all high-definition television channel to nearly 800 restaurants in Southern and Central California by March. The move is part of an expanded test of the service, which the world's biggest hamburger chain one day hopes to take across the United States. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD) 

The Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 50-inch 3D HDTV unit is seen at a cash register in the Best Buy electronics store in New York, March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

The price of a Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 50-inch 3D HDTV unit is seen at a cash register in the Best Buy electronics store in New York, March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

Men view the Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 50-inch 3D HDTV unit through pairs of active-shutter eyewear at the Best Buy electronics store in New York, March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

A man views the Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 50-inch 3D HDTV unit through a pair of active-shutter eyewear at the Best Buy electronics store in New York, March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS) 

The Panasonic VIERA VT20 Plasma 50-inch 3D HDTV unit is seen at a cash register in the Best Buy electronics store in New York, March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

A model poses next to Sony Corp's new 3D Bravia televisions during an unveiling in Tokyo March 9, 2010. Sony said it will launch 3D televisions in Japan in June, entering an increasingly crowded field of competition for what many see as the next hot product in the electronics industry. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A man looks at Sony Corp's new 3D Bravia televisions at an unveiling in Tokyo March 9, 2010. Sony said it will launch 3D televisions in Japan in June, entering an increasingly crowded field of competition for what many see as the next hot product in the electronics industry. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Tim Baxter (L), President, Consumer Electronics Division, Samsung Electronics America, Frederic Rose (C), Chairman and CEO of Technicolor and Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation, wear 3D glasses as they stand next to a LED HDTV 8000 during a news conference before the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 6, 2010. The show runs January 7-10. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Tim Baxter, president of the Consumer Electronics Division of Samsung Electronics America, speaks after unveiling (from L-R) LED HDTV 9000, 8000, and 7000, during a news conference before the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) 

Former astronaut and former U.S. Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) watches a screening of a selection from over 100 hours of high definition archival footage of space travel that Discovery Communications is returning to NASA, on Capitol Hill in Washington May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES) 

A model walks past Japanese electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial's Panasonic brand 150-inch high-definition plasma TV display, claimed to be the world's largest, at the International Flat Panel Display Expo in Tokyo April 16, 2008. The expo kicked off on Wednesday and runs until April 18. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) 

A worker sets up a display of Hitachi's 1.5-inch (38mm) Ultra Thin HDTV as exhibitors prepare for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008. The annual electronics trade show opens January 7. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

Curtis Jang (R) wears stereoscopic glasses as he demonstrates a high definition adult 3D movie at the Ocean Mango booth during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas January 10, 2007. The South Korean company has also developed smaller LCD monitors that have a 3D effect without glasses, Jang said. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV [channels across Europe]. 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched the Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Atlas V rocket with its payload of a Astra 1KR satellite lifts off from the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 20, 2006. International Launch Services launched Atlas V carrying the Astra 1KR direct broadcast satellite that will provide direct to home services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Astra 1KR satellite sits atop an Atlas V rocket set to launch from complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. [International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas Thursday, April, 20, 2006. The Atlas V rocket is carrying a Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe.] 

The Atlas V rocket with its payload of an Astra 1KR satellite sits atop the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. [International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas on Thursday. The Atlas is carrying an Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe.] 

Panasonic employee Eriko Fujikawa shows off the world's largest plasma display panel with 1080p (progressive) HDTV resolution at FineTech Japan FPD (flat panel display) exhibition in Tokyo April 19, 2006. The 103-inch Panasonic FPD was among exhibits from world's top panel manufacturers and FPD-related associations. 

Panasonic employee Eriko Fujikawa shows off the world's largest plasma display panel with 1080p (progressive) HDTV resolution at FineTech Japan FPD (flat panel display) exhibition in Tokyo April 19, 2006. The 103-inch Panasonic FPD was among exhibits from world's top panel manufacturers and FPD-related associations. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa 

The Atlas V rocket with its payload of an Astra 1KR satellite sits atop the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas on Thursday. The Atlas V rocket is carrying an Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

The Atlas V rocket with its payload of an Astra 1KR satellite sits atop the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas on Thursday. The Atlas is carrying an Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

An Astra 1KR satellite sits atop an Atlas V rocket set to launch from complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas Thursday, April, 20, 2006. The Atlas V rocket is carrying a Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/ Charles W. Luzier 

The Atlas V rocket with its payload of an Astra 1KR satellite sits atop the launch pad at complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida April 19, 2006. International Launch Services plans to launch the Atlas Thursday, April, 20, 2006. The Atlas is carrying a Astra 1KR satellite that will provide DTH services and transmit HDTV channels across Europe. REUTERS/Charles W. Luzier 

Panasonic employee Eriko Fujikawa displays the world's largest plasma display panel with 1080p (progressive) HDTV resolution at FineTech Japan FPD (flat panel display) exhibition in Tokyo April 19, 2006. The 103-inch Panasonic FPD was among exhibits from world's top panel manufacturers and FPD-related associations. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa 

Panasonic employee Eriko Fujikawa shows off the world's largest plasma display panel with 1080p (progressive) HDTV resolution at FineTech Japan FPD (flat panel display) exhibition in Tokyo April 19, 2006. The 103-inch Panasonic FPD was among exhibits from world's top panel manufacturers and FPD-related associations. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa 

Panasonic employee Eriko Fujikawa shows off the world's largest plasma display panel with 1080p (progressive) HDTV resolution at FineTech Japan FPD (flat panel display) exhibition in Tokyo April 19, 2006. The 103-inch super-large-size Panasonic FPD was among exhibits from world's top panel manufacturers and FPD-related associations. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa 

A model relaxes in front of the Panasonic 103 inch 1080p plasma HDTV screen at the Panasonic stand during the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover March 9, 2006. This year's CeBIT, running to March 15 expects to attract more than 6,000 exhibitors to present their latest news and products at the world's largest computer and information technology fair. REUTERS/Christian Charisius 

A PROSCAN brand High Definition Television set is demonstrated, October 28. The sixty-one inch projection HDTV set will retail for $7,999 and is capable of receiving both broadcast HDTV signals and direct-to-home satellite HDTV signals. DirecTV will begin transmitting 18 hours of HDTV programming in the near future, to subscribers of its satellite programming. The DirecTV HDTV satellite dish antenna is shown at left. 

A PROSCAN brand High Definition Television set (C) is demonstrated for business writers, October 28. The sixty-one inch projection HDTV set will retail for $7,999 and is capable of receiving both broadcast HDTV signals and direct-to-home satellite HDTV signals. DirecTV will begin transmitting 18 hours of HDTV programming in the near future, to subscribers of its satellite programming. The DirecTV HDTV satellite dish antenna is shown at left. 

A PROSCAN brand High Definition Television set is demonstrated, October 28. The sixty-one inch projection HDTV set will retail for $7,999 and is capable of receiving both broadcast HDTV signals and direct-to-home satellite HDTV signals. DirecTV will begin transmitting 18 hours of HDTV programming in the near future, to subscribers of its satellite programming. The DirecTV HDTV satellite dish antenna is shown at left.

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A PROSCAN brand High Definition Television set (C) is demonstrated for business writers, October 28. The sixty-one inch projection HDTV set will retail for $7,999 and is capable of receiving both broadcast HDTV signals and direct-to-home satellite HDTV signals. DirecTV will begin transmitting 18 hours of HDTV programming in the near future, to subscribers of its satellite programming. The DirecTV HDTV satellite dish antenna is shown at left.

FSP/MR 

NTT's Hiromi Suzuki has a closer look at a giant prototype liquid crystal display (LCD) video projector developed by Japan's main phone carrier, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) in Tokyo October 25. The110-inch (275-cm) projector has 2,880 by 2,048 light pixels, four times as many.as the Japanese high definition television (HDTV) system -- which itself uses five times as many as a regular TV