December
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Sharp has developed the VA3C5CZ920, the industry’s first tuner module compatible with GB20600-2006, the China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard. This tuner module is less than 1/100th the size of conventional “can” tuners for receiving China’s terrestrial digital broadcasts. Unlike conventional can tuners, key component tuners like this one mainly go into mobile equipment and must therefore be extremely small. The VA3C5CZ920 answers this call with a compact, single package achieved through proprietary high-frequency and high-density-mounting technologies that came out of Sharp’s experience in developing tuner modules for One-Seg, Japan’s terrestrial digital broadcast format.

The small package size of just 10.7 x 10.7 x 1.4 mm means that Sharp VA3C5CZ920 tuner module can go into mobile equipment such as portable TVs and allow them to receive terrestrial digital broadcasts. Sample shipments will start in late January 2008.

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June
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Now you can watch digital terrestrial television broadcast by connecting the portable Toshiba digital TV tuner SD-PDT1 to a Toshiba Portable DVD player. The tuner SD-PDT1 is compatible with the following Toshiba portable DVD players: SD-P1400, SD-P1600, SD-P1700, SD-P1800, SD-P1850, SD-P2700 and SD-P2800. The digital terrestrial TV broadcasts provide not only the high picture and sound quality of digital high definition (Hi-Vision) but also, for example, interactive programs, welfare programs that are kind to the elderly and disabled and the latest practical information for use in people’s daily lives. Operation of the tuner is possible via remote control (provided) also. The tuner doesn’t work with analog transmission. The tuner can be powered either the AC adapter or by the car adaptor of the DVD player.

The Toshiba tuner unit SD-PDT1 measure 100×60×23mm weighs 130g and will be available from July14th for approximately 14,800yen ($127). As digital terrestrial broadcasts are received by UHF antenna, the reception of sound and images is clear even on moving trains and buses etc.

Via - Toshiba Japan

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