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 |  Aug 19, 2001  | 

With a little encouragement, electronics retailers will typically knock 10% off big-ticket items in order to make a sale. In an unusual move, <A HREF="http://www.zenith.com">Zenith</A> has decided to prime the sales pump from the top by reducing the suggested list price on its new 60" plasma display panel (PDP)&mdash;from $27,999 to $24,999 as of August 16. The PDP, model DPDP60W, is scheduled to ship to dealers this month.

HT Staff  |  Jul 16, 2001  | 
Projectors still rule the high-definition market, but plasma display panels (PDPs) may eventually displace them. Versatility and ease of installation are among the flat screen's biggest selling points, but size limits (the typical plasma screen is 42" diagonally) have hindered their acceptance.
HT Staff  |  Aug 16, 2001  | 
In a tactic intended to keep its top-level products moving in a sluggish economy, Zenith Electronics Corporation has announced a significant price reduction on its high-definition f 60-inch Plasma Display Panel (PDP), the DPDP60W. Originally announced at a suggested retail of $27,999, the PDP will actually debut at $24,999, according to a mid-August press release.
HT Staff  |  Nov 21, 2000  | 
Entry-level single-disc DVD players have hovered around the $200 price point for more than a year now. Carousel-type CD changers can be found below $150, but DVD changers are generally well above $500. Zenith intends to change all that with its new $350 DVC2550, a carousel DVD changer with DTS and Dolby Digital capabilities.
 |  Jun 23, 2002  | 

<A HREF="http://www.zenith.com">Zenith Electronics Corporation</A> is serious about pushing plasma displays (PDPs). The company's forthcoming flagship 60" high-definition model was announced June 20 at a price of $14,999, half the original suggested retail price of Zenith's DPDP60W, the first 60" plasma screen to hit the market, in August 2001.

 |  Feb 02, 2003  | 

<A HREF="http://www.zenith.com">Zenith Electronics Corporation</A> is recalling many rear-projection analog televisions made and sold in the late 1990s.

HT Staff  |  Nov 11, 2002  | 
Zenith Electronics Corporation has launched a broad array of DTV products –– including new digital set-top boxes, LCD monitors and a new 37" plasma display panel (PDP). The P37W24 is the first for Zenith in this screen size.
HT Staff  |  Jan 29, 2002  | 
The recent Consumer Electronics Show was a good one for Zenith Electronics Corporation. The company appears to have strong faith in the future of the flatscreen market, having debuted four new plasma display panels (PDPs) in Las Vegas, ranging from 40" to 60" diagonally. The flat, thin monitors can be hung on the wall for an elegant installation solution.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 16, 2007  | 
Led Zeppelin, one of the most notable holdouts in online music sales will finally become--legally--downloadable.
SV Staff  |  Apr 03, 2009  | 
The economic climate doesn't seem to be having a deleterious effect on dirigible-inspired iPod sound systems. Bowers and Wilkins has just sold its 100,000th Zeppelin iPod system, an impressive feat for an iPod dock that's only been on sale...
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2014  | 
A recent survey by Morgan Stanley found that one in 10 pay-TV subscribers have definite plans to “cut the cord” sometime in 2014 year, reinforcing something most of us already know: Americans are getting fed up with the ever-escalating cost of cable and satellite TV subscription packages and seeking alternate ways to watch their favorite shows.

Winegard, which has been making TV antennas for 60 years, examines the cord cutting phenomenon in an infographic...

Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 16, 2009  | 
Do consumers need another selection in the set-top box download category? ZillionTV is gambling that the answer is yes for those who are looking to save a buck in this dodgy economy.
SV Staff  |  Jan 28, 2009  | 
When Microsoft first reported that the Zune platform profits dropped by more than $100 million, or more than half, many analysts started getting ready to send their condolences to another dead media player. Microsoft isn't ready to let the...
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2015  | 
Nobody likes failure and Microsoft has had more than its fair share. Its latest casualty—the Zune media player—never really made much of a splash and has been dying a slow death for some time now. The player was actually discontinued in 2012 but the Music Pass service limped along until the PC giant quietly pronounced it dead yesterday.
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2009  | 
We all survived Y2K with minimal impact, right? Who would have guessed that a leap year would mess up some software? And, wouldn't you think that a company such as Microsoft would have forseen a problem? On December 31st, many 30GB Zune...

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