Travelers parked for the evening in their RVs and campers will never look at satellite TV or high-speed Internet access in quite the same way again, following the recent introduction of the TracVision S3 satellite TV antenna from <A HREF="http://www.kvh.com">KVH Industries</A>.

Joel Brinkley notes that, although not quite as thin as a plasma screen, the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?70">Zenith D60WLCD HD-ready rear-projection LCD television</A> is only 17" deep and costs a fraction of its flat cousin's price. JB uncovers its strengths and weaknesses.

A government survey of 1000 people indicates that most Americans know little or nothing about digital television. Fewer than half of those surveyed claimed to know the difference between analog and digital: 40% said they had never heard of digital television, while 43% claimed to be "somewhat aware" that a change is taking place in TV and broadcasting technology.

A red laser&ndash;based Advanced Optical Disc (AOD) format system developed by Toshiba and NEC has been chosen by the DVD Forum as the standard for next-generation high-definition DVD players. The DVD Forum will develop AOD specs and publish them in the spring, according to the Nikkei news service. NEC said it would release AOD drives for PCs next year. Toshiba plans to market AOD home recorders in 2004.