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10-20-2005, 08:46 AM
LG Electronics Begins Production Of DirecTV HDTV Set-Top Boxes
LG Electronics has started production of high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxesfor DirecTV, LG announced Oct. 19. The boxes, being sold under the DirecTV brand name, feature DirecTV's advanced program guide, advanced security and protected digital outputs with simultaneous component/composite output, as well as a Linux operating system and USB port. The boxes allow viewers to watch MPEG-4 HD and MPEG-2 standard definition programming, as well as terrestrial ATSC (Advanced Television System Committee) digital HDTV and standard definition television.
LG Electronics has started production of high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxesfor DirecTV, LG announced Oct. 19. The boxes, being sold under the DirecTV brand name, feature DirecTV's advanced program guide, advanced security and protected digital outputs with simultaneous component/composite output, as well as a Linux operating system and USB port. The boxes allow viewers to watch MPEG-4 HD and MPEG-2 standard definition programming, as well as terrestrial ATSC (Advanced Television System Committee) digital HDTV and standard definition television.