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The article focuses on the implications of the transition of television in the U.S. to digital television (DTV) on February 17, 2009 for the audio-visual (AV) industry. It provides a comparison between the transition and the launch of the first national color television broadcast on January 1, 1954. It cites the effect of the transition on cable and satellite customers. It details the outcome of the test analog shutdown held in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 8, 2008.

The article presents an assessment of the performance of the audio-visual equipment industry in the U.S. in 2005. The Federal Communications Commissions has ordered broadcasters to move toward digital television. The trend for higher native resolution has increased in 2005. Several products that were launched in the market include Pocket Projector from Mitsubishi and DR37-P high dynamic range monitor from Brightside Technologies.