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Home theater is still a big picture with big sound. It puts viewers in the middle of the action by delivering movie and TV show soundtracks in multi-channel surround sound. And to afford one, you don't have to trade oil futures.

The long-coming shift to all digital TV broadcasting and the subsequent end of analog television transmissions is in its final year in 2008. Despite a soft - some say recessionary - economic climate, TV sales are expected to see sustained sales growth ahead, according to CEA forecasts.

The pending cut-off of analog broadcasting in February 2009 and a massive multi-industry effort to alert consumers to this change should generate increased sales of digital television sets, government-subsidized digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, and/or increase the adoption of multi-channel television services. Here are other trends to consider as you plan to attend the 2009 International CES.

• Household penetration of home theater systems, including wireless home theater, rise.
• Almost 100 HDTV channels are available to U.S. consumers.
• Sales and rentals of video software for home theater use exceed movie theater box office revenue.
• The first HTiB with an integrated Blu-ray player hits the market.
• Ever-thinner flat-panel TVs deliver thinner sound.
• "Virtual" surround sound systems proliferate, as do home audio components.
• One-piece amplified speaker systems called "sound bars" emerge.
• Price declines enhance TV and home theater accessories purchase appeal.
• Flash memory storage grows for video.
• DBS companies advance aggressive HDTV build-out plans in 2008.
• Companies transition to MPEG4.
• Major cable companies embrace DVR set-top boxes.
• Personal media players move to mainstream.
• Telephone companies continue laying fiber lines for expanded offerings.

Register today for the 2009 International CES to learn, network and investigate new technology in the home theater and video industries as well as many other consumer technology markets. It's free if you sign up before November 1.

Source: Digital America, a CEA publication.





While all consumer technology markets converge at CES, it's still easy to find specific segments that matter to you. If home theater and video technology are your primary interests, start by exploring these parts of the CES show floor:

• HDMI TechZone
• LVCC South Halls 1-2

At the International CES, meet manufacturers and suppliers of:

• Display technologies
• Plasma, LCD monitors
• Set-top boxes
• Digital video recorders
• Video accessories
• Theater accessories

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