Seen that? - 2005: the year analog died

Filed in archive Best of on February 9, 2010

2005: the year analog died Digital Music - The Future

Digital MP3 player sales surpassed analog CD players in 2005. While digital music media sales are a tiny fraction of CD sales, the changeover in technology and format makes it clear that the future is digital. Other items of note from the article: "The Computer Electronics Assn. estimates that MP3 player revenue increased 200% to more than $3 billion in 2005. ... Apple claims to have sold more than 30 [...] Read More


2005: record year for digital music Digital Music - The Future

2005 was a record year for digital music. At the same time P2P use continues to grow. Christmas was a fabulous week. 20 million Tracks were sold in the last week of the year, three times the previous year. This is compared to P2P where 250 songs are downloaded in a week. Accordingly to the article: "If the market can retain volume gain as it did last year, the numbers [...] Read More


The Night The DJ Died Digital Music - The Future

Dell discontinued its oddly-named DJ Ditty after poor sales. Dell will continue to sell mp3 players from other manufacturers, including Sandisk, Samsung, Creative Technology, and IRiver. A year and half ago Dell CEO Kevin Rollins attacked Apple. Today Steve Jobs is the one still standing. And raking in the money. "It's interesting the iPod has been out for three years and it's only this past year it's become a raging success. Well, [...] Read More


US Cable Companies To Support Analog TVs Until 2012 The Gadgets Weblog

As much as I like technology, my television is about as old school as it gets. An old RCA 19 inch from the late 1980s. The buttons are falling off, but damn it, it works, and I see no reason to replace it. Given the Federal Communications Commission's decision to require analog broadcasters to vacate certain frequencies in February 2009, it was looking like I was going to have to replace [...] Read More


Consumers Go Green and Recycle Analog Televisions and Components The Digital TV Weblog

Norman A large number of consumers are prepared to upgrade their televisions from analog to HDTV in anticipation of the Digital Transaction Act. They're also prepared to upgrade their television components in order to experience the true advantages of high definition television. Many consumers are choosing to recycle and/or giveaway their old analog televisions and outdated components. The Consumer Electronics Association has setup a website called MyGreenElectronics in order for [...] Read More