LodgeNet, Zenith bring HDTV to hotels.(supply line)(Brief Article)

Hotels, September, 2003 by Vizer, Samantha

NEW ORLEANS LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. and Zenith Electronics Corp. recently introduced the first digital, high-definition television (HDTV) solution for guestrooms. Guests now can enjoy the digital sound quality and visual clarity of HDTV programming, plus LodgeNet's digital on-demand movies, music, Internet, TV and games, all with one remote control.

This is made possible by the companies' industry-first HDTV solution, which uses a Zenith transcoder to convert broadcast digital television signals for delivery through the hotel's cable network to a Zenith set-top box. "LodgeNet and Zenith have developed a standards-based solution that delivers HDTV programming over the hotel's existing coaxial cable network, displaying a picture quality many guests have never...

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