HDTV Guru Recognizes WealthTV’s Amazing Picture Quality

HD Set Owners Want More – Namely Entertaining & Great Looking HD Content

SAN DIEGO, CA – December 1, 2006 – HD Guru Gary Merson, recently sited WealthTV as one of his favorite cable networks for “amazing” HD picture quality.  In a recent Tribune Newspaper article by Kevin Hunt, Merson provides some of the most straight-forward information on high definition, including his favorite affordable big screens and favorite networks for HD picture quality. 

Merson’s comments are well heeded by those in the consumer HD world.  Merson’s expertise comes from over 30 years in the electronics industry.  He jumped on the HD bandwagon early, starting The HDTV Insider in 1999.  He has received the DTV Academy Award from the Consumer Electronics Association for Best DTV Journalism in 2005.  Merson will be one of the judges at the 2007 International Consumer Electronic Show for the prestige Best of Innovations Award.  Merson provides consumers with the latest information on HD technology at www.hdguru.com.     

WealthTV in HD launched 24/7 on June 1, 2004 and was one of the first national cable channels to provide a 24/7 high definition feed.  Prior to launching the high definition service, WealthTV spent millions in building state-of-the-art all high definition production studios featuring Sony’s 1080i HD studio and field cameras.  According to Joe McDonald, an in-house WealthTV producer, not all HD programming is the same from a picture quality standpoint.  “The quality and format of the camera is extremely important.  A $10,000 dollar HD camera doesn’t deliver the same picture as our $150,000 dollar plus studio cameras and the discriminating viewer can see a difference.  How the feed is processed from the time it leaves our facility until it reaches the consumer’s set is also very important as pointed out by Mr. Merson”.

With HD sets dropping below the $1,000 dollar mark and larger 50” sets under $1,500, consumers are demanding more HD programming from their cable providers.  “The HD savvy consumer is looking for more than quantity in the cable companies HD tier, the channels must be highly entertaining with a truly great looking picture also”, stated Mr. McDonald.

WealthTV  delivers unique and original programming on what every American dreams of – from travel secrets to fast cars, from better etiquette to better investing, and much more available in brilliantly clear high definition.

About WealthTV

WealthTV is the premier lifestyle and entertainment network —the destination for exclusive and original programming, simultaneously transmitted in high definition and standard definition.  WealthTV delivers to viewers’ informative shows that provide invaluable insights on what every American dreams of – from travel secrets to fast cars, from better etiquette to better investing, and much more.  The network fills a television vacuum by delivering intellectually stimulating, thought-provoking entertainment and always-unbiased news from an insider’s perspective.  For more information, please visit www.wealthtv.net.

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