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More digital TV equipment for US.

With launch of digital terrestrial television under way in US, electronics manufacturers are rushing to meet hoped-for demand for expensive high definition television (HDTV) equipment.

* Samsung Electronics America (USA: 1/212 355 5049; www.sosimple.com) has begun shipping its 55-inch wide-screen (16:9 format) HDTV integrated (iDTV) sets for $7,999.

* Korean LG Electronics has developed a 50-inch 16:9 aspect ratio HDTV Plasma Display Panel (PDP) with a contrast ratio of 100:1, due for mass production starting 2001. Initial output is expected to be 10,000 un

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