Al Griffin

Roaming the packed halls of CES 2003, I’m not surprised to see a continuation of many of last year’s video trends. Flat-panel plasma and LCD TVs are everywhere. Tube-type HDTVs, though upstaged by their slim, wall-hanging cousins, are still around and selling at increasingly attractive prices. And DVD players - including high-performance progressive-scan models - have gotten so dirt-cheap that companies appear to be giving them away. But there’s also some new stuff bubbling under the surface.