News: The other guys in digital TV

News.com's Michael Kanellos writes:

A few years ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, the big topic of discussion was how Dell and the computing giants were going to change the TV market. Instead, much of the action has come from the elves.

Over the past year or so, a group of small companies--Vizio, Syntax-Brillian, Westinghouse Digital and Polaroid--have gained a greater share of the TV market in the U.S. than the name-brand computer companies. Those brands and others will display their latest models at this year's CES, which starts next week in Las Vegas...[Read full story]