Vizio L42 and GV42L budget 42-inch LCD HDTVs

V Incorporated has took the wraps off a new pair of Vizio 42-inch LCD HDTVs that will presumably only be available to those who can produce a membership card at the front entrance of a Sam's Club or Costco....

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Posted by Staff on 17 August 2006

Maxent USA debuts $2,499 50" plasma

Maxent USA today announced the release of its value-oriented 50" plasma display with a suggested list price of $2,499. Via 1080eye The set features dual HDMI w/ HDCP, Component, Composite, and RS-232 connections. It also includes a stand. •...

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Posted by Staff on 16 August 2006

Sony Bravia XBR 1080p LCD available for pre-order

Sony's first batch of 1080p flat-panels are ready for pre-order. These sweet, new Bravia's are all 1080p (yes, they do accept 1080p) and range in size from 40 to 46-inches. There are two different levels of their top-tier products...

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Posted by Staff on 23 July 2006

Westinghouse LVM-42w2 reviewed - 1080p LCD

Obviously, Westinghouse chose to make the above sacrifices in order to offer this 42-inch 1080p LCD for the low price of $2,799. Just be glad they chose to sacrifice peripheral features and not the necessary staples to produce a higher-quality...

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Posted by Staff on 31 May 2006

LCD and Plasma compared

Back in 2004 I wrote a post citing the merits of plasma displays versus LCD’s. At the time I was very pro-plasma and while I still consider plasma an extremely viable display technology, it’s time to re-examine LCD’s as I...

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Posted by Staff on 21 April 2006

Evesham's V23EMRO-ZE3 LCD - 32" 1080i for £750

Evesham has launched the V23EMRO-ZE3 - a HD Ready 32-inch LCD TV with HDMI connectivity, virtual surround sound and a wide viewing angle for a very competitive £750. The V23EMRO-ZE3 certainly has the looks to compete with the big boys...

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Posted by Staff on 3 April 2006

Mitsubishi HC3000U projector reviewed

This $3k (approximately) projector aims to go head to head with the better LCD projectors out there like the Panasonic PT-AE900U and Sanyo PLV-Z4. This projector, unlike those, use DLP. DLP has traditionally some advantages over LCD, the biggest of...

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Posted by Staff on 22 March 2006

Sony BDP-S1 Blu Ray player now on Amazon

The player resembles an old style laser disc player and feels out of place in when compared to other $1000 equipment which one may have on the shelf. We also thought that the blue color was a bit out of...

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Posted by Staff on 22 March 2006

720p or 1080p?

1080i should look better on a 1080p display than on a 720p display. The 720p display must scale the image, losing data in the process. The 1080p display can combine the two 1080i interlaced fields to create a single, high-resolution...

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Posted by Staff on 22 March 2006

1080p - at what price?

Yes, direct-view LCD TVs also give 1080p resolution, and go for prices in the same range as this new Pioneer plasma. But look at the rear-projection alternatives for a moment. This week’s Professor Poor’s Weekly Price Intelligence Report (available at...

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Posted by Staff on 20 February 2006

400,000 Sony Bravia TVs sold with major flaw

Sony has admitted a faulty batch of Bravia-branded LCD and rear-projection TVs has made it into wild. Around 400,000 sets may carry a software bug that could prevent them from being turned off after a cumulative 1,200 hours in stand-by...

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Posted by Staff on 14 February 2006

Want HDTV? Be Careful!

If you haven’t shopped for HDTV yet, the first thing you’ll encounter is confusion. You want LCD or DLP? Or LcoS? Flat-screen or rear-projection? Get ready to hear about pixels and resolution—”Sir, would you prefer 1,080 lines drawn on-screen in...

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Posted by Staff on 6 February 2006

Dell sells too many LCD TVs

Dell insisted today its LCD TV line-up will return after the company was forced to pull the products from its EMEA websites late last month. Describing the company as a "victim of its own success", a Dell spokeswoman today admitted...

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Posted by Staff on 5 February 2006

Coolest HDTVs discussed

Today, it is possible to choose from a wide array of HDTVs, and accessories that can suit nearly every budget. Want an HDTV for less than $1,000? Digital television has come of age at the same time as low-cost Chinese...

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Posted by Staff on 3 February 2006

Maximise bulb life on DLP telvisions

Got bulbs? DLP bulbs that is. You might need to stock up on 'em if your HDTV set has a Dynamic Mode setting or any similar setting that increases the brightness beyond the norm. Rich didn't indicate which Samsung DLP...

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Posted by Staff on 24 January 2006

3 of the best

Perfection comes in many shapes and sizes. A snowflake, for example, is a tiny spot of elegance not much bigger than a pencil point. At the opposite end of the scale, the world’s tallest building, Taipei 101, explodes into the...

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Posted by Staff on 24 January 2006

Westinghouse LVM-37W1 HDTV reviewed

I'm not entirely sold on the idea of LCD HDTV, because the black levels just aren't on par with the colors you get from plasma screens. Still the image quality blows away anything we've seen in the average living room...

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Posted by Staff on 22 January 2006

Are your HDMI cables 1080p ready?

Did you even know they might not be? I sure didn't, but Wireworld wants to make sure every HDMI cable you buy is clearly labeled to note if it is capable of carrying the highest of the high definition signals...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Why is 1080p good?

1080p resolution quality in displays, processors, players, recorders, pre-recorded media, etc. is rapidly becoming the next stage of this HDTV industry; the 1080p buzzword has been also loosely used to identify the "new breed of top quality HDTV sets." In...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Kiss DP-600 HD media player reviewed

The new Kiss DP-600 is described as a ‘Networked high definition DVD and media player‘, and the list of capabilities are truly impressing - examples: high definition media player, video-on-demand, IP television, online electronic program guide, webradio, online Games. It...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

HP Pavilion LC3700N reviewed

The HP Pavilion LC3700N ($2,699.99 list) is a well-equipped 37-inch LCD TV that offers native high-definition resolution and a stylish design. We've seen similarly sized LCDs that cost $1,000 less, but they lack the features and consistent performance that earns...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

Buying a HDTV? How to be prepared to select the one for you

You have been hearing about HDTV and decided to start looking for one. A friend of yours reminds you that the general knowledge about buying regular TVs is not quite enough for selecting this type of product, so you quickly...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

NeuNeo's seriously-flawed HVD2085 1080p Upconverting DVD Player

The HVD2085 does have a rather significant Achilles heel. For some inexplicable reason, it doesn't have 3:2 pulldown detection on 720p or 1080p, but it does have it for 480p. I was so dumbfounded by this oversight that I checked...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

Westinghouse Digital LVM-42w2 42" HD LCD Monitor

Westinghouse Digital Electronics announced at the CES2006 one of the largest monitors with 1080p HD resolution on the market, model LVM-42w2. It is featuring two 10-watt speakers, one 10-watt subwoofer, six HD inputs and advanced video processing, for an full...

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Posted by Staff on 15 January 2006

Thin HDTVs-Not Quite Flat But Getting There

If you can't afford a flat panel HDTV just yet (and, bless your heart, it may be a while til that happens), you should seriously check out what Samsung calls its SlimFit TVs. In new 30- and 27-inch models, these...

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Posted by Staff on 11 January 2006

Cheap-ish 70inch rear projection set

Chinese company Konka - the winner of this year's comedy name award - is showing a 70inch LCOS HD (1080p) rear projection model which seems to offer pretty good picture quality. The company reckons it will be on the market...

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Posted by Staff on 11 January 2006

Pioneer PDP-5060HD Plasma HDTV reviewed

The tuner is great. It pulled in all of our local HD channels and displayed them with nary a blip, all with just a cheap indoor antenna. It's rare that a display ships with such a good tuner. Adding channels...

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Posted by Staff on 11 January 2006

10 Ways HDTV Can Save You Money

Washington, D.C. (Dec. 27, 2005) — Did you get a new High-Definition TV for the holidays? No? How come? Oh, your spouse said it was too expensive. Again. HDTVs have dropped dramatically in price, with some sets under $1,000....

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Posted by Staff on 29 December 2005

Watch out for the Boxing Day Sales on great deals on HDTVs.

Boxing Day is synonymous of frenzy shopping in stores. The discounts are huge and the deals are great. I have scanned through the online flyers and found these deals: Digimate 32″ Widescreen LCD HDTV (DGL3201) for $899.99 Cdn at...

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Posted by Staff on 28 December 2005

EFF says buy a DTV tuner card NOW!

Fred von Lohmann from the Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests a proactive approach to counteract the digital lockdown of devices in the future: buy a DTV tuner card now. Fred wants you to spend your money now, just in case...

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Posted by Staff on 28 December 2005

RCA ATSC11 HD TV Tuner Only $110 at Buy.com

Need a local OTA HD tuner to supply your new HD Ready TV with some High Def love? The unit includes DVI and digital optical audio outputs. Resolutions supported are 480p, 720p and 1080i. This is a great deal...

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Posted by Staff on 22 December 2005

Just because its says presented in HDTV

Ok 99.9% of you already know this, but we don't want that guy in Hoboken missing out. To view HDTV your display has to be able to render at least 720p line of resolution (The CEA defines HDTV as an...

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Posted by Staff on 22 December 2005

Flat panel prices in free-fall

We already sort of expect electronics prices to just keep falling and falling, but PC World has the goods on just how much prices on flat panel displays have plummeted this year. In case you haven’t been paying close...

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Posted by Staff on 19 December 2005

HD Editing for the Masses

Maybe it’s time I bought an HD camcorder. With HD editing software becoming more affordable every day, I just need to find an affordable HD camcorder. Prices on high-definition camcorders and HDTVs quickly coming down, consumers are becoming more...

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Posted by Staff on 18 December 2005

Shopping for a New HDTV

Home Theater Mag has a new article about shopping for your new HDTV set. Jed basically skips the tech featuresets of various units, and tells you how to examine the image quality of different HDTVs. He suggests to take...

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Posted by Staff on 9 December 2005

50% of HDTV owners do not have high-def

The headline says what we all know. In fact, I was surprised that 50% of HDTV owners are using high definition on the set. I would have thought it was around 30%. That may sound funny, but I sell...

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Posted by Staff on 9 December 2005

HDTV price comparison

Confused by EDTV vs HDTV? We don’t blame you. The number of acronyms floating about with regard to digital TV is frightening. What’s even more worrying is that very often they are used by people who have little or...

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Posted by Staff on 6 December 2005

Budget HDTVs on their way in the new year

Should you buy a HDTV flat screen TV now, or wait until the New Year? Well if you are strapped for cash there might be a case for hanging on a little while longer, as we have it on...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Picture still fuzzy

Picture still fuzzy Gregory McCutchen knows the sales pitch well: This is a fine high-definition television you’re considering, sir – but what about......

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Posted by Staff on 4 December 2005

DLP TV price comparison

Choosing an HDTV antenna can be a frustrating business. However, if you prefer to receive HDTV through an antenna, rather than a satellite or cable subscription, there are a couple of things that will make life easier. First of...

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Posted by Staff on 4 December 2005

HDTV for Chistmas on a budget

If you don't have an HDTV set yet, do you need to spend upwards of $3,000 to $5,000 to get one this holiday season? Not necessarily, although you will give up some features, functions and (dare I say it?)...

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Posted by Staff on 4 December 2005

Home Theater out of date?

No I'm not talking about Home Theater itself but the gear that comprises the systems, or rather what to look for in that new piece of equipment; that will ensure it’s viable for years to come. In the interest of...

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Posted by Staff on 2 December 2005

$99 For ‘Free’ HDTV?

Phillip Swan over at TVPredictions may just help you save $99 if you’re a DIRECTV subscriber. DIRECTV had said that it would upgrade users to the new MPEG4 system for free, but now they’re charging $99. Robert Mercer said...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

Canadians love their HDTVs

Canada's Rogers Cable Communications is reporting tremendous growth in their HD subscription base. They have doubled the amount of subscribers this year and just hit 100,000. This growth is attributed to the impressive number of high-def stations that they...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

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