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

NuVision 52LEDLP 1080p LED DLP announced

The 52-inch (52LEDDLP) unit will then be available come September and also, be showcased at this years CEDIA Expo. The unit is going to cost a few dollars more then the Samsung counterpart at $4,399. In case you are...

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Posted by Staff on 17 August 2006

Runco intros RS-1100 and other 1080p projectors

If you're looking for the highest-end home theater DLP projectors, Runco is where you go, and the company has now introduced seven 1080p (1920x1080) projectors that will debut next month at CEDIA Expo 2006 (Custom Electronic Design and Installation...

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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

Sunbrite waterproof outdoor 32" 720p LCD

The 3200HD-Pro projects a 1366 x 768 pixel image and comes with 800 nits of brightness, and a 1200:1 contrast ratio. It uses a corrosion-resistant, powder-coated aluminum enclosure that prevents elements like rain, dirt, and insects from spoiling the sensitive...

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Posted by Staff on 14 June 2006

Last chance to get the World Cup in HD - £1400, screen not included

This range of computers is designed to allow users to view HDTV signals in real time via either DTT (Freeview) or satellite reception. And it's available now, while your Sky HD box is probably not even built yet, the company...

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Posted by Staff on 31 May 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

Westinghouse Digital LTV-40W1 reviewed

OK, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with the LTV-40W1 HDC. It performed a lot better than I expected (despite the problems with the DVD player) and the ESRP of $2,099 is awfully attractive, particularly when you...

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Posted by Staff on 10 May 2006

NuVision announces LED DLP TVs

The company's Deep Black LED rear-projection sets will utilize individual red, green and blue super-bright LEDs to replace conventional lamps and color wheels. The LED's light output is controlled through a proprietary Digital Switching Deep Black (DSDB) system, which produces...

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Posted by Staff on 10 May 2006

Loewe Individual Edition 1 LCD screen

There are two colour options - black body colour with dark crystal side inlay panels, and silver body colour with light crystal side inlay panels with 1000 of each being manufactured for distribution worldwide. Only 50 of these will be...

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Posted by Staff on 10 May 2006

37" HD Ready LCD TV for €700

More from the Price-Slashers (that's how we'll call byd:sign from now on) with these 2 TV's, a 32 and a 37", both HD Ready, both with a 1366x768 resolution and both powered by their new chipset. Via AkihabaraNews...

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Posted by Staff on 2 May 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

Optoma HD72 DLP projector reviewed

Optoma is producing the 1280 x 768 DLP projector and selling it for $3k. At a street price of around $2k, this pits the beast squarly against market segment LCD heavyweights like the Sanyo Z4 and Panasonic AE900U. This projector...

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Posted by Staff on 20 February 2006

Norcent LT-2090WPL 20" widescreen LCD TV

The LT-2090WPL includes ATSC/NTSC tuners and supports inputs from various video sources thanks to composite, component, S-Video and PC inputs provided with it. While brightness level is not the highest around (it is rated at 500 Cd/square meter), it is...

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Posted by Staff on 20 February 2006

byd:Sign 50" plasma TV - great value?

A 50" plasma for less than £1750? It must be a scam, right? A large, but standard-definition, plasma? Not necessarily: This 50" TV is not full HD at all but it does offer a very resonable 1366x768, a contrast...

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Posted by Staff on 10 February 2006

Mirai LCDs - great prices, great specs

With prices starting at £499 for the 27" version, and a 47" 1080p version coming soon, these TVs are bound to gain some marketshare despite being a total unknown: Asian LCD manufacturer Mirai is better known for its computer...

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Posted by Staff on 4 February 2006

Quixun 42" Full HD TV - without HDMI

Well, this 42" TV looks very interesting at first sight with its Full HD (1920x1080), 800:1 ratio, 550cd/m2 brightness, 12ms LCD screen, 178 degrees viewing angle and 1700 EUR price. HD on a 42" panel at such a price sounds...

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Posted by Staff on 4 February 2006

Vidikron's new DView line of LCDs

Vidikron intro's a new LCD line, the DView, complete three models out of the gate. The VL-26, VL-32 and VL-37 all feature 1366 x 768 resolution and Vidikron's Imagix digital video processing for artifact-free scaling. DVI input with HDCP also...

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Posted by Staff on 4 February 2006

Elonex's Lumina 2 HD Media Center PC

The Media Center PCs from Elonex's "the computer is the display" Lumina series aren't for the faint of wallet -- hovering around the $4-6 thousand range -- and they aren't for the USofA, but we can always wish from afar....

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Posted by Staff on 1 February 2006

MatrixStream IMX 1020HD digital video recorder

MatrixStream appears to be one of the first (if not the first) to bring a 1080p set-top box to market. They're definitely ahead of the curve because so few HDTVs can currently accept a 1080p signal and even fewer, as...

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Posted by Staff on 29 January 2006

HP md5880n - 1080p DLP rear projector

The 58-inch (diagonal) HP md5880n ($3500) is the smaller of HP's two new 1080p sets. It's a striking design, all in black (the HP 720p sets are silver and black). The one styling glitch was a slightly blotchy paint finish...

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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

Godzilla PVR - record 4 HD channels simultaneously

Actually, this home theater PC PVR doesn’t just record 4 HDTV channels at once, it can record an additional 7 SD channels at the same time. So if you can find 11 shows on the television at the same time...

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Posted by Staff on 22 January 2006

Hi-Def cinema in your home

SIM2’s latest projector will display “true” 1080p HDTV pictures – when they actually arrive.We’re all looking forward to the day when Sky rams HDTV into our homes, but we know that something even better is on the distant horizon. While...

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Posted by Staff on 19 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

Optoma introduces the HD72

The HD72 features Texas Instruments' latest 16:10 DarkChip2 DMD chipset to deliver vivid digital images, as well as a 7-segment color wheel and 10-bit color per channel processing to give the HD72 higher lumens and deep color saturation.With a proprietary...

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Posted by Staff on 12 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

OQ's HDTV with built-in Media Center PC

German company OQ (not to be confused with the OQO or the OC, of course), has made one aspect of owning a Media Center PC a little easier: they've crammed the guts of the PC into an HD display,...

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Posted by Staff on 4 January 2006

DVD player that scales to 1080i via component

DVD players with 1080i scalers are becoming a dime a dozen these days. Most of them only output the higher resolution through DVI/HDMI cables though, and what if your TV doesn't have one of those ports. What is a...

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Posted by Staff on 4 January 2006

Proton to show 55-inch LCD with 1080i/p

Taiwan's Proton will roll out a series of HD LCDs at CES next week, in sizes ranging from 37 to 55 inches. The displays will support both 1080p and 1080i, and will come equipped with both digital and analog...

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Posted by Staff on 4 January 2006

Pixela's HDTV On the Go

Apparently, the Japanese just can't stop watching their awesome HDTVs, so much that they need to do it on the go. So in comes the H.264 Pocket TV by Pixela, released only in Japan. Yes, now you will be...

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Posted by Staff on 18 December 2005

HDTV tuner for Macs from Elgato

We don't want to be accused of being totally brainwashed Microsofties, so here's one for the Mac crowd. Want to add an external DTV tuner to your Macintosh and catch some high-definition television? We got ya covered with the...

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Posted by Staff on 17 December 2005

MT400 - New DLP Projector from Toshiba

Just have announced a new DLP home theater projector, the MT400. It is a widescreen 16:9 unit with the Matterhorn 576p DMD chip from Texas Instruments. “The days of high-quality DLP Home Cinema projectors being unaffordable are over, thanks...

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Posted by Staff on 7 December 2005

Yamaha YSP-800 - Gadget of the Week at Time.com

The Yamaha YSP-800 Digital Sound Projector wins gadget of the week at Time.com. This compact surround sound system is all in one unit. It uses digital delay and electronic trickery to get your brain to think you’re hearing sound...

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Posted by Staff on 2 December 2005

Optoma PD50A Plasma TV Review

Audioholics, our favorite home theater addictophiles have reviewed Optoma’s 50 inch plasma HDTV offering. This plasma is not the best as far as features and control set, but it makes up for it in the price department. Also, you’ll...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

VIZIO P50HDM 50-inch HD plasma reviewed

With prices for plasma sets continuing to drop, Personal Tech Pipeline took a look at the VIZIO P50HDM, a 50-inch HDTV set that goes for as little as $2,699. While that price might mean some sacrifices, the P50HDM has...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

IO-DATA HVR-HD160F 160GB HD DVR

It’s alright if that headline reads like gibberish to you; we’re here to help translate. IO-DATA has been showing off their lineup of digital video recorders which connect to your TV via an iLink (aka IEEE 1394 / FireWire)...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

Vizio Annonces HDTV Price Drops

Just in time for the holiday shopping rush that begins this Friday, Vizio have announced price drops on their popular LCD and Plasma HDTV sets. The price drops are as follows: * L37HDTV Broadens Big-screen LCD Market with $1,499...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

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