Posts tagged with hdtv
PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition
Posted on March 11, 2010 2:40 PM
If you love all things luxurious in your home, then you might want to consider the PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition, a creation of Stuart Hughes who seems to have an eye for the most expensive consumer electronics devices at home. The PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition is no joke when you think about its price - it is going for £1.5 million for a 55" display, where the outer chassis is cased with 28 kilograms of solid 18ct rose gold. Along its gilded frame lies 72 brilliant round cut 1ct IF flawless diamonds coupled with sunstone and amethyst. There is a slightly more affordable version in the form of the PrestigeHD Supreme Edition, but it will still be out of reach of the ordinary Joe with a £1 million price tag.
LG roadmap leaked
Posted on February 23, 2010 9:49 PM
It seems that LG has suffered from an unwanted leak, where all and sundry now know about their 2010 roadmap. Most of the TVs that were introduced at CES last month are scheduled for a March or April release, including a new 3D version of the LH9500 series - the LX9500 which ships later this May. For those who prefer to settle for something in the mid-range can check out the LX6500 instead. Other devices from LG to roll out would be a 3D-capable BD580 Blu-ray player, active shutter 3D glasses and a webcam peripheral for the 720p Skype feature. No word on pricing for any one of these though.
Atlona AT-HDVieW offers HDMI connectivity
Posted on February 9, 2010 8:56 AM
Not everyone is able to upgrade their notebook every couple of years to keep up with the latest and the greatest, so if you're still on a computing boneshaker and want to play games on it while viewing all its past graphical glory on a HDTV, then the Atlona AT-HDVieW ought to be your cup of tea. Powered via USB, it will take both VGA and 3.5mm audio by merging their signals together, sending the resulting output at 1080p via HDMI. On the plus side, the scaler/converter will communicate with your HDTV so that the right output resolution is achieved just in case 1080p looks weird. Looks like a no-brainer of a device which retails for a mere $120.
Vizio Launches New Home Theater Products
Posted on January 19, 2010 8:22 AM
Vizio has come up with some rather cool new gear for the home theater enthusiast in you. First up is a wireless HDMI adapter that comes bundled with a 4-port switch, allowing you to deliver HD quality video from a variety of sources. To mount your huge HDTV, Vizio also has extremely slim wall mounts that cater for HDTVs from 19 to 65 inches. Finally, it also has new universal remote controls; the XRT100 sports a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen display with automatic backlight control. It can control VIA-enabled television sets, but can also function with any legacy A/V component, so it doesn’t lose out on certain markets. The VUR9M has backlit volume and number keys for those dark environments, and also comes preloaded with a nice library of IR codes. With these items, you’ll be able to slowly upgrade and modify your home theater setup. Is it time for an overhaul? Press release.
Toshiba Cell TV HDTV
Posted on January 10, 2010 8:07 AM
[CES 2010] Toshiba certainly didn’t want to miss out the fun at CES, and has announced its latest and greatest HDTV, the Cell TV, along with a companion media center set-top box. One of the more notable features of the TV is its processing power, which Toshiba boasts is ten times that of more personal computers, and 143 times faster than most LCD TVs on the market today. While processing power is rarely mentioned when it comes to TVs, this will come into to play here due to the TVs 2D to 3D conversion, converting normal 2D pictures into what it would look like in 3D, even at 1080p. Do you think you’d want to look into such a TV? It’ll be available in 46, 55 and 65-inch models. While pricing information hasn’t been announced just yet, the device should be going on sale in Q3 or Q4 of 2010.
Sharp introduces Quad-Pixel HDTVs
Posted on January 7, 2010 4:29 PM
[CES 2010] Sharp has introduced HDTVs with 4-element pixels in a bid to radically improve color rendering. Most Ts have 3-elements pixels (red, green, blue), but Sharp has red, green, blue and yellow. It's a bit the same idea found in color inkjet printers. While most colors are composed, it helps to have variants of the primary colors handy. The more variants you have and the more accurate the final compositing is. It's a gross description, but that's basically what's happening. How does it look? Well… to be honest it wasn't really ground-breaking and if I had not pay attention at the specifications, I might have missed it. It's an interesting approach, but we'll need to see better samples than the over-saturated demos at CES. This is probably the worst environment to evaluate image quality.
Hannspree Polar Bear and Apple HDTVs
Posted on January 5, 2010 8:27 PM
Known for its radical television designs, Hannspree was showing two slightly larger (19” for the Polar Bear) models at CES Unveiled. It's hard to miss the Polar bear HDTV, and you can be sure that the “apple” one would fit in an exotic room. Let's be clear, the design the the value here. Even if both are 1080p capable, that's hardly a technological attraction, but in this case, the eye might be looking around the screen rather than at the screen. You would think that kids (I mean parents who would buy for…) are the main market for these, but it looks like grown-ups who can afford it love them for too. Which one do you prefer?
Popbox: a media portal for local and web content
Posted on January 4, 2010 12:01 AM
[CES 2010] Syabas Technology just launched Popbox, a set top box that aims at being a portal to your home (networked) content but also for web content. The box itself is quite small (7" long) but packs a video processor that should be capable of decoding the most demanding 1080p video files. It is fanless, so it will be absolutely silent, and it consumes only 15W. As a network device, Popbox will scan the content that is shared from your other computers or some servers. You will have access to your media files from your TV. Popbox supports an impressive array of formats and protocols (the list is at the end of this article).
ePVision Advanced HDTV Tuner Receiver Box PHD-205LE
Posted on December 7, 2009 9:15 AM
You know what's a mouthful? The ePVision Advanced HDTV Tuner Receiver Box PHD-205LE, that's what. This fourth generation set top box will come with an ATI MPEG2 decoder chip within alongside a 3D graphics engine for all your home entertainment needs, and is capable of supporting resolutions of 1080i and 720p. Apart from that, this ePVision set top box comes with HDMI 1.3b output alongside the ability to tune in OTA ATSC signals and Clear QAM digital cable channels. Connectivity options include HDMI output, component, VGA, composite and S-Video. Want to bring one home in time for Christmas? It retails for $139.95 a pop.
BenQ Announces New 42-inch 1080p HDTV
Posted on December 1, 2009 8:09 AM
While most people would think of LCD monitors when they hear the name BenQ, the company also comes up with LCD TV’s, and now it has announced a new 42-inch full HD 1080p HDTV. Will this satisfy your video desires? Features of the Samsung SQ4242 include:
- 1920 x 1080 resolution
- SRS TruSurround XT surround sound
- 3 HDMI inputs
- 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 5,000:1 true contrast ratio
- 24p real movie mode
- MPEG noise reduction
Pixel Qi Dual-Mode LCD to ship in December
Posted on November 25, 2009 7:52 AM
December can't come fast enough for those who want a piece of Pixel Qi dual-mode LCD action, where mass production will begin next month with hope of it being able to make the Christmas deadline. On another encouraging note, the company is also working on a HDTV that sips less than 10 watts of juice when operating, giving HDTVs the potential of seeing action in homes that do not have steady access to electrical power.
Vizio Net-connected HDTVs Delayed
Posted on November 21, 2009 7:43 AM
Nobody likes product delays, and so it’s certainly bad news to see that the Vizio HDTVs that were supposed to bring us Twitter, Facebook, Netflix etc into the living room won’t be available this holiday season. While originally slated for July, it seems that the launch date has been pushed back to January 2010, which fortunately is just a few months away.
VIZIO LED backlit HDTVs
Posted on October 28, 2009 7:23 AM
VIZIO has just introduced a couple more LED backlit HDTV to their lineup - the 19" and 23" models, where the latter will support full HD resolution without adding on the bulk. Interestingly enough, these can also double up as extremely large picture frames, although the monthly power bill would be something you might want to look into if that's the purpose of the device on your side. The 19" and 23" models will retail for $349 and $399, respectively when available.
Sony TRIMASTER breaks the bank
Posted on October 6, 2009 8:04 PM
If you're feeling flush and can't wait to spend that vast amount of dough in your bank, then you might want to check out the Sony TRIMASTER TV that boasts quadruple the resolution of HD at 3,840 x 2,160, where this 56" model will set you back by a whopping $76,583. No need to mention that normal folks like you and I won't be able to bring this home, unless we're on a Forbes list or something.
Cell Regza Next 4K2K HDTV inspected
Posted on October 6, 2009 6:58 PM
[CEATEC 2009] Yesterday, I checked out a gigantic 4k2K ($ x the 1080p resolution), but Toshiba wants to see that in our homes, so they presented a prototype at Ceatec. So, how does it fare? Well, on a 50" display, it looked a little sharper, but it is perceptually far from being 4x sharper. I'd toss in a 15% improvement in sharpness just to give you an idea. Why? The display is simply too small. It is like comparing 720p and 1080p on a 36" display from 2 yards away. On 70" TVs, it should start really making a difference as even 1080p becomes a bit fuzzy. Toshiba is eager to ignite a resolution arms race because they can outgun competitors when performing image processing, thanks to the CELL processor embedded in the TV. A similar processor powers the Playstation 3.
Toshiba Cell Regza
Posted on October 5, 2009 8:36 PM
[CEATEC 2009] Toshiba has been touting CELL-powered (the same processor inside the Sony PS3) TVs for a while, and this time around, it's not about the video capabilities anymore, the emphasis was put on internet connectivity, applications and services. The TV has integrated web browser (Opera) and Flash support. YouTube was one of the applications demonstrated, but you can imagine that other web-based services should be available as well. I'm not sure how the user interface is like (plus, this version is aimed at the Japanese market), but we've been waiting for smarter TVs for a while now.
Sharp LX series hit Japan
Posted on September 30, 2009 9:07 AM
Sharp's latest LX series of HDTVs have arrived in Japan, where all four of them will feature a stunning contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1, starting from its 40" LC-40LX1 all the way to the 60" LC-60LX1, sandwiching the 46" and 52" models. Apart from that, they're all Full HD ready and are touted to offer the lowest power consumption in the industry despite packing in a six-speaker integrated sound system with dual sub-woofers on all but the smallest model. You can pick up the LC-40LX1, LC-46LX1 and LC-52LX1 in Japan from November 10th onwards for $2,800, $3,900 and $5,000, respectively, although the high end 60" LC-60LX1 will be out a couple of weeks after that with a $6,100 price point.
Sharper Image LCD TV gets DVD player and iPod dock
Posted on September 25, 2009 9:15 AM
Who would've expected Sharper Image to release an LCD TV that does more than offer you entertainment in the living room the ordinary method, since it will also come with an integrated DVD player, a USB port, an SD memory card reader and an iPod dock to boot. Known as the TSI-LCD22DVDi, we suspect its descendants would probably come with a Blu-ray drive sometime down the road when that format becomes as commonplace as DVD today. You can pick up the 22" Sharper Image TSI-LCD22DVDi LCD TV for $419.99, while the 19" model is going for $359.99.
Power-hungry HDTVs to be banned in California
Posted on September 20, 2009 8:40 PM
California, a state that takes going green seriously, has seen their California Energy Commission consider new regulations which might see a ban on selected HDTVs from being sold in the state. This is a first-of-its-kind proposal for an efficiency standard, where it came about due to the drain on the state's electric grid. Assuming the bill gets passed, only energy-efficient models would be sold by 2011, while even tougher standards are due by 2013, making HDTV manufacturers look deeper into the type of HDTVs that they will market in California. Should it be approved, the proposal is touted to reduce California's electricity costs by $8.1 billion in 10 years, which more or less is saved by reducing the need to build new powerplants.
LG LED LCD HDTV
Posted on September 10, 2009 3:51 AM
Wow - a post title that comes in full caps. That groundbreaking note aside, the LG LED LCD HDTV is a Full HD display that is more or less as thin as the single sheet of glass, coming in 42" and 47" sizes under the SL90 series umbrella. This single-layer design is complemented by a narrow bezel which results in such a stunning set, and is meant to maximize the viewing experience while adding a touch of class to your home. LG has relied on a special film lamination technology that results in better color tuning, gradation and reduction of glare in a single package, featuring a maximum depth of just 1.15". Nice to know LG did not slap an astronomical price tag on either, with the 42" and 47" models going for $2,099 and $2,599, respectively. [Press Release]
