Archive for 'HDTV'
Sony’s slim LED ZX5 HDTVs
Sony is releasing a new pair of 46-inch and 52-inch HDTVs featuring their new edge-mounted LED-backlighting. The Bravia ZX5s have 240Hz “Flow Motion,” 15.8mm and 16.6mm frames and can receive 1080p video via a wireless receiver. The 40-inch ZX1 is a but thinner at 9.9mm thin, but it can only suppoer 1080i wireless video and [...]
Full StoryRetailers using lighting to trick consumers into buying cheap HDTVs
When it comes to buying an HDTV, buy beware! Be sure to do as much homework as you can. We’ve all heard stories about retailers tricking consumers by putting an HDTV playing an HD channel next to one playing a non-HD channel (see above). And how they try and up sell their customers with calibration [...]
Full StorySky UK launching 3D TV next year
3D movies are making a comeback in theaters, I went and saw Disney’s UP in 3D and boy was that cool. So it’s no surprise that 3D is coming to TV pretty soon. UK broadcaster Sky has announced plans to launch Europe’s first 3D TV channel, it is said to include movies, sports, and entertainment [...]
Full StorySharp and Sony LCD joint venture
Today Sharp and Sony announced that they have entered into a joint venture related to the production of large LCD panels and modules. Sharp has a LCD production plant in Sakai City, Japan was transferred to Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP) and should open in October. Sony will then invent about $105 million into [...]
Full StorySony BRAVIA HDTVs get Netflix
Netflix and Sony have partnered up to provide Netflix services on Sony BRAVIA HDTVs. This is cool and all but what happened to the Sony PlayStation 3? With the Xbox 360 touting Netflix service why didn’t Sony negotiate a deal to offer Netlix’s online movie rental services for both the BRAVIA HDTVs and the PS3? [...]
Full StoryWorlds Largest HD TV
- The Dallas Cowboys new Arlington stadium has undergone some new and expensive renovations to include the new worlds largest HD screen. This $40 million dollar 1080p, 600 ton set up nearly stretches from one 20 yard line to the other. It was created by Mitsubishi and uses the Electric Diamond Vision technology. This video [...]
Full StoryViacom stations go HD on AT&T’s U-verse
Just days after AT&T announced that NHL Network HD would be gliding over to U-verse TV, a report stating that Viacom and AT&T have partnered up on a sweet new deal. Said agreement will enable seven new networks to join the U-verse TV EPG: MTV HD (or Palladia, we presume), VH1 HD, CMT HD, BET [...]
Full StoryLCD vs Plasma
Although the debate between LCD and plasmas have raged on for years now, the real battle only started two years ago when manufacturers started producing LCDs big enough to go head to head with plasmas. Now the competition is real as the 42 inch is by far the most popular screen size. Lately LCD can [...]
Full StoryVIZIO releases their first 240Hz and LED-lit HDTV
VIZIO today announced the launch of their high-end HDTVS. VIZIO became popular by offering budget priced HDTVs that were of reasonable quality. They’re now trying to enter the higher end of the HDTV spectrum with their new 55-inch VF551XVT model that features LED backlight and their new local dimming technology to give the HDTV an [...]
Full StorySamsung DLP HDTVs getting a price cut?
Regardless of how the economy is these days, I am pretty sure that every tech geek and HDTV fans would love this news bit. There are rumors that Samsung is going to give their DLP (sorry guys not LCD or Plasma) HDTVs a price cut this coming Sunday. This price cut can go from anywhere [...]
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