Tag Archive for 'hdtv'
Given how well all-in-one speaker bars can work - they basically bounce sound around your room from one point under the screen, rather than requiring you to fill your lounge with separate speakers - it’s a surprise that we don’t see them integrated with TVs more often. Thankfully Mitsubishi have seen the error of such [...]
Pinnacle have announced their latest two USB TV tuners, the PCTV HD Stick and the PCTV HD Pro Stick. As with their predecessors, both tuners can receive free digital HD and SD TV over-the-air (ATSC) channels; however, they now support unencrypted digital cable (ClearQAM) channels. The tuner/demodulator itself has also been upgraded, and is now [...]
ZeeVee’s ZvBox media streamer surprised many with the outpouring of excitement about being able to distribute computer-based (or streamed) media, together with 5.1-channel surround sound, over standard home coax wiring. Set to release on June 31st, the system hooks up to your PC via USB and then squirts whatever is capable of being displayed on the monitor to [...]
Mitsubishi has released a little more detail regarding its upcoming LaserVue TV sets, that promise an astonishing twice the color of rival HDTVs while demanding only half the power. The sets, which will be available in 65-inch and 73-inch sizes, also support 3D images.
JVC have unveiled their latest LCD TV, and they haven’t needed much of a sheet to do the covering. As of July, the company will be selling the World’s thinnest LCD with built-in tuners, measuring just 39mm deep across the majority of its width (and 74mm at the deepest centre-point). To further emphasise the minimal [...]
Sony have announced their latest HDTV range, the S4000-series, that promises to bring BRAVIA technology to smaller rooms. Available in four sizes - 26-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch and 40-inch - with the largest offering a full 1080p high-definition panel, each has three HDMI sockets and integrated DMB digital TV tuner.
AOC are a brand more traditionally associated with computer monitors, but all that playing with LCD panels seems to have given them a taste for frivolity and their latest display is more home entertainment than home office. A 22-inch high-definition TV, the AOC 2230Fh combines HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs for the best of work [...]
Somewhat at the opposite end of the size-scale from Telson’s UMPC prototype, Philips have developed their own glasses-free 3D display. Using a whopping 52-inch LCD panel, the screen can display full 1920 x 1080 high-definition, has a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 8ms response time. More importantly, it combines that with Philips 3D Solutions’ WOWvx technology, [...]
Samsung have announced a collaboration with The Thomas Kinkade Company, where the manufacturers high-definition displays will be used for large-scale digital photo frames. Unlike the seven-inch screen flicking through holiday snaps on your desk, the Digital Masterworks Art-TV prototype used a 46-inch 1080p LCD with a 40GB hard-drive. Rather than the traditional plastic or speaker [...]
Sony is the latest manufacturer to sign up to the tru2way cable platform, the standard announced at CES 2008 that aims to integrate cable services into TVs rather than rely on set-top boxes. The inclusion of tru2way would also mean customers could access the interactive elements being offered by multiple cable companies, no matter which service [...]
