Tag Archive for 'hdtv'
Panasonic will be bringing their latest super-sized plasma TV to IFA 2008, in the shape of the 103-inch VIERA TH-103PZ800. This is no prototype or demo model, though; stump up $50,000 and you can take the HDTV home, complete with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 24p playback, Deep Color and x.v.Color support.
We’re finding out more details about the Sony DMX-WL1t, the companies first WHDI device to transmit video wirelessly in your home. The device first showed up in January at CES, and is making another appearance now, but now with more details.
AOC have shown us their big displays, now they’re trying to persuade us that smaller can be just as impressive. Their latest Envision 861-series comes in three sizes - 19, 26 and 32-inches - are have resolutions apparently “tailored for optimum viewing with limited space”. The smallest comes in at 1440 x 900 while the [...]
When it comes to appearance, you can either go with a distinctive frame (such as Samsung’s recent ‘Touch of Color’ sets) or one that attempts to slim down to the point of invisibility. The LT-46148 goes with the latter route, and is all the better for it; there’s a mere 3/4-inch at the top [...]
Samsung’s two new ‘Touch of Color’ LCD monitors, the T260HD and T240HD, which began shipping last month promised the best of both worlds: hook up to your PC or Mac for work, enjoy the ATSC / ClearQAM tuner and dual HDMI ports for play. However users are reporting that the displays’ HDMI ports are not [...]
If you’re looking for a new HDTV to hook up to LG’s new BD300 Blu-ray player and Netflix streamer, the company is hoping you won’t look much further than their 47LG90 [pdf link]. A monstrous 47-inches, the HDTV’s claim to fame is a whopping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio aided by the local-dimming capable LED backlight.
Matsushita has stuck its large-size display neck on the line and announced it intends to be selling 40-inch OLED HDTVs by 2011. As a result it has spent an estimated $930m on an OLED panel mass production plant based in Himeji, Japan; that should begin producing panels in 2010, based on the findings from a [...]
Pulse-LINK have announced that their CWave UWB Wireless-for-HDMI technology has been approved by Digital Content Protection, the administrating body behind the HDCP copy-protection standard. As an Approved Retransmission Technology, it means CWave products are now free to launch; offering gigabit transfer rates, they allow HDTVs to be placed anywhere in the home without long HDMI [...]
It’s become somewhat traditional to start the week’s review with what’s happening in the netbook world, a niche that’s arguably the fastest developing right now in consumer tech. Fujitsu kicked things off with the proclamation that budget ultraportables “don’t add up” and that the current race to the bottom line doesn’t give manufacturers enough room [...]
What’s the first thing you notice when looking to buy a new piece of technology? Do you see if it falls within your budget? What about the spec list? Do you go over that in detail? And though these aspects are an important part of any technological buying decision, there’s one that beats them all. You [...]
