Tag Archive for 'hdtv'
Panasonic’s latest range of web-enabled LCD TVs have finally launched in the US. Announced back in January, the high-definition VIERA PZ850 is available in sizes ranging from 46 to 65-inches, and is compatible with Panasonic’s “VIERA CAST” multimedia content system. That offers both YouTube videos and Google Picasa Web Album browsing on your big-screen TV, without [...]
Sony have announced their latest HDTV range, the BRAVIA V4000-series. Larger than the V4500 launched earlier this month, three sizes of V4000 will be available initially - 40-inch, 46-inch and 52-inch - with more options later on in the year. Each packs 1080p high-def support, integrated DVB-C/DVB-T digital tuner and the BRAVIA ENGINE 2 processor for a 33,000:1 contrast [...]
Dish Network have announced their latest set-top box, the 722s High Definition PVR, which features the company’s collaboration with Sling Technologies. The 722s basically includes a Slingbox media streamer and a Slingcatcher, to show internet-based video on your HDTV. There’s also a Yahoo!-branded internet browser and a remote with a touchpad.
These serious looking business-people have heard you’re not giving Sharp’s new range of professional HD displays the respect they deserve, and they’re not impressed. The TL-M4600 and TL-M5200 measure 46-inches and 52-inches respectively, with full 1920 x 1080 two-megapixel high-definition resolution. Intended primarily for commercial use, I can see their fan-free passive cooling [...]
Sony Europe have announced their latest HDTV range, the BRAVIA V4500-series. Featuring an integrated MPEG-4 AVC HD tuner for high-definition DVB-T/DVB-C terrestrial content, three screen sizes will be on offer - 26-inch, 32-inch and 37-inch - with all having WXGA 1360×768 resolution panels. The two smaller sizes also boast a massive contrast ratio of 33000:1.
ZeeVee have announced their ZvBox media streamer, intended to make sharing content either stored on, or streamed to, your home computer viewable on every HDTV in your home. Connecting to the computer’s VGA port, the ZvBox then creates a custom RF channel that’s distributed via the building’s existing coax wiring. Since at its most basic [...]
Hitachi’s super-slim “1.5″ range of plasma HDTVs are finally going on sale in the US this month, with the 1.5-inch (35mm) thick panels boasting not only their low-profile depth but improved picture clarity at any angle. Available in four sizes - 32, 37, 42 and 47-inches - the sets will be sold as part of Hitachi’s [...]
When it comes to breaking into a competitive market, you can either make your product super-niche and fit into a gap, or you can attempt to smash through rivals like a wrecking ball. Startup Sezmi appears to be taking the latter route: they’re aiming to replace customers’ satellite or cable subscriptions (and the set-top [...]
Wall-mounting LCD and plasma TVs might look good if done properly, but all too often the cable management leaves HDMI and other cords dangling down the wall. Sharp are offering a solution, in the shape of the WHDI “wireless HDTV” accessory for their new X-Series LCDs. Developed in partnership with AMIMON, the system [...]
Panasonic are set to launch its latest KURO high-end home entertainment component at a trade show in Munich, with the KRF-9000FD offering full 1080p resolution imagery. Thanks to LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology the 9000FD manages an amazing 30,000:1 contrast ration, courtesy of JVC’s D-ILA reflective light crystal system. Full 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution [...]
