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HDTV expected to steal much of the limelight at CES 2009

HDTV expected to steal much of the limelight at CES 2009

As far as CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2009 goes this year, it’s the year of the HDTV. News about various developments with HDTV’s are expected to grab most of the spotlight, with several content based and intriguing new internet/TV convergence models on display, along with possibly one of the thinnest model LCD’s ever created (detailed [...]

Samsung and Yahoo join up to provide HDTV + internet content to audiences

Samsung and Yahoo join up to provide HDTV + internet content to audiences

ews filtered out today about Samsung and Yahoo! joining up together to include widgets and internet based content services on their HDTVs, and the new service will be crowned Internet@TV-Content Service.
Powered by the newly designed Yahoo! Widget Engine, the app platform will allow users of select models of Samsung’s 2009 flat panel HDTV genre to [...]

Glimpse of the future? LG to launch built-in netflix HDTV model

Glimpse of the future? LG to launch built-in netflix HDTV model

The future of the movie (and movie rental companies) could be decided in a few months as LG has some plans for what could be a game-breaker in the HDTV arena with their latest release, officially announced today.
LG has joined up with Netflix to launch broadband-enabled HDTVs with Netflix streaming software directly included in the [...]

Thin is Definitely In: Samsung to debut ultra-thin LCD model at CES

Thin is Definitely In: Samsung to debut ultra-thin LCD model at CES

It was only a matter of time before even thinner profile LCD TV’s started showing up, and Samsung has upped the ante in this race, to be sure.
Coming in at only 6.5mm thick (that’s a quarter of an inch, for those of you not near a converter!), these will be unveiled at CES 2009, and [...]

Engadget HD offers mainstream HD TV listings every day

Leading tech blog site Engadget has a sister site called Engadget HD, and it offers lots of news and reports all about the HD industry; blu-ray, various technologies peripheral to HD and HD itself. It’s actually a very cool way to keep up on the little things surrounding HD (along with Screen Sleuth of course).
One [...]

Surprise?: Amazon best-selling HDTV's dominated by Samsung

Surprise?: Amazon best-selling HDTV’s dominated by Samsung

If you’ve glanced at Amazon and their best-sellers for the HDTV category, despite the presence of Sony, Sharp and Panasonic (among others), the top-seller list is dominated by 5 consecutive Samsung models, then the Sharp Aquos. Odd considering that isn’t really true in stores, and Amazon had been offering a few side benefits with buying [...]

CES HDTV theme: Convergence

The CES is almost ready to begin, and many themes will be coming out of the show, in light of emerging technology and the economic slide. The main theme for HDTV’s to look out for: convergence. What does this mean?
Convergence is the marriage of networking, media and Internet in home entertainment systems and TV’s. For [...]

Model announcement: Sony KDL46Z4500 200hz 1080p LCD

Model announcement: Sony KDL46Z4500 200hz 1080p LCD

Sony has come out with a new model that should grab the attention of any HDTV follower or anyone looking for the very latest in HDTV technology.
The Sony KDL46Z4500 is a 46? LCD that runs in HD at 1080p. Nothing that new here really. The model itself was announced a few months back, but is [...]