Saturday’s Great HDTV Deals

On a lazy Saturday we aim to spice up your day with more great HDTV offers, such as these:

Dell Home – Dell has the Sony KDL26L5000 26” Bravia LCD TV for $499.00 – 15% off coupon code we kindly provide you with “65G7RQ11J?M2LH” (this expires 07/31/2009) = $424.15 with free shipping too. Nice set at a great price.

BuyDig.com – Yet another amazing deal for the discerning HDTV lover: the LG 32LH30 32″ 1080p LCD HDTV for $587 (once its in the cart) + free shipping. That’s about 15-20% cheaper than we normally see this one for, and LG makes great TV sets.

Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you soon with more eye-popping deals.

New Release News: The HANNSG HH251HP 25″ LCD HDTV

HANNSG (actually designed by Hannspree) has announced the release of a solid new 25″ LCD HDTV to its line in the form of the HH251HP. The stats looks good, and it appears to be something people may have to look at when deciding on a new HDTV.

This widescreen LCD supports a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (so it is a full 1080p TV) and has 5ms response, 800:1 contrast ratio (15,000:1 Dynamic ratio), and two 1.5W speakers as well. All solid stats given its size and price.

It also comes with several ports too, including D-Sub, DVI and dual HDMI connections. The HH251HP can be acquired for £183.99 ($298 USD) and comes with a 3-year warranty as part of the deal. Not bad at all. It should be in stores in the next few weeks or so, starting in Europe and spreading across the globe over time.

Impact: Baseball umps credit HDTV for changing the way games are called

HDTV has no doubt changed the way many sports do their business on TV, but even baseball is admitting that the way games are called has changed because of the high resolution of HDTV.

Now that viewers at home (not to mention in the stands) have high res screens to study calls over and over again, not to mention DVRs to shuttle back and forth at their leisure, and near constant replays on ESPN SportsCenter it’s changed the way they call close plays on the base paths.

Of course, making sure the calls are right and the game is being called the way it should be isn’t a bad thing, but we can imagine some long-time umps getting their feathers ruffled by all the technology showing up in America’s favorite pastime. We see it as nothing but good for the sport. No more missed calls, no more umpires with God complexes that have caused so many debates over the years.

Lawsuit Lament: Round 1 of Vizio vs. Funai drawing to a close

Round one of the legal battle between Vizio and Funai is rounding down now, and it appears to be a huge victory for Vizio.

U.S. Customs has ruled that all VIZIO TVs do not infringe on Funai’s Patent 6,115,074 — which was actually rejected by the Patent Office a few months ago, so the point may have been moot anyway.

With the USPTO and US Customs now agreeing with Vizio (for now), all the bureaucratic stuff is in place and Vizio TV units can enter the US on their journey to homes all across the country. This is huge news for Vizio and all of their stockholders (and us, who as HDTV lovers will benefit from the lower prices and more competition).

Next up is actually Vizio’s countersuit against Funai for filing the first lawsuit – don’t you just love legal drama? Makes TNT look positively tame.

Thursday’s Tempting HDTV Deals

Yes, once again we present our great, now almost famous HDTV deals of the day, a pair of amazing offers from 6th Avenue Electronics:

6ave.com – The LG 42” 720p Plasma HDTV for $799.00 – $150 off coupon code we provide for you “AFLLGE649″ = $649.00 with free shipping as well. Hard to beat this; LG makes a solid Plasma HDTV.

6ave.com – Yet another nice deal: The Sharp LC32E67U 32” 1080p LCD HDTV for $699.00 – $91 off coupon code we once again provide for you “AFLSHP608″ = $608.00 with free shipping to you. Well reviewed, very solid TV set for any home.

Hope you soaked in the savings, and we’ll see you again tomorrow for more HDTV temptation.

First Shot Fired: Wal-Mart reduces Magnavox Blu-Ray player to $98

So here it is: the first volley in the format wars between DVD and Blu-Ray. We knew it was coming, and now its here. How will this impact the market for people who said Blu-Ray was too expensive?

It seems a sharp-eyed shopper at Wal-Mart spotted the Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray player rolled back for good to $98. Now this doesn’t have all the fancy internet-connected BR Live features present on more expensive players, but if you’re not worried about that or wouldn’t use it, here’s the player for you. No more excuses to view your movies in true 1080p HD, the way they should be seen.

We’ll keep you updated on this as news comes in about more discounts.

Release News: Sharp announces its new AQUOS HDTV Line

CEDIA (a fanatical home theater related show) is only two months away, but Sharp wasn’t content to wait until then to announce a bunch of new AQUOS TVs.

First off, we’re taking a look at their first LED-backlit AQUOS TV, which will be available in 52″ (LC-52LE700UN), 46″ (LC-46LE700UN), 40″ (LC-40E700UN) and 32″ (LC-32LE700UN) screen sizes. That’s quite a bit of variety in size there.

Each of the sets features full 1080p resolutions, a new X-Gen Panel (which supposedly leads to deep black levels that could be some of the best ever), a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast and 176-degree viewing angles for great viewing anywhere in the room.

Sharp also debuted the gigantic 65″ LC-65E77UM and the 60″ LC-60E77UN, 1080p sets that are part of the E77 series and offer 120Hz tech, 4 ms response, four (count em, four) HDMI sockets and an RS-232 socket. These should really be something to behold.

More details about these to be released shortly, and we’ll cover them here of course when they’re released.

Price Drop: The Mitsubishi LaserVue HDTV

Remember when Mitsubishi debuted their LaserVue, the laser-driven HDTV that made a big splash in the market, then sorta slit its own throat by releasing itself at almost $7,000 USD? Well, its finally back, and this time they’ve slashed the price. A little.

The Mitsubishi L65A90 65-inch LaserVue HDTV is now available at Amazon for $6,499 $6,949.99, giving it a $500 $50 reduction over last September’s $6,999 release price. It’s not much, but this is a heck of a TV. It had manufacturing and supply issues that stopped it from being made for awhile (as we reported right here on SS), but now its being sold again.

The highlights of Laser TVs: they’re green (read: energy efficient), 3D-ready because of the intrinsic technology and come in a super slim case too.

Tuesday’s HDTV Deals and Steals, courtesy of Wal-Mart

Here they are in all their glory, a pair of great Wal-Mart deals:

Walmart.com – Need a smaller TV for a side room? This is a great deal in that case: the Emerson 19” Class LCD 720p TV With Digital Tuner for $178.00 + free In-store Pickup too. Unbelievable!

Walmart.com – Want your side TV a little bigger? What about a Viore 32” LCD HDTV With Built-in DVD Player And Digital Tuner for $398.00 + the In-Store thing too.  Nice big side HDTV and a DVD player built-in too? Oh, yes.

Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow!

Humor (and Truth): You know you’re a videophile if…

This is an article we enjoyed: You know you’re a videophile if…and there’s a pretty funny (and somewhat true) list of requirements, ranging from “Download quality will never compare to Blu-Ray” (something we agree with) to “Helping a random person pick out a HDTV at Best Buy, and you don’t work there” (something this writer actually did one time, sadly enough).

The list itself we can’t argue too much with, really in fact. It’s a funny and insightful read, and we recommend you give it a look. Let us know in the comments if you fit 5 or more things on this list; that means you too are a videophile, and we want to hear from you.

Monday’s HDTV Deals

Here are yet more great deals from your friends at Screen Sleuth:

Buy.com – How about a nice deal on a great TV: The Toshiba 46” 1080p Full-HD LCD HDTV in shiny Piano Black for $999.99 with free shipping as well. Great reviews and a very attractive size make this a steal.

6ave.com – Talk about a great deal – The Panasonic VIERA TCP42S1 42” 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1099.00 – 5% off entire order coupon code we provide you with “AFL5″ – $217.04 Savings = $837.86 with free shipping. Amazing offer on one of the best Plasma TVs out there right now.

Thanks for joining us and we hope this brightens up your Monday.

More Choice is Good: DirecTV to add local HD channels in 7 markets

DirecTV has been known to lag behind a bit in bringing local HD channels to several of their markets, much to their customers’ frustration. Now they’re trying to change that, with their recent announcement.

To quote their press release:

DIRECTV will begin the roll-out of the new HD local markets later this summer. The new markets include: Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.; Columbia, S.C.; Huntsville-Decatur, Ala.; Jackson, Miss.; Lexington, Ky.; Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va.; and Shreveport, La.

“Offering our customers the most compelling HD programming lineup available continues to be a top priority for us,” said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV, Inc. “We understand the importance local programming in HD plays in the overall television viewing experience for our customers and we will continue to extend our HD leadership with more national and local HD channels next year.”

More HD in more hands is a good thing for all TV lovers, so its good to see DirecTV grabbing the ball and running with it a bit more for people in under-served markets.

Sunday’s HDTV Deals

Here’s a lazy Sunday’s deals of the day:

AbtElectronics.com – How about a LG 42LH30 42”LCD Full HDTV for $820.50 – 5% off coupon code we provide you “JULYSALE09″ = $779.48 with free shipping as well. Heck of a deal, indeed.

6ave.com – Here’s a pretty high end one at a good price: The Panasonic TCP54V10 54” Viera V10 Series Plasma HDTV – Black for $2499.00 – 5% off coupon code we give you “AFL5″ = $2374.05 – with free shipping. Great deal on one of the best Plasma TVs out there right now.

Thanks for joining us, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

International HD News

Sometimes we forget that HD is erupting all over the world as an exciting option, and is exploding in popularity as folks all over the globe realize how cool a TV experience it really is. Especially in the UK and Dutch territories, HD is emerging as a new superpower in entertainment options.

Here’s the Engadget list of new developments in the HD world around the globe, and some of them are pretty cool, with new channel choices, and the all-digital era beginning in other places as well.

Feel free to read here about the international HD news.

The Saturday HDTV Deals Bulletin

More deals, steals and great HDTV appeal for you to browse:

Newegg.com – How about the fine LG 42LGX 42” Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV for $999.99 with free shipping. I now own this one myself, and it’s been terrific. Sharp clear pic, and very solid SD viewing too.

OfficeMax.com – Yet another  budget-friendly wonder for your consideration: the Envision 26” Widescreen LCD HDTV for $279.99 with free shipping. Unheard of price, even a year ago.

Take care, and enjoy our deals for the day.

Combo Joy: The Samsung P2370 23″ HDTV/Monitor

Samsung is known for making nice gear, but their latest model is a combo HDTV and monitor, and has been released mainly for the Korean market.

Samsung’s 23-incher full 1080p HDTV and monitor combo P2370HD offers a built-in HDTV tuner, a HDMI port and built-in stereo speakers too that pump out decent sound (great for computer games or TV viewing). It sounds pretty nice, and the move towards combined units is increasing, as Dell and Sony have similar models coming out in the near future, based on the rumors we’re hearing.

The P2370HD will have a suggested retail price of 526,000 KRW (which is about $411 USD) when its released later in the summer.

“Green” Report: A Tour of Panasonic’s Flat Panel Recycling Center

More and more companies are becoming aware of the “green” factor in their presentations, and Panasonic is among those companies obviously, judging from this tour of a recycling plant where old TVs are turned into useful goods once again.

Courtesy of AV Watch, a tech blog (and Google Translate), we present a tour through one of Panasonic’s recycling facilities, where the latest breakthrough uses lasers to separate the front and rear glass of CRTs, allowing for three times faster processing, thus cheaper costs and more incentive for companies to recycle, a good thing for our fragile planet.

Some of these gadgets look like they should’ve been recycled long ago, as a humorous aside.

Here’s the report: Link

Overseas HD Report: British Blu-Ray sales shoot up 231%

Hey, the British seem to be appreciating the benefits of Blu-Ray and HDTV a lot more now, it appears, claiming 3.1 million discs sold since the beginnig of 2009.

Still, even with a huge 231% jump over last year’s figures, that hasn’t made up for a 9.5% drop in sales of DVDs overall, as even over the pond they’re discovering the wonders of downloading and streaming content. Over 900 small retailers there have closed over the past year, making the US economic woes appear feeble by comparison.

Even with consumers “continuing to spend money on the product” once they’ve seen it, according to BVA director general Lavinia Carey, expect even companies to start jumping on the download bandwagon to combat piracy and declining overall sales.

Wednesday’s Wacky HDTV Deals

Yet another installment of our now famous deals takes off:

RadioShack.com – Talk about breaking the price barrier – How about the AOC Envision 22” 720p LCD HDTV for $199.00 + free In-Store delivery too. No way? Yes way. Valid until July 5th.

6ave.com – Killer deal here: The Sharp Aquos LC46SE94U 46” 1080p HDTV – Black for $1499.00 – $311.00 off coupon code we have provided you with “AFLSHP1188″ = $1188.00 with free shipping as well. Great deal on a gorgeous TV set for any room in the house.

See you all tomorrow and feel free to peruse the deals above.

Earth Lovers Take Heed: The LG 22″ W2286L HDTV/Monitor

LG’s engineers have done it again: made a nice 22″ LCD with great stats and uses 40% less juice than previous models of its kind did. That’s pretty neat stuff, and eco-lovers will adore it (and your wallet will too in the long run).

It also can double as a PC monitor, has a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and HDMI sockets, a DVI port and a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, and a brightness sensor that responds to ambient light by itself. It’s in a class of its own among the smaller LCD TVs.

No word on price or when it’ll arrive in the US, but hopefully it and its 24″ cousin will show up here very soon.

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