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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
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
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
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 [...]
Ever use Digital Copy on many movie discs? Blu-ray buyers do
Did you ever wonder what Digital Copy is, and if anyone uses that feature you see on some discs nowadays?
Digital Copy includes a video version of the movie directly playable on a computer or any video playing type device, that can be viewed anywhere at anytime. It’s a white flag to the fact that people [...]
Best Buy and the value of consumer education
Best Buy (and other companies too on occasion) will sometimes resort to slightly unsavory tactics to upsell certain services that aren’t always necessary for customers who wish to educate themselves a little bit. In this case, the service involved is a HDTV calibration service that costs a fair bit that Best Buy (at least some [...]







