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The idiots guide to HDTV: LCD vs Plasma vs OLED

UK Firstly, I'll explain the nature of HDTV. It stands for High Definition Television and gives you a sharper high resolution picture, because it contains more horizontal lines. Regular TV's contain around 576 lines on the screen, and an HDTV packs in at ...
Fri, May 22 | from Shiny Shiny

Samsung Digimax L85

Netherlands High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) function lets you view an image on a large HDTV(High Definition Television) screen without compromising its resolution and delivers a vivid impression of your past memories. Furthermore, with its remote ...
Mon, Apr 20 | from CD Freaks.com

HDTV: Is it worth it?

United Kingdom Should you invest in an HD TV set? Photo: BLOOMBERG NEWS High-definition television, or HDTV as it is better known, is going mainstream. Falling costs now mean interest in high-definition TV extends beyond the clique of early adopters and the well ...
Tue, Feb 24 | from Telegraph.co.uk

Opinion: Philips LCD HDTV with ambilight

Philips showed off some really impressive LCD TVs with their new Ambilight technology. Ambilight technology is an advanced lighting system that provides emotive environment lighting and enhanced picture quality to create a viewing experience with less eye strain. Watching televisi...
Wed, Jan 21 | from YouTube

Engadget HD Podcast 117 - 01.09.2009: CES Edition

12:18 - SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone, SlingPlayer for Mac HD make debuts 24:24 - Panasonic intros DMR-BR360V Blu-ray / VHS combo player 26:00 - Live from the 2009 Blu-ray Disc Association press conference 28:38 - Panasonic officially premieres Z1 wireless HDTV
Fri, Jan 9 | from Engadget HD

Vizio Connected HDTVs: Built-in 802.11n for Amazon and Netflix VOD [Vizio]

Amazon Video on Demand (www.amazon.com/vod) — Amazon Video On Demand plans to “Connected HDTV” Platform, providing users with the total on demand entertainment solution. Using the VIZIO television’s built-in Internet connection, Amazon Video On Demand plans to
Wed, Jan 7 | from Gizmodo

EyeTV Hybrid hardware gets a performance boost

In my preliminary testing with the new unit I got much better signal on some stations that had previously been on the fringe, and the picture is still crystal-clear (HD sporting events on a 24" iMac screen are a revelation). The only annoying quirk I saw in the EyeTV 3.1 app was a propensity for...
Mon, Jan 5 | from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Opinion: Cheap HDTV Battlemodo: The Best Sets Under $900 [Cheap Hdtv Battlemodo]

•Insiginia NS-LCD42HD-09 1080p LCD$800 (Note: We actually tested the 52-inch version because Best Buy didn't have the 42-inch model, but they assured that the guts are the same, so we assume that the results would be the same) •Westinghouse VK-40F580D 1080p LCD$850-$899
Fri, Dec 12 | from Gizmodo

HDTV values: Consider plasma, 720p, less-familiar brands

Don't rule out the best 720p sets. We recommend buying a set with 1080p, or so-called "Full HD," resolution, especially since the price premium for 1080p is shrinking. But we caution against ruling out TVs with 720p resolution, the best of which are fine performers that offer significant v...
Thu, Dec 4 | from Consumer Reports

Patch: Apple Fixes iTunes HDTV, Genius Problems With 8.0.1 Release

In case you haven't opened up your iTunes in the last few hours, Apple's released v.8.0.1 to fix several 8.0.0 issues with HDTV episodes, the Genius auto-playlist feature and software update checks. For instance, iTunes will no longer accidentally overwrite HD versions of your TV episodes wi...
Thu, Oct 2 | from Gizmodo

Opinion: Olympics Watching: Ultimate PC/HDTV Strategy Guide

As seen with the USA-China basketball debacle, NBC has no business delaying broadcasts for Pacific time. Thanks to the internet, this old broadcasting habit looks increasingly lame. After all, even those of us without the dedicated HD channels have TiVos and alarm clocks, right? Those w...
Mon, Aug 11 | from Gizmodo

6 Takes On The Netflix Player

On the technical end, this small set top box is dead simple to configure and use with my existing Netflix account. Plug it in, hook it up to the HDTV with an HDMI cable, plug in an Ethernet cord, and then use a confirmation code to link it to your account. I was running within five minutes.
Tue, May 20 | from Gizmodo

Opinion: Westinghouse Goes Wireless with Ultrawideband Pulse-LINK HDTV [Home Entertainment]

This is an eye opener. People are going to deeply desire this Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV in their living room as soon as they see it at CES," states Bruce Watkins, Pulse~LINK President and Chief Operating Officer. "We've been leading the technical pursuit of this for several y...
Thu, Jan 3 | from Gizmodo

HDTV Podcast #197

It seems like a lot of what we’ve been talking about on the show lately has revolved around something Braden is doing. But if it matters to one of us, odds are it might matter to some of you, so here’s another one. With the addition of boy number four to the Russell home, we’ve realized that our cur...
Mon, Aug 13 | from Boing Boing

HDTV Podcast #194

It is no secret that the HT Guys like and recommend Oppo Digital upconverting DVD players. We have reviewed the current lineup of DV-970HD, OPDV971H, and DV-981HD players in the past. Today we take a look at the new Oppo Digital DV-980H. Essentially the 980 is the same as a 970 but with 1080p and...
Fri, Aug 3 | from Boing Boing

HDTV Podcast #185

We came across an article recently at cable360.net entitled From Nature to News: HD’s Learning Curve. The article got us thinking about how far HDTV has come since we started the podcast, and how much territory is still left to cover. The article focuses on the nonfiction HD programming avai...
Mon, Jul 2 | from Boing Boing

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