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• IOGEAR just released new GHDMIAS4 HDMI switch with 4 port automatic

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:48 am

  Tags: Electronics, Accessories, Hdtv

  Electronics, Accessories, HDTV

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• Samsung add more to the Bordeaux LCD line up: 720p HDTVs

  Published: July 31, 2007, 7:17 am

  Tags: Electronics, Televisions, Hdtv

  (1366×768) Samsung LCD HDTVs boast 8ms response times plus 8,000:1 contrast ratio plus cool 550 cd/m2 brightness on the two bigger screens. The 23 inch Samsung LCD on the other hand in only limited to a 4,000:1 contrast and 450cd/m2 brightness rating, the 23 inch will cost you $581 (69,800 yen), the 32 inch is $830 (99,800 yen) whereas the

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• HD Camcorders: Canon HG10 is World's Smallest Hard Disk-Based HD Camcorder

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: 1080i, Camcorders, Canon Hg10, Feature, Hd Camcorders, Hdtv, Original

  Canon jumped into the hard disk camcorder market today with its HG10, the company's first high-definition hard drive camcorder and the world's smallest, weighing 19.92 ounces with the battery inside. That 40GB hard disk gives you 5.5 hours of AVCHD recording at its highest quality setting, compressing the video at 15Mbps. If our sneak preview of

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• Ambilight Effect on a HDTV Hack

  Published: February 25, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: Screen, Led, Backlight, Hdtv, Television, Lighting

  in the Philips Ambilight HDTVs. As jads (hack author) puts it:I love those Philips Amiblight HDTVs - you know, the ones with the rear backlight that projects colours onto the wall behind the TV? Not only does it look pretty, but if you're gaming or watching a film in low-light conditions then the backlight reduces eye strain.I'm perfectly

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• Sharp releases smaller-bigger LCDs

  Published: August 15, 2007, 12:57 pm

  Tags: Display, Hdtv, High Definition, Highdefinition, Lcd, Sharp

  under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSharp is bringing to the US market a subset of the series of slimmer LCDs recently released in Japan. The D64U series of 1080p LCDs includes four models from 42 to 65 inches, all with re-engineered circuitry inside for a 25% slimmer and 20% lighter frame than previous product lines, while consuming less power.

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• Philips to launch Ambilight successor Aurea

  Published: August 15, 2007, 6:47 pm

  Tags: Ambient, Ambilight, Aurea, Hdtv, Lighting, Philips, Seduction By Light, Seductionbylight, Television

  under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentConsumer electronics manufacturer Philips will demo their successor to Ambilight -- the ambient lighting technology that generates light effects on the sides of a television -- at European expo IFA on August 30. The new technology, named Aurea, will be featured using a film by director Wong Kar called

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• Inkel's portable AirwayHD tuner compresses files on its own

  Published: August 17, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Airwayhd, Avi, H 264, Hd Tuner, Hdtuner, Hdtv Tuner, Hdtvtuner, Inkel, Korea, Ota Tuner, Otatuner, Portable Tuner, Portabletuner, South Korea, Southkorea, Tv Tuner, Tvtuner

  under: HDTV, Portable Video Granted, portable OTA tuners are a dime a dozen these days, but an interesting twist has been introduced by Korea's Inkel. The AirwayHD manages to boast a diminutive size while internalizing the process of converting OTA streams into manageable files using the H.264 codec. Reportedly, the device can compress

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• Toshiba intros the REGZA C3500 and RF350 for your LCD-viewing pleasure

  Published: August 20, 2007, 10:06 am

  Tags: C3500, Hdtv, Lcd Tv, Lcdtv, Regza, Rf350, Toshiba

  Toshiba continued its onslaught of LCD TV announcements today with two additional new lines for your purchasing pleasure. The two families joining the recently crowded gang are the REGZA RF350 (pictured above) and the REGZA C3500. The former "design minded" displays come in 40-inch (¥330,000 / $2,866) or 46-inch (¥390,000 / $3,388)

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• Panasonic ships LCZ / LCX LIFI rear-projection HDTVs

  Published: August 22, 2007, 11:19 am

  Tags: 1080p, Hdtv, Lcx, Lcz, Lifi, Panasonic, Pdp, Pt 56lcx70, Pt 61lcx70, Rear Projection, Shipping

  under: Displays, HDTV Remember that LIFI RPTV that Panasonic introduced way back in January? Welp, it's finally shipping to anxious consumers. Reportedly, Panny has just loosed the LCZ and LCX line of rear-projection HDTVs into the world, both of which include the nearly-everlasting LIFI bulb. The LCZ series brings a trio of 1080p-capable

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• Sharp's 20mm-thick TVs are like looking into the future

  Published: August 22, 2007, 12:55 pm

  Tags: Hdtv

  Sharp has just unveiled a set of "experimental" LCD TVs that are a mere 20 millimeters (¾ inch) thick. Those are some seriously thin TVs. Due to their extreme figure, these things probably cost way more than could reasonably be charged to produce, which is why they were just shown in a "see, we can do it!" rather than a "go buy this" sense.

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• Elgato EyeTV 250 Plus adds OTA HDTV

  Published: August 23, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Elgato, Eyetv, Eyetv 205 Plus, Eyetv205plus, Hdtv

  which adds over-the-air HDTV capability. The Plus model is in many ways like the EyeTV Hybrid, and requires a beefy Dual G5 or Intel machine to decode the HDTV stream, but like the older 250 also includes a hardware encoder for digitizing analog sources (e.g. video tapes, etc.). In addition to the included EyeTV PVR software the the 250 Plus

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• Monster HDMI cables rated for the future… and beyond

  Published: August 28, 2007, 4:55 pm

  Tags: Hdtv

  from Monster Cable's website Today Monster Cable announced the world's only speed-rated HDMI cables. They come in five flavors, ranging from Standard to Ultimate. The Standard cables are rated to handle today's HD signals while the high-end Ultimate cables (M1000 HD) have huge bandwidth in anticipation of future needs. Each package has indicators

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• AMIMON releases wireless HD chipsets

  Published: August 29, 2007, 2:15 pm

  Tags: 1080p, Amimon, Cables, Hdmi, Hdtv, High Definition, Highdefinition, Whdi, Wireless

  under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentTo help clean up that rat's nest of cables behind your AV rack, semiconductor company AMIMON is now shipping its Wireless High-definition Interface (WHDI) chips to manufacturers. Loewe and Funai will be demoing WHDI products such as wireless HDTVs and high-def DVD players at IFA in Germany next week, following

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• Panasonic's new Viera PZ plasmas, 42, 50, 58, 65-inch

  Published: August 29, 2007, 7:29 pm

  Tags: Screens, 1080p, Hdtv, Panasonic, Plasma, Screens, Tvs

  We were out at a Panasonic launch event yesterday, covering a range of their newest product line ups - TVs, projectors, and cameras. We thought we'd start with the TVs, such is the lust for HD out there. Especially Full HD, and everything we saw was just that. 42-, 50-, 58- and 65-inch models are now on the page. Some interesting stats were

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• MirageVision's 47-inch HDTVs Are Water, Sleet and Snow-Proof

  Published: August 29, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Screens, Hdtv, Miragevision, Outdoor, Screens, Tvs, Waterproof

  Mirage is really wanting to lock down that elusive "watch TV outside in the snow" customer base by improving on their previous non-HD TVs with these 42- and 47-inch 1080p sets. These MirageVisions can take temperatures from -25 to 145 degrees F, as well as withstand rain, sleet, snow and high humidity. The waterproof cover makes it safe to

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