Archive for February, 2008

Deciding Between an HDMI or Component Cable

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

If you need to run cables from your HDTV to a remote cable box over a long distance, you may be wondering if it is better to use a long HDMI cable or if you should just use a 5-conductor mini RGB cable that has been cut to length. ...

JVC Announces Its New Line Up

Friday, February 15th, 2008

JVC has also announced a new line up of televisions, which were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. In fact, they will now be offering a total of ten new LCD models. These new models will fall within one of three new model series: the P, the ...

Getting Gadgets for Your HDTV

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

When setting up your entertainment system with an HDTV, there are several other components and gadgets that you will want to include beyond just your television. For example, you will want to pay special attention to the sound system you incorporate with your television. If you are someone that is ...

A Sneak Peak at the New LG Television Models

Monday, February 11th, 2008

LG has announced that it will be offering 24 new models of LCD televisions as well as eight new plasma TVs. Of the 24 LCD televisions on the lineup, 17 of them will be Full HD. In addition, six of the eight plasma televisions will have 1080p. The LG71 ...

Pioneer Offer KURO Technology

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Pioneer made some exciting announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show. Unlike other companies, Pioneer did not unveil any new television models. They did, however, announce that they have developed what they are referring to as KURO technology. When translated roughly from Japanese, KURO means “really, really black,” and that ...

Who Needs to Go Out to the Movies?

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

If you like to download your movies, you will be happy to know that there are several new big players joining in the HD movie download industry. Of course, this means you might have an even more difficult time deciding just which one you want to go with, but ...

Exploring the WirelessHD Consortium

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Another exciting change that was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show was the development of the WirelessHD Consortium (WiHD). Formed by a group of major electronics companies, including NEC, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sibeam, Toshiba, Sony, and Intel, the main purpose of the Consortium is to look at replacing HDMI ...

The LaserTV from Mitsubishi

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

As promised, I am going to start discussing some of the items that were found at the CES program. One of the exciting items that was unveiled at the show was the LaserTV from Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi hopes that this new design will help to improve the level of ...

Choosing Between LCD and Plasma

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If you have decided that you want to go with a flat panel television rather than a rear projection model, you will have to choose between an LCD or a plasma television. Both types of televisions are highly regarded in the industry, so you really can’t go wrong either ...

The Resolution Game

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

There is a great deal of debate and confusion when it comes to resolution and HDTVs. With so many terms, such as “1080p True HD” and “1080p Full HD” being thrown around, it is easy to see why consumers are feeling so confused by their options and aren’t certain ...