Archive for March, 2008

Sony Won’t Be Manufacturing Converter Boxes

Friday, March 21st, 2008

As February 2009 draws closer, it should come as no surprise that many companies are clamoring to be the ones to provide digital converters to the public. After all, with the government planning to help with the purchase of millions of these little gadgets, there certainly will be plenty ...

Samsung Announces 3D Television

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Samsung has made an exciting announcement: the company has created the first Plasma HDTV to offer a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio In addition to the amazing contrast ratio, the television is 3D ready, which means you will e able to watch 3D movies or play 3D video games with ...

Thinking About Your Space When Picking Out a Television

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

When you head out to purchase a television for your home, there are many things you need to keep in mind. What I find, however, is that most people don’t consider the room when they head out to make a new television purchase. Sure, you might think about ...

“Father of HDTV” Receives Award

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Richard Wiley, who is the former FCC chairman, received an award on March 6 for his contributions to the television world. The award was given by The Radio and Television News Direction Foundation at its First Amendment Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. At the awards ceremony, the president and CEO ...

Hitachi Launches New Marketing Campaign

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Hitachi is going all out to try to bring awareness to its ultra-thin HDTV design. With its news campaign, which they are calling “Thin Is In Motion” involves circulating four 17 foot trucks throughout 120 different cities in the United States. These Hitachi-branded trucks will be displaying the 1.5 ...

Setting Realistic Expectations for Your HDTV

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

If you already have an HDTV, you are well aware of what I am getting ready to write about. If you are someone that is in the market for an HDTV, however, you had better listen up. HDTVs are a beautiful thing and the picture that these televisions can achieve ...

Deciding if HDTV is Right for You

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Before you head out and purchase an HDTV, there are several factors that you should consider to make sure an HDTV is right for you. After all, spending the extra money for an HDTV may not be worthwhile for you if you are not going to enjoy the benefits ...

Understand the Effects of Aspect Ratio Before Purchasing a Wide Screen

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

When you purchase an HDTV, you are going to need to get used to variances in aspect ratio. Before the introduction of HDTV, aspect ratio was something that you didn’t really have to think about. Television broadcasts were in 4:3 aspect ratio and movies were changed to a ...

Vmedia Announces New Optical Disc Format

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Recently, Vmedia Research announced that is has developed a new miniature Vmedia disc. This disc is only 32 mm in diameter, which is just a little bit more than 1.25 inches. This makes the disc approximately one-fourth the size of a standard CD or DVD. This new optical disc ...

Televisions Get More High Tech

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

If you are somebody that likes to stay on top of the latest innovations in technology and electronics, you have got to look further into connecting your television to your home network. It looks as if this handy little feature is going to be big this year among techies ...