September 4th, 2008
ROFL. More Monster Screen cleaner and is there really a need for an iPhone cleaner, along with a separate cell phone cleaner. Really? Come on. LOL. And dedicated GPS screen cleaner? ROFL. On a personal note, my shirt cleans my Blackberry just fine and I didn’t have to spend the $10 bucks for these monster oils. Moving on….
September 4th, 2008
Monster Cable. I know you hate ‘em and you’re not planning on reading this post because of that, but these new power centers are kind of neat so I implore you to read on. It’s the hip thing to go green and these latest power centers from Monster Cable will help with that.
The Monster GreenPower IR Control [...]
September 4th, 2008
Today Epson announced a new sub-$2000 projector. The 3LCD 1080p front projector provides full 1920 x 1080 progressive high definition resolution. Using Epson’s latest-generation D7 high definition resolution LCD technology, the Home Cinema 6100 provides an improved 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio delivering brighter and more accurate whites and darker blacks.
The projector will be available starting [...]
September 4th, 2008
Epson’s two new top-of the-line projectors, the Pro Cinema 7100 and 7500 UB were announced today at CEDIA 2008. Both feature true 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) resolution and use 3LCD chips with D7 technology to deliver substantially higher contrast and brightness. The Pro Cinema 7100 has an 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, while the Pro [...]
September 4th, 2008
The FlyWire is an HD streamer that sends 1080p content to any TV, anywhere, from an HD source. Built-in IR blasters allow you to send control signals to any CE device including Blu-Ray players and receivers. It basically lets you send HD video to a TV mounted on a wall without requiring you to rewire [...]
September 4th, 2008
Am I the only one sick of all the TVs, Blu-ray players and projectors coming out of CEDIA today?
JVC launched an all-new line of thin LCD TVs today under the Procision moniker. There are three 120Hz 1080p models in 42-, 47- and 52-inch sets. Powered by JVC’s new HD engine, Clear Motion III, which has [...]
September 4th, 2008
Also announced at CEDIA from Sharp are a gaggle of HDTVs and one mini-audio system. There’s a rather extensive list and if you’re really, really interested then hit the jump for all the details. Images for all other products coming shortly.
September 4th, 2008
Speaking of TiVo and DVRs, it looks like the company has begun shipping its HD XL DVR. The $600 device has a 1TB hard drive; off-the-shelf 1TB hard drives can be had for as little as $150 by my count.
As you might guess, TiVo is going to be pushing the HD XL at hardcore [...]
September 3rd, 2008
Starting today, customers using Amazon’s Video On Demand will be able to watch ad-free content on their Mac’s, PC’s and select TV’s. Previously, users had to use the Unbox application or use TiVo. Users can still use the Unbox app to download content, but options are opened with the ability to view directly in the [...]
September 3rd, 2008
Can’t get enough upconverting in your life? Try Toshiba’s SRT aka Super Resolution Technology, a system for upconverting tandard definition content so it “feels” like HD. If you’ve ever suffered while watching wonky SD TV on a huge television, you’ll understand the value of this. However, I worry that you might get a case of [...]
September 3rd, 2008
Yeah, there isn’t too much to say about either of these players. They both have HDMI 1.3 and support BD Live Profile 1.1. The little guy on top, the BD-HP50U, goes for $450 while the BD-HP21U is $350. Moving on.
September 3rd, 2008
Sony today announced their new “Elevated Standard” Blu-Ray player. (That would be the ‘ES’ in the model number). The new $2000 player features Sony’s newly developed HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping technologies. The new features sharpen edges and smooth color gradations.
Also incorporated is their new Precision Cinema HD Upscale technology that converts standard-definition [...]
September 3rd, 2008
So many friends hanging out in your mega-mansion that they can’t all fit around one HDTV? Sony feels your pain. They announced two new ES-series receives at CEDIA this morning: the STR-DA5400ES, and the STR-DA6400ES (shown above). While both come stocked with Cat5e ports for sharing HD content between multiple room, the 6400 model features [...]
September 3rd, 2008
RT
Doesn’t Sony know that Blu-ray will be dead within five years? Heh. Sony just let loose three new VAIO all-in-one (HDTV, Blu-ray player, PC) desktop PCs at CEDIA - JS, LV and RT.
September 3rd, 2008
Today at CEDIA, Sony announced that the US will soon get their hands on some slender 9.9-mm thin LCD HDTVs. The KDL-52XBR7 has a whopping 240Hz frame rate displayed on a 1080p 52-inch LCD screen with 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. No word on price but it ships in December.
The 40-inch 1080p KLV-40ZX1M LCD weighs a [...]
September 3rd, 2008
Confirming the leak from a few weeks back, Microsoft has confirmed that all 3 Xbox 360 models will be gettin’ price slashed as of September 5th.
The new prices:
Xbox 360 Arcade: $199 (was $279)
Xbox 360 Standard: $299 (was $349)
Xbox 360 Elite: $399 (was $449)
While the price cuts would certainly fuel sales regardless, a key point here [...]
