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Trade group: video output limits will hit millions of HDTVs
Sunday, November 23, 2008

20 million HDTV sets could be adversely affected by Selectable Output Control, a trade association warns. Another group calls that estimate low. .. read more..

Best Buy Lies To Sell TV Calibration Service
Monday, November 3, 2008

To sell its special HDTV calibration service, this Best Buy in NC set up two identical model HDTVs, both showing ESPN. The problem is one was showing ESPN HD and the other one was showing just regular ESPN. .. read more..

Giz Explains: How to Buy an HDTV Like a Pro
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The economy sucks. But like Warren Buffett, you should be greedy when everyone else is skurred. If you've got the extra scratch, this is probably the best holiday season ever to buy an HDTV, since retailers don't want a pile of them going obsolete in their warehouse. But what should you look for in .. .. read more..

Is Laser-Powered HDTV the Highest Def Yet?
Sunday, October 12, 2008

"This, my friend, is the Mitsubishi LaserVue-65 in. of blazing, high-definition fury," I said. "Is it a cheap LCD, like the one in your Man Cave? No, it is not. Is it a somewhat better plasma TV, like our neighbor has? Wrong again. The LaserVue is the first HDTV to be powered by lasers!" .. read more..

Consoles of the 70s - Our guide to the grandfathers of gamin
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

We’re kicking off four days of cartridge-based nostalgia with our guide to the consoles of the 70s. Before you roll your eyes - hey, we saw that - keep in mind these were the first consoles ever created. And without our decrepit forefathers, we wouldn’t be enjoying digital ambrosia with the like.. .. read more..

Samsung demos 82-inch 2160p HDTV
Sunday, May 18, 2008

And you thought your 1080p TV is great! .. read more..

HDTV's Will Get Stupid Cheap Next Month
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

According to HD Guru, Sony's not content with its less-than-number-one status in flat panels, so it's planning to claw its way back into consumers' hearts with deep price cuts on all of its 2008 models next month. .. read more..

HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?
Monday, April 14, 2008

The term “High Definition� is traditionally applied to a technology when a new innovation allows a noticeable improvement in quality or detail from an existing version. The superior picture quality of an HD TV for example. The improvement in telephone audio quality that HD-Telephony offers is fa.. .. read more..

10 Cool Gadgets You Can't Get Here--Yet
Sunday, April 6, 2008

A high-definition TV you can carry in your pocket. A remote you talk to. A dongle for bringing HDTV broadcasts to your laptop while you're on the go. Sound great? Too bad, because you'll have to cross an ocean to get them.Though these devices aren't officially for sale in North America, some are ava.. .. read more..

Paramount and Universal to publish films on Blu-ray
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Not a whole lot to go on right now, but German site HDTV Praxis has it that both Paramount and Universal will now make the obvious choice and publish their films on Blu-ray. .. read more..

Apple TV Take 2: an in-depth review (part 1)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

A look at how the refreshed Apple TV compares as a living room media player and source of HDTV content, what's new in Apple's 'Take 2' software upgrade, and how well the device achieves its goal of bringing iTunes media to home theaters in its second try at inventing itself. .. read more..

33 megapixel Super Hi-Vision (Ultra HDTV) for 2015
Monday, January 14, 2008

1080p and QuadHD / 4K can take a step back, the Japanese government has announced plans to bring Super Hi-Vision (a.k.a. Ultra High Definition) to life as a broadcast standard by 2015. Damn those Japanese! .. read more..

Holy Crap: First 150-Inch Lifescreen Plasma Photos
Monday, January 7, 2008

We've got the first shots of the 150-inch Panasonic Lifescreen Plasma. It's not just a 1080p TV, it's BEYOND HDTV, at 2k x 4k resolution. It makes the Panasonic president look tiny. .. read more..

150-inch Plasma at CES 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Panasonic, currently second place in the big TV war, is rumored to be gunning for the 108-inch LCD champ with a 150-inch plasma, marketed with the CEO with the smallest penis ever. .. read more..

Circuit City Black Friday 2007 Ad Scans
Friday, November 9, 2007

The Circuit City Black Friday ad was posted online with a PDF download of the ad scan. Some of the hot items are a Compaq Presario Laptop for $300 and a 32" LCD HDTV for $400. .. read more..

Lumenlab shoves PC inside 42-inch 1080p display, calls it Q - Sweet
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

There's all-in-one PCs, and then there's the Q. This behemoth sports a unique identity crisis, as it attempts to pose as an aluminum-framed HDTV while featuring a full-fledged computer within. Nevertheless, the 42-inch Q packs a 1080p panel, compatibility with the Lumenlab's own Hotwire PnP powerlin.. .. read more..

Watch HDTV on your Mac
Saturday, September 22, 2007

Using a few simple tools provided free by Apple, a Firewire cable and your HD-capable set-top cable or satellite box, anyone with a Mac can watch beautiful HDTV (and standard def, too) on your stunning Apple display. No adapters or extra money is required, just use the free devel kit and VLC. Start .. .. read more..

Guitar Hero III coming to Mac and PC this Fall
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

No longer content to be hooked up to your big screen HDTV and 7-channel surround sound system, Aspyr and Activision have announced that Guitar Hero III is rockin' on over to the more moderately sized screens of your Mac and/or PC this fall. .. read more..

Microsoft debuts Extenders for Windows Media Center, adds DivX and XviD
Wednesday, September 5, 2007

"...the important part is Microsoft upgraded its wayward Extender system with a new version that takes full advantage of Vista (including live HDTV streaming), supports 802.11n, and adds something that really blew our mind: codecs we actually care about, namely XviD and DivX." .. read more..

103-Inch HDTV + Xbox 360 = Nerdgasm
Friday, August 24, 2007

There are no words… they should have sent… a poet… (Click through to see me getting motion sickness playing Gears of War and Forza 2 as well. Video of said activities will be coming next week.) .. read more..