Samsung PN50B860 Review
The Samsung PN50B860
There is little not to like about the Samsung PN50B860, which is one of Samsung’s top Plasma models. In fact, its biggest drawback is probably its steep price. If you can afford it, though, you will surely be rewarded by an exceptional viewing experience and get to enjoy its other perks.
Toshiba Regza 46SV670U Review
The Toshiba Regza 46SV670U
Do you want to get an LED HDTV but don’t have much money to spend? If so, the Toshiba Regza 46SV670U should provide the perfect solution. Like other LED HDTVs, it is highly energy efficient and provides excellent picture quality but comes at the price of a regular LCD HDTV so it won’t leave a hole in your savings. Read more
Toshiba Regza 46XV645U Review
The Toshiba Regza 46XV645U
If you’re looking for an affordable HDTV, you should take a look at the entry-level models. The Toshiba Regza 46XV645U, for example, comes for as low as $800 but offers some excellent features of its own.
Panasonic TC-P54G10 Review
The Panasonic TC-P54G10
Many Plasma HDTVs come in 50- and 60-inch screen sizes, which can either be too small or too large. The Panasonic TC-P54G10, on the other hand, is just the right size, and comes with many excellent features, too.
Panasonic TC-P54Z1 Review
The Panasonic TC-P54Z1
With Pioneer’s Kuro line now out of the running, Panasonic has become the top manufacturer of Plasma HDTVs. The Panasonic TC-P54Z1 is one of its best models, although it is also one of the most expensive.
Samsung 3D HDTVs Now Available For Pre-Order
The Samsung UN46C8000 and UN55C8000 are now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
Both sets, which come in 46-inch and 55-inch screens, have a sleek design - a silver bezel edged in a transparent border and a new metal four-legged stand. They also offer 1080p resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate, Samsung Internet@TV interactive services, integrated Skype calling as promised, network streaming, four HDMI inputs and two USB ports.
The most important thing about the Samsung C8000 models, though, is that they are 3D-Ready, which means it incorporates Active Shutter 3D technology and even upconverts 2D content into amazing 3D.
The UN46C8000 currently costs $2,799 while the UN55C8000 costs $3,499.
Both HDTVs are currently featured in Amazon’s special limited offer. If you buy either model together with the Samsung BD-C6900 1080p 3D Blu-ray Disc Player, you will get a free 3D Starter Kit, which is normally priced at $349.99.
The kit includes two pairs of Samsung’s 3D Active Shutter Glasses as well as a 3D Blu-ray disc of the Dreamworks animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens.
The Samsung BD-C6900 Blu-ray Disc Player is the perfect companion to your 3D HDTV, offering full 3D support as well as BD-Live support, Internet@TV capability, DLNA connectivity and both an HDMI and USB input.
Consumers can pre-order their 8000 LED models now or wait for the 9000 LED series, which can display true 3D content, as opposed to being 3D-Ready and comes with Samsung’s new cool remote control, although the release date for this is not yet certain.
Google TV To Come To Sony HDTVs?
Google has recently announced its intention to jump into the HDTV market, signing a partnership with Sony and Intel.
Believing in the profitability of internet-enabled HDTVs, the three companies are working on Google TV, a web application platform that will allow viewers to surf for online information and access online video content on their HDTVs just as they normally would on their computers. Indeed, Google TV will transform HDTVs into more like computers - a reverse of the current trend of making computers into HDTV entertainment centers.
Google TV promises to be a full web browser, similar to the Google Chrome web browser. It will make use of Google’s Android operating system and will be powered by Intel Atom processors inside Sony Bravia HDTVs, giving Apple TV some serious competition.
There is also a partnership with Logitech to create the necessary equipment such as a special remote control with a QWERTY keyboard in order to navigate the system.
Currently, Sony Bravias have the most advanced internet applications, with the most number of Yahoo widgets, video streaming from Netflix and Amazon Video-on-Demand and Slacker Radio. Sony is also in the process of launching a new online movie service called Qriocity which will stream HD movies directly to Bravia sets.
Panasonic 3D HDTV On Sale At Best Buy
Panasonic’s first 3D HDTV, the 50-inch TC-P50VT20, is now on sale at Best Buy stores in the United States.
For a price of $2,899.99, the Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT20 offers amazing picture quality, with deep blacks, accurate colors and superb motion resolution. It also offers the proprietary VieraCast interactive features and excellent connectivity with four HDMI inputs.
The best thing about the TC-P50VT20, of course, though is its 3D technology. Although it cannot upconvert 2D content into 3D content like some Samsung sets, it efficiently delivers clear 3D motion, with even more impressive effects than its competitors.
A pair of RealD active shutter 3D glasses is included, which comes with a neck strap and two nose bridges while fitting nicely inside a handy plastic box. The glasses can be purchased for $150 each, for those who need more than one, and are not compatible with Sony, Samsung and Vizio sets, which provide their own 3D glasses.
The first set was sold to a couple named Brad and Ashley in a press event.
LG 3D HDTVs Out in May
Just three days after Samsung announced that it would begin shipping its 3D LED-based HDTVs, LG Electronics gave the release date for its LX9900 3D HDTV, promising that it will hit the shelves of electronic shops in the UK some time in May, just in time for the World Cup.
The LX9900 will be available in two screen sizes - 47-inch and 55-inch, both of which will have the seamless, single layer, ultra-slim Infinia design, measuring only 3.16 centimeters thick at most. The 47-inch model will have 864 LED lights while the 55-inch will have 960.
Aside from built-in active 3D technology, both sets also come with a 400Hz refresh rate, a 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for deep blacks, four HDMI connections, Bluetooth connectivity and a bunch of Netcast interactive features.
They are said to be compatible with Sky3D, the first 3D TV channel in Europe which launches in May.
In line with the release of the LX9900, LG is also releasing its 3D Blu-ray player, the BX580, which offers not just full 3D playback, but also Wi-Fi and DLNA capability, Netcast and USB and HDMI ports, making it the perfect piece to complete a 3D home theater system, which most consumers are sure to have in the near future.
The LX9900 is LG’s first active 3D HDTV, with the earlier announced LG LD920, using passive 3D shutter technology.
Samsung 3D LED HDTVs Ready To Launch
Samsung, one of the leading HDTV manufacturers today, has announced that it will begin shipping its 3D LED HDTVs - the first the world will set eyes on.
Samsung is set to ship its 7000, 8000 and 9000 LED series starting this month, along with its 750 LCD series and its 7000 and 8000 Plasma series, all of which are equipped with 3D processors.
The 7000, 8000 and 9000 LED models sport ultra-slim bezels while offering amazing picture quality with a full color spectrum, Wi-Fi capability and a ton of interactive applications. The 9000 models also come with what has been described as the coolest clicker ever - a color touchscreen remote with a QWERTY keyboard.
The 7000 and 8000 Plasma models are equally stylish, with the 8000 sets sporting a titanium bezel, which, like the 750 LCD models, offer more online applications than before.
All models come with a free 3D Starter Kit, which consists of two pairs of Samsung’s active-shutter 3D glasses and a 3D version of the film ‘Monsters vs. Aliens”.
Samsung will also be releasing its 3D Blu-ray players, including the award-winning BD-C6900 which won the Best of Innovations Award at the 2010 CES and comes with built-in Wi-Fi capability. It is priced at $399.99. The BD-C8000, its 10-inch portable Blu-ray player will be available in June for $499.99.
