Samsung SyncMaster 225MS-R: Ready to Make Waves in Japan

Samsung SyncMaster 225MS-R will soon hit the market and that too in the ‘the land of the rising sun’- Japan. This wonder shows off its widescreen LCD display bestowing you with 22″ wide angle viewing and a substantially clearer presentation integrity as well as maintaining the maximum resolution of 1,680 x 1,050.

It further features a contrast ratio of 700:1, brightness level of 300cd/m2, too good, a DVI-D HDCP port and an HDMI 1.1 port which provides you with that added zeal and high definition thirst! This magnificent piece of marvel has a price tag of 380 Euros and will soon be made available in the Japanese market.

Unmatchable HD LCD TVs by NEC: Strictly for Professionals

NEC has made public its two latest and the hottest LCD TV screens strictly for professionals. I guess they must be having enough mettle to prove what they have boasted!

These 2 LCD TVs definitely have a good backup in regards to their functionalities. They come up in diagonal sizes ranging from 40-inches to 46-inches with 1366×768 max resolution, 500 cd/m2 of excellent brightness and 1200: 1 of contrast ratio, too good for the professional front I am sure.

Both models also feature HDMI and DVI-D HDCP.
Professionals will be having the time of their lifetime with this awesome LCD TV!

Toshiba Matsushita Announces the World’s Largest 20.8-inch Polymer-type OLED Display

Although it’s not the largest OLED display but it’s the largest one based on low-temperature poly-silicon technologies. The new 20.8-inch model from Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology employs lately developed techniques for unvarying coating of organic electroluminescent materials and the optimized combination of electrodes and organic materials. It not only reduces the power consumption but improves the screen’s bright ness too. But, the 1,280 x 768 resolution is not so inspiring. The company is taking it as a step forth towards the “next-generation” of TV sets and monitors.

FED TVs Likely to Hit the Shelves in 2009

Sony lately showcased its FED (field emission display) TV technology in Japan, which is touted to be a tough competitor to other display technologies such as OLEDs, SEDs, and backlight LCDs.

The 19.2-inch FED panel comes with a 1,280 x 960 pixel resolution, contrast ratio of 20,000:1, and a brightness of 400cd/m2. The FED displays are said to be having better brightness at low power consumption.

Anyhow, we won’t be able to see the FEDs until 2009.

World’s First 42-inch Plasma TVs with Full HD Panels Debuting April 27th

April 27 is the scheduled date for the launch of Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd’s world’s first 42-inch plasma TVs with full high definition panels in Japan.
With its new superior line up of full HD models boasting an image resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels, Panasonic aims to challenge rival LCD TV makers. The new 42-inch TVs are anticipated to cost from $3,449 to $3,617.

Matsushita also revealed its plans shell out $2.4 billion to build the world’s largest plasma display factory.

Samsung’s 24-inch LED Backlit LCD Panel: The Finest Picture Viewing Ever

Samsung’s latest and the hottest innovation is an add-on to its fleet of monitors. This monitor bestows you with that high quality ‘picture viewing experience’ that you had never thought of. This small blaster incorporates a 24-inch LED backlit LCD panel which can distribute a very high end quality booster for that perfect spotless, crisp viewing experience. We can definitely say that in a way it gives out true-to-life color.
One may view this marvel even through an angle of 180-degree, this thing is seriously catching attention of the critics too, so does this mean that this kind of viewing is possible practically from any place within the room?
It bestows the max resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a contrast ratio of 1000:1.Its practically the best buy for the Artists and the designers, I suppose.

JVC Flaunting Its Gigantic 110-inch Rear Projection TV

Bigger is always better in the high definition TV dome and JVC understands that very well. Now, JVC has showcased its gigantic 110-inches rear projection TV that flaunts full HD (1080p) at Finetech.

The grotesque TV consumes a low power of 220W, which is much less that the power consumed by an average PC. It boasts a constrast ratio of 5,000 to 1, and a female-to-TV ratio of 7:1.

If you happen to be in Japan this December, you make get one for youself by paying a stocky price of $50,500. Just think of playing your favorite game on the big screen!

Toshiba to Drop a 30-inch OLED TV in 2009

While Sony is flaunting its 27-inch OLED TV and FED plans, Toshiba has made public its plans to roll out an 30-inch OLED display in 2009 and will be the largest among all those, which are in the development phases at the moment. They don’t think of going staright into competition with the LCDs but they did emphasized on the lower manufacturing costs, better viewing angles, and contrast associated with the OLEDs.

‘SyncMaster 275T’series by Samsung : Quite a Competition!

Samsung may soon be launching its 27-inch wide monitor ‘SyncMaster 275T’ and that too in the Korean market. It’s here to give competition to the good old 24 inch HDTV market. It shows its compatibility with the 3000:1 contrast ratio and 1920×1200 resolution.

The SyncMaster 275T has functionalities - four USB 2.0 ports and a variety of inputs like S-Video, component and DVI sustaining HDCP(High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection). A separable speaker (option) is also offered. recommended price is 1,340,000(KRW).

Panasonic TH-65PX600U Plasma HDTV Review

manufacturer: Panasonic
model: TH-65PX600U 65-Inch Plasma HDTV
category: TVs
review date: April 2007
reviewed by: Adrienne Maxwell
Introduction
I’m not sure what I was thinking when I requested a review sample of Panasonic’s TH-65PX600U. No, that’s not true. I know exactly what I was thinking: “Hmmmmm, 65-inch 1080p plasma…ooooooooo.” The allure of it managed to push a few relatively important details aside, such as where in my house I would put it and how I planned to get it there. The panel weighs 174.2 pounds – that’s without the speakers or pedestal stand, both of which are optional accessories that cost extra ($600 and $1,200, respectively). Needless to say, this isn’t the type of product you casually throw up on the wall for a short-term viewing period, so I went with the optional stand, which is itself a serious piece of hardware: it weighs about 55 pounds, and its base (48.9 by 16.5 inches) is too large to sit atop my normal gear rack or any other short cabinet in my home, for that matter. Ultimately, I decided that, for my purposes, it would be fine to simply set the plasma on the floor.

28-percent of Americans now own an HDTV

You don't have look too awfully far to find at least a couple of pals who have made the leap to HDTV, and according a recent survey by the Consumer Electronics Association, over one-fourth of American households now sport a high-definition set. The pie chunk represents around 35 million displays in all, with more than half of 'em coming in at 40-inches or larger, and while these current figures might be satisfying, the CEA is estimating that another "16 million HDTVs will ship into the marketplace this year alone." Additionally, the survey found that just 86-percent of owners were "highly satisfied" with their purchase, while we assume the other 14-percent are still left wondering why they're watching large moving blocks instead of a legible image. Interestingly, traditional means of broadcasting weren't the only mediums getting utilized, as a substantial amount of customers were noted as actually turning to the internet to get their programming fix, which leaves us to ponder just how rapidly the broadcasting ways of days past will transform in the years to come.

Would dual must carry be good or bad for HDTV?

While there is little doubt in how analog broadcast television is going to meet its demise, the jury is still out on analog cable. While some of use think that cable companies will use the DTV transition to move customers to digital cable, others aren't so sure. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is now proposing what is being referred to as dual must carry, which would require cable companies to carry both the digital and analog version of each local affiliate's feed, unless the cable companies switch to an all digital network. Sure all digital network seems great to us, but for all those without QAM tuners in their TVs, this means a converter box on every TV just like the OTA folks. The FUD is getting really deep in here, but somehow we think Kevin might be on to something. If cable companies are encouraged to go to digital and since digital SD channels use far less bandwidth than analog ones, that means more room for HD and other digital services we love.

28-percent of Americans now own an HDTV

You don't have look too awfully far to find at least a couple of pals who have made the leap to HDTV, and according a recent survey by the Consumer Electronics Association, over one-fourth of American households now sport a high-definition set. The pie chunk represents around 35 million displays in all, with more than half of 'em coming in at 40-inches or larger, and while these current figures might be satisfying, the CEA is estimating that another "16 million HDTVs will ship into the marketplace this year alone." Additionally, the survey found that just 86-percent of owners were "highly satisfied" with their purchase, while we assume the other 14-percent are still left wondering why they're watching large moving blocks instead of a legible image. Interestingly, traditional means of broadcasting weren't the only mediums getting utilized, as a substantial amount of customers were noted as actually turning to the internet to get their programming fix, which leaves us to ponder just how rapidly the broadcasting ways of days past will transform in the years to come.

Panasonic TH-65PX600U Plasma HDTV Review

Introduction
I’m not sure what I was thinking when I requested a review sample of Panasonic’s TH-65PX600U. No, that’s not true. I know exactly what I was thinking: “Hmmmmm, 65-inch 1080p plasma…ooooooooo.” The allure of it managed to push a few relatively important details aside, such as where in my house I would put it and how I planned to get it there. The panel weighs 174.2 pounds – that’s without the speakers or pedestal stand, both of which are optional accessories that cost extra ($600 and $1,200, respectively). Needless to say, this isn’t the type of product you casually throw up on the wall for a short-term viewing period, so I went with the optional stand, which is itself a serious piece of hardware: it weighs about 55 pounds, and its base (48.9 by 16.5 inches) is too large to sit atop my normal gear rack or any other short cabinet in my home, for that matter. Ultimately, I decided that, for my purposes, it would be fine to simply set the plasma on the floor.

CEATEC: Hitachi TVs reprocess HD video on the fly

Hitachi will soon ship two large plasma televisions equipped with internal hard drives and a chip that can reprocess high-definition video at a lower bit rate in real time, allowing users to double the amount of video they can record.

The W50P-XR10000 and W60P-XR10000 plasma TVs have screens that measure 50in and 60in across the diagonal, respectively. They are both equipped with a 250GB internal hard drive that can store 23 hours of HD content in standard recording mode. Both models were on display this week at Hitachi's booth at Ceatec.

For users who want to store more than 23 hours of content, the W50 and W60 offer two additional recording modes that rely on a ViXS Systems Inc. chip to reprocess the video stream at a lower bit rate, effectively doubling the hard drive's capacity to 50 hours or 65 hours, depending on the recording mode selected.

The W50P and W60P are priced at ¥550,000 (US$4,658) and ¥950,000, respectively. Both TVs will go on sale in Japan during the fourth quarter of this year.

The W50 and W60 join other televisions in Hitachi's product line that offer internal hard drives for recording video content. On sale in Japan since May, these models include the W37L-HR9000 and W32L-HR9000, which sport 32in and 37in LCD screens, respectively. The W37L is priced at around ¥300,000, while the W32L costs about ¥250,000.

CEATEC: Sony unveils Blu-ray recorders and PCs

Sony will launch a pair of Blu-ray Disc video recorders in Japan this December, the company said Tuesday at Ceatec.

The machines both feature hard-disk drives for day-to-day recording and a Blu-ray Disc drive for longer term storage. The BDZ-V9 has a 500GB drive and the BDZ-V7 has a 250GB drive. There are two digital tuners in each recorder so that two high-definition programs can be recorded simultaneously.

Both were unveiled during a news conference at the Ceatec show, which opened Tuesday and runs until Saturday at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo.

The recorders are designed to appeal to videophiles with demands for high specifications, including Linear PCM audio and 1080p output, which is the highest of several image levels judged to be high-definition. The recorders can also be connected to Sony's recently launched high-definition camcorders by a Firewire connection and can playback the AVCHD-format discs used in the cameras.

The higher capacity BDZ-V9 will be launched on December 8 and the BDZ-V7 will follow about a week later on December 16. They will cost ¥300,000 and ¥250,000 (US$2,541 and $2,118) respectively.

The machines fill an important gap in Sony's high-definition strategy, which by now has HD-capable products in several parts of the consumer video market including televisions and video camcorders. These will be joined in November by the PlayStation 3 game console and then in December by the two new recorders announced Tuesday.

Launching the recorders internationally is possible but nothing has been decided as of yet, Sony said.

Sony also announced the addition of Blu-ray Disc to more PCs in its Vaio line. The Vaio Type-R master is an Intel Core 2 Duo-based machine loaded with high-definition editing and authoring software. It will be available from October 28 at prices between ¥230,000 and ¥550,000 depending on system configuration. A Blu-ray Disc drive will also be offered as a build-to-order option with Sony's Type-L computer.

CEATEC: Higher than high — HD TV res goes through the roof

Sharp raised the bar for high-definition LCD screens this week with the demonstration of 64in prototype with a resolution of 4,096 pixels by 2,160 pixels — four times higher than current high-definition displays.

The screen, the first such prototype developed by Sharp, was on display this week at Ceatec. While projection display systems have been developed that can match the resolution of Sharp's latest prototype, this is the first time that an LCD has been produced with a resolution this high, said Toshiyuki Matsumara, a company spokesman.

The Sharp prototype's resolution tops that of a screen demonstrated last year by Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics. That display, unveiled last year in Yokohama, Japan, measured 56in across the diagonal and had a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels.

Sharp developed the prototype display to keep up with changes in the motion picture industry, Matsumara said. As studios move from film to digital media, resolutions will go higher and displays will need to keep up, he said.

Prototype display technologies have been a highlight of this year's Ceatec exhibition. Toshiba and Canon demonstrated a television with a 55in SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) screen. The screens, which offer higher contrast and lower power consumption than other flat-panel technologies, will enter production next year.

Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, showed a system it calls Super Hi-Vision that offers a 16:9 aspect ratio picture with 4,320 horizontal lines — double that of Sharp's prototype. The NHK system, which has been demonstrated before, is still under development.

Making HDTV buying less fuzzy

I work for a TV station and haven't even bought a new set yet, then again that could be the reason people call me cheap. While that might be true, there is a lot more to it than just that. Too many questions surround the buying process and probably like you, I've heard too many horror stories. In fact, some family members of mine were sold components they didn't even need!

Choices are great, don't get me wrong, but when it comes to digital TV, the choices can be a little mind boggling. For example, how do you know which type of television set to buy? Go to your closest TV store and you have choices like CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), DLP (Digital Light Processing), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and Plasma (I didn't know donating blood was an option!). Sorry, I only have a four year degree - I didn't realize it would take a PhD to buy a TV set.

"It's important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of HDTV," says Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List. "Researching the different options will help you purchase the HDTV that best fits your needs and budget. You should consider the size of the room where you'll watch the HDTV. For example, an LCD makes a great space saver for a room because of their slim and lightweight design."

Pioneer PDP-427CMX 42-inch Professional Plasma HDTV Announced

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces the PureVision™ PDP-427CMX, a new 42" high resolution professional plasma display that enhances digital signage, meeting room, board room and other commercial applications with its proprietary technologies for excellent image quality in all business environments. Pioneer sets a new industry standard for picture performance with the integration of its proprietary First Surface Pure Color Filter that ensures enhanced color reproduction and the darkest black levels with improved contrast ratios. Working in concert with a multitude of Pioneer proprietary technologies, the new professional display features a new black bezel for a unique aesthetic look for commercial use.

"A high quality display that can perform in bright professional settings is an essential attribute that we've made a priority with our new commercial plasma featuring the First Surface Pure Color Filter. From intense shopping mall exhibits to conference meeting rooms, users gain Pioneer's superior picture quality along with an array of convenience and customization capabilities for current and future applications," said Jim Krodel, vice president of professional display for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "The transition from a gray to black bezel is a further attempt to create a clean, sophisticated plasma that can upgrade the appearance of any professional setting."

Mistubishi Electric Offers Its Two New Series with Diamond Engine

Mistubishi Electric’s latest hot shot in the market is its ‘for your eyes only’ five new Full HD and HD Ready Televisions. The new TV’s are presented in the market in two series, REAL MZ and MX series.

The MZ series are equipped with Diamond Engine PRO and full HD technology. It comes with 40 to 46 inches LCD screen, digital TV tuner, HDMI 1.3 and a 2000: 1 contrast ratio .

The other series MX comprises HD ready technology and different sizes that is 26, 32 and 37 inches but varies in setup with its Diamond engine IV and HDMI 1.2a.

However, the series will knock the market with many other common specs but the price assigned to it is not yet confirmed.