(June 22, 2010) In the days of standard definition analog television, you would take your new TV home, plug it in and watch it. It played exactly as the engineers intended it, only requiring tweaking of the user controls to optimize the available settings, or hiring an ISF calibrator to make fine adjustments via the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Plasma'
HDTV Owners Need To Be Aware of Firmware Updates
June 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma
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Are Free Skype Video Calls the Connected TV Killer App?
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(June 15, 2010) Updated and corrections 6/17 Connected HDTVs offer a built-in wired or wireless connection to your home Internet router. The Internet connection enables multimedia applications such as movie streaming (i.e. Amazon), Twitter, news, sports and weather to be streamed to your HDTV without a computer. Over the past year we’ve tried a number [...]
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This Week’s Hottest Deals and More
May 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma
(May 23, 2010) As we approach summer the TV industry enters its traditional seasonal slowdown. In past years the new models rolled out from late spring until the fall. This year many major makers introduced their HDTVs in the January through May time frame with just a few high-end models scheduled for June and beyond. [...]
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WTF Is A THX Certified Display?
May 4th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Front Projection, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(May 4, 2010) Director George Lucus created the THX Certification program in 1983 to institute audio and film reproduction standards for movie theaters. Later, THX began an audio certification program for home theater. More recently, THX introduced new standards for home HDTV certification (for more on THX history click this link). To receive THX certification [...]
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Model Change Time-Should You Purchase a Demo HDTV?
April 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
With major HDTV makers releasing their 2010 models now in a concentrated burst instead of spreading new model roll outs through late fall as they’ve traditionally done, Best Buy and other retailers are discounting dozens of 2009 display sets to make room for the new ones. Should you buy last year’s model at a discount [...]
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