Peak television shopping season is November through January. Finding the set that best suits your needs from among the more than 300 available models can be a daunting task. The information below should help make it less so. Screen Size Use the HD Guru’sâ„¢ viewing distance chart to ascertain the optimum viewing distance (based on [...]
Entries from November 8th, 2007
HDTV Shopping Tips
November 8th, 2007 · 13 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma
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Hottest Deals On HDTV- Sunday November 4, 2007
November 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma
For all of you looking for lower HDTV prices, the HD Guru brings good news. Many of the set makers have cut their prices this past week resulting in the lowest prices of the year on many of the top HDTVs. The HD Guru has again scoured the NY area Sunday newspapers and websites listing [...]
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This Friday Wal-Mart Offers HD DVD Players for $98.87 and More
November 1st, 2007 · 3 Comments · HD DVD Players, HD DVD Titles, Plasma
HD DVD broke through the $200 price barrier last week with a $198, for the Toshiba 2nd generation entry model at Circuit City and Wal-Mart. This week the price drops another 50% for the same Toshiba HD A2 player. The HD A2 plays high definition HD DVD discs as well as playing and upconverting standard [...]
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Exclusive-First Revew of the Samsung LN-T4081F LED Driven LCD Flat Panel
October 29th, 2007 · 45 Comments · LCD Flat Panel
Samsung’s latest HDTV flat panel offering, the 40†LN-T4081F, significantly raises the LCD performance bar, providing the highest LCD panel motion resolution ever measured, accurate color and the best black levels and dynamic rated contrast ratio (would you believe 500,000:1) of any flat panel. The secret sauce? The 81 series are the first large screen [...]
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Samsung Confirms December 2007 Release of Its Combo HD DVD/Blu-ray Player
October 24th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Blu-ray Players, HD DVD Players
Samsung announced today its high definition combo player (HD DVD/Blu-ray) model BD-UP5000, (first reviewed by HD Guru™) will ship by this December. A number of websites have been inaccurately reporting the player has been withdrawn from release. Below is a copy of Samsung’s press release regarding its combo BD-UP5000 and the (Blu-ray only) BD-2400. Since [...]
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Hitachi Annouces the World’s Thinnest HDTV Monitor To Arrive In Early 2008
October 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · LCD Flat Panel
Hitachi announced today a new line of ultra-thin LCD HD monitors. Pictured above is the first model that will be released, a 32″ monitor with 1366 x 768 resolution at a depth of just 1.56″. Hitachi SVP Kevin Sullivan announced the 32″ will arrive in the US in early 2008 and will be followed up [...]
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CEATEC 2007 Highlights
October 12th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Blu-ray Players, HD DVD Players, LCD Flat Panel
CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) took place last week in Chiba, Japan. There were a number of new products and technologies shown, providing a glimpse of what may appear in the US market in 2009. Here are the highlights. Hitachi showed a prototype of its future 32†LCD flat panel. (pictured). Its modern styling [...]
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Will The 2007 HDTV You Choose Give You All Resolution You Expect?
September 25th, 2007 · 43 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma
Picking the right HDTV to purchase is difficult. An important consideration for a potential buyer is knowing how much resolution a particular HDTV extracts from a 1080i high definition signal. The HD Guru (Gary Merson), put 75 2007 HDTVs through a series of test signals to learn how different brands and models really perform. The [...]
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