Entries from April 30th, 2008

Psst…Wanna Save Big on a New HDTV? It Will Pay to Wait Till May

April 30th, 2008 · 82 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

In a few days the price of flat panel TVs will drop considerably. Why? Because Sony wants to regain its number one market share, so its drastically dropping the prices of its first new 2008 1080p flat panel models in order to pick up more sales volume. Want more good news? According to a well-placed [...]

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The 10 Worst HDTV Scams, Lies and Video Ripoffs

April 28th, 2008 · 61 Comments · Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection, Plasma

This is the HD Guru’s™ 2008 list of ripoffs a prospective buyer needs to be aware of before choosing an HDTV. In a few days I will add another post that will provide more detailed explanations of every point listed. 10-Dynamic Contrast Ratio Measurement Specification The recent arrival of 2008 HDTV models, has ushered in [...]

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Cable Industry’s Plans to Cheat HDTV Owners Part II : Cable and Consumer Electronics Industries Debate the Issue

April 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Cablelabs and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have locked horns over the HD Guru’s CableCARD article “How The Cable Industry Plans to Cheat 10+ Million HDTV Owners-an HD GURU™ Investigative Report”. Cablelabs disputes the HD Guru’s findings with comments that include “Your article above has a few errors”….and “…CE companies chose to implement receivers that [...]

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How The Cable Industry Plans to Cheat 10+ Million HDTV Owners-an HD GURU™ Investigative Report

April 15th, 2008 · 14 Comments · DVR, LCD Flat Panel, Plasma

April 15, 2008 In 1996 Congress passed the Telecommunications Act, which included a provision requiring cable companies to move cable security (descrambling) to external devices. The purpose was to break the cablebox duopoly and to open up a competitive market for cableboxes, as well as for televisions with built-in cable tuning and descrambling capabilities. The [...]

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The Madness Continues: Part II- 2008 Mitsubishi & Panasonic

April 7th, 2008 · 17 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, Microdisplay Rear Projection

Mitsubishi LaserVue TV (center) Sharp LCD (left) Pioneer Plasma (right) Mitsubishi revealed to a small gathering of industry press its 2008 model line which includes new LCD model series, new DLP rear projectors and the first production Laser TV. Laser HDTV LaserVue is the official name of Mitsubishi’s Laser TV. The demonstration revealed an image [...]

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