By HD Guru Edited by Michael Fremer (November 7, 2009) Best Buy’s November 8, 2009 weekly advertising circular boasts that 32 HDTVs are “On Sale!” But of the 32, only four of them (12.5%) are at their lowest price of the year. The others, supposedly “on sale,†are either priced the same as they were [...]
Entries from November 7th, 2009
Best Buy’s Sunday Circular: Pre-Holiday Price Premium?
November 7th, 2009 · 15 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, News, Reference Materials
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120/240 Hz LCD Problems Exposed
November 5th, 2009 · 30 Comments · Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Product Reviews, Reference Materials
120/240 Hz LCD Problems Exposed Uploaded by exploretv. – Technology reviews and science news videos. By HD Guru Video Edited by Al Caudullo/Article Edited by Michael Fremer All display technologies combine a variety of strengths and weaknesses. Whether its excess power consumption, limited viewing angle or washed out black levels, over time, engineers work to [...]
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Laser 3D “Full HD” TV Coming In 2010
October 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · 3D HDTV, Microdisplay Rear Projection, News
(Oct. 30, 2009) The Los Gatos, California based startup HDI Limited announced today it has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed manufacturer to mass produce its laser powered 100″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) 3D television in 2010. In a phone interview, HDI co-founder Ingemar Jansson revealed details of its upcoming entry into the [...]
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Panasonic TC-P54Z1 -Thin, Beautiful and Fabulous HD GURU Exclusive First Review
October 21st, 2009 · 45 Comments · News, Plasma, Review
(October 21, 2009) Panasonic recently released its top of the line plasma model, the 54†TC-P54Z1. It builds on the high performance of the V10 series models by shrinking the depth to just 1 inch, adding an outboard media center, wireless 1080p connectivity and removable “elephant ear†side speakers. The Z1’s panel takes a cue [...]
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CEATEC 2009 Part II-More Photos
October 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Titles, Laser HDTV, News, Plasma
Everyone Dons 3D Shutter Glasses For Panasonic’s Latest 3D HDTV Demonstration At CEATEC 2009 Panasonic’s 103″ 4K Resolution (3840×2160) HDTV Prototype Panasonic Recommends Viewing At 1.5 Times Screen Size For Its 4K HDTV Screen Close-up of Panasonic’s 4K 103″ Plasma Prototype Panasonic’s 1 Inch Thin Z1 Plasma Series (Right Side Row) Are Available In 46″, [...]
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CEATEC 2009
October 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(October 15, 2009) CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) concluded last week in Chiba, Japan. The show’s big highlight, a preview of 3D HDTVs due to launch in 2010. Toshiba and Sharp debuted their respective 3D HDTV prototypes at CEATEC. Like Sony and Panasonic, they too are using the proposed (and expected to be approved) [...]
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Best Buy Continues Its Schizo “Dual” Price Strategy + Next Week’s Best HDTV Deals Revealed
October 3rd, 2009 · 12 Comments · LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(October 3, 2009) The HD GURU obtained an advanced copy of next week’s Best Buy’s (BB) weekly circular, and thoroughly researched its HDTV weekly “sale” prices to let readers know which models are “real” deals (see the list below). Unfortunately, most of the HDTVs advertised “On Sale” at Best Buy this coming week, actually are [...]
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CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 2
September 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments · 3D HDTV, DLP, Front Projection, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(Sept. 28, 2009) Samsung chose CEDIA to unveil the remainder of its 2009 HDTV line to its dealers. The showings included Samsung’s new 2009 LED backlit LCDs, the B8500 series (bottom photo) and a new 65″ CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent) backlit LCD (top photo). The 8500 series consists of two models, the 46″ LN46B8500 ($3599.99) and [...]
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