http://hdguru.com HDTV news, revews and information Mon, 12 May 2008 06:43:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The HD Guru™ has been warning readers since November 2006 about false claims made regarding the superior HDTV performance of expensive name brand HDMI cables when compared to a cheap ones. Canada's public television network, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) has extensively tested a brand name, very expensive HDMI ... http://hdguru.com/canadian-broadcasting-corp-confirms-hdmi-cable-scam/240/ Last week the HD Guru™ posted his top 10 HDTV Scams, Lies and Video Ripoffs. As promised, here is a more in-depth look at the issues. 1-HDMI The worst connector design since S-Video and the most unreliable interface ever foisted on the buying public. It began with Hollywood’s solution to a non-existent ... http://hdguru.com/the-ten-worst-hdtv-scams-lies-and-video-ripoffs-explained/239/ Kenji Nakamura, President and CEO of Hitachi Home Electronics (America), shows its UltraThin 1.5 display to Andy Oroz of Home Entertainment Source at the Hitachi Annual Dealer Show. At its dealer it show in California, Hitachi announced details of its 2008 HDTV product line. Hitachi has broken the “thin barrier” ... http://hdguru.com/hitachi-announces-details-of-its-2008-15%e2%80%9d-lcd-flat-panels-and-more/237/ 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? ... http://hdguru.com/psst%e2%80%a6wanna-save-big-on-a-new-hdtv-it-will-pay-to-wait-till-may/236/ 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, ... http://hdguru.com/the-10-worst-hdtv-scams-lies-and-video-ripoffs/235/ 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 ... http://hdguru.com/cable-industry%e2%80%99s-plans-to-cheat-hdtv-owners-part-ii-cable-and-consumer-electronics-industries-debate/234/ 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 ... http://hdguru.com/how-the-cable-industry-plans-to-cheat-10-million-hdtv-owners/233/ 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 ... http://hdguru.com/the-madness-continues-part-ii-2008-mitsubishi-panasonic/230/ It is springtime, also known in the HDTV industry as model change time. With it comes the annual question, should you purchase a closeout of the previous years model at a great price or pony up for the “just released” new model? In previous years the answer was simple, image improvements ... http://hdguru.com/march-madness-purchase-a-closeout-2007-or-a-2008-hdtv/229/ If you just purchased a new display to see the Superbowl in glorious HDTV here are some useful tips to enjoy the best viewing experience. There are three possible ways to see the game in High Definition Cable (including phone companies such as ATT and Verizon Fios) Over-the-air Satellite If ... http://hdguru.com/how-to-see-superbowl-xlii-in-hdtv/220/