HDMI Cable Makers and Dealers Use Misleading Labels to Push Needless Expensive Upgrades
(August 12, 2010) Have you seen HDMI cables online or in stores labeled “120 Hz,“240Hz” and “480 Hz”? It’s easy enough to slap such labels on HDMI cables but it’s a sham. HDMI cables can no more be manufactured for specific refresh rate HDTVs than…
Samsung Breaks the 3D Flat Panel Price Barrier With A Sub $1000 Plasma!
(August 10, 2010) Tomorrow Samsung will hold a press conference to announce its new 50″ 3D ready HDTV plasma. It is available today for preorder for [amazonify]B003XDU6EQ::text::::$989 with free shipping from Amazon[/amazonify]. This HDTV represents a 3D price breakthrough that’s over $400 less than the…
THX Announces A 3D Content Certification Program
(August 8, 2010) THX has teamed with Blufocus to offer the industry’s first and only 3D certification for Blu-ray movies and broadcast programs. Based on HD Guru’s observations of some of the early content on DirecTV’s N3D channel, the new program is a welcome boost…
A Solution to the Dreaded Soap Opera Effect?
(August 5, 2010) Do movies shot on film look like videotape on your LCD HDTV? Does it bother you? If so, you’re not alone. That problem tops the email complaints we get from readers and it comes exclusively from those owning 120Hz or 240Hz LCD…
Samsung’s Legacy 3D HDTV Owners Get A Reprieve
(July 29, 2010) Approximately 700,000 Samsung DLP HDTV owners can’t view 3D content either from DirecTV or from cable providers. That’s because Samsung does not offer the special adapter that’s needed to convert 3D cable and satellite signals to the DLP compatible “checkerboard†format.
How To Pick The Right 32″ HDTV
(July 22, 2010) The best selling HDTV screen size in America is 32″. Almost every TV maker offers models in this class, which creates stiff competition that drives prices down to record low levels. A number of name brand entry models can be found for…
The All Star Game In 3D-Review
(July 17, 2010) On July 12, 2010 DirecTV nationally broadcast the Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game in 3D. Fox Network produced the program for exclusive telecast on the N3D channel 103. The format used was 720p side-by-side. Fox’s production was excellent, adding another…
LG Debuts Its First US 3D HDTVs With An Offer
(July 12, 2010) LG joins Panasonic, Samsung and Sony offering 3D capable HDTVs along with a compatible Blu-ray player and active shutter glasses. Starting today, purchasers of either an LG LX9500 (photo above) or LX6500 3D ready LED (LCD) HDTV and the LG [amazonify]B003JDVGX0::text::::BX580[/amazonify] 3D…
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