Laser 3D “Full HD” TV Coming In 2010
(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…
Panasonic TC-P54Z1 -Thin, Beautiful and Fabulous
HD GURU Exclusive First 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…
CEATEC 2009 Part II-More Photos
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…
CEATEC 2009
(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…
Best Buy Continues Its Schizo “Dual” Price Strategy + Next Week’s Best HDTV Deals Revealed
(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…
CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 2
(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…
Best Buy: A New “Dual Price” Strategy?
(Sept. 20, 2009) Best Buy (BB), known primarily as a “brick and morta retailer, appears to be testing a new “online” HDTV pricing strategy. Prices of select Panasonic, Sony and LG HDTVs are as much as $200 less “online” than in BBs latest (Sept…
CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 1
(Sept. 14, 2009) The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association’s 2009 trade show concluded in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday. The low attendance was indicative of the soft economy, accompanied by fewer companies displaying than in 2008. Regardless of these factors, a number of new products were…
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