Apple’s iTV finally underway? The pieces are falling into place
After years of rumors and speculation from financial analysts, the mysterious Apple television set, nicknamed iTV, may finally be in development. New efforts by the company to build a core iTV team and reach necessary content agreements, along with new breakthroughs in LCD panel technology…
DarbeeVision HDTV Darblet DVP 5000 Review
What the heck is this thing? Don’t call it a video switcher, scaler or even an enhancer, because it doesn’t fit into any one of those categories. A magic video box? That’s more like it. Although DarbeeVision doesn’t quite say what its Darbee Visual Presence…
Ultra HDTV Products and Tech Part II
For Ultra HDTV Product and Tech Part I Click Here During the 5-hour Ultra HD Conference conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association late last month, experts from the TV content, manufacturing, consulting, and marketing research sides of the industry made presentations. Technical issues were…
Is Your HDTV Super Bowl Ready? Set-Up Tips For The Best Picture
Surveys show about 1 in 5 HDTV owners end up NOT watching the big game or other programs in high def due to improper setup (source: The Nielsen Co.). Follow our check list to make sure your HDTV is ready for Super Bowl viewing with…
3D TV Buying Guide
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about 3D HDTV. However, the poor roll-out and competing viewing formats has made 3D one of the most confusing features ever. This guide will help you decide which 3D-equipped HDTV is right for you.
Eliminate Free HDTV-CEA Responds… and so do we
The Consumer Electronics Association responded today to our article “CEA Wants to Eliminate Free HDTV.” It is posted in its entirety after the jump, with our comments in bold.
CEA Wants to Eliminate Free HDTV
Last week the Consumer Electronics Association released the results of a study (PDF) where they found that even though the number of US cable TV households is dropping, over-the-air (OTA) HDTV household reception isn’t increasing. In fact, it’s decreasing as well. CEA’s opinion? Do away…
Digital Nanny Saves You From Your HDTV
Forget about LED versus plasma, 3D, thin form factors, motion resolution and viewing angles. More important is what to do about TVs with dirty mouths. It’s long been possible to censor bad language on standard definition channels and on DVDs, but until the arrival of…
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