2010 HDTV Selling Season Begins
(August 29, 2010) The start of the football season traditionally marks the beginning of the TV selling season. With the economic slowdown continuing HDTV sales have not been up to set makers’ optimistic projections, resulting in swollen inventories. This is great news for consumers. Dealers…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mitsubishi’s 2010 HDTV Line
(July 8, 2010) Earlier this month, Mitsubishi introduced its 2010 HDTVs to the press at its New York City line show.  For 2010 Mitsubishi is offering a its 2nd generation 3D capable laser powered 75″ Digital Light Processor (DLP) rear projector, 6 LED LCDs in…
Vizio’s New HDTVs
(June 28, 2010) Vizio introduced the remainder of its 2010 HDTV models at the CEA line show in New York City last week. Included within its thirteen new models are three “Full HD 3D” TVs. All Vizio 3D TVs feature 480Hz (240 Hz refresh plus…
HDTV Owners Need To Be Aware of Firmware Updates
(June 22, 2010) In the days of standard definition analog television, you would take your new TV home, plug it in and watch it. It played exactly as the engineers intended it, only requiring tweaking of the user controls to optimize the available settings, or…
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