Waiting for a Big Screen OLED HDTV? Don’t Hold Your Breath
OLED (organic light emitting diode) has long been touted as the “holy grail” of high defintion display technology. The promise: wafer thin HDTVs with near 180-degree viewing angles, high contrast ratios, jet-black blacks down to the pixel level, very fast response time, wide color…
Major On-line HDTV Retailers Defy New HDTV Energy Label Law – An HD Guru Investigation
As of today, the Federal Trade Commission requires all HDTVs manufacturers that sell products from their websites and all HDTV etailers to post a copy of the new energy consumption labels. HD Guru researched the major set makers websites along with the top TV selling…
Gov’t Now Requires HDTV Energy Guide Labels -Explained
All TVs manufactured after May 10th (that’s now!) are required to prominently display one of the Federal Trade Commissions’ stylish new Energy Guide labels. Starting July 11, websites that sell televisions will be required to display an image of the full label as well, given…
What’s Important and What’s Not Important When You’re Buying an HDTV
There’s a lot to consider when you’re buying an HDTV. Pros and cons to weigh and options to think about, all of which can end up being pretty confusing. So we at HDGuru.com want to help you prioritize all these different aspects so you can…
3D 3D Everywhere – Another Look
Geoff here. Gary asked me to make the rounds checking out 3D from the heavy hitters. Here’s my thoughts on the latest and greatest.
Extended Warranties – Total Ripoff or Partial Ripoff?
Buy a TV from pretty much any store these days, and at the end of the sale they’re going to push an extended warranty. Promises of unicorns and elves appearing if there’s a problem are likely fabricated. But for the more down-to-Earth claims, and those…
CEATEC 2008- The HD GURU Brings The Latest HDTV News From Japan
October 14, 2008 CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) took place recently in Chiba, Japan. There were a number of new products and technologies shown, providing a glimpse of what will appear in the US market in 2009 and beyond. Here are the highlights. Panasonic…
Sony XEL-1: Finally A Critical Review
New display technologies don’t often come along. In the late 1980s Sharp introduced the first LCD flat panel TV. It was standard def, 4:3 and had a screen of just 14â€Â. To boot, the image did not look nearly as good as the direct view…
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