HDTV News & Information

It’s that time of the year again!  A very exciting time where all the leading manufacturers release the information on their latest HDTVs and blu-ray players for the coming year.

CES stands for consumer electronic show, and this year it runs from January 7th 2010, but most of the time details of the new products start apearing the day before. Read more

Sharp have just announced a new 60-inch LCD HDTV with a 240Hz refresh rate panel to their lineup.

The Sharp LC-60E88UN has been described as the ultimate medium for sports and movie buffs. Offering an affordable large-screen option to consumers looking for a large HDTV with 240Hz technology without paying through the roof. Read more

The Sharp BD-HP24U and BD-HP70U are the two latest blu-ray players to be announced my Sharp.

Both players are packed with the latest features and support online connectivity for Netflix and other services. Sharp say that the players set new price / performance benchmarks for the industry. Read more

The Toshiba Cell TV has been announced for the US, known as the Toshiba ZX900 series. We have previously seen details of the Toshiba Cell HDTV from it’s Japanese version the 55X1.

The Toshiba ZX900 series Cell TV is Toshiba’s top of the range flagship HDTV for 2010 and in many ways stands out from the other highend HDTVs on the market.

The ZX900 series consists of the 55-inch Toshiba 55ZX900, and the 65-inch Toshiba 65ZX900 are unique in the HDTV world as they contain a Cell processor, the very same which powers the Sony Playstation 3. Read more

LG have just unleashed three new blu-ray players to the world at this years CES in Vegas, the LG BD570, BD590, and BD550.

All three LG blu-ray players look great and are feature packed with the latest technology.

Sitting at the very top of the tree is the LG BD590. The BD590 stands out from the crowd with it’s built in 250GB hard drive. Read more

Just a few weeks ago I remember reading that Syabas, the makers of the very popular Popcorn Hour C-200, will make an exciting announcement at CES 2010.

Well it appears that the announcement has come early in the form of the Syabas Popbox media streamer!

The Popcorn Hour C-200 is currently the raining king of media streamers for AV enthusiasts, playing every audio and video codec that you can throw at it. Read more

The Samsung LN32B360 is a 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV from Samsung’s latest entry level range. As the LN32B360 is an entry level HDTV it has been priced accordingly, which makes it a great deal as they can currently be found online for around just $400.

While the Samsung LN32B360 might be at the starting end of the market and offered at a very attractive price point it doesn’t mean it’s going to perform badly. Read more

While it might be on it’s way to the US or European shores the new “Cell Regza” or “Cell TV” the Toshiba 55X1 has shown it’s face over in Japan, and is due for release today.

We heard about the new Toshiba Cell HDTV many months back where Toshiba was showing off the new Regza Cell HDTV. Inside the Toshiba Regza 55X1 HDTV is a Cell processor, the very same found in the powerful Playstation 3. Read more

I think most people would agree that the 47-inch Philips 47PFL9664 is one of the most attractive HDTVs on the market today. Not only does does it offer a slim bezel leaving more LCD and less frame, it is also very slim at just 5cm at it’s thickest point, and at 47-inches, this is very slim.

I personally love the aluminium finish, which is colored in two tones, it reminds me of a modern version of the Sony W3000 from a number of years back. Of course there are more important aspects to an HDTV than how good it looks turned off! Read more

Sony and FIFA have announced that they will deliver 3D football from FIFA World Cup 2010 to millions of sports fan in Europe.

Up to 25 of the FIFA World Cup South Africa matches will be produced using Sony’s 3D cameras, which will bring new depth, and excitement to viewers.

Senior Analyst Tom Morrod says, “The news that the FIFA World Cup will be filmed in 3D for the first time will certainly increase the uptake rate of 3D TVs in the home and develop the installed base earlier than would otherwise have been the case.” Read more