HDTV Reviews

While Sony has been very busy showing off their latest HDTVs from the European market at IFA, they have also managed to announce the new highend Sony Bravia ZX5 series in Japan.

The Sony ZX5 series is packed with the very latest technology, such as wireless 1080p connection, super slim design and 240Hz MotionFlow technology. Read more

Philips have announced three new blu-ray players for the European market, the Philips BDP9500, BDP9100 and BDP7500.

Both blu-ray players support all the HD audio formats, and Internet video formats, feature 7.1 discrete analogue audio outputs, and sophisticated touch controls. Both also feature advanced HD up scaling technology to 1080p for DVDs. Read more

Philips have just announced their third generation Aurea HDTV for 2009.

The Philips 40PFL9904 also known simply as the new Aurea keeps it’s same signature features, such as the transparent “active frame” with Ambilight Spectra, full glass front and distinctive design.

The latest third generation Aurea now features 250 LEDs in the Acrive frame, for a “exact” Ambilight color matching with what is being displayed on the screen. There is also a seamless transition between the screen and the 8mm Ambilight Active frame. Read more

The Philips latest 8000 series introduces the 40-inch Philips 40PFL8664 LED LCD HDTV.

The 40PFL8664 combines the latest stylish minimalist design, very high picture quality and very low power consumption into a very slim HDTV which measures just 39mm. Read more

Wireless HDMI / HDTV has been spoken about for over a year now. FlyWire showed promise at first, but has since had it’s development canceled.

Now Philips have announced their “Wireless HDTV Link” product which can set your HDTV free from it’s HDMI cables with it’s own HDMI transmitter / receiver pair. Read more

At this years IFA in Berlin, Panasonic has been talking a lot about their upcoming 3D HDTV systems. But they did also announce two new V10 NeoPDP HDTVs.

The large 58-inch Panasonic TX-P58V10 and 65-inch Panasonic TX-P65V10 will join the other two models in the current Panasonic V10 series (TX-P42V10, TX-P50V10). Read more

The new Sony Bravia W5810 seems to be the UK only version of the Sony W5800 series, as it contains the new freesat DVB-S2 tuner, eliminating the need for a set-top box.

The Sony W5810 series is the first series (along with the Sony Z5800 series) to feature a the integrated freesat DVB-S2 tuner, giving you access to over 140 free TV and radio channels, with over 70 hours a week of free HD TV viewing. Read more

The newly announced Sony Bravia Z5800 series is the first HDTV range to feature a triple tuner along with Motionflow 200Hz.

As the Sony Z5800 series features the next generation of Integrated Digital Television (IDTV), with three tuners (DVB-S2, DVB-T and DVB-C) you can view Freesat HD broadcasts and more without the need for a set-top box. Read more

Sony have announced two new blu-ray players to their lineup for 2009 at this year’s IFA in Berlin.

The Sony BDP-S560 and Sony BDP-S760 blu-ray players features the latest in technology and design. Both feature the latest WiFi Wireless N type (802.11n) for the fastest wireless system along with WiFi protected setup, enabling a fast and secure connection to your network and the Internet. Read more

If you’re looking for a brand new, large, and I mean very large HDTV, the 85-inch Panasonic TH-85PF12U plasma HDTV should be perfect.

The Panasonic TH-85PF12U HDTV features a 1080p plasma panel, and is the size of four 42-inch plasma HDTV stitched together. Read more