HDTV Lounge

This Olevia 542i has some nice specs and a fantastic picture with TV, DVD players and movies.

When you buy a HDTV picture quality is what it is all about, and the Olevia 542i LCD HDTV has a great picture. The native resolution is 1366 x 768 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The gray-to-gray response time is a great 8ms so no matter what you do from watching movies to PC gaming, ghosting is not an issue. The RF inputs will support SDTV, 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i. Picture in picture and split screen options are included as well.

I really enjoyed my time with the 542i. It was great for TV and movie watching, even if the gaming quality was mediocre compared to my reference Eizo CE240W 24″ display, it was acceptable and console gamers will love it. If you haven’t watched movies or TV in HD formats you don’t know what your missing. Read more

The Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD is loaded with features, including 1080p-pixel resolution, and enjoys solid video quality, but that’s not really the point. Its main appeal is style: It brings back the company’s floating-glass look and ups the ante further by allowing you to replace the silver bezel around the screen with other colors.

The Sony KDL-40XBR2 is also a lot wider than a 40-inch LCD needs to be, owing to its side-mounted speakers and overall over-bezeling. Including the stand, the set measures 43.8 wide by 28.3 high by 12.8 deep and weighs 77 pounds. Of course you can also ditch the stand and, instead, wall-mount the panel; Sony’s official kit for that purpose is the SU-W51, although the right non-official kit may do the trick.
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The HP SLC3760N, the first to combine a network media player with a 37-inch flat-panel LCD TV, is a particularly polished example of the breed. This TV is not only a fully functional high-definition display, it can also stream and play back audio, video (including high-def), and photo content from any networked PC or storage device.

The HP SLC3760N looks like a standard LCD TV. The design is attractive, and its matte-black finish increases the perceived contrast ratio of the onscreen image more than silver or another color would. The speakers are located below the set instead of on the sides, which cuts down on its overall width.
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The Panasonic LE60 series includes the 32-inch TX-32LE60, the 26-inch TX-26LE60 and the smaller 20-inch TX-20LE60 LCD HDTV’s.

The LE60 range offers great performance to value ratio with the buyer getting a lot for their cash. As well as having a nice modern design these LCDs have a resolution of 1.366 x 768, with an anti-reflective coated screen with offers great visibility in a bright environment.

The Panasonic TX-32LE60, TX-26LE60, TX-20LE60 have only one HDMI, two scart, composite and s-video connections. The TX-32LE60 and the TX-26LE60 have a contrast ratio of 1.000:1 while the 20-inch TX-20LE60 has a ratio of 800:1.

The Panasonic TX-32LX600F and TX-26LX600F are two HDTV LCD panels in 32-inch and 26-inch dimensions. Both of the LCDs have a resolution of 1366 x 768 with high detail sharpness and a viewing angle range of up to 178 degrees in all directions. The TX-32LX600F and the TX-26LX600F are high speed and have bright pictures with full color with no blurring in fast motion scenes.

The TX-LX600F range have 29 billion colors with natural realism and feature two HDMI inputs, scart, composite, s-video and VGA input for computer connection.

The TX-32LX600 and TX-26LX600 are rounded off by great loudspeakers. Together with the Smart sound system and the SRS TruSurround XT technology both flat picture televisions offer three-dimensional sound from the integrated 20 Watt loudspeakers.

Samsung have intruduced two Full HD HDTVs, the 40-inch LE40F7 and the 46-inch LE46F7. As the LE40F7 / LE46F7 LCDs are full HD sets, this means they support the full 1080p resolution of 1920×1080p which is the highest HD resolution. This provdes the best detail for all upcomming devices such as Blu-ray and HD DVD.
The Samsung LE40F7 / LE46F7 LCDs new LCD TVs are elegant ornaments for any environment, with a high gloss finish, transparent bottom plate, hidden bar speaker, and swivel stand. The stylish ocean blue LED indicator light illuminates the transparent bottom plate with the colour of the ocean at sunset.

For more powerful connectivity, Samsung’s new LCD TVs has WiseLinkâ„¢ which offers extended “10 in 3″ compatibility, connecting into: Multi Memory Slot (MMS), USB, and Printer Port, 2HDMI which simultaneously connect two devices with full signal transmission.

The Samsung LE40M91 is an LED backlit LCD HDTV. The LED Backlighting of the LE40M91 has improved contrast ration and color gamut over traditional LCD screens. The LE40M91 is also the winner of the “Innovation Award” from the EISA.

The Samsung LE40M91 LED backlit LCD measures 40-inches and run at 720p resolution and have a very nice 10,000:1 contrast ration with 450 nits brightness and 146% color gamut.

The LED light source helps increase the panel life, and features 50 frames per second, which can create drag in fast-moving videos, whereas the 40-inch LCD TV employs Samsung’s LCD 100 Hz technology, which inserts a frame between every two frames, considerably reducing motion blurs, claimed Samsung. The inserted frame maintains the detailed motion characteristic of the video and goes through motion estimation and compensation processing, said the company, adding that compared to a mere duplication and insertion of frames, more natural motion can be realized without undermining other characteristics such as clarity, brightness and color.

The LE40M91 is rumoured to go for around $3,000 when released and included two HDMI ports.

The Philips 100-inch Ambilight has full Ambilight surround on all four sides rather than the earlier three. Philips’ latest FlatTV innovation - a prototype 100-inch (245cm) LCD TV with Ambilight Full Surround – the new, four-sided version of Philips’ totally unique ambient lighting technology. Ambilight brings a completely new, transformational dimension to watching TV, creating an immersive viewing experience through a unique technique which matches the colour and brightness in the images being displayed on the television’s screen.

This year Philips is adding two new versions of Ambilight – Ambilight Full surround, which projects ambient light on all four sides of the set, and Ambilight Surround which features lighting units on three sides. Both variants of Ambilight will be demonstrated on the Philips stand at IFA, where visitors will be able to see up close the flagship Philips Cineos 42PF9831D FlatTV with Ambilight Full Surround and the Philips Cineos 37PF9731D FlatTV, recently named High-End LCD TV of the Year by the European Imaging & Sound Association (EISA). Read more

Sharp have announced six new Aquos 1080p LCDs with 450 cd/m2 brightness levels, and the worlds highest 2000:1 contrast ration and the worlds fastest 4ms refresh rate and Familink HDMI control technology. These new Aquos sets are from sharps new 8th gen plant offering the latest technology with two HDMI connections, two component inputs, QAM/ATSC tuners and 4-wavelength backlighting system.

The 52-inch LC-52D62U and the 46-inch LC-46D62U 1080p Aquos LCDs will be available in October with MSRPs of $4,799 and $3,499 respectively.
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The Sony Bravia V-Series is a breakthrough in the art of colour reproduction. Exclusive Sony Live Colour Creation technology opens up the spectrum of colours on the screen to breathtaking effect. Significant boosts in the range of red and green in the picture brings what you see closer to the true colours of nature than ever before. “Reds and greens are the most difficult colours to reproduce on LCD screens - and they are vital,” says Andreas Ditter, Director, TV Operations Europe. “The challenge in creating a picture that people instinctively see as realistic is how to reproduce true, lively reds and greens while faithfully reproducing what we call “memory colors,” like human skin tones. That’s why Live Colour Creation is such an important part of what makes the V-Series special.”
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