Very Black, Not Better Than Pioneer’s Kuro
CNet’s David Katzmaier eats, breathes and shits Giant Plasmas, so when he reviewed Panasonic’s 85 series plasmas, their best until the 800 and 850s come out, I noticed. In a nutshell, the 46-inch (yes, 46-inch) 1080p set’s 30,000:1 c...
How Big is Your TV?
If you are among those fortunate enough to come home to a big, beautiful TV every night—don’t take it for granted. The beginnings of our obsession with large televisions were, in a word, humble. If this were the ’50s you would be wal...
NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition
Fans of space, high definition television, and watching-your-washing-machine-while-stoned rejoice! Honoring planet Earth and hoping to bring us closer to the awe that astronauts feel while watching or home planet, NASA is going to start transmitting c...
CableLabs Responds to CableCard Screwjob Allegation
The good folks at CableLabs replied to today’s piece about CableCard customers getting screwed out of HD channels. To their credit, they did not ask for a correction, because we didn’t print anything inaccurate (though they do claim the HD...
Twelve-foot Outdoor Projector Screen for $200
Electronic home informs me of this Walmart special on an inflatable twelve-foot 16:9 projector screen. It’s meant for outdoor viewing, and has an auto inflating pump. Not bad for $200.
Thanks: [Walmart via E House]
The PS3 and the Wii Get LCDs For “Portable” Gaming
I don’t know why anyone would want to port around an entire PS3, but now you can thanks to Clearvision’s new LCD attachment. And don’t worry Nintendo fans, you haven’t been left out of the fun, because China Vaison has develope...
Samsung and Armani Launch HDTVs That Look… Like Every Other HDTV
The Samsung/Armani design train keeps rolling, now from cellphones to HDTVs. Today in Milan, Sammy and Giorgio showed off the first Armani LCD TVs—a 46-incher and a 52-inch model. Both are 100Hz “Full HD” sets (hopefully that means 1...