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Sharp Launches The PG-F255W, It's Latest DLP BrilliantColor WXGA Projector

Sharp has launched the PG-F255W wide-XGA DLP projector. Built for enterprise applications, the PG-F255W has DLP BrilliantColor technology, can project 720p from HD sources, and 1280 x 720 16:10 resolution from PC's. It's fairly bright at 2500 lumens and has... (original story)

Sony HDTVs found most reliable in PC World study

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Mitsubishi, Others, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony Yep, it's already that time of year again folks. That time when you begin to "see" your breath, the air has that "certain chill," shoppers go berserk and PC World readers toss in their votes for th... (original story)

TiVo: Uh, please ignore that Amazon HD menu thing, we're just testing

Filed under: Industry, Media streamers, Internet We heard from TiVo's PR firm regarding that mysterious "Available in High Definition" menu pick discovered yesterday under Amazon's streaming Video on Demand service. The message says, "The Amazon HD link pulled in screengrabs has already (or soon will be) removed. TiVo is continually testing different screen presentations and options for subscribers, but at this time we have nothing to announce, and don't expect to making an announcement on this subject in the near future."If you accept the spin at face value (which we never do) then we shouldn... (original story)

boxee adds Netflix support, other tweaks in new alpha

Filed under: Media streamers, Internet The guys and gals at boxee have been relentlessly working to update the media management software, and just over a month after Hulu support was added, we're now thrilled to announce that Netflix support is joining in. Additionally, users will find custom interfaces for CNN, Hulu, Flickr, Picasa, and YouTube, not to mention portals for TheWB, MTVMusic and The Boston Globe's Big Picture blog. One important caveat is that Netflix isn't yet compatible on Apple TV, but the team is working hard to overcome the hardware limitations and make it happen as soon as ... (original story)

Panasonic's FreeSat-tuning TX-37LZD81 HDTV reviewed

Filed under: Reviews, Displays, Panasonic, LCDPanasonic's FreeSat-tuning VIERA TH-46PZ81B fared well in its recent review, and thankfully, so did the TX-37LZD81 LCD HDTV. The set, which was acquired and tested by the eyes at HDTVOrg, was highly praised in almost every area, with critics pointing out... (original story)

Beyond TV 4.9 officially released, packs in placeshifting, h.264, ClearQAM for $99

Filed under: DVRs, Media PCs Dumping the beta tag, Snapstream's officially rolled out the placeshifting, Clear QAM-compatible singing and dancing Beyond TV 4.9, rolling previously optional $29.99 h.264 and DVD burning plugins into the standard package, upping the pricetag for new users from $69 to $99 (upgraders who never bought the plugins and don't want them can still hop in for the old price). If watching place shifted TV via web browser isn't interesting enough by itself, Snapstream threw in beta support for the Hauppage HD-PVR, new Web admin features and more. Enough to convince you to up... (original story)

Blockbuster to Stream to Blu-ray Players in ‘09

Blockbuster’s CEO recently said the capability to stream the rental service’s On Demand movies will be available on Blu-ray players in the first quarter of 2009. ... (original story)

Ferguson F1902LVD HD Ready LCD TV With Integrated DVD Player

LCD TVs and plasma TVs are now taking the place of the CRT television sets in almost every home. Times have changed as displays screens are being placed in most of the shopping centres and busy areas because of the clarity and picture depth produced by these television models. Ferguson’s latest LCD TV model is Ferguson [...] (original story)

Denon hits the market with versatile Blu-ray player

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Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc

When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (original story)

Microsoft "Cautiously Optimistic" About Its 2009 [Xbox 360]

Given Microsoft's recent Black Friday sales boasting, we'd think that the Xbox 360 team's egos are severely bloated. Not so. Shane Kim says the company is, somewhat distressingly, "cautiously... ... (original story)

Atlantic Broadband to lower cable rates, add HD channels

Filed under: Cable, New contentBe still our hearts! When practically every other cable operator out there is hiking rates up, Atlantic Broadband is bringing them down. In an admittedly shocking move, the small carrier has announced its plans to knock around $8 per month off of bills received by HD customers. Miraculously, it will also be adding three new HD channels -- History HD, FOX News HD and Science HD -- bringing the grand total to nearly 40 high-def channels. Of note, the pricing changes could leave a small amount of customers paying more, but the company has expressed its intentions to... (original story)

Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3-to-1 on Black Friday

Xbox 360 sets record sales number with a 25 percent increase from Black Friday sales in 2007. ... (original story)

Hot Deal: Buy A ZeeVee Box, Get A Free Remote And Wired Mag Subscription

Head on over to Amazon and purchase the ZeeVee Box--which streams internet TV content to your HDTV--and ZeeVee will send you a free remote. Plus for a limited time Amazon will give you a free Wired magazine subscription and a... (original story)

HD or SD? Study: 18% of HDTV Owners Can't Tell Difference

It's pretty easy to tell the difference between a HDTV and SDTV, right? Maybe not. ... (original story)



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