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- 1080p
- Refers to the 1920x1080 "progressive scan" HDTV format. Also called "Full HD" "True HD" and "Ultra HD," 1080p provides the highest resolution in the HDTV standard. However, on...
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- Viewsonic introduces $100 VMP70 HD media player without network connectivity
- Viewsonic is best known for its computer monitors, but it also offers HDTVs, mostly through online retailers. Now it hopes to expand its living room presence with its first media player, the VMP70. The good news is that it can handle 1080p HD, though that's...
- Tags: ViewSonic Corp., Network, 1080p, Network Connectivity, Media Player, VMP70, Ethernet, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday
- Every year, retailers' ads for Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial starting of the holiday shopping season—manage to leak out a few weeks beforehand this year being no exception. And every year, said retailers freak out when the ads appear online, perhaps fearing that competitors could...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Retail Company, HDTV, 1080p, Retail, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs
- Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Video, 1080p, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player
- wd tv support full HDseehttp://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572RE: Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media PlayerI've had the WDTV for several months now, and I can vouch that it indeed has 1080p support. Love it!!
- Tags: 1080p, networking capability, Western Digital Corp., network
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- JVC debuts its first mini-HD camcorder: the PICSIO GC-FM1
- Should Flip be worried about yet another entry into the mini-HD camcorder market? JVC announced today the release of the PICSIO GC-FM1, its first mini HD digital camcorder. The new gadget, built with 4x digital zoom, shoots 8-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format, storing movies...
- Tags: JVC, Camcorder, Video, 1080p, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Asus, QNAP release new 1080p HD media streamers
- why not use a ps3? does same and more!?well....almost the same!!RE: Asus, QNAP release new 1080p HD media streamersHave been putting an NMP through it's paces for a month. Impressive performance so far, very flexible. User interface could use some improving, but it is early days. Has caused...
- Tags: Media players, Digital music, new 1080p HD media streamer, QNap, media streamer, 1080p, ASUS, media player
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Asus, QNAP release new 1080p HD media streamers
- Home theaters are still waiting for the killer device that will run away with the market for streaming media to your HDTV. How do we know? More and more companies are jumping into the "network media player" game—a dominant device (whether a networked TV or super...
- Tags: ASUS, Network, Video, 1080p, QNAP, Corporate Communications, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Ethernet, Networking, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Westinghouse releases 120Hz 42-inch LCD HDTV for $750
- Not so long ago, it was a premium feature for top-of-the-line LCDs, but seemingly within a matter of months TVs with 120Hz refresh rates have hit mainstream prices. Now it looks like the technology to compensate for image blurring in fast-moving action will reach bargain sets this holiday season. ...
- Tags: HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Westinghouse, 120Hz, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-09-27
- VIA unveils SurfBoard NetNote netbook with 1080p playback
- Cool media chip - but Nano or C7 cpu? Yuck.The media processor is cool, but the C7 and Nano are a bit underpowered.
- Tags: C7 CPU, Nano, media processor, netbook, 1080p
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- JVC announces Everio GZ-HM400, full 1080p HD camcorder
- Now just need to to increase Optical ZoomI am very interested in an HD camcorder but I would prefer to have a 20x or higher optical zoom capability.RE: JVC announces Everio GZ-HM400, full 1080p HD camcorderTwo out of three JVC camcorders, I bought, broke down, the first had a tape...
- Tags: camcorder, JVC, Everio GZ-HM400, optical zoom, 1080p
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- VIA unveils SurfBoard NetNote netbook with 1080p playback
- VIA on Wednesday unveiled its new "NetNote" category of systems today, which supposedly manage notebook-like power from a netbook price tag and footprint. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: 1080p, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- JVC announces Everio GZ-HM400, full 1080p HD camcorder
- Though it's been available in Japan for a couple months already, JVC has just introduced the U.S. version of its new top-of-the-line, flash-based consumer camcorder, the JVC Everio GZ-HM400. by Janice Chen
- Tags: JVC, Camcorder, 1080p, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Apple regroups for living room push; drops 40GB Apple TV, slashes 160GB price
- I'll keep hoping for a hardware refresh...But it's equally likely they did this because there is no longer a real price difference between a 40GB hard drive and a 160GB hard drive and sales between the two are equally lackluster. Why have 2 models at all when the parts cost...
- Tags: TV, 1080p, Apple TV, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K
- High-performance computer builders Maingear on Thursday announced its eX-L 18 desktop replacement laptop, 'the world's most powerful' notebook, according to the company. The system features dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (1080p HD resolution, of course), Intel Core 2 mobile processors and dual-channel...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, 1080p, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Maingear, eX-L 18, Serial ATA, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Averatec debuts 22-in. D1005 all-in-one PC; $799
- Averatec debuts 22-in. D1005 all-in-one PC; $799ResponseCan you get into the device to troubleshoot? Would hate to have another piece of equipment that everytime there is a problem you have to send it off. 1080p?"The D1005 all-in-one touts several solid features, including dual-core processing and true 1080p resolution....
- Tags: PC, WXGA, 1080p, D1005
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Vizio reveals 31 new HDTVs for 2009 lineup, from $249 to $2,199
- Vizio, newly-anointed king of U.S. HDTV sales, has unveiled its 2009 TV product lineup, with 31 new models in three product groups: the performance-minded XVT series, the style-minded VT series and the budget/value E series. Which one should you choose? I've provided the...
- Tags: HDMI, HDTV, 1080p, Vizio, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- NEC's 43 in., 31:10 curved monitor commands $8,000 price tag
- NEC's 43 in., 31:10 curved monitor commands $8,000 price tagWhat about warping software?Okay, a very-wide curving screen is great, but not if it is used to display a flat-plane image. To present a wide view accurately, a warping transformation needs to occur somewhere in the chain.drool............. i need one...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, NEC Corp., monitor
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Microsoft beefs up Xbox 360's entertainment offerings with 1080p HD streaming
- Microsoft beefs up Xbox 360's entertainment offerings with 1080p HD streamingThe one thing MS does right!!!They should drop the rest of their crap and focus on Xbox even though mine is mysteriously showing signs of bit rot.
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, entertainment offering, 1080p, Microsoft Xbox 360, entertainment, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Microsoft beefs up Xbox 360's entertainment offerings with 1080p HD streaming
- It hasn't beat out the Wii, but Microsoft's Xbox 360 is doing fine in second place in sales of the current generation of videogame consoles. It helps that it costs quite a bit less than the PlayStation 3, though a lot of that price difference comes in the...
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, 1080p, Entertainment, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- NEC develops new chip that promises superior 1080p upscaling
- NEC develops new chip that promises superior 1080p upscalingHow much can the eye see?How much difference in color can the human eye discern? Is there going to be any real difference on the screen between however many we can get now vs the 1 billion this chip is suppost to...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, superior 1080p, 1080p, chip, new chip, NEC Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
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