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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

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ASUS G51J 3D truly a gaming laptop; starts at $1,700

If Asus wants to beat out Acer, the new laptop they just announced might help. The new Asus G51J 3D appears to have been built for gamers, incorporating NVIDIA 3D Vision. The 15.6-inch laptop is essentially a gaming station with a 120Hz LCD panel, an Intel Core...

Tags: Game, ASUS, 3D, Laptop Computer, ASUS G51J 3D, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

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

Apple TV update looks good but doesn't offer much more

I second your thoughts, Sam.The updates were nice, but hardly worth it from the functional standpoint. Yes, Netflix would be nice, although iTunes provides most, if not all, of what Netflix would, doesn't it?One thing Tim Cook mentioned during the most recent earnings call was that Apple was going to...

Tags: INTERNET, Apple TV, Internet radio, Apple Inc., TV, NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Vizio VF551XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VF551XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Sharp LC-52LE700UN

Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode

Product reviews 2009-10-16

Sharp LC-40LE700UN

Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode

Product reviews 2009-10-16

Sharp LC-46LE700UN

Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode

Product reviews 2009-10-16

Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Acer Aspire notebook, LG HDTV

An iPod Nano, an Acer Aspire notebook, and a 42-inch LC LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a reconditioned iPod nano from Buy.com for $69.99, down from $149.99. The 4-gigabyte nano has a 2-inch screen,...

Tags: Apple iPod, LG Electronics Inc., Apple iPod Nano, Buy.com, HDTV, Acer Inc., Notebooks, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Gadget Gal's daily deals: MSI Wind Top touchscreen PC, 8GB Zune MP3 player, Sony BRAVIA HDTV

A MSI Wind Top touchscreen PC, a Microsoft Zune 8GB MP3 player, and a Sony BRAVIA 40-inch LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, October 1st, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the MSI AE1900 Series Wind Top All In One 18.5-inch Touchscreen PC...

Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., PC, MP3 Player, Microsoft Zune, HDTV, MSI Wind, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Media Players, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Gadget Gal's daily deals: PSP Go, Dell Latitude notebook, Toshiba Regaza HDTV

A sale on the soon-to-be-released PSP Go, a Dell Latitude laptop, and a Toshiba Regaza 40-inch LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Monday, September 28, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Save 15 percent off of gaming consoles, phones, GPS, MP3 players, video cards and...

Tags: Coupon, Dell Computer Corp., HDTV, Sony PlayStation Portable, Toshiba Corp., Dell Latitude, TVs, Notebooks, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-28

News to know: HP; AT&T; Malware; Twitter; RIM

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7 Ed Bott: Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., AT&T Corp., Malware, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Westinghouse releases 120Hz 42-inch LCD HDTV for $750

Color gamut and shadow detailWestinghouse usually lacks those480Hz--What the--Keep dreaming!!!That is, if you have a cable box with a DVR that can play at 20 times slower than normal speed.It'd be nice to see that very slick... catch of that football when scoring a touchdown.Heck, why not have a 2880p...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, HDTV, Westinghouse, LCD

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Samsung UN46B8000

Photo gallery: Samsung UNB8000 series As the most expensive horse in Samsung's stable of edge-lit LED-based LCD TVs, which the company calls "LED TVs" in most of its marketing materials, the UNB8000 series is differentiated from its cheaper herd mates by the addition of 240Hz processing. If you're...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung UNB8000, TV

Product reviews 2009-09-25

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony BRAVIA HDTV, 1TB Western Digital HDD, Magnavox HDTV

A 40-inch Sony BRAVIA LCD HDTV, a 1TB Western Digital external hard drive, and a refurbished Magnavox 32-inch LCD TV. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, September 24, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. While supplies last, Sony Style is taking off $300 from the ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, HDTV, Western Digital Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Sony Bravia KDL-46W5100

Photo gallery: Sony KDL-W5100 seriesThis year most major TV makers are using interactive features to distinguish themselves from the others, and unlike differences in black level performance and off-angle viewing, it's easy for shoppers to tell the various interactive add-ons apart. Whether they actually want said add-ons is...

Tags: Performance management, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp., W5100, Sony KDL-W5100, Sony KDL-W5100 series

Product reviews 2009-09-08

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Apple iPod touch education discount, Samsung HDTV, Sony Cyber-shot digital camera

The final week for the free iPod touch education discount, a Samsung 46-inch HDTV, and a Sony Cyber-shot. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, September 1, straight from the gadget gal: 1. This is the last week for you to get a free iPod touch when...

Tags: Education, Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Apple Inc., Digital Camera, Apple iPod Touch, Sony Cyber-Shot, Camera, DSC-W290, Digital Music, TVs, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Samsung working on a 480Hz HDTV?

garbage, rubbish and Samsung too slowPanasonic already have a 600hz HDTV, so why is this news-worthy?RE: Samsung working on a 480Hz HDTV?120 is looks better than 60, but I cannot see any difference between 120 and 240.I don't like what the refresh does to the image.I've seen several LCD...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Energy Consumption, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Samsung working on a 480Hz HDTV?

Some people question the value of 120Hz refresh rates for LCD HDTVs, and even more wonder if 240Hz is worth the extra expense. But it's a spec with buzz, so it shouldn't be entirely surprising that Samsung is supposedly working on 480Hz sets that it may reveal at the IFA...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Frame, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Samsung PN50B860

Photo gallery: Samsung PNB850/860 seriesIn the battle between plasma and LCD, the former generally comes out ahead in most areas of our picture quality tests, while the latter has dominated the less-important, but somehow costlier, dimension of depth. LCDs like the Samsung and Sony edge-lit models, and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, PNB850/860 series, Samsung PNB850/860, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma

Product reviews 2009-08-25