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Sean Portnoy started his tech writing career at ZDNet nearly a decade ago. He then spent several years as an editor at Computer Shopper magazine, most recently serving as online executive editor. He received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. from the University of Southern California.- more about Sean Portnoy »
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- Could the latest LaCie LaCinema Classic HD streaming media device be The One?
- Unless Apple decides to make Apple TV as irresistible as it's made the iPod and iPhone, it's still anybody's game when it comes to the streaming media device that could capture the living rooms and the HDTVs installed within of the masses. There are cheap streamers, slightly less cheap streamers...
- Tags: LaCie, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, DVR, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Newegg's Black Friday sale starts with LG, Sharp and Samsung HDTV deals
- Newegg has kicked off its Black Friday festivities a little early, and the site is straining with the traffic surge. If you can actually get onto the site, you'll find a bunch of deals on HDTVs from brands like LG, Sharp and Samsung. While Samsung sets are well-represented in the...
- Tags: Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas
- Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...
- Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, Amazon.com Inc., 1080p, BD-P160, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Poll: Where will you shop for an HDTV on Black Friday?
- There's still time for a few last-minute surprise deals, but we've already seen the Black Friday ads from Best Buy, Newegg, Target, and Wal-Mart leak online. Now, the big question is: Where will you go shopping for HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home theater gear when the holiday shopping season begins...
- Tags: HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-22
- California adopts tough new requirements on HDTV energy use: Visionary or draconian?
- For years, California has had the nation's toughest emissions standards to counter the pollution from its massive volume of cars and trucks. Now it's turned its sites on the energy consumption coming from its residents' HDTVs. The result? Earlier this week, the California Energy Commission unanimously passed new standards to...
- Tags: California, HDTV, Standards, Quality, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-21
- Vizio announces Black Friday deals on its LCD HDTVs, Blu-ray player
- You may have noticed that Vizio hasn't been prominent in the Black Friday ads leaked online from Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart (save for a 26-inch LCD HDTV early special through Wal-Mart). But that doesn't mean the company, which has remained the number-one shipper of HDTVs in the U.S. for...
- Tags: Costco, HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Blu-ray, Vizio, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Full Wal-Mart Black Friday ad hits Internet, complete with Samsung, Sony HDTV deals
- If you read yesterday's post, you already know about a few of Wal-Mart's Black Friday home theater deals, including a $78 Blu-ray player. At long last, Wal-Mart's full Black Friday ad has hit the Web, and it includes some of those brand names that the earlier deals lacked. ...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Advertisement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Internet, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Wal-mart Black Friday deals on HDTVs, Blu-ray players begin to leak online
- As the 800-pound gorilla of retailing, Wal-mart can get away with teasing consumers before Black Friday, offering some early deals a couple of weeks ago, as well as even releasing some more today, like a 26-inch 720p Vizio LCD HDTV for $248 that will be available starting Saturday. Even worse,...
- Tags: Plasma, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, Blu-ray, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Newegg offers some early Black Friday deals on LCD HDTVs
- Online retailer Newegg got its start and still does a great business in selling computer components to DIYers, but it's expanded its reach and revenue by selling all sorts of electronics—even some small kitchen appliances. Of course, that roster of products includes HDTVs, and Newegg, like Wal-mart before it, is...
- Tags: Newegg.com, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Best Buy Black Friday ad leaks online. Here are the HDTV and Blu-ray deals.
- For electronics fans, the Holy Grail of Black Friday ads is the one from Best Buy, which can list more deals on laptops and home theater stuff than general retailers like Wal-mart and Target can squeeze into their circulars. Unfortunately, those deals are never as good as you hope—is this...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc., Advertisement, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Managed Hosting, TVs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-14
- Target Black Friday HDTV deal: Westinghouse 32-inch LCD for $246
- More Black Friday deals are trickling onto the Web, and while we still don't have info on Best Buy's yet, Target's have leaked, and include a very enticing HDTV deal. You'll be able (if you're an early bird) to snare a Westinghouse 32-inch LCD for just $246. ...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., LCD, Blu-ray, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Moxi introduces three-tuner HD DVR, reduces prices on dual-tuner version
- TiVo isn't the only company trying to entice people to choose its DVR solution over one you can get bundled with your cable or satellite programming. Moxi is going the extra step with the latest version of its HD DVR, unleashing a new model that incorporate...
- Tags: TiVo Inc., Moxi, DVR, Digital Video, Development Tools, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent "Chance of Meatballs" before DVD release
- Leveraging some synergy between its electronics arm and its movie studio, Sony announced today that it's going to offer its hit kiddies flick "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" to owners of select Bravia home theater gear a full month before it's released on DVD. The price for this privilege—and...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Movie, Pricing Strategy, DVD, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- TiVo readying 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter?
- It's been a tough slog for TiVo, whose once-innovative DVR ecosystem has been co-opted by cable companies' own DVR services. (Though some offer the TiVo interface for an additional charge.) The company and its devices still have their champions, but it's difficult to achieve mass success when buyers have to...
- Tags: Adapter, IEEE 802.11n, TiVo Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- 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
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Blu-ray Players/Home Theater Systems
- With prices for both players and discs plunging, this may be the holiday season for Blu-ray. Already online movie streaming is making inroads—even on Blu-ray players themselves. Some of these picks are integrating on-demand video services into their feature sets, hoping to keep themselves relevant in...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Disc, Blu-ray, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Men watch more high-def than women--and other things about HDTV you probably already know
- There was a time not too long ago when a lot of people bought an HDTV, brought it home, and started watched TV, all the while thinking they were watching in HD when they hadn't bothered to upgrade their cable or satellite package to make high-def programming available. Now viewers...
- Tags: Men, Women, HDTV, HD, HD Drama, Gender And Diversity, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Human Resources, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-31
- Is HDTV turning Americans into hockey fans?
- Hockey, the national pastime of our neighbors up north, has always been the number-four sport in the U.S., save for pockets of the country with a puck pedigree (the Northeast, the northern Midwest). While the league expanded south and west during the 1990s, and managed to have Fox broadcast Stanley...
- Tags: Network, HDTV, NHL, Sport, Games, Cable, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
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