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LG 50PG60

The LG 50PG60 is the second of two HDTVs we've reviewed with THX display certification, and it proves that even the three letters formerly associated with George Lucas can't guarantee picture quality parity. The first such THX-certified TV, Panasonic's TH-50PZ800U, impressed us in just about every way, and the 50PG60...

Tags: Quality, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LG 50PG60, LG Electronics Inc., THX

Product reviews 2008-06-12

(Photos: Getting the THX thumbs-up)

(Photos: Getting the THX thumbs-up)If I have $25,000...I'd spend:$7,500 for a 1440p projector (that hasn't been released yet)$2,500 for a home theater receiver$1,500 for a 7.1 amp$7,000 $1000 per speaker (up to 7 speakers) (Built-it-myself)$500 for a subwoofer (Build-it-myself)$1000 for a HD-DVD Player$500 for PS3$4500 for seats, sound absorbers, etc.Sorry...

Tags: Consumer electronics, THX, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-07-21

THX turns up volume on undercover tech

Movie sound company also working for the consumerTHX is best known for its all-encompassing sound drone that plays at the top of movies in THX-certified cinemas. CNET News.com took a look inside THX's San Rafael, Calif.-based headquarters to see the THX certification process, and see what tech the company's working...

Tags: THX

Videos 2007-07-20

THX hears the call of consumer electronics

THX hears the call of consumer electronics$300 computer speakers?I guess I'll pass on that one. THX "certification" for consumer electronics has been useless thus far, except for generating royalties for THX. It looks like I will also be avoiding these new "co-designed" THX products as well, unless they can get...

Tags: THX, consumer electronics, electronics

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

2007 Lincoln MKZ

Photo gallery:2007 Lincoln MKZThe design of the 2007 Lincoln MKZ incorporates a subtle boldness we appreciate from an American carmaker. Too often, a company produces homogenous products designed to offend no one, which end up appealing to no one either, especially when that company is drowning in red ink. But...

Tags: Lincoln, wineglass, LINCOLN MKZ, THX, speaker

Product reviews 2007-06-06

Additional Resources

Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download

Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

The emergency room myth busted

ok Dana 1 troll 0 This is a real sucker punch that i never saw coming ....Dana you are getting nastier by each post what next chomsky on the reading list :)thx for they excellent link well its hurt Racism at the heart of healhcare reform opposition.Who are more likely...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, health care, emergency room myth, Odds Ratio

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

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

Malware ads served from Gizmodo blog

Disclosure please!I'd like to know who their ad partner was.Disclosure please!I'd like to know the platforms affected.(fake anti-virus) ...(And we would have noticed sooner except everyone on staff is on OS X or Linux for production machines.)I can only guess. But I shouldn't have to.thx^o^Is is really needed?How many...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, blog, malware, advertisement, Gizmodo

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack

For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS

hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

2010 Lincoln MKZ

Photo gallery:2010 Lincoln MKZThe same sort of modern stateliness we saw on the Lincoln MKS last year finds its way into the 2010 MKZ, along with an impressive technology array. Lincoln's new winged-grille design covers the front of this smallest Lincoln, giving it stronger presence than its platform mates, the...

Tags: Lincoln, MKZ, car

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future?

Let's set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that's of course coming to Japan by year's end. Toshiba's "Cell" project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind...

Tags: HDTV, Toshiba Corp., Cell, 55X1, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...

Tags: patent verdict, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Intel Developer Forum: The top 9 takeaways

Bad link alert: the Microsoft Pink article links herefrom the 'top stories' sectionfixedthxTukwila as a "top" takeaway ???OK, the graphic shows it "nearly" here (very, very late). But will it really be available in quantity? What yields can Intel expect to get on a chip with two billion transistors,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., ARM, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Democrats lack votes for health care reform

It's amazingWhen Republicans are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. When Democrats are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. Who's running that show anyway?Carl RapsonRepublicansRepublicans will continue to run Washington until the assumptions underlying their rule change. This is good news.We dont need to overhaul a system that...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nope, Obama, insurance, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

i4i vs. Microsoft appeal heard; Trash talk ensues

i Just hope taht MS will have it in the jaw big time For once a little guy could give the knock-out to MS would be a joy ....Would be so niceWould love to see this one almost bankrupt Microsoft.Would love it even more if the next one wipes them...

Tags: OpenOffice, Custom XML, Microsoft Corp., I4i

Discussion threads 2009-09-23