Harman Kardon intros three new AV receivers, each featuring HDMI 1.3a, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and an enhanced Bridge II iPod docking system. The new receivers also sport a “groundbreaking” onscreen menu system designed to make it easy for users to setup and use the systems.
The AVR 354 AV receiver offers 7.1 audio [...]
Entries from May 2008
Harman Kardon AVR 354, AVR 254 and AVR 154 receivers
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: HDTV receivers · Harman Kardon
Lacie d2 External Blu-ray Drive
May 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
LaCie has doubled burn speeds to 4x for its d2 Blu-ray Drive and has updated the case and software suite. The multi-format drive records, rewrites and reads 25GB or 50GB BD-R and BD-RE, as well as DVD-RW DL and CD-RW.
LaCie d2 Blu-ray has both Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 connections, and is available now [...]
Tags: Blu-ray writer
BenQ SP920 DLP projector
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments
BenQ today introduce a top-notch projector, called SP920. This HD projector includes 6,000 Lumens, picture-enhancing features, and Texas Instruments DLP chip. An important feature of this projector is that it has a 3D Color Management system with a unique dual lamp design that is sure to please consumers. Lamps on this projector include two 280W [...]
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Westinghouse VK-40F580D
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Westinghouse announce it’s new 40-inch LCD HDTV, called VK-40F580D, with a built-in slot-loading DVD player, and two HDMI inputs.
The new VK-40F580D LCD tries to appeal to customers who want things simple, combining a 40-inch 1080p LCD flat-panel TV with an integrated slot-loading DVD player and two HDMI inputs that can automatically detect when an [...]
Tags: 40-in · HDMI · HDTV LCD · Westinghouse
Canada’s HD Broadcaster Deal With Smithsonian Networks
May 25th, 2008 · No Comments
High Fidelity HDTV Inc, Canada’s foremost HD broadcaster, and Smithsonian Networks of the USA, have signed an exclusive programming agreement under which programs from the US service Smithsonian Channel HD will be broadcast on Oasis HD, Equator HD and Treasure HD, three of the all-HD channels operated by High Fidelity in Canada.
Smithsonian Channel HD’s programming [...]
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Grundig Misuro HD
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The Grundig Misuro HD LCD screens are HD ready, negating the need to purchase an additional set top box. The resolution and picture quality claims to be sharper than standard definition television and comes with an inbuilt DVD player for added value for money.
The Misuro HD comes in a choice of a high gloss white [...]
Contemporary Research 232-ATSC HDTV tuner
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Contemporary Research has unveiled its new 232-ATSC HDTV tuner. The 232-ATSC is a universal HDTV tuner, controllable via two-way RS-232 and discrete IR commands.
Able to fit two-across in a 2RU rack space, the 232-ATSC tuner outputs HDMI, RGB/component and composite video simultaneously. NTSC broadcasts are upscaled for HD display. Digital Dolby 5.1/PCM audio is available [...]
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ProjectionDesign WUXGA F30 DLP projector
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments
DLP(R) Products introduced the world’s first WUXGA DLP chip for the WUXGA
data projector that produces the highest resolution images at a native
resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels in a 16:10 aspect ratio on the market
today. Inside this 4,300 lumen projector you’ll find TI’s DLP .95 chip and 2x 300W UHP lamps offering about 2,000 hours [...]
Tags: HDTV projectors