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Japan gets world’s first Blu-ray/DVD hybrid

In this day and age, everybody is all about the hybrids. Whether they be hybrid cars or hybrids in the Resistance 2 video game, the big thing in the market is combining two or more different things together for a common objective. The movie format industry is no different. A few years ago, Victor JVC [...]

New Plasma TVs get greener

The main issues concerning older Plasma TVs were that they consumed a lot of energy along with the threat of burn in. Well they solved the burn in problem with burn-in reduction features such as screensavers or pixel wobbling. Now according to the Plasma Display Coalition (PDC), the Big Four, which consist of Hitachi, LG [...]

Sony PS3 sales hurt by slow HDTV sales

For quite some time since Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox 360, we have seen the sales of the Xbox 360 increase and beat out the sales of the Sony Playstation 3. At first, many analysts believed that the slow PS3 sales could be due to the price cut of the Microsoft Xbox 360 [...]

ViewSonic introduces their new 24-inch HDTV

If you are in the market for a small HDTV for your kitchen or bathroom or what not, then ViewSonic’s first new HDTV may be the one for you. ViewSonic introduces their new VT2430 24-inch LCD HDTV. The new HDTV offers full HD with 1080p resolution in addition to a 1,000:1 contrast ratio (10,000:1 DCR) [...]

Dynex 26-inch 720p LCD HDTV for $299

Even though we are going through a national financial crisis, I am pretty sure there many of you that are in the market for a cheap HDTV. And although many analysts and consumers would have absolutely nothing to do with Dynex HDTVs, their 26-inch 720p flat-screen LCD HDTV have been getting good reviews from their [...]

$300 off Panasonic HDTV, blu-ray player at Amazon

Amazon is offering a great deal for anyone who is looking to purchase a new HDTV or a blu-ray player. At Amazon, when customers purchase a Panasonic Plasma HDTV with the Panasonic BD-35 Blu-ray player, they will receive a $300 instant rebate. Amazon has several Panasonic HDTVs to choose from in a variety of sizes. [...]

Fake Blu-ray movies coming out of China

Piracy is really hurting the music and movie industry around the world, Warner Bros is said to be ending their DVD business in South Korea because of how bad movie piracy has become there. Now it seems that Blu-ray movies are falling victim to piracy. Fake Blu-rays are showing up in China now, no surprise. [...]

Mitsubishi begins shipment of LaserVue HDTV

A new era of HDTV has just begun today. Mitsubishi has begun shipping out the new laser-powered LaserVue 65″ HDTV. The idea of laser-powered television sets has been around as wearly as 1966. Earlier this year, Mitsubishi demonstrated the LaserVue at the Las Vegas CES show and it got people talking. Now, Mitsubishi makes the [...]

LG introduces Scarlet LG80 HDTV

LG Electronics has just introduced the new LG Scarlet LG80 HDTV, which is the next HDTV from the Scarlet family. According to LG, the new Scarlet LG80 boasts a great sound system as well as supreme picture quality. The Scarlet LG80 has a 3.1-channel virtual surround sound system and 50 watts of output with a [...]

Sharp Aquos HDTV with built-in Blu-ray recorder

Sharp released their new Aquos DX HDTV with an integrated Blu-ray player and recorder. The Aquos line ranges from 26-inch to 52-inch models and run anywhere from $1,600 to $4,900. The Sharp HDTV and Blu-ray combo is a great way to enjoy both HD television as well as Blu-ray if you don’t already have either [...]