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Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion

You actually know what some of the crazy doodles on the side of an HDTV means when it comes to video—720p, 1080i, 1080p. Congrats, you're ahead of most people, like my mother. But do you understand the alphabet soup of audio, the confounding constellation of logos on your Blu-ray player's box? While there are basically two rival home-theater audio encoders—Dolby and DTS—they each have several different quality levels and options for different scenarios. Yeah, it's a lot to keep up with, and it annoys us too. So we asked Dolby and DTS to put down their guns for a sec and help us sort it out. More »

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2:00 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By matt buchanan
10,144 views, 31 comments

Latest by davidron: Even the Dolby Digital AC3 track on DVDs sounds PERFECT to me. My ears really can't here the difference between a 192K and a 256K mp3, and AC3 is roughly equivelant to an MP3 in that compression range. more »

vizio

Vizio's VP505XVT 50-Inch 1080p Plasma TV Will Cost $1,600, Use Panasonic Panel

Part of Vizio's new XVT premium line, the 50-inch VP505XVT plasma known in a past life as the VP504F, actually uses Panasonic panels, meaning it'll have something in common with future versions of Pioneer's top-of-the-line Kuro sets. Yes, the plasma universe is collapsing upon itself as we speak, though for not that might not be a bad thing. And yeah, the 1080p set has Silicon Optix's HQV Reon processor. Here's what all you're getting for $1599 when this finally hits in mid-September: More »

9:05 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By matt buchanan
3,086 views, 9 comments

Latest by FlashGordon: @Chester_Copperpot: Depends on which Sony or Samsung you are looking at. Some are no better that any el cheapo panel. Also, not all Vizio's are created equal. Some of their panels are actually well below average, while more »

vizio

Vizio Black Tie XVT 120Hz LCDs Out Soon; Wal-Mart Getting 120Hz By Next Year

Vizio's 120Hz LCD TVs from CES are not vapor, instead coalescing into very real products. The 47- and 42-inch sets—rebranded "Black Tie" as part of the company's new performance XVT line—will be available in just a couple weeks for $1,500 and $1,200 MSRP, at street prices of around 1,400 and $1,100 respectively. I checked them out—and they weren't bad. More »

9:00 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By matt buchanan
2,447 views, 13 comments

Nitrogen Trifluoride

Dangerous Chemical In LCD TVs Being Replaced

A couple of weeks ago we brought you the shocking news that your LCD HDTV probably contained a nefarious gas called Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) that was far more harmful to the environment than many other sources, including CO2. The Linde Group, who manufactures many of the LCD panels used in several popular LCD HDTVs, says that they've tweaked their manufacturing operations to use Fluorine instead of Nitrogen Trifluoride, replacing the dangerous gas with a fairly harmless one. Kudos to The Linde Group, and let's hope the other manufacturers follow step. [CE Pro]

10:00 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Matt Hickey
2,524 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: So is it a health risk to keep a hdtv with a cracked screen in the home? I'm only asking since I've had more hdtv with a cracked screen for a little over a year. more »

cables

Panasonic's Pivoting HDMI Cables Flex 180 Degrees For Tricky HDTV Wall Mounts

If you're wall-mounting your TV in tight quarters and don't have a free side or downward-facing HDMI input on your set, these Panasonic HDMI cables will probably come in handy, once they're released this August. No word yet on price; Panasonic's standard 5ft cables go for around $30 on Amazon (and we all know you can do a lot better than that). You can bet these will be even more expensive. [Pocket Lint]

11:45 AM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By John Mahoney
2,010 views, 22 comments

leds

Toshiba's LED TV Screen Lights up Center Stage in Times Square

Only back in May were we talking about another Times Square display—Walgreen's one—and today Toshiba's news is about its new display there. Sitting 285 feet in the air, the 51.2-foot by 52.5-foot display is a 1280 x 1248 pixel LED high-definition monster that uses some proprietary Technovirtual technology to create virtual pixels to achieve an even higher apparent resolution. It can show over a billion colors, and since it sits atop One Times Square, it's got a pretty commanding view over the streets. And environmentalists may be pleased to learn it replaces a previous screen that consumed much more power. High-def advertising and green credentials? Impressive. [Toshiba]

3:50 AM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,451 views, 13 comments

Latest by catheriz: Is this worth going down three subway stops to check out? Cool though. more »

dealzmodo

Wait to Buy! HDTVs About To Get Even Cheaper

Wait on buying your TV. Fresh off a round of price-cuts barely two months old, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Panasonic and Samsung will drop prices on their sets by as much as $400 in the coming weeks. More »

4:55 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Benny Goldman
88,873 views, 42 comments

belkin flywire

Belkin FlyWire Wireless HDMI Box Beams 1080p Anywhere in Your House, Looks Fantastic

We first saw Belkin's slick-looking wireless HDMI kit at CES, when it was due in September for about $600. Now dubbed FlyWire (nice and catchy!), they've got two initial entries: FlyWire will shoot full 1080p goodness using the 5GHz band to anywhere in your house, walls be damned, for $999. Plus, it has an IR backchannel for controlling hidden AV devices. Or FlyWire R1 gets you in-room wireless for $699.99. More »

3:00 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By matt buchanan
7,270 views, 30 comments

Latest by sdsdv10: This isn't a traditional video streaming device. It is more like a "Sonos" for HD video (not exactly the same but similar). Put you BluRay disk player, HTPC, HD Sat. box, etc anywhere in your house connected to the transmiter, more »

case mod

Double Case Mod: Xbox 360 and HDTV Mashed Up

It's not often that a case mod involves modding two cases into one, but it's not often you get to see an Xbox 360 stuffed inside an LCD HDTV. PvP LostKnight has done just that to save space, creating what's perhaps the world's first Xbox console console. Not only does it work but it looks really nice, something I'd put in my living room without having to make excuses to my parents when they come to visit. And it's fully functional. [PSPMod]

9:00 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By Matt Hickey
2,649 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: Cool, now you have a TV that sounds like a vacuum cleaner. How about a PS3 HDTV mod? more »

sony

Sony Gets Serious With Another Next-Gen Display Tech: FED, Like CRT But Really Thin

Sony is probably OLED's most vocal prophet as the TV of the future. But according to Nikkei, they're hedging their bets and getting more serious with another next-gen display tech: field emission display, which is a lot like a good ol' cathode ray tube, except that it's super thin—it has all the benefits too, like deep blacks and zero motion blur. A "dream panel" says Nikkei. Plus, they're easier to build at large sizes than OLED TVs. Sony just agreed to take over a plant run by Pioneer to begin mass production of FED panels in late 2009 after holding the tech at arm's length for years. More »

5:30 PM on Sat Jul 5 2008
By matt buchanan
17,334 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: Do want. more »

hdtv

HDTVs Have Hidden Feature: Poison Gas

Did you know that your HDTV has a gas in it that could make you and your family sick and destroy the planet? It's true, a gas called Nitrogen Trifluoride, and it's bad stuff. Apparently thousands of times worse for the planet than CO2, it's a greenhouse compound that could significantly contribute to global warming. And it's bad to inhale, poisoning your liver and kidneys. It's not a real issue right now, but when landfills of the future start filling up with older HDTVs, it could be a problem. Luckily by then we'll have colonized another planet to mess up. [CrunchGear]

8:30 AM on Fri Jul 4 2008
By Matt Hickey
6,071 views, 44 comments

Latest by Barion: So no huffing the plasma? more »

plasma

Panasonic TH-50PZ850U Reviewed: Beats Pioneer Kuro in Color and Detail, But Not Black Level

Gary at HD Guru probably puts TVs through the most insane, obsessive test gauntlet of anyone. He just stacked one of Panasonic's latest, the TH-50PZ850U, against a Pioneer Kuro, once and future King of Plasmas. Basically, while Kuro is blacker (courtesy of its screen's darker tint) and brighter, Panny's color reproduction is much deeper, you get better dark detail, more accurate gamma, it uses 30 percent less power, AND it's cheaper ($3500 to $4600). Everything else is about even. For more grisly details, head over there: [HD Guru]

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7:02 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By matt buchanan
4,081 views, 12 comments

Latest by n/a: This is pretty shoddy stuff guys. Making a blanket statement like "Beats Pioneer Kuro in Color and Detail" is poor writing. The 8G Kuro used for comparison wasn't even the Elite model. It was the PDP-6010FD, not the Elite. So I more »

waterproof tvs

MarineAV's 70-Inch, Waterproof LCD TV

The 57-inch Aquavision is a definitely a big waterproof television, but it falls well short of the 70-inch beast that MarineAV is packin'. Outside of its size and rugged exterior, the LCD70 also features full 1080p resolution, a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 600cd/m2 brightness, 8ms response time, 178 degree viewing angle, and AV, S-Video, Component, HDMI, PC (VGA) inputs. Not bad...until you see the £27,995.95 ($55,500) price tag that is. [MarineAV via HDTV UK via Born Rich]

7:00 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,211 views, 14 comments

hdtvs

Mitsubishi LaserVue Laser TV Will Be 65 and 73-Inches and Ship in Q3

Details on Mistubishi's LaserVue, the rear-projection 1080p televison that uses frickin' laser beams to display exceptionally rich color, are pouring out. The TV set will come in 65" and 73" varities when it ships in Q3 this year. It's 10" deep, thin by historical standards, but still somewhat thick for today's tastes, but the 120Hz set consumes a fraction of the power of LCDs and plasmas and is 3D-capable out of the box. No word on price. [Mitsubishi]

8:57 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Benny Goldman
7,604 views, 23 comments

Latest by kevman90: 3-D capable. wowwowo more »

hdtv

JVC's New LCD HDTVs Claim Title of World's Thinnest (with Tuner)

Right back in January we brought you news that JVC had worked out some magic for making super-slim LCD TVs, and now they're official products. The 42-inch LT-421L89 and the 46-inch LT-46SL89 measure up at just 1.5-inches deep (2.9-inches at the center) and let JVC say they're the "world's thinnest tuner-equipped LCD TVs." The tuner-equipped part distinguishes them from skinnier Aquos TVs, which dump the electronics to a separate box. They're full HD, and will be available July for $1,899.99 for the 42-inch and $2,399.99 for the 46-inch. Press release below. More »

4:28 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,641 views, 1 comment

Latest by ANoel: What's with the thin TV thing?Is it that couch potatoes can't be bothered dragging their fat asses into a gym or out to play with their kids and so pass off the dieting to JVC, Sony, Toshiba, LG, Samsung and more »

dtv

Three Top DTV Converter Boxes Go Head to Head For Your Digital Dollar

Somehow I doubt that many Gizmodo readers are concerned about getting a DTV converter before the February 2009 cutoff date—but then again, I've been surprised before. If you or someone you know falls into this category, Sound & Vision has taken the liberty of pitting the top three DTV converter boxes against one another to find out which one will be worth dropping your voucher on. These three boxes include: the Digital Stream DTX9900, the RCA DTA800, and the Zenith DTT900. More »

5:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
7,344 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: Good luck finding one of those converters in a retail store. I'm not sure about the digital stream but the RCA and Zenith models are sold out nationwide @ the big box stores. Oh and the "free" EchoStar TR-40 Became more »

Monster HDTV

Ten Million Pixel Comcast Display Wows Viewers With Un-throttled Ultra HD Video

Love 'em or hate 'em, Comcast sure knows how to throw together a 10 million pixel video display. The one seen here is available for ogling at the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, and covers over 2,100 square feet of wall space with four-millimeter LED lights. The images and video that play on this super screen do so with a resolution that's five times that of HDTV. Comcast ended up paying Barco $22 million for the wall display and accompanying automated control room, which handles about 27,000 gigabytes of information. If you have 10 minutes to spare, the impressive presentation video of this thing in action is definitely worth a view. More »

6:00 PM on Sat Jun 21 2008
By Jack Loftus
57,754 views, 83 comments

Latest by n/a: Wow...$22 million for a display very few will ever see, but they can't keep OnDemand online for an entire month without service interruptions...shame on you Comcast...maybe you can spend more money on your actual customers next time. more »

hdtv

"HD for Kids!" Coloring Book: Now You Really Have to Stay Inside the Lines

This great "HD for Kids!" coloring book by Non-Toxic Reviews teaches tykes all about the joys—and pitfalls—of High-Def TV through activities like tracing burn-in on a plasma screen and the borderline-autistic "draw 1,080 dots inside this HDTV". The book is too funny not to be a little tongue-in-cheek, but the lessons are real and helpful for people of all ages. I can definitely relate to the part that gets the young 'uns disappointed early in life when they realize they have four HDMI devices, but only one input to plug them into. Check out our favorite pages in the gallery, and get the full book for free by hitting the link. [Non-Toxic Reviews via BBG]

7:29 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Benny Goldman
2,844 views, 13 comments

Latest by Killjoy: @Channing: ^_^ more »

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