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Sony announces the first 240 Hz sets due out this Nov 10th in Japan and December for the States. Many are wondering why 240Hz and how much better will this increase make? To put things into perspective the reason 120 Hz exist is to fix the problem with jutter that happens with 60 Hz.
The problem […]

The highly highly anticipated new LED Backlight LCD from Samsung is finally trickling into users hands. Samsung has a lot to live up too and lots of competition coming out soon from Sony in the XBR 8.
Things we’ve heard so far:
Picture quality is AMAZING.
Black is BLACK!
Details in black are living up to expectations
Black is so […]

I plan on putting together a post over this week that explains what are the issues of current high end model TVs. I believe everyone should know what could be wrong with a set and be able to recognize  something they might not realize is a big issue.  You don’t want to dish out a […]

I just found yesterday that Circuit City Home Entertainment Specialist are now on commission in a way. They are still paid an hourly rate but have added bonuses at the end of the month. I didn’t get the exact detailed explanation on how it works exactly. From my understanding it works on how much gross […]

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The Sony 2008 LCD TV line up is quite confusing and has tons of models. I’ve put this chart together to help people understand the differences between each line. Right now as of 7/30/2008 we don’t know everything about all the XBR lines. With time I’ll be updating this chart and fixing […]

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Samsung 2008 LCD TV differences explained in a chart. I plan on adding how many bits the panel and processor are for each model. If you want to comment with the correct bits for each model, I will add them. If you have any suggestion or corrections that need to be […]

I’m going to start a document of differences between all these specific models. It’s quite confusing when you walk into the store and have all these options. Right now at this moment (7/24/08) the 8 & 9 Series are not out. Thinking of putting together an Excel spreadsheet with all the features and if they […]

Today I caught wind of Samsung’s new LCD announcement. Since information I’ve posted on the Sony XBR 8 LED model I’ve been wondering if Samsung will bring out a new LED model. Now we have something to look forward to from Samsung, the 9-Series.
It looks like Samsung is using its marketing techniques on inflated contrast […]

My friend who works with AT&T and been at training for U-Verse installs just gave me a heads up that there was a soft launch for U-Verse this week for Miami. Apparently this week AT&T employees have access to sign up for the service. This mean in another two weeks we should see some trucks […]

Blu-Ray Player Comparison
You could call this the affordable blu ray player comparison
The Players:
Insignia NS-BDDVD Blu-Ray
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray
Sony Playstation 3 Blu-Ray
Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-Ray
Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-Ray
Sony BDP-S300 Blu-Ray
Phillips BDP7200 Blu-Ray
The Categories:
Profile
Insignia: 1.1 profile
Samsung: 1.1, 2.0 profile coming via firmware upgrade
Playstation 3: 2.0 profile via system upgrades
Sharp: 1.0 profile
Panasonic: 1.1 profile
Sony 300: 1.0 profile
Phillips: 1.1 profile
Whats the […]