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LCD Vs Plasma in 2007
As long as we can remember people have debated; what is the best HDTV technology? Sure every technology has it downsides, but when we are talking about picture quality above all else, which is the best? In the past people would debate LCD vs Plasma which really left us scratching our head because at the time the smallest Plasma was 37" and the largest LCD was 32". Well those times are over and many LCDs and Plasmas are the same size -- well almost the same size, while Plasmas are 37", 42", 50" and 60" LCDs are 32", 40", 42", 46", 52" and a host of other sizes. There is little doubt that LCD has more sizes available and arguably more detail, it also costs more, but we aren't talking about size here, we're talking about picture quality. Plasmas have been able to boast better blacks and better colors than LCD, but in recent years LCD technology has made leaps and bounds in this area as well as the new 120Hz models, which begs the question do Plasmas still have better blacks and colors than LCDs? Sure they are susceptible to burn in and many are only 720p vs 1080p, but most ISF engineers agree that accurate colors and black are more important than resolution.
Deal Alert: Toshiba 42LZ196 42-inch REGZA 1080p LCD HDTV: $1749.97
If you simply must have a full High Definition flat panel LCD HDTV, it's hard to go wrong with Toshiba's Regza series, and it's even harder to go wrong when it's on sale for $1100 below its original list price. OneCall currently has Toshiba's 42LZ196 Cinema Series Pro 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV for sale for $1749.97 including delivery. Toshiba 42LZ196 1080p Cinema Series Pro LCD HDTV on OneCall: $1750 delivered With any TV purchase, you can also save 10% on the Bose CineMate digital home theater speaker system or 10% on Polk Audio speaker systems (see "special offers" tab on the TV's detail page). Details from the Manufacturer Video:REGZA - Premium LCD TV. All REGZA models combine the fast CineSpeed LCD panel, with industry leading PixelPure Hi-bit 12-bit digital video processing, for the best possible picture quality.
Three more reasons why Apple should buy Miglia
"I speculated last week that Apple may buy Miglia to add DVR capabilities to its Apple TV set-top box," Carl Howe writes for Blackfriars' Marketing. Howe writes, "Yes, the Miglia TVMini HD+ makes a killer add-on to the Apple TV, but today, I realized that there are three more reasons why Apple should be buying the company or at least reselling their TVMini product:" • Miglia TVMini HD+ is a USB 2.0 device. It would be the perfect device to add HDTV to any iMac and turn it into the best small HDTV on the market. • Miglia's add-on HDTV recording solution means that one iMac design could support US, European, and Asian TV standards. • HDTV content providers would suddenly have huge incentives to sign up with Apple's iTunes Store. Howe writes, "Apple TV buyers have just received notices that their boxes are shipping, meaning that they'll get opportunities to see what works in their USB ports in just a few days." Full article here.
Peter J. Brown: CFL dreams, HDTV reality
Here in Maine, as in many other states, a lot has been said lately about the advantages of the latest in light bulb technology and about how consumers are doing themselves and the environment a favor by buying these new compact fluorescent lights. Many Maine residents have filled out the short forms at CFL points of sale and enjoyed a $2 discount on the spot. All this CFL activity is under way with nothing but the best of intentions in mind. However, it is time to shine a bit of light on another trend in Maine and across the nation, one that is transforming thousands of living rooms and seriously undermining any effort to successfully cut energy costs, at least thus far. The subject here is HDTV — big screen HDTVs in particular — and the sad fact is that while there is much talk in consumer electronics circles about the need to reduce the power consumption of HDTV sets, the reality is that the presence of just one HDTV set in a typical household can pretty much offset, if not entirely wipe out, all the energy cost benefits achieved by the installation of a dozen or more CFLs in the same household.
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