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Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 08, 2007  |  0 comments
It’s $999, has HQV processing, plays Blu-ray and HD DVD. What else do you need to know? Oh, the model number probably. BD-UP5000. Look for it before the end of the year. What a coincidence it’s the same price as the product in the post below…
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LG Super Blu Mark II
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 08, 2007  |  0 comments
Behold the BH200. This time there is full HD DVD support, 1080p/24/30 and 60. It’s available in mid-October for $999. No multi-channel analog outputs though…
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DVDO Pro
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 08, 2007  |  0 comments
Released just last week, DVDO’s iScan VP50Pro is the first THX Certified scaler. It also has HDMI 1.3, and will accept and spit out just about every resolution you can imagine. Along with deinterlacing of 1080i and below, there is also mosquito noise reduction, detail enhancements, and just about every other goody you’d expect from a scaler. It’s $3,500.
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Yup
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 08, 2007  |  0 comments
I'm sure it is.
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Toshiba gets skinny, has triplets
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 07, 2007  |  0 comments
Toshiba had two big announcements at the show. On the TV side, two new 1080p LCDs in their Regza line are sporting what they claim to be the thinnest bezel on the market, at 0.9 inches. As you can see in the pic, it is indeed very thin. Look for them this month for $1,900 for the 40RF350U and $2,500 for the 46RF350U.
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Pioneer Blu-ray #2
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 07, 2007  |  0 comments
Pioneer let loose a new Blu-ray player, the BDP-95FD. It’s part of their Elite line, and has the usual 1080p/24 output and HDMI 1.3. What’s different is that it will actually output the bitstream of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio. Up until now, even the HDMI 1.3 BD and HD DVD players all converted these formats to PCM before outputting them digitally. Look for it in October for around $1000.
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4 new from Panasonic
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 07, 2007  |  0 comments
Panasonic has two new plasmas and two new projectors. The plasmas use the same glass as the 700 series, but lose an HDMI input, the anti-reflective coating, and about $200 each. The TH-42PZ77 is $1800 and the TH-50PZ77 is $2800. Both are scheduled to ship this month.
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HP gets MediaSmarter
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 07, 2007  |  0 comments
HP showed off their latest version of their MediaSmart TV. Unlike the last generation, this one has the entire MediaSmart bits all integrated into the TV (as in no more butt mounted box or rabbit ears). It’s 1080p, and has a revamped user interface (as you can see in the pic). They’re shipping now and are $2,099 for the 42-inch and $2,499 for the 47-inch.
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Toshiba loves graphs, charts, Excel
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 05, 2007  |  Published: Sep 06, 2007  |  0 comments
Toshiba had a press conference, which was an hour of graphs, charts, heat, and blown-out sound effects. I’ll give them credit for the Star Trek theme (of course I would), but after the dozenth time of “HD DVD has won!” or “LCD is the best!” I tuned out.
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Blu-ray from Sharp
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Sep 05, 2007  |  Published: Sep 06, 2007  |  0 comments
Sharp is finally releasing a Blu-ray player, and they’re claiming it’s all their parts. Certainly a subtle, but perhaps unintended, dig at Sony. The BD-HP20 will ship this month for $549. It will do 1080p/24 and they claim it will go from off to picture in less than 10 seconds. I’ll believe that when I see it. Sorry for the crappy pic. When I do a booth tour later in the show, I’ll get a better one.
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