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CES 2009
Samsung Powers Down
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
Samsung, like other CE manufacturers, is serious about producing sets that are less power hungry. Shown below the screen here is the amount of power this high efficiency LCD flat panel is using.
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CES 2010
The ZeeVee Solution
uavKim Wilson  |  Jan 09, 2009

ZeeVee started delivering product in the fall of 08, so they are hardly a household name yet. What they offer is a solution for integrating your computer, not just your files, to a remote TV or even your home theater. The ZeeVee interface offers a simple scroll and click interface with icons for key internet sites where you can watch TV programs such as Hulu.com, CBS, Fox, CNN etc. Like many other networking systems, you can access the media files on your computer. However, ZeeVee goes a step further and does something I have not seen yet. Your entire desktop is now on a TV in another part of your house, so not only can you browse the internet you can open you applications and launch into Word, Photoshop, or whatever. The basic unit is not exactly cheap at $499 though it includes an RF remote & transmitter that sits at your computer. A RF keyboard is on the way to complete the integration (Price-TBA). Currently, it is only PC compatible but the Mac firmware upgrade should be available in late Q1.

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CES 2009
LG is Big
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
LG appeared to have the biggest booth at this year's CES, and is clearly touting its position as a major player in every video category. And like Samsung, a good portion of its booth was dedicated to showing off not just its current product, but its dedication to research into upcoming terchnologies as well. It even showed small OLED displays.
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CES 2009
Mega is the Word
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
Another big theme this year is enhanced contrast, for which we have SED, Pioneer Kuro, LED backlighting with local dimming, and Home Theater mag to thank (OK, we're blowing our own horn here a little bit for continuing to make a big deal out of better blacks). Clearly, LG believers it is Mega-ready.
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CES 2009
Sim2 Rolls out the Red Carpet
Debbie Stampfli  |  Jan 09, 2009
Those who want to equip their home theater with the best performance and service money can buy might want to take another look at SIM2. The company’s latest version of its HT5000E three-chip DLP projector combines reference-quality performance with unexpectedly personal service. The projector promises high-end image quality with the latest DLP chipsets from Texas Instruments. It includes three 0.95-inch DarkChip4 DMDs that work to display clear, uncompressed 1080p material.
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CES 2009
Aren't We Special
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
LG has vert special sets for all of our very special readers. More below.
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CES 2009
Aren't We Special, Two?
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
Here's the skinny on that special set for special people.
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CES 2009
LG Goes 240
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
Like every other LCD manufacturer, LG is doing 240Hz in its premier upcoming sets. These guys must all do lunch together.
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CES 2009
LG and Mr. Mark Levinson
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
LG showed a whole range of audio systems (upscale home theaters in a box) voiced by Mark Levinson. That's Mark Levinson the man (in LG's terminology, Mr. Mark Levinson), not the company which uses his name (he has not been associated with that company for many years).
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CES 2009
The Egg and I
Tom Norton  |  Jan 09, 2009
Here's as closer view of the satellite in the systse described above. That's a ring radiator tweeter you see here, a tweeter design that's been popular in new speaker systems over the past couple of years.
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