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May 31, 2006

Stories by Michael Grebb

Wired - 1. Neutral Net? Who Are You Kidding? 02:00 AM May. 31, 2006 -0400 Despite appearances, the internet is a desperate, Hobbesian place. Can it stay that way and keep working the way it's supposed to? Michael Grebb reports from Washington, D.C. 2 ...

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Posted by Alex at 05:55 PM

Syscan to Present at Society for Information Display 2006 ...

Market Wire - SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/30/2006 -- Syscan Imaging, Inc's. (OTCBB: SYII ) Sysview Technology group will for the first time be unveiling its full array of HDTV products and initiatives at the 2006 Society for Information Display (SID ...

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Posted by Ken at 04:26 PM

Singapore is going HD. Are you

CNET Asia - Speaking at today's press launch event, chief executive officer for the Media Development Authority of Singapore Christopher Chia told media that the successful nationwide HDTV transition hangs on three key factors: Infrastructure and equipment ...

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Posted by Peter at 03:05 PM

DT-6 Now

WTVR-TV - A: Digital television (DTV) is a new type of broadcasting technology that will transform television as we now know it. Pursuant to Congressional authorization, the Commission has established rules for the transition to this new technology. By ...

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Posted by Greg at 08:26 AM

May 30, 2006

Panasonic's 65-inch TH-65PV500B plasma TV

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment With the World Cup set to start in less than two weeks, it's time to extract the catheter, re-prioritize, and go big. Trusted Reviews just posted a giddy review of Panasonic's 65-inch Viera TH-65PV500B plasma TV calling it "one of the very few truly giant" sets designed for the "average Joe" with, uh 13 Gs to burn. This 1080i capable beast features HDMI (with HDCP) and component options for HD sources, a PC jack, and three SCARTs (2 x RGB), S-Video, and an SD slot. The 65PV500B also brings its own digital-tuner to the party with "all the bangs and whistles" you'd expect like a 7-day EPG with timer. But the picture's the thing boy, and this set delivers by slapping-up "outstanding" images by the standards of big plasmas with colors touting excellent vibrancy and subtlety. Blacks are "superbly dark" and pictures are "superbly free of video noise" even when sourced from upwardly scaled, standard definition feeds. After a review like this, you can just forget about that new kidney your doc's been droning-on about -- you need this TeeVee. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Posted by Jason at 04:32 PM

Samsung shows off HDTV summer

Filed under: HDTV Samsung was in town (New York, that is) showing off some new TVs for the summer slump. We got a peek at 'em, including their LN-S4696D, LN-S4096D, and LN-S3296D (priced at $4,000, $3,300, and $2,200), the 46, 40, and 32-inch versions of their 96 series of LCDs. The 40 and 46-inch models are 1080p sets, but all include USB 1.1 (huh?) and FireWire connections, and a 6000:1 contrast ratio. Also introduced were their new 32-inch LN-S3251D, and 26-inch LN-S2652D and LN-S2651D LCDs, all with integrated ATSC, as well as their 67-inch HL-S6767W and 61-inch HL-S6165W 1080p DLP HDTVs. Dear lord, though, do we ever wish these companies would stop making their model numbers more arcane and difficult to remember than said models' serial numbers. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Posted by Russell at 04:25 PM

Confusion Surrounds

DVD Recordable - TV viewers are confused about high definition TV (HDTV) with one in five not realising they need to buy an HD ready TV set to receive the crystal clear pictures. Half of those quizzed didn't realise they would also need a new HD set top box, while ...

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Posted by Ken at 04:11 PM

Samsung's BD-P1000 goes on

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Well, it's officially late May, meaning it's not at all surprising that the Samsung BD-P1000, which was delayed until late June, is starting to show up online for pre-order. We obviously don't yet have any hard ship dates from Sammy themselves, but if you were ready and rearin' to plunk down your $999.99 out of spite for your friends who've already had their Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player (which goes for $500 or less online), get out your wallet, son, it's time to do this. [Via I4U] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments