HDTV

Mitsubishi won the race to the market by being the first to release a laser projection television. The LaserVue series will come in 65-inch and 73-inch varieties, both 1080p. They are built to preform better than plasma and LCD, they will also be prices about the same. Some people may not be so happy having to pay the same price for a 10-inch thick TV that they would for one that is less than half the size. Mitsubishi has not released any price or spec info yet.

Sony is debuting the smallest HD camcorder measuring in at just 1.3-inches wide by 4.7-inches tall by 2.5-inches deep. The full-featured camcorder can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos directly to a Memory Stick PRO Duo™ or PRO Duo Mark2 media cards. It has a titanium body and comes with a 4GB PRO Duo Mark2. The HDR-TG1 even has a great price, $900. Pre-Order begins April 4 and ships in May. See more pictures.

This is not your mothers average Bravia. The GXDL52H1 is a 52-inch LCD display and native 1920 x 1080 resolution. It is specially designed for business use and features: a robust, dust resistant design without ventilation holes (IP30 certification) and a highly innovative heat management based on internal air circulation. This monitor also has a unique anti-failure backlight system with automatic error reporting. My favorite part about this HDTV is that it has invisible speakers, hidden at the back. [Sony/via] More Pictures.

The Lumenlab Qx is an amazing HDTV + PC hybrid. Its not just any PC inside this $10,000 42-inch HDTV, its a top of the line cutting edge PC. Featuring; an Intel Quad Core Qx9650–overclocked to 3.3ghz, GeForce 8800 ultra overclocked video card with 768MB DDR3 RAM (by PNY), 4GB of DDR3 Memory, 3 TB of storage space, and much more to list. They are available now so go order one. [via]

Well its that time of year and CES is finally here! At CES LG announced their 2008 lineup, including the incredible 42-inch LGX Super Slim 1.7-inch LCD. The new LCD sports and ultra-thin 1.7-inch form factor as well the LED backlighting, 15,00:1 contrast ration, 120Hz, four HDMI 1.3 ports, a USB port, and LG’s SimpLink control protocol that enables compatible equipment to work together. Unfortunately pricing and availability are currently unknown

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This Short Projector from Toshiba can project a 60-inch image from only 3-feet away! The TDP-EX20U projector ($1,600) offers an XGA 1024 x 768 native resolution, and razor sharp contrast ratio of 2000:1. It also packs 2,300 ANSI lumens, and a rich and vibrant DLP® display. See more photos and specs.

Today at CEDIA, Sony has announced what would be an amazing addition to any home theater. The HES-V1000 is a 500GB Media Server and 200 disc Blu-Ray player. It features DLNA-allowing you to steam it where ever you want (on your local network) in 1080p. Sony’s x-Pict Story HD and x-ScrapBook both allow you to stream the pictures stored on the HES-V1000 to equipped digital picture frames throughout your house. The MSRP for this machine is $3,300, GET ONE NOW!

The first generation of ambient light TVs were ok but the were still severely lacking. Philips has officially announced their next product in their lineup of ambient lighting TVs. The 42-inch Philips Aurea sets incorporate the lighting directly into the frame, instead of using the previous method of a glass frame around the set. They will be 1080p and have a 3ms response time. In addition, there’s “four trillion colors” and three HDMI 1.3 inputs. On the audio side, it has 26 speakers embedded inside, in a combination of 24 front mini drivers and 2 subwoofer/mid speaker boxes. As far as contrast and brightness goes, it’s a 550cd/m2 display with a true and dynamic contrast ratio of 1200/8000 to one. Not a very impressive contrast ratio, however the ambient light makes up for it. It runs on the Perfect Pixel HD Engine picture quality platform. There is no word on price yet.

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Asus recently introduced the C90, a new breed of laptops that allow the customer to upgrade nearly the entire laptop’s components in a matter of minutes. The C90 allows everything form the optical drive to the GPU and processor to be changed out easily by the customer. The C90 will start at a reasonable price of $1,500 and will include some useful ports such as eSATA and HDMI and allows the choice for a high-def optical drive for additional costs. According to ASUS the system’s CPU will be as easy as upgrading your desktops processor and the GPU will be just as easy and will consist of Nvidia 8600 and 8500 options. The new user-upgradeable components now allows laptops users to increase the performance of their machines without having to buy a complete replacement.

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Today Alienware’s new High-Def HTPC was released, the Hanger18. This new offering from Alienware allows for dual TV tuners (up to 4 can be configured), onboard 5.1 amp, HDMI out, space for 4GB of memory, and 2TB of storage space all powered by an AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core CPU. The Hanger18 comes in two variations, a 720p or 1080p capable system and includes a gyration remote to replace the old wireless mouse. At a base price of $1,999 this new offering form Alienware is not cheap but offers plenty of storage and speed for a Media Center PCPhotos -

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This year at Computex 2007 (one of the largest computer hardware trade shows on the planet) several companies are displaying some radical new designs for basic computer components. One of thoee new designs is ThermalRight’s new heatsink chassis. This new computer case is actually one giant heatsink built to help dissipate heat from the processor, perfect for a fan less HTPC application. the concept is very simple, inside, there’s a base plate that allows for contact with your processor, the base plate is then connected directly to the main body of the case, which allows for a completely unique and effective cooling solution.

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Sony impresses us again at the Display 2007 expo in Japan. They debuted new OLED monitors and are thinner, brighter and consume less power than traditional LCD. The display pictured above is an astonishing 9mm thick and sports 1080p resolution with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

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