Article: Top Mounting Options for your HDTV
By Darco | December 30, 2008
LCD and plasma HDTV’s are a must have for any home theater. If you wish to enjoy the finest color and quality available today, an HDTV is a wise investment. If you want the ultimate in home theater viewing however, than you’re going to need to take it one step further and have your HDTV mounted on your wall. Wall mounting a TV is a stylish choice for any décor and is also a great way to conserve precious floor space. There are many mounting options available to suit a variety of different needs.
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DIY’ers rejoice - HDTV Do it Yourself Installation Kits are now available
By Darco | December 18, 2008
From HangingOnHDTV.com professional HDTV installation company comes brand new HDTV Do It Yourself kit that will make happy every user who ever wanted to put his HDTV screen on wall or above fireplace, but simply didn’t know how and where to hide cables as easy as possible. The reason why this kit is so special is the fact that it gives DIY’ers the opportunity to conceal the plaguing power cable issue that has been problematic since flat panels became popular. Until now, a homeowner needed to hire an electrician to install a power outlet to get this exact same effect that can now be obtained with our Recessed Pro Power Kits. Coupled with the Power Kit, In Wall HDMI cables, Surge Protection, HDTV Mount and Instructions we believe that our kits ROCK.
The kits can be viewed on our website here.
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Review: Samsung LE46A856
By Darco | December 11, 2008
At first glance, the image quality is good if not excellent. A brilliant contrast, very natural colors and sharp pictures are all very pleasing to the eye. Activating the Motion Plus 100 Hz modes cranks up the response time, and with it turned off, only a very small amount of afterglow is present but does not present a nuisance. Activating this setting doesn’t affect the fluidity of moving images, as long as you don’t set it higher than ‘Medium’, above which there is a noticeable change.
The Samsung LE856 has an amazing image quality and several brand new features that herald the future of TVs. Its biggest fault is that its screen is often prone to reflection - and that is easily solved by choosing its location carefully. Read more…
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Review: Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80
By Darco | December 11, 2008
The Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U keeps it simple for those needing a good TV without all the bells and whistles. The design is pretty straight forward. It is mostly black with nothing to really gawk over. A panel below the screen opens to reveal some buttons and inputs.
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Review [LCD]: Sony KDL-40W4000 40-inch
By Darco | October 13, 2008
Sony’s previous TV, the KDL-46W3000, was a serious disappointment, with pictures largely ruined by overt smearing and motion blur. So we can’t say we’re expecting very much from the new 40in Sony KDL-40W4000. Terrific is the 40W4000’s black level response. Sony has been making stead improvements in this department with every successive LCD generation, but it’s really leapt forward here to the point where dark scenes genuinely look as credible and as rich as they do on many plasma offerings. Colours, meanwhile, enjoy consistent tones without sacrificing the vibrancy that’s long been a Sony LCD trademark. What’s more, the new Bravia Engine 2 processing helps colours achieve seemingly immaculate blends, with no striping or patchiness.There’s also practically no video noise aside from a very occasional shimmer over some patches of fine detail, and this applies to standard as well as high definition.In fact, with the set’s sound also outperforming many of Sony’s previous flat TV models, it’s really hard to find much fault with the 40W4000 at all. Read this and dozen of other expert and user reviews @ Testfreaks.
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NEC intros three plasmas, 1080p PXT-50FHDP1 included
By Darco | October 13, 2008
Not quite sure if NEC’s three latest will ever be revealed outside of Australia, but we’ll take a look if for no other reason than to appease those in Perth, Sydney and Darwin. Starting things off is the PXT-50FHDP1, a 50-inch 1080p plasma that packs a 100Hz refresh rate, a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, multiple HDMI inputs, a built-in EPG and an integrated TV tuner. As for the other guys, we’ve got the 42-inch PXT42XD3 and 50-inch PXT50XD3, both of which arrive with their own HD tuner, three HDMI ports, a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, RS-232 control ports and a 1,024 x 768 / 1,365 x 768 resolution, respectively. Read more @ EngadgetHD.
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