The DMP-BDT300 is the first Blu-Ray 3D compatible player Digital Versus had a chance to test.  The DMP-BDT300 is a good player but has its limits. Its multimedia player only plays SD and HD DivX (as well as JPEGs and MP3s) and we found the SD upscaling a little hard. Read full review @ Digital Versus.

We all know 3D Vision, but now Nvidia is gearing up for 3DTV Play, a piece of software that allows you to use your PC as a video source with a 3D TV. To recap, 3D Vision is a kit with a USB transmitter and a pair of stereoscopic glasses for gaming or watching films in 3D. You also need a 120 Hz screen and an NVIDIA graphics card. The new 3DTV Play includes a simple piece of software that allows you to use a 3D TV in guise of a screen. This means you can use the TV glasses for access to 3D stereoscopic gaming and Blu-ray – along with an additional piece of playback software such as PowerDVD 10. Read more @ Digital Versus

When a new technology is introduced in the market, it’s only natural that one tends to follow the crowd. But while those with bulging pockets can afford to try out every latest gadget (and shove it into the deep recesses of the webby wardrobe in case it turns out to be tacky), most of us are left goggling with a pang day in and day out. When LED TVs were first introduced, the lucky few who could afford them made sure that the rest of us were left struggling hard to save for one too. But are LED TVs actually worth it? What do they actually have that warrants the extra cost, not to mention the hype?

Simply said, LED TVs are LCD TVs with an LED backlight system. That is, the fluorescent lights which are traditionally used to illuminate LCD televisions are replaced by LEDs that are either arranged behind the panel, covering the entire surface or just on the edges. ‘Big deal. How can placing just a few peanut LEDs behind the screens incite an apparent impact in the picture quality?’ Is that what you’re thinking? Well, here’s how. The power of the LEDs behind the panel cannot be under estimated.

Backlight bleed seems to be following LCD TVs persistently. The bleeding mainly occurs at the top and bottom portions of the display due to the placement of the CCFL lamp. And as we know it, LCD TVs struggle when it comes to rendering deep blacks and neutral colours. And when viewed form an angle, things get worse. For LED TVs, overcoming these problems is a cakewalk.

LEDs can be dimmed or brightened according to the scene being played, the result of which blacks are blacker than ever and whites are whiter than ever. The most appealing aspect of these tellies is however, their looks. The elimination of the conventional light source makes LED TVs slimmer and more appealing, and it is needless to say that they have quite a lot of takers just for the looks. Furthermore, these svelte TVs save you the power-bill swoon, for the LED backlights consume much less power than CCFL lights. It’s said that LED TVs consume 40% lesser power than that of LED TVs. Certain manufacturers like Samsung make use of mercury-free LED lights that emit less CO2.

So, now that you know all about these slim stunners that the condescending neighbour is trumpeting about, should you actually buy one, given the high cost? Why not? For that ultimate entertainment experience that has got to be seen to be believed, the extra cost is definitely worth it.

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Is it an art… a painting…. a picture frame…..oh, yes, it is a Plasma TV. Such is the beauty of Plasma TV.  Aesthetically, Plasma Televisions literally represent a moving painting, and, technically, electrons criss-cross the Plasma matter for creating stunning on-screen pictures.  Plasma TVs have been around for several years now,  and, thanks to advancements in technology,  their prices have come down over the years.  Today,  a new Plasma TV is quite affordable for the average consumer around the world.  Of Course, it is common knowledge that Plasma TVs produce the best of clarity, colour and contrast while their average lifespan runs into not less than 100,000 hours.  These days,  Plasma TVs have ultra slim, sleek, slender  looks in all their richness and splendor. They also save space by being wall mountable and adding to the beauty of your home, be it the living room or lounge, the Plasma adds sheen, for sure.

Not without hurdles or competitors, though. Of late, thanks to further improvements in display technology, LCD TVs and LED TVs, with their own unique features, have  been thronging the Television market reiterating the factor of  healthy competition.  All said and done,  if you ask the true technology junky about his choice of Television,  the answer would be rather quick and swift,  the Plasma TV.  Mainly because,  Plasma TV technology has surpassed expectations, time and again,  in terms of picture quality,  durability, cost, size and of course, the heart warming screen value, in other words, it offers more screen per screen.  High definition television viewing with the Plasma is a delight.

All the top giants featured at the Consumer Electronics Show,  2010 with Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Sony, all set for the  launch of their own versions of the 3D TV,  this year.  TV Sales, the world over, includes a variety of ranges such as the CRT, Plasma, LCD, LED and the latest innovation, the 3D TV coming in the form of 3D Plasma TV, 3D LED TV and so on.  Prior to the CES, the 2010 TV sales forecast had been tilting towards a clear majority for the LCD and LED TVs.  Of course, the CES put to rest all such speculations by awarding the Panasonic 3D Plasma TV with the coveted Best of CES  Winner Award.  What happened to the TV Sales forecast, Post-CES 2010, as they say, is history.

It is common knowledge now that the World anticipates much better sales for Plasma TVs, hereon, with Panasonic churning out and promoting 3D Plasma TVs by increasing the capacity of its Plasma panel  plants the world over by leaps and bounds.  When industry majors had written off the Plasma TV in 2009 with Pioneer closing down its Plasma business and Samsung, LG and Sony moving towards LCDs and LEDs, there was still a glimmer of hope for the Plasma,  thanks to the never-say-die  attitude of Panasonic.  Today, with the Panasonic 3D HDTV Plasma TVs set for an April 23, 2010 launch in Japan and a spring launch elsewhere in the world,  Panasonic takes the cake for catapulting Plasma to a top position in the television market, giving the Plasma TV a futuristic angle and magical looks as well.

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Here at Engadget HD, we’d prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. ‘Til next week, ?? ????????!

Read – RTVE to launch HD next year
Read – Lithuania’s TEO adds three HD channels to Interactive GALA TV
Read – We can convince ITV HD to support Blu-ray recording, says Panasonic
Read – More HD for Russia’s Platforma
Read – UEFA Champions League and FA Cup Final airing in HD next week

Source: EngadgetHD

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.

The industry standard for wall mounting an HDTV is the standard flat or tilt mount. These wall mounts mount your HDTV flat or slightly tilted against the wall. These mounts are very low profile and often times cannot be seen. This mounting solution gives the appearance that you have mounted your TV like a picture on the wall. It is perfect for living rooms and home theaters, where multiple viewing angles are not generally utilized.

If you have an oddly shaped room and you think you’ll need to severely adjust your TV’s angle from time to time, then consider purchasing an articulating wall arm. These mounts allow you to effortlessly pull your TV away from the wall and offer varying degrees of articulation based on the model you choose. In some cases the TV can be pulled up to 30 inches away from the wall. The number of angles you can adjust your TV to depend on the size and weight of the TV itself. Smaller TV’s can be adjusted more easily due to their lightweight nature, while larger heavier TV’s may require mounts with fewer options to help withstand the extra weight.

The key to choosing a great TV mount is to avoid over kill. If the mount you are considering includes features that you don’t need, then consider something simpler. There is no need to break the bank on a TV mount that offers options that you won’t be utilizing. Take the time to consider how exactly you will be using your TV mount and what you will need it to do. Fancy mounts may look stylish, but they can also be costly and unnecessary. You may find that a simple economic flat TV mount is all that you need.

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…

It’s a 46-inch LCD screen in 1080p running at 100Hz, which means a super-clear picture by any measure. A 52-inch version is coming soon as well. Sadly, it’s only for the Korean and European market for now.

We like what Armani’s doing with Samsung, taking Sammy’s good electronics and mixing it with his company’s own good looks to make a luxury line. It’s good for Armani and good for Samsung, and great for you if you can afford it.

Source: crunchgear.com

Just to put that into perspective, only 2-percent of homes globally were tuning into HDTV at the end of 2007. According to Simon Murray, principal media analyst at the company, a “major contributing factor is that set and set-top box prices have fallen substantially in the last two years,” and it should come as no surprise that HD adoption has been highest in North America.

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Large-area high-definition LCD TV panels have transformed the shape of television, opening up new opportunities for set styling and a vastly improved viewing experience. They have also presented set-makers with significant challenges, not least of which is overcoming the fact that an LCD’s sample-and-hold effect emphasizes motion judder. This motion artifact is particularly noticeable when displaying picture content derived from cine film, but the effect also causes significant motion blurring of 50-Hz or 60-Hz TV picture content.

“The basic problem is that high-definition TV pictures are so crisp, sharp and full of contrast that 20th century assumptions about suitable frame rates are no longer valid. We need to go for much higher frame rates than existing source material provides,” says Harm van der Heijden, TV Picture Quality Architect at NXP Semiconductors. “For static pictures you can simply repeat frames in order to increase the frame rate, but for moving pictures you have to create entirely new intermediate frames that contain the correct spatial information for the time slot into which they will be dropped.”

Source: nxp.com