This monoscope pattern can help measure motion resolution, but the results can be a bit too blurry to pin down.(Credit: CNET)
In the course of evaluating for HDTV reviews here at CNET, I always compare displays directly against one another side-by-side using both normal program material–typically Blu-ray movies, HDTV, and standard-definition mate…
Sharp’s LC-D85U series of LCDs feature a 120Hz refresh rate and a variable backlight to help save energy.(Credit: Sharp)Today at CEDIA Sharp announced two new lines of flat-panel LCD HDTVs, one with a special energy saver operate and another with the company’s first iteration of true 120Hz processing. Full details are available after the jump….
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The KDL-40ZX1M measures just 9.9mm thick.(Credit: Sony)
At CES last January we told you “thin is in” in reference to flat-panel HDTVs that year, and Sony, despite neglecting to announce its own thin LCD back soon after, is never one to be left behind an emerging trend. Now the company jumps on board with what appears to be the thinnest flat-panel d…
The new KDL-52XBR7 will be the first HDTV with a 240Hz refresh rate.(Credit: Sony)Catering to those sensitive souls for whom the smoothness imparted by 120Hz LCD HDTVs is still too rough, Sony will introduce the first HDTV with a 240Hz refresh rate that December. Dubbed the KDL-52XBR7 (price TBD), that 52-inch model is the only one in the XBR7 seri…
The new VPL-VW70 boasts a better contrast ratio than its predecessor.(Credit: Sony)Sony has stopped producing SXRD-based rear-projection HDTVs, but its lineup of front projectors using the company’s proprietary projection technology has just been expanded.
The more-expensive of the two SXRD models introduced today at CEDIA is the …
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(Credit: CNET)Q: I am very interested in a TV’s capability performance, and would like to double check something I found on the site. I saw that on the specs page for the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U plasma, you guys had that the capability consumption is 692 watts. Whereas on your 104 HDTVs’ ability consumption compared chart, the same television is lis…
Samsung's PN50A650 plasma shows its true colors in our review.(Credit: CNET)Trust us when we say that Samsung makes waaay too many different varieties of flat-panel television for one self-respecting reviewer to keep up with. Case in point is the PN50A650, a red-tinted 50-inch plasma released in …
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