Product Reviews

November 17, 2008

TiVo, Domino’s team up to compose us all fat

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 8:25 am

(Credit: Domino’s)

Thanks to a new agreement with pizza giant Domino’s, owners of TiVo set-top boxes can now order food from the chain directly through their televisions, and even track delivery moment so they know just when the pizza guy will be showing up to bring them a … Originally posted at News - Digital Media

November 14, 2008

Are DLNA-certified HDTVs worth it right now? Ask the Editors

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 11:37 am

(Credit: Digital Living Network Alliance)

Q: I’ve finally decided to buy a HDTV, and I was just wondering what your input on DLNA was. Do you know of any good models out there that support that feature (that plus allow access to several media servers)? Or should I wait until DLNA becomes more standard in HDTVs? — Chris, via e-mail.

A: Hi Chris….

November 13, 2008

Blue Shirts to solve digital TV transition

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 5:16 pm

Geeks and nerds need not apply, but whether you’re still one of those facing your 10-year-old analog TV every night, I have some news. Come February 17, 2009, we will be making the official transition to digital television broadcasting. that means your rabbit-eared television will no longer work. whether …

November 12, 2008

Haier scores lower in review

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 4:02 pm

Uniformity across the screen is one thing many flat-panel HDTV owners take for granted. Plasma TVs generally have perfect uniformity: the screen is the same brightness and the same color in all areas, and it looks the same from every angle. Most LCD sets, while less than perfect, have screens that are uniform sufficient to not distract from the vie…

Ultrathin Hitachi LCD walks razor’s edge

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 2:16 pm

If you like your TVs like you like your, er, partners–slim, stylish and expensive–then you’re a good candidate for the Hitachi UT37X902. At a mere 1.5 inches thick, that thinnest of all LCDs costs a bundle but looks better turned off than just about any TV we’ve ever reviewed.No matter how you slice it, the Hitachi UT37X902 is one thin display.(C…

November 11, 2008

Honeywell doesn’t do so well in review

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 11:34 am

Honeywell’s Altura MLX, a budget 42-inch LCD TV with a 120Hz refresh rate, looks promising on paper but doesn’t quite live up to the promise in person. This is one of the least-expensive TVs with 120Hz, and it even includes the smoothing processing, aka dejudder, that the kids seem to like these days. But we’re generally not big fans of the effect,…

Flat-panel TV shipments start their decline

Filed under: TV Reviews — @ 7:00 am

One of the hottest products in consumer electronics is finally cooling off.

A report released Tuesday confirms that flat-panel television shipments to retailers are beginning to tail off. Specifically, LCD and plasma TV shipment grew just 21 percent, and 20 percent, respectively year by year during the third quarter of …

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