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• All about how HDTV or high definition tv works
  Look closely at your TV screen and you'll see that the image is made up of many little colored rectangles, spaced slightly apart. HDTV, in effect, squeezes more of them onto the screen closer together and changes the shape of the screen.
  
  
• Blu-Ray HD Player Models Previewed
  Due to be released in summer 2006, Blu-ray high-definition DVD players from Panasonic, Samsung and Pioneer are set to change the video map. Though initial models, at between $1000 and $1800, are pricey that won't last long as competition from HD-DVD and more manufacturers gear up.
  
  
• Blu-ray vs HD-DVD, Which Is For You?
  Echoing the format debates over VHS and Beta of the 1980s, HD-DVD and Blu-ray supporters are touting their own technology and lambasting the other guy's. What's in that for you?
  
  
• DLP TV - What is dlp
  DLPs (Digital Light Processing) have no electron gun. Instead, the image is formed by shining tiny lights onto a million or more miniature mirrors that tilt 'on' or 'off' a thousand times per second. The light is passed through a color wheel, filtering it into red, green and blue then shone onto the DLP chip.
  
  
• DVD Just Got More Interesting
  With the reduction in prices for HDTVs and the release of high-definition DVD players, ala HD-DVD and Blu-ray, the whole market is seeing an upsurge in activity. But sorting out all the options can be confusing. Here are some simple guidelines to help you make an informed choice.
  
  
• HD-DVD Toshiba's HD-A1
  Toshiba's new HD-DVD player has hit the shelves, at an initial price of around $500. Several reviewers give it mixed marks, with the picture quality rated excellent and several of the features rated less than ideal.
  
  
• HDTV - Home Theater Systems
  Many HDTVs do a good job of delivering quality audio, but few in-built speaker systems will satisfy audiophiles. After all, if you've invested in the top-quality image, you'll want to accompany that with the high-end audio possible only with a home theater audio system.
  
  
• HDTV - The Pros and Cons of Plasma, LCD and DLP HDTVs
  HDTV expands consumer choices from the traditional CRT and rear projection. To these, now vastly improved, types it adds Plasma, LCD/LCoS and DLP. All have their strong points and drawbacks.
  
  
• HDTV PC Monitor
  Several companies have long been promising the convergence of the PC and the TV. Their promises are finally becoming a practical reality. While mostly the younger set will want to watch movies on their PC, the prospect of connecting the two and sharing content is potentially attractive to anyone.
  
  
• HDTV Review - I Want My HDTV
  Sets that cost thousands of dollars were never going to be adopted by the mass market. Even if you popped for the price tag, the number of sources was minuscule. Unfortunately, also for several years, the industry (or in this case industries, since several are involved), were faced with a dilemma.
  
  
• High Definition DVD Recorders and Your PC
  Most consumers aren't satisfied to simply display broadcast or pre-recorded material. Since the advent of inexpensive VCRs in the 1980s viewers have expected to be able to record material for later playback or permanent storage.
  
  
• Hitachi HDTV Reviews
  Hitachi consistently makes it into the top 5 for all HDTV manufacturers and with good reason. They make quality products with excellent pictures.
  
  
• LCD vs Plasma
  LCDs produce an image by projecting a light onto a series of 'liquid' crystals sandwiched between glass rectangles. Those crystals can pass or block light as they twist internally. Not really a fluid, the term comes from the fact that the crystals can twist easily when subjected to an electrical current. Varying the voltage changes the amount of twist, which results in more or less of the rear-projected light being blocked.
  
  
• Panasonic HDTV review
  Panasonic is at the pinnacle of home electronics and their line of HDTVs is no exception. Long focused more on plasma HDTV, they now sport many models in LCD and DLP as well.
  
  
• Phillips HDTV review
  Phillips, inventors of CDs and a host of other electronics related gadgets, offer an extensive line of both LCD and plasma HDTVs. The line covers everything from the 30" 30PF9946D LCD for under $1000 to upwards of $6400 for the 50" 50PF9986 plasma. Fortunately, with Phillips, you frequently get what you pay for.
  
  
• Pioneer HDTV review | pioneer plasma
  Pioneer, long known for excellent stereo equipment, has moved into television in a big way in recent years. Sizes on plasma sets range primarily from 42" to 50", with prices as low as $1,700 all the way to over $6,500.
  
  
• Samsung HDTV | samsung dlp hdtv | samsung plasma television
  Like most manufacturers the plasma models tend to be more expensive than either LCD or DLP, but prices in all three lines are dropping. That trend is expected to continue for at least another year.
  
  
• Sharp HDTV review | sharp plasma tv
  Sharp Electronics doesn't offer plasma or DLP models, but in the LCD arena they have one of the most extensive lines available. Everything from the 26" LC-26D6U to the largest LCD panel currently available, the 65" LC-65D90U, are offered in the Aquos line.
  
  
• Sony HDTV review
  Beginning in 2006, Sony has made significant changes to their HDTV lineup. Moving out of plasma HDTV and re-branding their LCD line to Bravia, the consumer electronics giant may be trying to rebuild a badly tarnished image.
  
  
• Standard DVD Recorders and HDTV
  While HDTV prices on sets are coming down, HD players are just hitting the market and prices are $500-$1,800. At the lower figure, that's more than what a top flight DVD recorder would cost. The higher figure is 10 times the price of a quality DVD player.
  
  
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