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Archive for October, 2007

LG adds Freeview PVR to LCD

Posted by Ian Morris on October 25th, 2007
(Credit: Crave UK)

It's hard to criticize Korean companies these days. There was a time when LG and Samsung were famous only for their low-end products, but these days, nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, it seems to be the Korean companies who are innovating and adding ...

High-def TV in the great outdoors

Posted by Leslie Katz on October 24th, 2007

Got some gardening to do but don't want to miss Oprah while you're out weeding?

Oregon-based Planar Systems is joining the burgeoning outdoor-display market with a 42-inch high-definition monitor designed specifically for outdoor viewing.

Planar WP-42HD

The WP-42HD can withstand temperature shifts and exposure to moisture, dust and oils.

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LG goes small with latest plasma

Posted by Mike Yamamoto on October 24th, 2007
(Credit: LG)

It's not often--if ever--that a TV maker brags about a smaller model these days, unless it's talking about some type of new technology. Yet that's just what LG is doing this week in announcing what it calls "the world's only 32-inch plasma."

There are ...

A ‘diamond dust’ TV stand for $142,000

Posted by Mike Yamamoto on October 24th, 2007
(Credit: Flatlift)

Finally, a media cabinet for the world's most expensive TV. Flatlift has created a suite of media furniture that includes 50 carats of "diamond dust" sprinkled throughout its finish.

The high-gloss cabinets include automated drawers designed to accommodate everything from media components to liquor. The dust supposedly ...


Hitachi unveils superskinny LCD TVs

Posted by Caroline McCarthy on October 23rd, 2007

Hitachi's sexy new flat screens.

(Credit: Hitachi Japan)

At a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, Hitachi unveiled its new "Ultra Thin" LCD TVs, a new line of flat-panel sets that measure only 35 millimeters (1.5 inches) in thickness. While other companies have also announced uberskinny flat-panel TVs ...