Archive for December, 2007

Panasonic, Hitachi and Canon make billion-dollar LCD deal official

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Home Entertainment
No longer a rumor, Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) and Canon are joining forces to shake up the LCD biz. Panasonic and Canon have each agreed to take 24.9% ownership of Hitachi Displays, which will use the investment to continue its advancement in LCD technology. Canon gets access to Hitachi’s small- […]

Panasonic showing a 150-inch plasma at CES?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, HDTV
The CES game of HDTV one-upsmanship is officially on, as Matsushita (Panasonic) is apparently planning to bring a 150-inch plasma to that epic Las Vegas tradeshow in January. According to The Yomiuri Shimbun’s sources, the prototype PDP is expected to launch in 2009 with a price that “greatly exceeds” the largest model […]

The 2007 Engadget Awards: Nominate the HDTV of the Year

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Filed under: HDTV

It’s time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we’re asking for your nominations for the HDTV of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you’re nominating for this category. We’ll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here’s five simple rules of what NOT to do:

Don’t […]

DirecTV and Comcast make amends, settle HD survey lawsuit

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Apparently, DirecTV isn’t looking to pay its lawyers any overtime over the holiday break, as it has been settling outstanding lawsuits recently like it’s going out of style. Just over a week after it put aside its differences with Cox, the satellite provider has decided to make amends with Comcast over […]

Zepto Helios A32, A40 LCD TVs play nice with Media Center

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs, Wireless

We’re still a bit unsure if we’re looking at a couple of TVs that actually sport built-in Extenders for Windows Media Center or just a couple of pretenders, but whatever the case, the newest duo from Zepto certainly has our attention. The 32-inch Helios A32 sports a […]