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hd vmd players hit stores for under $200

NME HD VMD Players

By now, we’ve all heard plenty about Blu-Ray, HD DVD and the so-called HD “format wars”. Now a little upstart disc format known as HD VMD has started to ship their very first players for less than half (correction: now just a little bit less than) the price of the cheapest standalone Blu-Ray and HD DVD…

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October 8th, 2007 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

sony vpl-aw10 and vpl-aw15 projectors from $1000

Sony VPL-AW15 Bravia Projector

Sony today announced a new series of agressively-priced LCD front projectors, the Bravia VPL-AW10 ($1000 MSRP) and VPL-AW15 ($1300 MSRP).

Both projectors feature a widescreen 3-LCD panel with 720p native resolution, and a bright 165-watt UHP lamp. They both include versions of Sony’s well-reviewed advanced iris system, providing the AW10 with a 6000:1 contrast ratio…

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March 28th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

lg chocolate j10hd home theater system

LG J10HD Home Theater System

This new media center from LG is being sold under the “Chocolate” moniker which has become synonymous with “sleek, modern design.”

The new LG J10HD system is a full-featured home entertainment system complete with DVD player, 2.1 channel sound and an onboard 80GB hard drive for media storage. CD music can be ripped to the…

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March 14th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio home entertainment media players

miniature hdtv camera for tight spaces

MicroHDTV Camera

Developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany, this tiny little camera can capture full HDTV 1920×1080 resolution video at up to 60 frames per second.

The MicroHDTV camera measures just about 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 3″ and can easily fit in confined spaces like the inside of a…

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February 2nd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging future tech video

jvc everio 1080i hd camcorder coming soon

JVC Everio GZ-HD7 HD Camcorder

Coming this April, JVC’s new Everio GZ-HD7 camcorder is the first consumer video camera to feature full 1920×1080i resolution hard disk recording. The camera records up to 5 hours of 1080i MPEG2 content on its internal 60GB hard drive.
It features a 10x optical zoom Fujinon lens, as well as optical image stabilization. The $1800…

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January 7th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging video