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So you just plunked down thousands of dollars on that shiny new flat screen HDTV. But you’ve got kids, and they like to throw everything from the remote to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches around the room. Or they like to write with crayons on every surface. How ever will you protect your oversized TV…

New Hampshire-based DisplayMate Technologies, maker of “video calibration, evaluation, and diagnostic products”, conducted a thorough comparison on the display quality of plasma TVs and LCD TVs, resulting in a long, jargon-riddled but ultimately revealing article that declares the plasma TVs as winners.

The author of the article, DisplayMate president Dr. Raymond Soneira, singled-out the lack…

Here’s a really big television set for those of you who have an equally large bankroll. Now if someone wanted to give me a 103-inch television set, I certainly wouldn’t complain. But with a retail price of about $130,000, this massive set seems like quite an extravagance in these challenging economic times.

The BeoVision 4-103 is…

Every once in a while a company takes a stab at trying to resurrect pinball machines using modern technology. The latest entry into the digital pinball genre replaces the old mechanical table with a large flat screen display and interchangeable digital games.

The system offers up the familiar top-down view and flipper controllers you’d find…

At this week’s CEATEC show in Japan, Shinoda Plasma Corp. showed off a prototype of a new plasma-based screen that’s only 1-millimeter thick.

By using an array of plasma “tubes” aligned between film electrodes, they’re not only able to keep the display super slim, but the display can actually be bent. While it might not…

For those times when there’s nothing worth watching on any of the 500+ channels on TV, here’s a way you can put that $5000 flat panel to good use.

TV2ART’s Lightascope attaches to the front of your flat panel television and transforms moving images into a work of abstract modern art. The Lightascope hooks onto…

Pioneer today revealed a series of eight new plasma televisions, ranging ins size from 40 inches up to 60 inches. The new sets feature improved display panels which are said to offer 80% darker blacks than prior sets, as well as improved color rendition.

The lineup ranges in price from $2700 all the way up…

For those of you who want to have a big flat-panel TV and want satisfy the wife/girlfriend factor too, this new fireplace could be just the trick. This innovative fireplace designed by Picture House lets you conceal your flat-panel LCD or Plasma behind the fireplace when not in use.

Available in several modern and classical…

If you’re one of those guys who just has to have the biggest screen on the block, but doesn’t want to give up the picture quality of a direct view set, check out this new 65-inch plasma set from Vidikron.

The PlasmaView VP-6500VHD is one of the first THX certified displays on the market (as…

Looking for a plasma set, but want true 1080p resolution? Samsung has revealed their first 1080p plasma sets (”the 84 Series”) for release later this year. The Samsung HP-T5084 50-inch plasma television is scheduled for release this May for $4199. If you’re a bit more patient, the 58-inch version of the set, the Samsung HP-T5884…

Hot on the heels of the launch of Vizio’s sub-$2k 47-inch LCD, they’ve announced a huge new 60-inch plasma set that will retail for just $2999.

Scheduled to hit store shelves in February, the Vizio VM60P will feature a 60-inch diagonal panel running at WXGA resolution (1366×768). The display features all of the bells and…

Known primarily for their scanners and other peripherals, Microtek has announced the release of their new line of reasonably priced plasma televisions. Microtek’s new Cineon line of plasma displays includes 42-inch (CP42HA) and a 50-inch (CP50HA) models, ranging from $1600 to $2200 retail.

Both sets feature WXGA (1366×768) resolution and can handle 480p, 720p and…