November 3rd, 2008

Awesome HDTV fake skylights are wasteful, awesome

http://www.theskyfactory.com/products/ceilings/SkyV/flash/skyv.swf TV on the ceiling! I’m going to have to respectfully disagree with Treehugger, who suggest you “say no to faux.” I humbly counter-suggest you say “yes” to Sky Factory’s SkyV, if only for the sake of all the tricks you could play on people who came to your place. You could anything on those… → Read More

October 27th, 2008

Philips' green HDTVs to grace lux hotels across the nation

Although luxury hotels are, in every respect, incredible and conspicuous wasters of resources (in the name of comfort), at least that means they’ve got nowhere to but green. So although you may safely blast the Sheraton, W, and Westin hotels among others for things like washing clean towels, throwing away used card keys and so on, at least you’ll know that when you turn on the tube for… → Read More

August 28th, 2008

Motion52 wall mount: now less incredibly expensive

I kid, I kid. Well — only a little. This motorized wall mount would be a colossal monument to your wealth and, secondarily, concern for comfort and picture. I know there’s a sweet spot for my monitor, but I’m close enough to just move my head into it. Now: imagine my monitor is 50 inches wide and I’m on the far side of the room, on a luxurious sofa with my arm around a… → Read More

July 7th, 2008

Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD plasma HDTV reviewed

The HD Guru recently reviewed the 50-inch Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD and, after putting the $5,000 premium plasma through its paces, called it “simply the best” HDTV he’s ever tested. Why so good, you ask? Well, the black levels are so dark that the HD Guru’s current test equipment couldn’t even measure them, the energy consumption levels are pretty admirable, and the color saturation… → Read More

April 29th, 2008

Video: Scarlet is TVs, not TV

Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials for Scarlet, the hit new TV series on TV. Perhaps you were wondering why the commercials don’t tell you what channel it’s on or even when, or what it’s about. Perhaps you thought to yourself it’s part of some viral-style marketing campaign, and you’d be right. But it’s not for a TV show, but a line of HDTVs from LG. A… → Read More

April 17th, 2008

HDTV's cost 60% more in South Korea, but not for long

You’d think in South Korea, with their 4G networks WiBRO, ExTCY, and other next-gen technologies that they’d have affordable HDTVs. They don’t. The problem is SK is a fairly small market when compared to the US. The TVs are essentially the same as the ones we have here, but they have to be Korean-ized, meaning new software, labels, and other things just for the Korean market. A… → Read More