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Sony officialy gets offical with XBR6,7,8

These new top of the line Sony sets range from 32"-70" and contain the best of what Sony has to offer. Click on the read more link for more info

Sony sets June 1st launch for Z series??

The Sony Kdl-40z4100 and Kdl46z4100 complete with a color choice (black or silver), 4 HDMI inputs,motionflow 120hz technology and of course 1080p have shown up on Amazon.com with a release date of June 1st!! Head on over to check them out

Sony Launches its W4000 LCD line up

Sony launches the first addition to their 2008 LCD line up. It certainly seems like a promising start!

The Word on Mitsubishis Laser DLP

Mitsubishi pulls a switcharoo.

Circuit City to Allow HD DVD owners to go BLU

Circuit City has announced that they will offer a trade in for anyone who purchased an HD-DVD player, from one of their locations, within the 90 day prior to Toshiba’s official announcement that they were withdrawing from the format.

Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: First Players Since Blu-ray Win

In case you are new to the whole high definition disc scene, Blu-ray is the winner over the Toshiba HDDVD. Also, you would be unfamiliar with the fact that the Blu-ray standard has come in profiles of 1.0 1.1 and now finally 2.0 also known as BD-Live. Some consumers have been waiting for players with the final profile and they are finally here!

Sharp and Sony Confirmed to be Production Partners

The Wall Street Journal wrote an article confirming that Sharp and Sony have confirmed their decision in joint LCD HDTV panel production. This is falling suit to the similar production between LG and Philips which is now named LG Display. Personally, I can not wait to see what the name Sony and Sharp will come up with. Until then the plant has begun construction, and will open on schedule in March 2010. Sharp has invested 2/3 in this venture with Sony putting in the other third.

Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080HD tops Home Theater Mags HDTV shoot out

Without a doubt, I've always been in awe of the Kuro series from Pioneer. The Kuro's and the Kuro elites are nothing short but amazing. First time I saw one, my jaw just dropped from the black levels. Recently, Home Theater Magazine put some sets to the test and the Pioneer came out on top.

Monster Audio Cables Put To The Test

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have never been an advocate of the Monster cables for video or audio. However, the debate does need to be kept separate for these two. Recently, the audio portion was put to the test, and I have always been on the side that Monster audio cables are a waste of money. Read on to find out what the test results were.

Hitachi Showing Off Its Crazy Thin LCDs

Hitachi is starting off a campaign entitled "Thin in Motion". Hitachi has decked out four trucks with 1.5 inch thin LCDs with its 32 and 37 inch new LCD panels. These sets will be on rotating pedestals so that they can be seen from any angle. If you see one let us know and tell us how it looks in person.

New Info on Toshibas 32 inch 1080p LCD

Toshiba showed off a few new models during CES 2008, and one of these was their new 32-inch LCD model, which is going to boast 1080p capabilities. It is going to be released on March 16th, and some of the special features is its 1080p/24 support, "Twin Velocity" motion processing, PC input, and a few HDMI ports. This will hit the market at around $1,819.

Pioneer anounces halt in Plasma Production

Today is truly a sad day in the flat panel market. Pioneer, the company regarded as the best manufacturer announced that they would no longer be making their own displays. Instead they have will be assembling their displays with panels bought from other sources (most likely one of the two remaining Japanese makers Panasonic or Hitachi). We can only hope that the money the company saves by this move will be reinvested into R and D to bring us the next big thing in display technology!!

Best Buy and Circuit City carry the OTA Converter box!

For all you folks out there in OTA (Over-the-Air) land. The solution for all of your Digital Reception problems have arrived! And it comes in a pretty green box! Best Buy and Circuit City now carry a Digital-to-Analog converter box. Circuit carries a Zenith model and Best Buy carries an Insignia model. They come in at a mild price of $59.99. Seem a little salty? http://www.DTV2009.gov will supply you with a $40 voucher towards that box. Good luck! And enjoy a clearer picture! Thank you FCC Rulings!

War is finally over and investing is finally safe!

Three separate sources have now confirmed that Toshiba will cease production of all hardware and software related to their HD-DVD format. This news comes this week after the format was dealt blow after blow, first it was hit with the back to back announcements from Netflix and Best Buy then the following day Wal-Mart announced that it would no longer carry the format after June

Best Buy goes BLU

After a rough morning for HD DVD with Netflix deciding to support Blu Ray, it seems that today is only getting worse. This afternoon Best Buy also decided to hop on the Blu Ray bandwagon. President and COO Brian Dunn said “Consumers have told us that they want us to help lead the way. We’ve listened to our customers, and we are responding. Best Buy will recommend Blu-ray as the preferred format

Netflix Drops HD DVD for Blu-ray

Well as this war progresses, HD DVD has just been getting hit with blow after blow. Today only hurts them even more as Netflix has decided to stop carrying HD DVD and start buying Blu-rays instead. Netflix said their decision came because of all the major movie companies switching over to Blu-ray. With this move, hopefully it will only be a little while longer until this war is over.

Sony now top LCD seller

Sony has not seen the top of the LCD market for a while, but that has ended in the last quarter of 2007. This is largely due to their new impressive models in the XBR4 and W3000, which boast 18000:1 contrast ratios. The XBR is of course their flagship model with the 120hz processing, and absolutely amazing color. But all of their models helped contribute to this, and as you can see Vizio is losing its clout on this market. Samsung is still the leader in all flat panel sales when you include plasma, but who knows what it would be like if Sony was still producing plasmas.

Format Share for Week to Feb 3, 2008

Bluray is still coming out on top as they have been ever since Warner jumped ship, but HD-DVD has been coming back slightly. Bluray still has an almost 3/4 lead in sales this week, but HDDVD movies have made it back into the top ten sellers. Look for more in the upcoming weeks to see if this war will be coming to an end anytime soon.

2008 Warner Blu-Ray releases

Now that Warner has switched over to blu-ray we can taste some of their juicy movies on the format. This coming year they have announced a few releases and they have stated they want to stay consistent with their DVD releases. Read on to see which are coming out this year.

Sony XEL-1 11 Inch OLED Reviewed By Sound and Vision

OLED have been the talks of many ever since CES 2008 last month. Both Sony and Samsung flexed their muscles with unveiling large versions, but Sound and Vision was able to get their hands on the smaller version in sony style stores now.

Mitsubishi Laser TV Brand Announced: Lazr

It has recently surfaced that Mitsubishi registered two trademarks last month in reference to their new Laser televisions that were debuted at CES. The new trademarks that have been filed are LAZRTV and LAZRTELEVISION. Only time will tell if Mitsubishi actually decides to use these, but they follow the current trend of products on the market today.

New JVC LCD Sets

JVC introduced the LH905 series of LCD televisions today, which boast its very own Genessa premium 36-bit video processing engine. The 37, 42, and 47 inch versions of this line will feature a 1080p resolution, a digital tuner, DLNA support, three HDMI ports, SD slot, and an ethernet port for those handy updates. Expect to see these in your local stores at the end of February.

New Blu Ray module should bring down cost

A new laser module co developed by Sony and the Nichia Corporation should help dramaticaly lower the cost of Blu Ray players.

Blu Ray Comes out on top again this week

For the second week in a row, sales of Blu ray discs significantly out numbering those of hd dvd about 83-17%.

OLED lifespan now doubled

OLED's seem so perfect in every way except for one. Their lifespan is shorter than that of an LCD. OLED's used to be rated at 30,000 hours, which is significantly shorter than the common LCD 50,000 hours. But guess what, now along with their absolutely amazing colors and contrast, they will now last for you to see it! Toshiba and Panasonic have found a way to double the lifespan of OLED televisions. According to them, they now use a "metal membrane" to move light around more efficiently. As long as it lasts, doesn't really matter to me how they do it.

Blu ray sales grab 93 Percent of the market

The numbers are in for the latest player sales in the Next Generation format war and it appears to have shifted even more to the blu ray side.

HD DVD sales drop

After all last week’s bad news for the HD DVD format possibly the worst thing they could hear is that their sales are dropping dramatically.

February 17th 2009 - I.E. Digital Switch - SIMPLIFIED!

Oh my goodness! THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL IS COMING! What do I do?! We here at TV simplified will help you figure out the solution for you. Hold your horses ladies and gents. Here's the real scoop.

HD DVD Slashes Prices

After a potentialy deadly series of events during last weeks Consumer Electronics Show, HD DVD fired back this morning with a series of price cuts in an attempt to quickly gain market share for their products.

Biggest Cable Company Adds Tons of HD

Comcast, The top dog when it comes to cable tv announced yesterday that they would add over 1000 high def offerings in 2008. They plan to add many of these mostly live movies and shows to their on demand service which are only available with a digital or hd box. If this happens, any one who has Comcast available to them will have almost any HD content at their finger tips.

OLED Examples From CES and What It Means

CES has been full of surprises for any TV fanatic. From 9mm thick plasmas to 82 inch LCD's, there has been nothing but amazing electronics on show. Panasonic showed us an 150 inch plasma, and Pioneer displayed a new Kuro with the most amazing black levels ever seen on a plasma. But the most hype has most certainly been around the new OLED televisions. These sets are hyped up to have amazing pictures, and to be more cost effective than LCDs. The hope is that in the future, OLED's will completely take over LCD's.

At CES, the general expectation was for Sony, Samsung, and Toshiba to unveil their own takes on the OLED sets. Unfortunately, Toshiba was unable to deliver, and only Sony and Samsung displayed their versions. First, I'll give ya a little history and description on the OLED tv's before going into Sony and Samsung's versions.

Read on to find out more about these new sets!

Sony Announces Four New Model Lines at CES

Sony has announced an update to their high end LCD model line. This comes soon after Sony stated that they are stopping all production of their rear projection televisions. The XBR, V, and W series are all receiving updates while Sony is introducing a new Z line into the mix. The model numbers are as follows: 46Z4100, 40Z4100, 52W4100, 46W4100, 40W4100, 52V4100, 46V4100, 40V4100, 37XBR6, and, the 32XBR6. Read on for specs on the new sets.

General Model Line Info:

Bravia Z4100 - 1080p, 24p, 120Hz, x.v.Color (wide xvYCC color gamut), and Digital Media Port, 46" and 40"

Bravia W4100 - 1080p, 24p, 120Hz, and Digital Media Port, 52", 46" and 40"

Bravia V4100 - 1080p, Digital Media Port, 52", 46" and 40"

Bravia XBR6 - 1080p, 24p, 120Hz TVs with Digital Media Port, 32" and 37"

Read More for information on the specific models.

Pioneer 9mm Kuro Plasma at CES

If you have not already heard of the Pioneer Kuro, then you have been missing out on an absolutely amazing television. The Kuro and specifically the Elite Kuro are the plasma's with the best picture out on the market. Their black levels are absolutely amazing, and their picture is second to none in the plasma market (with a price tag to match it). At CES this year, they unveiled a 9 millimeter thin Kuro concept plasma that is absolutely stunning. So for now, I will sit here and just dream about having one in my house, and the rest of you can do so as well after seeing this picture.

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