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Sony introduces BRAVIA S3000 LCD TV series

Sony has introduced a new BRAVIA LCD TV series called the S3000 series. The new S3000 series comes with a feature that Sony calls ‘BRAVIA’ Theatre Sync. Theatre Sync is a new way of controlling Home Theater setups using the HDMI interface.

Basically, if you have components that support BRAVIA Theater Sync in place and connected, a simple push of a button will turn on the appropriate components and select the appropriate inputs and settings.  Now onto the TV set itself. The S3000 features:

• Support for Sony LIVE COLOR CREATION
• 178 degree viewing angle
• Support for virtual Dolby Surround signal processing
• BBE ViVA technology ensures virtual central channel is clear and audible
• Includes hybrid analog/digital (DVB-T) tuner
• Three HDMI connectors
• Two SCART sockets

The first S3000 LCD TV’s available will be a 32 inch and a 40 inch display. Additional versions will be available in the fall of 2007.

Source :Sony

Panasonic announces 2007 line of plasmas

Panasonic has announced pricing and availability for it’s 2007 Plasma HDTV lineup. The lineup includes 1080p models in new 50 and 58-inch sizes, as well as a surprise with a 42-inch 1080p model which will be priced around $2500 and released in June. The 42-inch TH-42PZ700U has a 1920×1080p resolution, Built-in NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners, 3 HDMI inputs and a slew of new additions.

Panasonic has gone and bulked up the whole line, upgrading the PZ700U and PZ750U series adding a couple new ways to calibrate the TV perfectly, 3 HDMI jacks, and a “special” new paint job that has a black chrome look to it. All this comes at a price as the TH-58PZ750U will be retailing at around $5,500 when it hits stores in June.

One feature I thought was interesting was the addition of SD card slots to the whole line, but the PZ750U models bring that one step further with the ability to play H.264 video off of the cards. This is a great feature and a much appreciated one for people like myself, too lazy to convert the video and burn it to DVD.

CyberTouch Orion series - 24-inch touchscreen monitor

CyberTouch has launched a new series of touchscreen monitors based on NEC and Samsung panels. Designed for desktop and VESA arm-mount applications, it sports 16:9 ratio, and 1920×1200 resolution. The display also sports a polycarbonate layer that resists chemicals and abrasions.

Supporting Windows / Mac / Linux based PCs, it’s available in Serial and USB version at a cost of $2,880 for the Samsung and $3,450 for the NEC.