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Archive for February, 2010

After the tempest of HD tv of the last few years it is time that something stood up to the challenge. The new hit is the 3D side of the tv. After the massive success of blockbuster Avatar, in 3D people are starting to consider watching movies in 3D. More are coming soon, like Alice in Wonderland, and like it or not 3D is the next big thing we will want.

Samsung as already started to ship 3D ready tv and you can buy your from amazon right now. It is not cheap and will probably improve massively over the next few months/years.

So..which one I am gonna pick…

NEC as a tradition of good quality product and this new display is not going to change that. The MultiSync EA231WMi is a 23 inches flat panel screen, full HD please and 1920×1080. Mind you it is not a cheap product, at £300 ish but is can compete with higher end monitors like dell’s and HP’s.

The sound aesthetic makes it a decent piece of kit, nothing fancy but nice simple design and solid build quality. The down side is the lack of hdmi port which restrain it to a computing use rather than multimedia like some can do nowadays.

Sony’s new tablet ish product, called dash, is quite a looker. The 7 ” touch screen box is you next internet companion, or so they say. But what is inside is actually interesting and we wouldn’t mind having one next to our bed, or in the kitchen.

The Dash is packed with over 1500 apps it can use over you WiFi home connection to stream media, websites, and other news feeds.

It should be released for less than $200 which is a very good price considering it is Sony after all.

In the new tablet like market it is good to see more and more options offered to us the consumer, so bring it on!

The latest Philips LCD HD Tv is quite a looker. Aluminium brushed case and very good finish, this is what we call a premium tv. It is not cheap at over £1,500 but you pay for the quality here. Like buy a Mercedes or a rover. The connectivity is pretty standard but you get five HDMI ports (one more from the last version).

Image quality is impressive with very deep blacks and vibrant colours. The motion control is also quite something and not seen anywhere else. You almost forget you are watching a LCD tv.

The audio part is not left behind either with one of the best Tv audio system around. Deep bass and clear sound.

It’s not cheap but if you have the money, it’s worth it.

Before you say it, yes tablet PC’s are one of our main interest at the moment and even if not 100% screen tech related they still are sector we feel we should cover a bit more.

Here is a quick roundup of the best PC’s tablet on the market or released very soon:

• iPad: the Apple most anticipated and a bit disappointing tablet PC. Boast a beautiful 9.7 inches capacitive touchscreen.
• Freescale: first to release a tablet this year. 7 inch touch screen, and very cheap at around $200
• HP Slate: screen between 6 and 10-inch. Multi-touch and powered by win 7. later this year
• Dell Streak: 5-inch of multi-touch display powered by Android
• Sony Dash: 7-inch screen, internet support, later this year around $199