TVSnob June 2008 Monthly Roundup

2008 is just flying by, half done already. It's only going to get more exciting from here, so here's a quick month-in-review to get you geared up for the second half of 2008...

Blu-ray

• Panasonic's DMP-BD50 BD-Live Blu-ray Player Reviewed
• Microsoft Finally Showing Off A Blu-ray Xbox 360 Tomorrow? (Yawn)
• Samsung's BD-P2500 BD-Live Blu-ray Player Set For September Release
• Blu-ray Drives Dropping To $100: Sony NEC Optiarc
• Samsung's BD-UP5000 Firmware Update v1.3 A Big Improvement On Update v1.2
• Has Blu-ray Gone Mainstream When It's Hit The Public Library?

DLP

• Planar's Clarity Margay II DLP Cube: 8 50-Inch DLP 1080p Displays Put Together
• Dolby 3D Digital Cinema The Future For Movie-Goers
• Dell's Del 1609WX DLP Projector-Dell's Latest WXGA Japanese Offering
• projectiondesign's F10AS3D The World's First Active 3D Stereoscopic DLP Projector, F80 WUXGA DLP 3-Chip Has The Highest Resolution Around

DVD Players/Recorders

• Green House GH-DV100S DVD Player Nothing But The Simplest
• The Digitable: Multimedia Coffee Table With A Built-In DVD Player
• Toshiba Aiming For Blu-ray Again With A DVD Player, Please Tell Us This Is A Joke

Deal of the Day

• Steals And Deals: Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Player Drops Under $300
• Steals And Deals: Buy A Playstation 3, Get $100

Digital TV Transition 2009

• DTV2009: Yet Another A Converter Box Shootout
• DTV2009: 14 DTV Converter Boxes Get Reviewed
• DTV2009: NTIA's TV Converter Box Coupon Program Running Out Of Money To Buy Stamps
• DTV2009: Are We Ready Yet?
• 9.4% Of US Households "Completely Unready" For The Digital TV Transition

HD-DVD

• Last HD DVD Flicks Hit US Shelves Today: Who Cares?

HDTV

• Mitsubishi's Laser TV's Hitting Shelves Soon: Environmentally-Friendly Yet Colorful
• LG Electronics And Control4 Team Up To Bring Hotel Rooms' Full Automation Via HDTV
• 62% Rise In Irish Energy Use Blamed On Big TV's
• Staying In A Hotel Soon? Now You'll Get HD Programming The World Over
• 80% Of The American Cable Market Committed To Tru2way
• Sapphire's 56-Inch 4K Display Makes 1080p Resolution Look Like Fuzz
• TV Armor Protects Your LCD Or Plasma TV Screen From Hurled Objects
• The Weather Channel Goes HD, Take A Virtual Tour Of The $60 Million Studio
• NHK's HDTV Successor, Super Hi-Vision, Goes Color

Home Entertainment

• Do You Spend More Time Watching TV Than Sleeping?
• Sqish: The Invisible Satellite Dish
• How Hollywood Plans To Pull You Away From Your Home Theater
• m21 Flat TV Console-A Retro Blast From The Home Theater Past

Home Theater A/V

• 3D Home Theaters A Soon-To-Be Reality
• Onkyo's WAVIO GXM-2.1HD Expandable Home Theater System
• SRS Labs Bringing TruSurround XT Audio To Sharp Aquos And Olevia LCD TV's
• Yamaha's YST-001 Integrates Lighting Into Your Speakers
• BlueLounge CableBox Hides Pesky Home Theater Cables
• VisionArt: Using Art To Conceal Your Home Theater A/V
• Sony's HT-IS100 Golf Ball Sized Speaker System
• JBL's Control NOW Speakers Ideal For Tough Audio Setups
• Who Makes The Best Home Theater Equipment?

LCD TV

• Samsung's LN46A750 Gets Reviewed: A Little Expensive, But A Big Performer
• Sharp's LB-1085 108-Inch LCD TV Hitting US This September; For $150, 000?
• Uniden's Got 19-Inch Hello Kitty LCD TV's
• Sanyo's CE52SR1 52-Inch LCD Display--Marine-Grade And Super Bright
• JVC Unleashes P-Series LCD TV's With iPod Docking, Procision 899 Series LCD TV's, And A Couple Super-Slim 1.5 Inch Models
• Sony's BRAVIA KDL-32J1 32-Inch LCD Set The Most Efficient Around
• Sony's Bravia S4000 Series: 26-, 32-, 37-Inch Models HD-Ready, Flagship 40-Inch Full HD Model Delivers It All
• Hitachi UltraThin 1.5-Inch LCD TV Full Release Date And Pricing Schedule
• Sharp LB-1085 108-Inch LCD TV Available In Japan, For The Price Of A Second Mortgage
• LG's Crystal Studded 47-Inch Canvas Crystal X LCD TV For Bling Fanatics
• Westinghouse TX-52F480S 52-inch LCD Gets Reviewed
• Looking For A 52-Inch 3D Display? Philips Has It
• Sony's XBR6, XBR7, XBR8 Lines Get 7 New Models Up To 70-Inches
• Panasonic Viera SV-ME70, SV-ME75 5-Inch Waterproof LCD TV's For Bathtub Primetime
• The World's Largest 3D LCD Display Hits 65-Inches, From VMJ And Sharp
• Philips 42PFL5603D 42-Inch LCD TV: Energy Efficiency At The Expense Of Picture Quality
• LG's Xcanvas David LED LCD TV: An Quick Update On The Enigmatic Scarlet

Media Streamers

• Hands-On Review: D-Link's DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player
• Google Makes A Move For Your TV With Google Media Server
• HP MediaSmart Connect Receiver Available For Preorder
• D-Link's DSM-750 MediaLounge Wireless Media Extender Gets Reviewed
• ZeeVee's ZvBox: Streams Web Video Over Coaxial To Every HDTV In Your Home
• iPhone SlingPlayer-The Latest And Greatest Move By Sling Media
• Vudu's Wireless Kit Gets Reviewed: Impressive To Say The Least
• Sony's Bravia Line Gets YouTube, Without The Computer
• D-Link DSM-330 HD Media Player: First North American DivX Connected Home Theater Device, Full Support For 3rd Party Plugins
• Time Warner Cable Working On Wireless Cable Modem That'll Bring Web Video To Your Bigscreen, Integrate Your Home Network
• AppleCore Pulls Apple TV Hack Drive From Shelves, Cites Fair Use Doctrine
• Roku's Netflix Media Streamer Gets Unboxed

Mobile TV

• What Impact Will The 3G iPhone Have On The Mobile TV Industry?

OLED TV

• Panasonic Denies 37-Inch OLED TV Rumors: We Don't Believe Them For A Second
• LG Display Dumping Money Into OLED TV Production
• Panasonic Cranking Out 37-Inch OLED TV's Within Three Years, And They're Affordable

Plasma

• Vizio's 32-Inch VP322, 42-Inch VP422 Plasma's For The Budget Conscious
• Vizio HD LCD And Plasma Sets Coming In July: 42-Inch SV420XVT, 47-Inch SV470XVT, And 50-Inch VP505XVT
• Panasonic's Sold 3000 103-Inch Plasmas...But Not To Home Theater Fanatics
• Hitachi's 2008 Plasma Line Availability And Pricing Schedule
• LG's 50PG60 THX-Certified Plasma Set Gets Reviewed
• Pioneer's KRP-600M 60-Inch KURO Plasma Hits Japan This Month

Projectors

• Sony Dishes Out 11 New LCD Business Projectors
• NEC Display's NP905 And NP901W Ultraconnected Projectors
• Dell's Del 1609WX DLP Projector-Dell's Latest WXGA Japanese Offering
• Sunview PMP Pico-Projector Heading For Taiwan
• Aiptek's PocketCinema V10 Mini Projector: Yet Another Projector That'll Fit In Your Pocket
• ASUS Adds A Projector To A Laptop
• projectiondesign's F10AS3D The World's First Active 3D Stereoscopic DLP Projector, F80 WUXGA DLP 3-Chip Has The Highest Resolution Around

Remote Controls

• ESPN's Ultimate Remote Gets Reviewed-Ultimately Not So Ultimate
• How To Turn The 3G iPhone Into A Universal Remote
• Whistle And Find Remote Control Finder: Featuring A Whistle You're Guaranteed To Lose

Web TV

• SanDisk's TakeTV and Fanfare Service Shuts Down

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