TVSnob monthly roundup for September 2009

Feel like you might have missed some important home theater news in September? Here's a round-up of some things you might want to know from last month.

Blu-ray

• Blu-ray notebooks to take off in 2H 2010?
• Best Buy has an in-house HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player
• Denon DBP-4010UDCI Universal Blu-ray ships with IP control, CI remote access
• Toshiba intros BDX2000 Blu-ray player for $249.99
• Samsung adds YouTube streaming, MKV file support to 2009 Blu-ray and home theater products
• Philips BDP9500 and BDP7500 Blu-ray players debut
• Oppo BDP-83 universal Blu-ray player blows away CNET reviewers

DLP

• BenQ outs W6000, W1000, W600 DLP home theater projectors

Deal of the Day

• Microsoft gets ready for the holidays with XBox 360 Elite bundle

Gaming Systems

• Microsoft gets ready for the holidays with XBox 360 Elite bundle
• Blu-Link PS3 remote combines Bluetooth and IR capabilities

General News

• Why you can't even GIVE AWAY your tube TV

HDTV

• Akamai HD Network brings HDTV to the internet
• Sharp outs 4 LX Series LED-backlit LCD HDTVs with 2, 000, 000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• Intel outs 45nm CE4100 media processor for Internet TV
• Best Buy has an in-house HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player
• Startup HDI previews 100-inch laser 3D HDTV with 1080 Hz frame rate
• Why you can't even GIVE AWAY your tube TV
• Viewsonic unleashes a plain jane HDTV sextuplet
• Philips unsure about 3D HDTV
• Sony confirms 3D Bravia LCD HDTVs in the works with Blu-ray, PS3 support

Home Entertainment

• Netflix CEO Reed Hastings predicts the future of video

Home Theater A/V

• Denon 9.3-channel AVR-4810CI ships for $2999
• Philips Wireless HDTV Link transmits 1080p video up to 30 feet
• Samsung adds YouTube streaming, MKV file support to 2009 Blu-ray and home theater products

How to buy an HDTV

• Why you can't even GIVE AWAY your tube TV

LCD TV

• Sharp outs 4 LX Series LED-backlit LCD HDTVs with 2, 000, 000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• Toshiba confirms 2160p Cell Regza LED TV shipping soon
• Best Buy has an in-house HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player
• Viewsonic unleashes a plain jane HDTV sextuplet
• Sony 46- and 52-inch BRAVIA ZX5 wireless HDTVs stream 1080p
• Sharp AQUOS LE700E and LE600E LED LCD HDTVs: World's most energy efficient
• Mitsubishi ships VUDU-integrated Diamond LCD TVs in the United States
• Philips announces latest edge-lit LED Aurea HDTV
• Philips unsure about 3D HDTV
• Sony confirms 3D Bravia LCD HDTVs in the works with Blu-ray, PS3 support
• NEC Display to ship eco-friendly 19-inch MultiSync EA190M LCD display

Media Streamers

• Akamai HD Network brings HDTV to the internet
• Philips Wireless HDTV Link transmits 1080p video up to 30 feet
• Mitsubishi ships VUDU-integrated Diamond LCD TVs in the United States

OLED TV

• LG 15-inch OLED TV to cost between US$2500 and US$3000

PVR & DVR

• Toshiba confirms 2160p Cell Regza LED TV shipping soon

Plasma

• Panasonic debuts 50-inch 3D plasma TV prototype
• 54-inch Panasonic TC-P54G10 VieraCast plasma gets reviewed
• Panasonic bows 58- and 65-inch NeoPDP V10 plasmas
• Panasonic to out massively priced, massive 85-inch plasma

Projectors

• Epson dreamio EH-DM30: Please take the DVD player out of this thing
• BenQ outs W6000, W1000, W600 DLP home theater projectors
• Epson EH-TW5500 and EH-TW4400 3LCD home theater projectors coming

Remote Controls

• Coolest. Remote. Ever. The Kymera Wand
• Logitech Harmony 700 debuts for $150
• IBM patents tweeting, blogging TV remote

TV Biz

• Why you can't even GIVE AWAY your tube TV

Web TV

• Akamai HD Network brings HDTV to the internet
• Intel outs 45nm CE4100 media processor for Internet TV
• Netflix CEO Reed Hastings predicts the future of video
• Epix Megaplex: The "largest HD film library online" coming in 2010
• Samsung adds YouTube streaming, MKV file support to 2009 Blu-ray and home theater products
• YouTube finds a way to make money! New release movie rentals
• NEC Display to ship eco-friendly 19-inch MultiSync EA190M LCD display

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