TVSnob monthly roundup for October 2009

Stuff you may have missed this month....

Blu-ray

• Black Friday deal rumor: $49 Blu-ray players
• Samsung home theater gear has has Blockbuster, Amazon On Demand movie streaming
• LG outs Mark Levinson-approved Blu-ray home theater system

DLP

• Mitsubishi LVP-HC3800 1080p DLP projector announced for Japan

Deal of the Day

• Black Friday deal rumor: $49 Blu-ray players

Gaming Systems

• Microsoft rolls 250 GB Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 gaming package
• Sony debuts new PS3 Slim with more storage space

HDTV

• Samsung home theater gear has has Blockbuster, Amazon On Demand movie streaming
• Panasonic adds Active Shutter Glasses to 3D home theater roster
• TVSnob monthly roundup for September 2009

HTPC

• GlideTV Navigator remote control for HTPC

Home Entertainment

• Panasonic adds Active Shutter Glasses to 3D home theater roster

Home Theater A/V

• LG outs Mark Levinson-approved Blu-ray home theater system

How to buy an HDTV

• Really think it's an HD picture? Better check twice.
• Toshiba 55-inch X1 packs a 3 TB hard drive, records 8 channels at once

LCD

• Panasonic PT-AE4000U is a 2.35:1 wide aspect ratio LCD projector

LCD TV

• 56-inch quad-HD Sony LCD HDTV announced for Japan
• Toshiba 55-inch X1 packs a 3 TB hard drive, records 8 channels at once
• 42-inch LG SL80 240 Hz LCD HDTV reviewed, dubbed good buy

Media Center

• Western Digital outs WD TV Live HD Media Player--the 2nd generation

Media Streamers

• Best Buy grabs Netflix streaming for Insignia Blu-ray players--for cheap
• Samsung home theater gear has has Blockbuster, Amazon On Demand movie streaming
• VUDU LG BD390 Blu-ray player compatibility, Rotten Tomato movie reviews announced
• Western Digital outs WD TV Live HD Media Player--the 2nd generation
• Blockbuster flix finally streaming to TiVos everywhere

Mobile TV

• US finally gets a mobile digital TV standard
• Qualcomm gets personal with FLO TV Personal Television

OLED TV

• Mitsubishi creates a 155-inch TV out of OLED puzzle pieces

Projectors

• Sanyo PLC-XF1000 projector pumps out 12000 lumens for $25000
• Mitsubishi LVP-HC3800 1080p DLP projector announced for Japan
• Viewsonic intros pair of high-brightness commercial projectors
• Panasonic PT-AE4000U is a 2.35:1 wide aspect ratio LCD projector

Remote Controls

• GlideTV Navigator remote control for HTPC

TV Biz

• PS3 meets Bravia at 50 miles per hour--devastation ensues
• Researcher foils movie theater pirates with colorful splotches of light

TiVo

• Blockbuster flix finally streaming to TiVos everywhere

Web TV

• Blockbuster flix finally streaming to TiVos everywhere

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