Archive for January, 2010

Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player, Great Portable DVD/DTV Combo

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for a friend and I always like to set things up to make sure the item is working before I give it to the party in question. Setup was a breeze, very intuitive. I hooked it up to the cable system and it found every [...]

PHILIPS - All Region Hi-Def 1080p Up-Converting Multi Region DVD Player with USB, Great DivX player

I received this order very quickly, set it up with an HDMI cable on my 42 inch plasma. First test I did was grab some of my downloaded tv shows in DivX format and load them on a 4GB thumb drive. I plugged the drive into the player, pushed the USB button and it loaded [...]

Pioneer Dv-420vk ALL Multi Region Code Zone Free DVD Player with Hdmi 1080p Upconverting and USB Input

Bought this after hunting around for a DVD player and getting thoroughly confused by the different options available. My requirements were as follows: 1) I wanted a Multi region player since I have discs from India and the US and I also make my own at home. 2) [...]

Samsung LN19B361 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Nice set for small area, sound a bit lacking

This is a nice set for a small area, such as a kitchen or bath, or small bedroom. Picture appears excellent, depending on the source channel. It auto-tuned all of the analog & digital channels from Comcast, and filtered out the scrambled (premium) channels. The set displays guide information (channel name, program) for many of [...]

Panasonic VIERA C12 Series TC-L32C12 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, first flat screen, glad I waited to buy

This TV was just recently released as of the time of this review, and it’s one of the best TVs under $500 you can find on the market. I did a LOT of research looking for what I wanted in a TV. I’ve been wanting a nice flatscreen for a while now. I’ve been holding [...]

Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV, Terrific TV, price, delivery

After having spent several months researching, considering options, & agonizing over choices, I am completely happy with this TV - can actually say, `I love it!’ Therefore, for the first time ever, I’m providing a customer review: Picture quality: SD very good & much better than expected; HD [...]

How do I piece together my high-def home theater?

The back of your home entertainment system can be one of the more intimidating places in your home–to many, it’s just a confusing maze of wires. To watch high-def content, you’ll need the right connections for your high-def cable or satellite box, or for your Blu-ray player. There are several ways to connect these devices, [...]

PC to HDMI input and Sony

M. Jameson says:
I received a Sony KDL-40VL160 TV for Xmas. The TV is equipped with 4 HDMi inputs, one designated for PC and a vga for PC. I have a problem with HDMI/PC input. When switching from HDMi/PC to another HDMi input and then back, the TV says " No signal available". [...]

How to decide on a particular size screen

rickscott says:
I have seen the chart recommending a particluar size screen based on the number of feet away, but I’m wondering if you can or should go any larger than their recommendations? My wife and I sit about 11 feet away and I was thinking we would go 52-55 but would we likely be [...]

Samsung LN52B750 or Sony KDL-52Z5100

@Joel Batiz:
I looking to buy a new TV and I come to this two, I seen them both but can’t decide, I was also looking at the 7000 series but still can’t decide can anyone tell me witch one would be better for me, I will use it for my PS3, 360 and blue [...]