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The Five Best TVs You Can Buy

7:20AM Gary Merson | We’ve teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you’ll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. More »
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Video: Sony’s Massive 280-inch (711cm) 3D LED Display

11:34PM Danny Allen | Similar to Mitsubishi’s 155-inch OLED screen, Sony’s huge display is made of individual panels (70 smaller LED screens in this case) and is designed for outdoor marketing. You know, because we all carry around polarised glasses, right? More »
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The Epic HDTV Buyer’s Guide Flowchart

11:00AM Sean Fallon | Not sure what HDTV you should buy this Christmas? Thank god we have flowcharts to make the process easier. More »
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Giz Explains: The Difference Between A $US600 TV And A $US6000 TV

7:20AM Matt Buchanan | You can buy an HDTV, a nice big one, for six hundred bucks. Or you can pay six thousand. It’s presumably somehow better. You’re probably wondering, “What the hell makes it better?” Here’s the breakdown. More »
History of TV

LED Backlighting Is LCD’s Trump Card

12:00PM Nick Broughall | Up until recently, LCDs just couldn’t compete with plasmas when it came to showing blacks or colours. They weren’t just bad, either: they sucked, at least in comparison to plasma. But then came LED backlighting, and things changed. More »
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A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That’s Right For You

9:40AM Sean Fallon | If your holiday plans involve buying a new HDTV, HD Guru has put together a quick and dirty guide to help you avoid some of the pitfalls many consumers fall into. More »
History of TV

The Arrival Of High Definition

12:00PM Nick Broughall | For such a life-changing technology, it’s sad that the quality of television pictures up until recently was pretty crap. Sure, 576i is good enough to see a picture clearly, but as screen sizes started getting larger with the introduction of rear projection, plasma and LCD screens, the lack of detail was really starting to get disconcerting. Fortunately, we now have high definition. More »
Random Stuff

Video: Armchair Reaches 29,952m In New Toshiba Commercial

11:38PM Danny Allen | The latest object to shoot high-def video from the edge of space is… an armchair. To promote its REGZA SV LCD TVs (LED backlight, local dimming), Toshiba trekked into the Black Rock Desert with a helium balloon. This is the result. More »
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Sony Says So-Called Leaked TV Lineup Is Total BS

5:59AM Wilson Rothman | Here’s the official word from Sony, who is not even playing coy here — they’re just flat-out calling the so-called leak a fake: More »
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Sony’s Updated Flagship XBR Series HDTVs Leaked?

12:46AM Danny Allen | Leaked screen grabs appear to reveal several hot prototype HDTVs that Sony is considering for 2010/2011. If they’re legit, updates to Sony’s top-end XBR series could include the XBR11 (white LED-backlit), XBR12 (local dimming LED), plus a brand-new OLED TV. Update: Total BS. More »