NEC Display Solutions Introduces Top-of-the-Line Projector to NP Mobile...

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, today announced the addition of the NP62 digital projector to its NP Mobile Series.

Tensilica Adds RealAudio Decoder Support for HiFi 2 Audio DSPs...

Tensilica,(R) Inc. today announced that it has it has ported the RealAudio 8, 9, and 10 decoders from digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (RNWK) to the HiFi 2 Audio DSP, the industry's leading licensable audio DSP.

Sezmi Announces First Public Demonstration of Complete Personal Television...

Sezmi Corporation today announced that it is broadcasting live in Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.

Sonic Brings Hollywood Hits to Connected CE and PC Devices With CinemaNow...

LAS VEGAS -- Sonic Solutions(R) , today announced the CinemaNow SDK to enable consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers to rapidly integrate and deploy movie sell-through and rental store services in their devices.

Panasonic introduces wireless, 1-inch thick TC-P54Z1 VIERA plasma...

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Here at the Panasonic press conference at CES 2009, the company finally woke us up with a stunningly thin 1-inch thick plasma: the all new Z1, or the TC-P54Z1 VIERA, in particular. Little is being said about the panel for now, though we are told that it'll be wireless (via an undisclosed standard) right out of the box.

Panasonic introduces wireless, 1-inch thick TC-P54Z1 VIERA plasma originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG's 2009 Blu-ray revamp and new Blu-ray HTIBs...

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Today at CES, LG shared the details of its two new Network Blu-ray players that will be the first to support the new NetCast with content partners like CinemaNow and YouTube -- no love for the older players. The BD370 and BD390 are essentially the same with both featuring BD Live etc, with the main difference between the two being the BD390 includes 1GB of internal storage for BD Live, and 7.1 discrete analog output. No word on the price of either, but the BD370 is due in Q2 while the 390 is due in Q3. There are also three new home theater systems that feature Blu-ray players, which of course are also BD Live and feature NetCast, but more interestingly also sport TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. Unlike the LHB954, the LHB977 and LHB979 both feature Tallboy speakers and two HDMI inputs which will really come in handy for anyone with a game console or a STB -- so yeah like everyone. The LHB979 (picture after the break) distinguishes itself from the rest with speakers that were designed by Mark Levinson and has more power.

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LG's 2009 Blu-ray revamp and new Blu-ray HTIBs originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JVC announces Full HD LCD TVs, new line of iPod-friendly sets...

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Just in case you haven't seen enough from JVC today, how's about a look at nine new TVs? From the top, we're look at four newcomers with 1080p panels -- the LT-32J300, LT-42J300, LT-46J300 and LT-52J300 -- all of which tout a dynamic backlight, the company's own Smart Picture technology, there HDMI inputs and a new cabinet with a snazzy new bezel and a black glossy finish. Moving on to more Apple-friendly pastures, we've got an all new TeleDock line that spans from 31.5-inches to 46-inches. All five models come with an integrated iPod dock for playing back portable media and recharging your player, and the whole crew should be in stores by April. Check the links below for all the minutiae.

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JVC announces Full HD LCD TVs, new line of iPod-friendly sets originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JVC's 42-inch LT-42B300 LCD HDTV includes built-in Blu-ray player...

Filed under: Displays, Players, JVC, LCD

So we heard that Sharp would be bringing a few Blu-ray-infused HDTVs to CES, but it's JVC breaking one out first. Here in Vegas, the company has introduced the 42-inch LT-42B300, which packs a 1080p panel, integrated ATSC-QAM tuner, a 5-band equalizer, dual 10-watt speakers, three HDMI inputs (with CEC) and an inbuilt Blu-ray player to boot. It'll be ready for consumption this June at an undisclosed price.

JVC's 42-inch LT-42B300 LCD HDTV includes built-in Blu-ray player originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JVC circles the wagons, surrounds us with four HTIBs...

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JVC has loosed three 5.1-channel HTIBs and a fashionable 2.1-channel rig at CES. First up, the TH-G31, TH-G41 and TH-G51 are all based around upconverting DVD decks. The TH-G41 and TH-G51 models add a repeating HDMI input and iPod/iPhone connectivity -- complete with a display of the iPod/iPhone UI -- into the mix. Capping off the tippy-top of the line, the TH-G51 also sports wireless surround speakers. If your fashion sensibilities are even more stringent than wireless surrounds, you might be able to accept the move to the 2.1-channel, so slim it's wall-mountable NX-T10. Don't run away from the 2.1-channel spec just yet -- the speakers are omnidirectional, so you'll still get some sense of envelopment. Full details in the links.

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JVC circles the wagons, surrounds us with four HTIBs originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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