Panasonic Z1 Is Ultra Thin.. Ultra Expensive

The one thing that was going through my mind when I saw this was ‘Didn’t Panasonic see what happened to Pioneer and their Plasmas?’ The price point was just released on this hot little number, and your wallet will be just as thin as the new ‘Z1’ Panasonic Plasma is. The new flagship in only 1-inch thick and has a MSRP of $5,999. That’s a little rich considering that most high end LCD’s offer just as good if not better picture at less than half the price.

This is due out in June for all you ballers who the recession hasn’t hit yet.

[Crunchgear]

Philips Offers LCD's On The Cheap

Recently I had a buddy of mine lose a 42 inch Toshiba LCD HDTV that he only had for 5 days because his kids thought it would be fun to toss vacuum cleaner attachments at one another. Obviously their aim wasn’t very good.

But I have to admire my friend’s restraint on not killing the kids; he’s certainly a bigger man than me. So when I saw this Cow Bell deal come across the board, he was the first person I thought about. Philips is having a excellent deal on refurbished LCD’s with all of them 1080p, 60Hz, and 3 HDMI ports. It’s not the top of the line LCD’s, but a 42 incher is only $650 and the 47’’ is $750. There is even a 50 inch plasma that’s going for $700, although I’m sure that’s got to be 720p.

Check it out my friends.

[bargainjack via Gizmodo]

Dell's Hot Monitor Is Now Available: Second Morgage Needed

Dell has teased us with this beautiful 22-inch LCD monitor for some time now, always saying that it is just a concept design and not for sale. Well it seems that they've changed their minds about it all, and this baby will be shipping in a few days from now. The 1680x1050 (WSXGA+) with the built in speakers that float in the crystal settings has a webcam, DVI, HDMI connectivity, TrueColor Technology, 2 ms response, and a 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.

But you better bring you long pants for this one, because it's going to set you back $1199. Which is a little crazy considering that Dell has 22-inch LCD monitors with the same resolution for $300. But if you're interested in picking up one of these, you're most likely a baller, and that $1200 price tag is just a joke to you anyway.

It's nice to see that Apple isn't the only company interested in a good design.

[Dell via Gizmodo]

LCD Dashboard: Very Cool

Check out this LCD Dashboard by Nippon Seiki Co from the Tokyo Auto Show. Not only does it have the standard stuff like speed and mileage, but it has night vision, rear view camera, and some cool animation. It looks like the display of a new fighter jet.

Take a look. [Gizmodo Japan]

J.D. Power Rates The LCD's

Click the picture to enlarge.

Since we're on a chart kick today, we might as well through this one up.

J.D. Power rated these LCDs as the best.

[JD Power via Crunchgear]

Viewsonic's New Monitors Go HD

Viewsonic rolled out some new HD monitors that are very cool, if you're into widescreen LCD's. Viewsonic's 19 and a 20 inch VX1940w and VX2240w both have 4000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms refresh time, and 1680×1050 high-resolution.

The VX1840w and VX2240w will street in November for $249 and $349.

Hit the jump to read more. [Crunchgear]

LG Design Art series: Hot & Sexy!!!

Check out the new look of LG's new line called the LG Design Art series. The LF75 and LB75 LCD TVs are absolutely beautiful and have 3 HDMI outputs, and the champaign glass like speakers are hot!

The new sets are on a balancing ring and come in sizes of 37, 42, 47 and 52-inch, while only the LF75s has 1080p with 10,000:1 contrast ratio. The LB75 only has 720p/1080i and 8,000:1 contrast ratio, but does support 1080p input coming at 32 and 26 inches.
No word on pricing yet.

If I was in the market, I would seriously consider these.
[Gizmodo]

Samsung Shows Off F8 Series At IFA

Samsung has unveiled their new F8 series LCD set at the IFA in Berlin. The LE46F86BD is just stone cold sexay, with a variety of features like 1080p support, and 25,000:1 contrast ratio.

That's right!!! Your eyes are not playing with you, 25,000:1 contrast ratio.

It also has 100MHz Motion Plus technology for a sharper picture, USB 2.0 port, 3 HDMI 1.3 ports, 8-millisecond response time, and CCFL backlighting. No word on pricing or availability yet, but we'll be watching and waiting.

[ PRAD via Engadget]

DirecTV's New DVR's Can Ruin Plasma TV's?

If you have one of the newest DVR receivers from DirecTV, the H20 and HR20 models, and a plasma TV, you might want to take one of them back.

According to Gary over at HD Guru, the DVR creates standard def 4:3 channel with vertical black bars, which is a nice look but if you leave it on too long on a plasma TV the bars will start to glow bright (burn in). LCD and DLP sets do not have to worry about this, but it's strange that DirecTV would drop the ball on something like this considering how much interest they've shown toward the HD industry.

Most DVRs have the gray bars and gray letterboxing because gray is the color of average screen wear, why DirecTV didn't follow suit with this is beyond me.

Read more here. [HD Guru via Gizmodo]

Cow Bell Deal: 22-Inch Acer For $200 (Today Only)

All right guys I'm not even sure I can pass this one up.

Today only, Staples.com has a 22-inch Widescreen Acer monitor for $199. And you don't even have to deal with a rebate..... I hate rebates!!!!

It has 1680×1050 resolution, 700:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, a 5ms response time, a 3-year warranty, and DVI/VGA connections.

Not bad for $200 dolla.

Acer AL2216Wsd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor [Staples.com via Crunchgear]

JVC LCD: Yeah, You Know Me!

JVC hits the streets with 4 new LCD models that are ass kickers!!!

Two of the models, '688 series' come in 37-inch and 42-inch black cabinet with full 1080p resolution. The '788 series' comes in 42 and 47-inches also with the black cabinet, but has a faster response time and wider viewing angles. All four models has JVC's newest D.I.S.T engine (Fifth Generation) which features full HD resolustion of 1920 x 1080. The new engine upconverts all signals to display at full 1080p.

And you know that JVC wouldn't leave out the top of the line HDMI inputs on the new sets. All models feature dual HDMI 1.3 inputs which will allow you to connect the newest gadgets.

Read the press release after the leap. [via Gizmodo]

Philips new Ambilight LCDs

Has it really been 10 years since the first Ambilight television? Does anyone care? Well Philips does, and they plan on celebrating the 10 year anniversary by releasing 3 Ambilight sets.

The Ambilight LCDs ranging size from 42, 47, and 52 inches, and will have 1080p, 120Hz, LED backlighting. The three sets will have Philips' Perfect Pixel HD processing engine, plenty of HDMI inputs (3x on the 52-incher), and of course Philips' Ambilight glow.

Priced at $2,999 for the Ambilight Full Surround (independent lighting on all four sides) 42-inch 42PFL9832D (pictured) or $2,799 for the 47-inch 47PFL9732D and $3,599 for the big 52-inch 52PFL7432D with Ambilight 2 for that left and right glow.

All are expected to roll Stateside as early as June.

I love this TV!!!

Dell's Display Port Prototype Will Allow for Resolutions 4x Better Than HD

Check out Dell's new sexy LCD display.It measures about half an inch thick and packs a resolution that's 4x sharper than the current HDTV resolutions. It's part of Dell's new Display Port technology.

It will allow you to daisychain multiple monitors and connect other peripherals via one bi-directional cable. It can be used with notebook displays, and it is due out later this year.

And if this is a sign of what's to come, I can't wait!!!

Check it out after the jump.

Woot, there it is!!!

Some of you may be familiar with the money saving deal site known a woot.com. Everyday they have one item on sale that goes until the item is sold out, and then you're SOL. If you've never checked this site out, you might want too today.

Woot has a Westinghouse 40" LCD HDTV with built in DVD player for $799.99!!!

It's HD Ready and is 720p.

If you're in the market for an HDTV, this might be the time to make a move.

Check out the specs after the jump.

Westinghouse 52 inch 1080p for $2,499

Westinghouse isn't known for their HDTVs, but they are trying to get your attention with their price. The new Westinghouse TX-52F480S LCD HDTV is due out this September and will be listed at $2,499. You would be hard pressed to find a 42 inch LCD 1080p HDTV at that price. A similarly sized top line Sharp Aquos will run you $4500, and that's a bargain for that size of a LCD.

The Westinghouse claims a response time of 6.5 milliseconds, which is not bad for what they're calling a 'budget HDTV'.

If you're in the market but don't want to spend the kids college fund, you might want to take a look at Westinghouse and their complete lineup after the jump.

Ghetto Ambilight HDTV

If you've ever seen the Philips Ambilight HDTV you know how cool it looks, and that the soft glow behind the TV actually has a function. If you watch TV or game in low-light conditions, the back light reduces eye strain.

But if you don't want to pony up the money for the Philips HDTV you can get the same effect for your HDTV ghetto style!!!

Thanks to our friends at instructables they show us how to get the same effect on the cheap.

Step 1: Buy Cheap LED Light strips from IKEA.

Step 2: Attach it to the back of your LCD/Plasma/or DLP.

And that's the way you do it!!!