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The world my be in the grips of a particularly bracing economic recession but that doesn’t seem to serve as any barrier to US company Honeywell who are lining up a new range of LCD HDTV unit which includes the 82″ Altura LE Series Full HD LCD TV monster, the …

Along with announcing their new LaCie d2 8x Blu-ray Buner, Lacie have also unveiled their new LaCie LaCinema Black MAX media streaming hard disk which builds upon the previously released LaCie LaCinema Classic in offering not only the capability to stream all manner of digital media files (audio, photos, video) …

Sony introduced 4 models under its XBR9 series at the CES in January. These are the the 52-inch KDL-52XBR9, 46-inch KDL-46XBR9, 40-inch KDL-40XBR9, and 32-inch KDL-32XBR9. All models are fluorescent-backlit using WCG-CCLF technology instead of using LED backlighting more common these days. The company claims this results in more lifelike …

Panasonic, an important player in the rise of Blu-ray, further added to its contribution to the new standard in media players by announcing the arrival of the DMP-B15 at the CES in January. DMP-B15 is the world’s first portable Blu-ray player and it sports an 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD screen.

Back in November of last year we covered Silicon Mountain’s new Allio HDTV PC units and now, just three months down the line, Silicon Mountain have updated the range in employing a 1.6GHz Dual Core Atom 330 CPU as opposed to the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU utilised in the …

The Pioneer VSX-819H AV receiver, which was on display at the CES, succeeds the popular Pioneer VSX-1018AH which was released in June last year. The particularly wallet friendly Pioneer VSX-819H AV receiver is set for an April release and will cost around $300.

DXG introduced the DXG-581V pistol-grip mini HD camcorder at the CES in January. The DXG-581V, which stands less than 4 inches tall and offers a 360-degree view with its 3-inch rotational TFT screen, is set for a Q1 2009 release and will cost $179.99.

The Samsung LN-B750 bucks the Samsung trend of pushing ahead with LED-backlit TVs. This LCD TV uses Cold Fluorescent Light (CFL) backlighting instead of LED. LEDs offer the advantage of less weight and slimness as well as power saving.

Panasonic came up with what was perhaps the most exhaustive line-up of plasma HDTVs at the CES. The Panasonic Viera brand of plasma TVs has several new series scheduled for release in 2009. These include the Z1, V10, S1, G10, and X1.

Marantz has launched its flagship Blu-ray player – the BD8002. It offers 1080p video playback at 24 frames per second and can convert convert standard DVDs to high-definition pictures. The BD8002 can play DVDs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, MP3 and WMA encoded files. An SD card reader on the …

Westinghouse has launched three LCD HDTVs meant for on-the-go viewing. The small 19″ and 22″ PT Series portable HDTVs are ideal for small houses, kitchens, basements, game rooms and even backyard picnics. The models in question are PT-19H340S, PT-22H340S, PT-22F380S and all three tout compact size and affordability as their …