The term set-top box will become something of a misnomer in the near future, as most displays will become too thin to allow a box to placed on top of them. As the price of plasma & LCD displays has plummeted and their image quality has improved, they are popping up in homes everywhere.

Although they are the darlings of the media and the generic for flat panel display in the minds of many, plasmas are about to be in a serious fight with other technologies for the flat panel crown.

LCD displays, seen on the desktop for years as computer monitors, and commonplace in smaller flat panel TVs, are finally increasing in size to the point they are becoming a rival to plasmas in the 42″ – 50″ size range. Picture quality is similar to plasmas; however LCDs are immune to the burn-in that can affect plasma displays. This burn-in occurs when plasma units are used to display static images such as video game screens and stock or sports tickers.

Plasmas generally have an edge in the ability to produce deeper blacks and more saturated colors than LCDs. Plasmas are also better at producing full motion video than LCDs because of the response time of the LCD panels, although this difference is disappearing.

LCD TVs are a bit more expensive than plasmas at 42″ and larger sizes, but they should last a while longer. Plasma displays should last 20,000 – 25,000 hours and LCDs should give 30,000+ hours of useful life. However, the latest generation of plasma displays from NEC, LG & others is claimed to have a 60,000 hour life. If that is an industry trend, the traditional lifespan advantage held by LCDs may soon disappear. This comes at a time when Sony and other major consumer electronics manufacturers are either abandoning plasma or reducing their plasma offerings. Others, such as Panasonic, Fujitsu and Pioneer are firmly commited to Plasma technology.

Currently Sony has a 42″, NEC a 40″, Sharp a 45″, and Samsung a 40″ LCD TV or display. Samsung also has the big one, a 46″ that started shipping in early September of 2004. The Samsung 46″ was the first consumer LCD video display to have a 1080 line native resolution. This allows it to display 1080p native when that format arrives for HDTV. The Samsung has been joined by Sony, Toshiba and others, to endow the mid 40″ size category with some pretty solid LCD offerings. The largest consumer LCD TVs or monitors are the Sharp 65″ and Sony showed a prototype 82″ LCD from their Bravia line at the 2006 CES in Las Vegas.

Other technologies are on the horizon as well. One that has shown great promise is OLED, for Organic Light Emitting Diode. Developed by Kodak and Pioneer, this technology has been used for a few years in car stereo and cell phone displays. It’s just about ready for prime time. Philips has shown a 13″ unit, Samsung a 17″, and Seiko-Epson has shown a 40″ prototype.

OLED’s advantages are many. It actually emits it’s own light, so it requires no backlight and has better contrast than a traditional LCD. OLED displays have a wide viewing angle like a plasma display. Power usage is very low, less than 1/2 that of a traditional LCD display. At around 2mm deep, OLEDs are much thinner than either a plasma or LCD.

They have a refresh rate about 1,000 times faster than a traditional LCD, so they will be far superior for video applications. They have fewer parts than LCD or plasma and can be manufactured using a novel ink jet printing process. This promises to keep prices low as the technology is implemented. It is expected to see sub 20″ displays in stores by 2006 with larger units following one to two years later.

Other promising display technologies on the horizon include SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) and carbon Nanotube. SED was developed by Canon, who began research into the technology in 1986. SED is basically the same principle as CRT, however there are important differences. The most important from a consumer standpoint is thickness. An SED display is only an inch or two thick, depending upon screen size.

The basic construction is two glass plates separated by a vacuum. One of the plates is coated with phosphors the other is mounted with electron emitters. Electrons are ejected when a voltage of about 16 to 18 V is applied to the emitters. These electrons are then accelerated by a higher voltage into a beam similar to that in a CRT display.

The visual advantages of SEDs are as for CRT displays, great color, deep black levels and quick motion response. These advantages, combined with the slim form factor, low cost and small power requirement should make for a real winner.

A unit shown by Toshiba at a Japanese trade show in April of 2005 even had it’s contrast ratio up to an incredible 100,000 to 1 by significantly reducing black luminance. Even if the specs were a bit inflated this would still amount to a fantastic contrast ratio, on the order of 5 times that of a traditional CRT. At one time, Toshiba indicated they would move to this technology for all displays over 40″ by 2006. However, after a spectacular demo at 2006 CES by where they indicated a late 2006 debut, both Canon and Toshiba, Toshiba resheduled their release date for SED until mid 2007, ostensibly to allow them to produce lower cost SEDs.

There is another fly in the SED ointment too. On April 21st, 2005 US firm Nano-Proprietary has filed a suit against Canon in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Texas, alleging that the surface (SED) televisions that Canon plans to release violates a licensing agreement signed 5 years ago between the Japanese giant and Nano-Proprietary.

The pace of change in the home theater and entertainment display market has just kept accelerating. There are some promising technologies around the corner that will allow, as usual, higher performance, lower cost and more compact form factors. As prices for advanced technologies plunge and technology improves, it will make it even easier for the average person to have a fantastic media system almost anywhere in their home.

Steve Faber has almost 15 years in the custom installation industry. He is a CEDIA certified designer and Installer 2 with certifications from both the ISF and THX. His experience spans many facets of the industry, from the trenches as an installer and control systems programmer, and system designer, to a business unit director for a specialty importer of high end audio video equipment, a sales rep for a large, regional consumer electronics distributor, and principal of a $1.5M+ custom installation firm. He currently is senior sales engineer for Digital Cinema Design in Redmond, WA. For much more about flat panel technology, home automation and home theater, go to flat panel displays for your home and theater

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It may have been a while since you have thought about voice recorders. The new age small tape technology was seemingly eclipsed by the newest thing in the 2000 era: digital media. Now that digital media has peaked and calmed thanks to exciting new Apple products, voice recorders are coming back into mainstream focus. Not just voice recorders but new high-tech Mac compatible digital voice recorders.

What do you remember about a tape recorder? Probably that it’s slow, frustrating to work, difficult to hear and a bother to carry around. However, new digital voice recorders have come a long way. They are more comparable in appearance and efficiency to cellular phones or PDAs. What are some of the best features you can look for in a digital voice recorder Macintosh compatible device?

Even the most basic systems are able to give you at least 1 GB of storage while others provide a little over 500 hours of audio storage. Not only can you record your own voice or the voice of others, but you can also record MP3s that you hear off the radio. Models like the Philips Voice Tracer 880 lets you record FM radio, as well as program a smart alarm clock.

A Mac compatible digital voice recorder comes with a built in microphone that can record realistic and high quality sound or a stereo lapel microphone. However, you don’t have to worry about fussing with the little buttons just to start recording. You have your choice or choosing a one-touch recording mechanism or a voice-activation system. With voice-activated recording features you simply start speaking and wait for the device to instantly start recording your voice. The recorder promptly stops once it senses that you have stopped talking. No words are lost and it picks up every word thanks to a larger stereo microphone!

These models come with large LCD screens for an easy overview of the system. You can playback high quality audio extra slow for note taking or extra fast for audio effects. Perhaps the best feature of all is the USB cable connection that allows easy downloading of all your MP3 and WAV files to your PC computer. For that matter, you can transfer the files to a laptop or PDA. You could even send these recordings as a voice message by way of email!

All of these Macintosh compatible digital voice recorders are made for Macintosh systems and are easy to carry and very lightweight. Unlike tape recorders of the past, they are easy to carry along and hardly noticeable when placed away in a protective case. You will want to carry a Mac compatible digital voice recorder everywhere you go!

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If you have never purchased a home theater system or if it has at least been a while since you went shopping for one, it is time to brush up on the basics. This is a large purchase and it is one that you do not want to take lightly. The last thing you want to do is to spend a thousand dollars on a system, only to find that your family can’t enjoy it because of its poor quality or because it lacks certain features.

The HTIB, Home Theater in a Box, is a big seller, but it is not the best option for everyone. With most systems, you should have no problem getting Dolby Digital surround sound support, tuners for AM/FM and a few speakers for 5.1 surround sound setup. There are even systems that have a USB port or even an iPod dock so that you can use your iPod or other portable music players with the system. Now your favorite tunes can radiate throughout the room through a surround sound system

When you are shopping for your home theater system, make sure that you are getting something with a front panel that has the controls and the displays clearly labeled. This will save you a lot of confusion later on. It is also very important to make sure that your home theater system is going to be able to support all of the various gadgets and equipment that you will want to run through it. You also need enough speakers. The average set up comes with five to seven speakers which is generally sufficient.

Popular Brands

You might be interested in knowing which are the most popular popular brands of home entertainment system. After all, if they are more popular than other brands or systems, there must be a reason for it. Generally speaking, when you go for the more popular brands, you will end up with a product that you will love and can count on to last for many years to come.

Some of the most popular brands are Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and Philips. Even though these are among the best known, they are not the only brands out there that you should consider. The more you look at, the better deal you are going to find. Bose is another well-known brand and so are Yamaha, Sharp. and Coby. If you are still looking for more options, you also have LG and Audiovox.

Warranty

Make sure that whatever brand you buy that you get a good warranty. Generally, products that come with a very short and limited warranty do so for good reason: they know their products are going to fail quickly. Companies that can offer you a long term warranty are able to do this because they have faith in their products. If they thought that their systems would break down all the time, they would not offer this sort of warranty. This is just something that you should consider.

Learn more about home theater systems and brands such as Sharp home theater systems.

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Ich habe mich vor ca einer Woche für Den Philips47 PFL 5603D/119cm entschieden.
Es war eine gute Entscheidung.
Das Gerät ist absolute Spitzenklasse.
Das Bild ist Bei einer Betrachtung Einer Blu-Ray DVD einfach sagenhaft.
Das Gefühl man sieht 3D ist umwerfend.
Auch der Preis ist völlig angebracht.Das soll heißen absolut nicht zu teuer.
Das einzig was ich ein wenig bemängeln muss ist das bei manchen Bewegungsabläufen eine zarte Pixelung entsteht.
Die aber nicht störend ist.
Das Gerät hat einen eingebauten DVB/T Receiver,man braucht nur noch eine kleine Stabantenne.
Das Highlight ist über einen USB-Stick ein Update machen zu können.
Habe ich schon gemacht,funktionierte hervorragend.
So ist das Gerät immer auf dem neusten Stand.
Auch Das Design ist toll,Klavierlack hochglänzend,einfach genial.
Man hat diverse Anschlüsse auf der Rückseite,davon sind alleine 4 HDMI Anschlüsse verfügbar.
Für sonstige Geräte sind genügend Anschlüsse verfügbar.
Auch kann man einen Computer daran anschließen,auch dieser Anschluss stellt das Gerät zur Verfügung.
Über den USB Anschluss,kann man seine externe Festplatte anschließen,die auch sofort erkannt wird.
So kann man sich seine Fotos,Musik,Video anschauen.
Der Kontrast ist einzigartig,Farben u. sogar der Ton ist sehr gut.
Denn meistens ist Der Ton bei solchen Geräten , “nicht” gerade das gelbe vom Ei.
Das trifft bei diesem Gerät nicht zu.
Das Menü ist Kinderleicht und stellt sich von selber ein.
Also komplett Idiotensicher.
Um auf den Punkt zu Kommen, ein Super Fernsehgerät,wärmstens zu empfehlen.

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Unser 16 Jahre alter 14″ Sony war überfällig…
Nach gründlichem Studium der Leistungsfähigkeiten der kleinen Fernseher habe ich mich für diesen Philips entschieden: sehr gutes Bild, guter Klang, logische Menüführung, DVB-T und C Tuner, CI-Schacht, geringe Leistungsaufnahme usw. Das analoge Bild wurde nicht getestet.
Wir haben diesen kleinen Flachmann mittels einer zierlichen Wandhalterung geschickt im Schlafraum angebracht, so daß er außer vom Kopfkissen kaum zu sehen ist
Angesichts der Tatsache, daß DVB-T2 in den Startlöchern steht, macht man bei diesem Kaufpreis keinen Fehler…

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Dieser Philips Flachbildfernseher bietet Ihnen glasklaren Sound und hervorragende Bildqualität auf einem HD-Display mit 1366 x 768 Pixeln. Der hohe Qualitätsstandard von Philips wird auch Sie überzeugen.

> Grundeigenschaften
- Breite: 467.8 mm
- Höhe: 324.6 mm
- Tiefe: 140.0 mm
- Farbe: Schwarz
- Gewicht: 4.06 kg

> Display
- Farbdisplay
- Displaytechnologie: LCD
- Beleuchtetes Display
- 19.0- Display
- Bilddiagonale: 48.0 cm
- Auflösung Breite: 1366 Pixel
- Auflösung Höhe: 768 Pixel
- Hintergrundbeleuchtung: ja

> TV
- Format: 16:9
- Betrachtungswinkel bis zu 160°
- Bildwiederholfrequenz: 60 Hz
- 6 Watt Audioleistung
- HD-Standard: HD-Ready
- Technologie: LCD
- Kontrastverhältnis: 4000:1
- Leistungsaufnahme: 40 Watt
- Fernbedienung im Lieferumfang

> Audio-Anschlüsse
- AUX-Eingang

> Video-Anschlüsse
- 1 x HDMI
- 1 x VGA IN
- 1 x SCART IN

> Anschlüsse für Antenne
- externer Antennenanschluss TV

> Lieferumfang
- TV-Gerät
- Fernbedienung
- Netzanschlusskabel
- Bedienungsanleitung

> TV-Receiver
- Anzahl Tuner: 1
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- Analoger Empfänger

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- integriert-Lader
- Eingangsspannung: 220.0 V

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Whether buying for yourself or a gift for a loved one, finding just the right DVD player isn’t as easy as it seems. There are so many formats, sizes and added features for DVD players today that you might sift through hundreds of players before finding the right one at the right price. Use this quick guide to compare the types of DVD players available on the electronics market.

DVD Player Sizes

Determine what size player you will need. If you’re adding a DVD player to your home entertainment system, determine where you will put it and how much space is available. Normal-sized DVD players can be rather wide so you’ll want to be sure of your available space before shopping. DVD players are also very thin in height and most have a slot on the front that slides in and out for inserting the DVD. This is great if you have a wide space that is limited in height.

For odd-shaped spaces or very tight spots, there are different sizes and shapes of DVD players. These are usually available at electronics stores online so you’ll have plenty of styles to choose from. The vertical DVD player, for example, sits upright similar to a vertical computer drive. It comes with a stand to hold it in a sturdy position. If you still have your old VHS collection, there are DVD/VHS combo machines that play both formats. This saves space as well. Also available are super slim DVD players and “space saver” DVD players to fit your personal needs.

Types of DVD Players

Once you determine the size you’ll need, you’re ready to compare name brands and features at the electronics store or website of your choice. You can often find many different brands and styles of players at one single electronics mall online. This will allow you to compare without spending hours searching through many websites.

Some of the features you’ll see include progressive scan, time-slip recording, EZ editing, zoom, slow motion, HD (high definition) DVD, front audio/video input jacks, CD-R/-RW playback, MP3-CD playback, D/A converter, favorite scene selection, TV Guardian, and many others. You may not find one particular DVD player that carries every feature, so it’s wise to determine which features are important to you before selecting a player. Which features will you likely use the most? Which will you probably never use?

You’ll also notice there are many brand names for DVD players. Some of the well-known brands include Philips, Coby, Emerson, Toshiba, Magnavox, Sanyo, and Panasonic. Pricing for DVD players can range from around $50 to $500 depending on the features you choose.

If buying a DVD player for your child, there are also players with children’s themes. The player will actually look like the child’s favorite cartoon character!

To find the DVD player that’s right for you, search online by brand name, features, or price to compare. Or, you can visit an online mall to compare all in one location. Besides electronics, you can also find other great items at an online mall such as computers, laptops, lingerie, pets, automotive products, telephones, jewelry, household products, toys, and more. Take your time to find the DVD player that will meet your needs. You’ll enjoy years of quality entertainment!

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• Orion LCD-Fernseher TV20RN 1 mit 20 Zoll, 51 cm 4:3 Bildschirmdiagonale HD-Ready in Schwarz mit Sleep-Timer und Virtual Surround Sound
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Als Zweitgerät, z.B. für die Küche, ist der kleine Philips einfach klasse. Das Bild ist gestochen scharf. Die Installation nach dem Auspacken geht ohne einen Blick in die Gebrauchsanweisung. Die Inbetriebnahme ist in max. 5 Minuten erledigt. Der hier oft gescholtene schwachbrüstige Klang ist anscheinend dem wirklich flachen Geräteaufbau geschuldet. Ob andere Hersteller aus einem derart flachen Gerät mehr Klangvolumen herausholen?
Alles in allem: Ein wirklich guter Kauf. Und das Gerät wurde erstaunlich schnell angeliefert. Übrigens: Beim Media Markt kann man ihn für stattliche 50 Euros Aufpreis erwerben.

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Bin hoch zufrieden, habe das Gerät für meine Schwiegermutter gekauft. Dort ist nur DVB-T über Zimmerantenne zu empfangen. Das Bild vom eingebauten Tuner ist wirklich 1a. Habe das Gerät auch am heimischen Kabelanschluss getestet. Auch super.
Fazit: Für DVB-T Empfang sehr zu empfehlen! Die 37″ lohnen sich wirklich (2,5m Siztabstand) – und da der Rahmen schmal ist, passt das Gerät auch da, wo sonst 32″ Röhrengeräte standen. Übrigens, die Umschaltzeiten bei DVB-T sind wirklich gut. Ton ist auch akzeptabel.

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