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Casio EV-4500 Portable LCD TV with 4-Inch Active-Matrix Display and Desktop Stand Review

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(More customer reviews)If you're in the market for a portable television, I recommend you skip the 2.3 inch models and upgrade to this 4 inch Casio. You'll be amazed by the difference 2 inches can make. I've abandoned my smaller RCA portable after seeing the display on the EV-4500; the difference is striking.
The TFT LCD screen produces a sharp, detailed picture and reception is quite good even before extending the rod antenna. Sound from the small speaker is also clear but you can always use the ear jack (mono sound only). The only reason I knocked off a star is because of battery life. Casio's specs. indicate an estimate battery life of 2 hours (4 AAs); that's close to reality, so the other reviewer's recommendation is dead-on: if you plan on watching this often, buy the AC adaptor accessory (MSRP 19.95). A car adaptor is also available.
If you want a portable television with a great picture (that doesn't induce eye strain), buy this EV-4500. It's a great value.

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Measuring about the size of a double CD, Casio's EV-4500 lets you enjoy clear televised images wherever you go with its 4-inch active-matrix, thin-film-resistor LCD. The television--which receives VHF channels 2 to 13 and UHF channels 14 to 69--also features a speaker and an audio/video input so you can use it with a digital camera, camcorder, or other video device. A handy desktop stand lets you position the set for hands-free viewing.Its antiglare screen is optimized for outdoor use (for additional perspective on a sporting event, say), and a monaural earphone jack affords private listening. The EV-4500 comes with a built-in rod antenna and runs on either four AA batteries (not included) or an optional AC power adapter. Battery life averages two hours, and headphones are not included.What's in the Box TV, desktop stand, user's manual, and warranty information.

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Avertv Combo PCIE(M780) Review

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(More customer reviews)This product replaces a Hauppaugge PVR-150 in my HTPC. The quality on analog signals is significantly better, and adds the ability to receive digital signals. You can use both tuners at the same time via picture-in-picture, or watch one tuner while recording on the other.
The analog tuner (NTSC) has input for coax or S-Video. If you use s-video, the audio is received by an adapter that plugs into a mini-jack just below it.
The digital tuner is for receiving ATSC (OTA) or QAM (cable) signals. It only has a coax input. If you go for OTA ATSC of course you are subject to reception issues just like any other antenna. Since it's digital, it really either works or it doesn't. If your signal is strong enough you get a clear, beautiful picture. If it's not strong enough, you get squat, or even worse a freezing stuttering picture. I live in the suburbs and the antenna is in the basement and I get most channels at 70-80% signal, but this is a entirely dependent on your antenna and not this tuner.
This card also supports unencrypted clear QAM. Cable companies are supposed to (and I think most if not all do) send local digital channels on their basic service. So you should be able to watch your local channels, but not premium channels like HBO since those would be encrypted. Vista Media Center (and I think MCE2005 as well) do NOT support QAM directly. The included AverMedia software receives these with no problem, and Avermedia has a beta plugin that enables it in Vista Media Center (google "clear qam in vista media center" and its one of the first few that come up). However, there are other options such as MediaPortal (for windows, this is what I use) or MythTV (for linux, I don't use this but have heard awesome things about it) which are both open source (i.e. free) alternatives and support clear QAM.
If you are set on using Windows Media Center another alternative is the HD HomeRun, an external unit that also supports QAM and does show up in Media Center.
Other notes about this card, it is PCI-e and not PCI. All recent motherboards have more and more PCI-e slots (less and less PCI), but there isn't much to fill them with... Well, here is one. The tuners on this card are physically *tiny*, especially compared to the hauppaugge pvr-150 which has a huge NTSC tuner. All encoding is done by the card, so it puts very little strain on your CPU (watching HD content is another story).

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Audiovox 8" LCD Television Review

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(More customer reviews)We were so pleased with this little TV that we bought a second one. We bought the first TV for the kitchen. We bought the second identical model for a shelf in front of our treadmill. We have not experienced the "chirping" problem that two other reviewers described with either of our TVs. The headphone feature when using it with the treadmill is very nice. We also like the sleek, contemporary style.
We give this TV a 5 star rating. It met our expectations for a TV this size and for the price.

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Memorex MVUC821 Under-Cabinet 8-Inch Widescreen LCD TV/DVD with ATSC Digital Tuner Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are smart enough to read these reviews before buying (you'll see the rest of us were not...lol) then here is the low-down...
Pros: Relatively easy to install, good space utilization, good functionality (probably too much for this application), decent picture quality and sound
Cons: Will not process cable tv signal, strange signal delay when using the remote, magnetic remote isn't strong enough to stay on the fridge
THIS UNIT WILL ONLY PROCESS BROADCAST HDTV SIGNALS. It will NOT process a cable tv signal so don't even bother trying.
Summary: I bought the unit and started to install it. But the included "spacers" and mounting bolts were not sufficient to clear the underside lip of my kitchen cabinets. So after cobbling together some 1x2 rails, I finally had everything in place.
If you have average depth cabinets, there's not much space between the back of the unit and the wall. You'll want a $5 right-angle (90-deg) coax adapter to make hooking up the coax cable easier.
Once installed, and power on, we put in a DVD - all was well - and played the radio - all was well. Then came installing the cable. I ran a new cable from the middle of my attic to the kitchen - drilling several holes in walls to get there. It took about 2 hours. When I hooked up the cable, I got the dreaded "No Signal" message. Hmmm - okay, probably my DIY cable ends. I replaced both coax ends, and switched the cables around on the splitter. "No Signal." I completely removed the unit and hooked it directly up to the cable from my main TV which I knew worked. "No Signal." So I guess the unit is bad - which is really bad becuase we already threw away all the packing and can't find the reciept!
So I get online. Low and behold, EVERYONE who bought this unit has the same problem: This stupid thing doesn't process a cable TV signal.
Well I can't take it back so i'm determined to get something out of it. I run down to RS and buy a small, amplified HDTV antenna. I install it high in the attic and hook everything back up. The TV works fine. So now I have one TV with broadcast HDTV, which is probably a good thing in case our cable goes out and we need to know what's going on.
Apart from all that, my only complaint (so far) is the 1-2 second delay between pushing a button on the remote and anything happening on the unit. Irritating yes, but not a deal killer in itself.
So if you don't have cable (or don't mind not using cable if you do have it) and want HDTV in your kitchen, this unit my suit your needs.

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Kenwood KTC-V300N - TV tuner Review

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(More customer reviews)I e-mailed Kenwood to see if they would make a converter box so this would still work after the US goes digital next year. Their response:
Thank you for contacting Kenwood USA Corporation. As an authorized agent for Kenwood, we are responding to your recent email inquiry.
The KTC-V300N is an analog only receiver; therefore after the nation goes through the digital conversion it will no longer be able to receive the TV broadcasts. Kenwood has announced that they are working on a new mobile digital TV tuner. However they have not released any information as far as a release date or model number.
So this will be useless next year.

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Casio TV-880 2.3" Portable Handheld Color TV Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an awesome tv with great reception. I have never had such a good picture on my home tv...but this little tv really delivers the great picture. It is extremely portable and easy to use I would recommend this tv to anyone who is a tv fanatic. A word to the wise though....buy some rechargeable batteries and a battery charger because you will need it.

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Audiovox VE727 Ultra Slim 7-Inch LCD Drop Down TV with Built-in Slot Load DVD Player Review

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(More customer reviews)For years I had a Sony CRT under cabinet TV for the kitchen. alas it died. The AudioVox 7" LCD has some advantages and some deficiencies compared with the Sony.
First of all the picture isn't as good. LCDs have limited viewing angles. Off axis they are dark and/or lack contrast. Viewed from a fixed position like on your desk or on your living room wall this isn't much of a problem. You set it up once for your viewing location and all's well. But a kitchen TV is not really watched that way. You leave it on the Fox News or CNN and look at the screen only when you hear some story come on. You tend to stand up and move about in the kitchen so when you watch it you are usually in some position for which the picture was not aimed.
So with a CRT TV I could just look at the little bright sharp screen from wherever I was at the time. But with an LCD screen I have to adjust it in order to watch it - every time. Even when optimally adjusted the LCD isn't as good as the CRT was. I should have gotten the 9" model.
The AudioVox however has a couple other excellent features. It has an AM-FM radio. This is handy. It has a digital clock. Also handy. It has a timer - very, very handy in the kitchen. The DVD player is less useful but its ability to play CDs is nice.
I have it set up with NTSC (analog) cable and I miss the program guide available on ATSC (digital) cable. I don't suppose that's a fault of the unit but of my cable configuration.
It was a bit difficult to install because unlike a a regular TV that you just set on a table, this one you have to mount under a cabinet. This requires a little woodworking skill. The paper template is meant to be placed on the bottom shelf of your cabinet, but most electric drills are too tall to be used inside a kitchen cabinet. This means you will have to drill from underneath. This isn't an insoluable problem but it does take a bit of figuring. The default configuration expects precise alignment. If the bolts came up from the bottom rather than down from the top it would be lot easier to install - but that would leave nuts on the floor of the cabinet instead of just nearly flat bolt heads.

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100' RG6 Coax Cable with F Connectors Review

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Sony DHG-HDD250 30-Hour High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (250 GB) Review

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(More customer reviews)[This review is based on experiences with the DHG-HDD250; the DHG-HDD500 is identical, except that it is $150-$200 more expensive and has two 250GB hard disks instead of just one.]
If you're anything like me, you're likely looking at this Sony unit because TiVo doesn't make DVR that can receive high-definition (HD) broadcasts. (And the fact that TiVo has been dragging its feet on HD is one of many reasons that the company is not long for this world.) I bought the Sony DHG-HDD250 to replace my old TiVo box, and although there a few small things I gave up in the process, I'm mostly happy with my new Sony.
First and foremost: QUALITY. Watching live TV on the Sony unit is *almost* as good as watching TV with my TV's built-in ATSC tuner. The colors are slightly less-vibrant and there are a few more compression artifacts, but this is to be expected, and not terribly noticeable. Recordings are first-rate, and infinitely better than any low-def DVR, VCR, or even DVD recorder. And with the HDMI output, you can have a pure digital connection from the DVR to your TV. Probably the only quality issue is the confusing "Format" button on the remote, which allows you to stretch or shrink the video to display correctly on a 16:9 widescreen TV. It works, but it responds very slowly, is inconsistent, incomplete, and hard to figure out. Why they didn't include a simple "zoom" feature (like every TV on the planet) is beyond me.
THE INTERFACE. The menu system is not complicated, although not as friendly and cheerful as TiVo (it's faster and sharper-looking than TiVo, though). The Sony unit is much, much more configurable than any TiVo, and that configurability comes at a bit of a cost. Be prepared to read the manual to figure out how to record programs and set up the channel list, for instance. Thereafter, many things (like recording shows) are actually easier to accomplish (albeit more difficult to learn) than on a TiVo. Example: in the Guide, press and hold the Record button for one second to record a show. Press Record again to record it repeatedly (same time, same channel). That's it - no wading through multiple screens, like on TiVo, to set up a simple recording.
THE GUIDE. The Sony uses the free TV Guide on-screen system (what used to be called GemStar, I believe) to get program data (off the air!) and display TV listings on the screen. This means you don't have to extend a phone cord or network cable to your DVR; just plug it in to your wall outlet, attach your antenna or plug in your cable card, and leave the unit powered off overnight. Each night, the DVR gets program data for the current day and the same day next week, which means it'll take six days after you take it out of the box before the listings will be fully populated. (Tip: listings come from an analog station in your area, so make sure not to exclude your analog stations from the listings until you find out which one is broadcasting!)
The guide not bad, but not great, either. It's pretty easy to use, but suffers from a few really idiotic design decisions. For instance, there's no direct way (on-screen) to show the listings for a different day (e.g., Tomorrow, next Wednesday, etc.), except for holding the "right" arrow button on the remote to cycle slowly through each hour of listings until you eventually end up on the correct day. The only shortcut is to press some numbers on the remote (e.g., 2 and then 4) and then select "hours ahead" from the menu that appears to jump 24 hours into the future. In other words, there's no "Tomorrow" or "Yesterday" buttons on the remote or on the screen. And there are many little annoyances like this, although it works okay once you get used to it.
But the DHG's guide also has some really nice features, such as the grid (which TiVo never could manage to include on their units), and even a keyword search; you can even save your searches! You can also get alphabetical listings to find the show(s) you want, and you can even filter the list to show only HD content, only movies, only comedies, etc. Also, recordings can be grouped by show, so you don't have to wade through a long list of recordings to find the recorded show you want to watch.
SEASON PASS. One of TiVo's best (and simplest) features was the Season Pass; I could tell it to record West Wing, and no matter what time and on what channel it appeared, TiVo would record it. Alas, the Sony unit DOES NOT HAVE A SEASON PASS feature; I don't know why the folks at TV Guide couldn't get this simple feature to work. You can have the DHG record multiple episodes of a show, but ONLY if they're broadcast at exactly the same time and on the same channel. If West Wing is an hour later one week, or if it's syndicated on another station, the DHG will miss it unless you manually ask it to record those episodes, too.
There are some other TiVo features absent from the DHG that I don't miss at all, such as "Recommendations" (a feature that fills up your hard disk with junk you don't want), and the "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down" buttons that are supposed to influence the aforementioned recommendations (almost as effectively as TiVo's marketing partners).
OVERALL. The DHG-HDDxxx is the only DVR on the market that doesn't require an expensive digital cable subscription or satellite dish; since I get all my HD broadcasts for free with a $20 rooftop antenna, this was a must. It's also quite a nice unit; well made, attractive, and it works well. If you want an HD DVR, you'll probably be very happy with the Sony DHG-HDDxxx once you get used to it's quirks.

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Dish Network VIP 722k Review

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(More customer reviews)The 722K, a dual satellite tuner model, is virtually identical to the 722 except for the following:
1. Noticeably better HD and SD picture quality than previous generation ViP's. (ViP 922 is also reported to have noticeable better PQ).
2. Different chip-set from previous generation ViP's are, among other things, supposed to make it easier to work with Sling functions and external devices yet to be released.
3. The optional MT2 OTA module allows for receiving and recording up to 2 ATSC OTA local broadcast channels at the same time in HD.
The interface of the 722K is exactly the same as the 722. Operationally, it is identical to previous ViP boxes. The most compelling reason to get a 722K and its greatest advantage is the capacity for it to record up to 4 HD channels at the same time.
First, the 722K does NOT come with an ATSC OTA (for your digital local broadcasts)demodulator installed--as is the case with previous ViP's, but those can only receive ONE ATSC OTA channel. For about $30, you can purchase the MT2 OTA demodulator directly from Dish Network (if you are having it installed, the installer can install the OTA demod), from an on-line Dish Network retailer (usually less expensive), or from your local Dish Network retailer in your neighborhood.
Since the 722K does not come with the MT2 pre-installed, you will need to install it yourself, but it is an extremely easy thing to do. Follow the directions that come with the MT2. All you have to do is unscrew a covering, then gently slip the MT2 module into place. DONE!
Now, you will need to connect the MT2 to an external antenna to receive your digital local broadcasters. While an indoor antenna may be used with mixed results, the best results are achieved by mounting your antenna outside. Only ONE cable is required to be input to the MT2, but that one cable will provide for 2 (TWO) ATSC OTA tuners. Please go to your 722K menu to scan for your OTA's. They will be displayed in yellow on the guide along with your other channels. A strength meter displays for each OTA accessed using the MT2. You may seamlessly access these channels for viewing or recording just like any of your other sat channels, and they are part of any search.
Now, you can record 2 satellite channels and 2 OTA channels all at the same time all in HD, giving you an effective 4 HD tuner DVR. This feature is extremely useful during prime time when the family wants to record favorite shows on local TV and on satellite without having to bump someone else's timer recording. If you subscribe to Dish Local channels services, you can record all 4 major networks (2 using the sat tuners and 2 using the OTA tuner) in Hi-Def all at the same time.
IMPORTANT: Don't cancel your Dish locals via satellite service just yet. While the MT2 and the 722K can record ATSC OTA channels without a subscription to Dish locals via sat, there will be NO program data displayed for your digital locals via the MT2: "Digital Service" is displayed instead with no other information or data. Without Dish local via sat subscription, you will have to set manual timers to record via the M2T. It is a pain, but some people do actually do this to save a few bucks. Yes, that stinks. However, If you want guide data for your digital ATSC OTA's via the MT2, you will need to subscribe to Dish locals via sat. However, the good news is that the locals via satellite subscription is nominal (about $6), and you can set timers from the guide just like any other channels.
I have recorded 4 HD channels at the same time many times and even had the 722K archive recordings to the external HDD, and I've never experienced any problems.
Some more noteworthy features of the 722k that have been carried over from previous ViP boxes:
* Archive to and playback from external HDD's. A one-time charge (about $35) to activate this feature for ALL ViP's on your account with this feature. External HDD's must have their own power supplies. 1TB HDD is supported. You may have an infinite number of external HDD's in your collection (at present only 1 HDD connected to the box at one time). For example, you can have a seperate HDD for movies, one for TV shows, one for little bobby's recordings, one for your favorite recordings, etc., and you can archive from one ViP, then connect that HDD to the ViP in another room and watch it using that second ViP.
* Large capacity internal HDD allowing for over 55 hours of HD programming.
* Picture-in-Picture feature in SINGLE mode (not available in DUAL Mode)
* 1 Hour buffer for each tuner
* Organize your recordings by Folders using the name of the program or create your own customized Folder titles (Mom's shows; Comedies; what ever you wish)
* Rename individual recordings (Change the name of those embarrassing titles or rename an incorrectly named recording because a channel changed it programming at the last moment due to sports or news events or plain stupidity).
* New, enhanced Dish OnLine services now organized by channel, content, rating, etc. Now much easier to find your movies or TV shows available on-line (presently on 722K's, but 722's will also receive this update, unknown if earlier models will get this enhancement).
The 722K really is the best DVR product out there (it would've been the 922 except Dish is still working the bugs on that one). I own a TiVo Series 3, and I do like it, but Dish ViP DVR's, overall, are better than TiVo. In fact, the 3 tuner model of the Moxi is better than even the new TiVo Premier. TiVo comes in at a solid #3 on my list of best DVR's. The 722K is my favorite DVR in the house.

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TiVo TCD658000 HD XL Digital Video Recorder Review

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(More customer reviews)If you're too lazy to do more research aside from looking at this page, then you may be a bit surprised when you open the box. Here's what you need to know:
1) This TiVo requires a CableCard. It does NOT work with your cable box. It in fact replaces your cable box, so things like On Demand won't work anymore. Cable TV companies are required by the FCC to give you a CableCard on request, but they will likely charge fees for installation and for using the CableCard. It also (at least for me) can be a giant pain to get to a representative who can actually help you. I wasted hours trying to deal with my cable company. Also, try to get them to let you install it yourself, as it's really, really easy and shouldn't cost you twenty bucks to have someone else slide a card into a slot. Seriously, your blind, senile great-grandmother could do this.
2) The TiVo DOES have an Ethernet jack on the back along with the telephone jack. If you can use a wired network connection, then you don't need to shell out extra for the wireless adapter. I'm now returning mine to Amazon for a refund.
3) Lifetime service (totally worth it in my opinion) now costs $399 up from $299, but you can get it for only $299 with a multi-service discount if you already have another TiVo. Even better, you can resell your TiVo in the future with the lifetime service and transfer the service to the new owner. You can't do that with a monthly or yearly plan!
4) The remote is awful compared to the old remotes. Plus, they switched around the buttons! It also now uses 4 AAAs rather than 2 AAs. However, old remotes should work with this TiVo, too. (I haven't bothered trying.)
Nonetheless, don't let this scare you off. The TiVo HD XL is a really solid product, and TiVo is definitely still the king of DVRs. The XL is a bit pricey, but if you do the math, you'll realize this is actually the best way to go. You really won't save money or time by rolling your own or by buying the cheaper one and attaching an external hard drive.

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DirecTV H21 Satellite Television Receiver Review

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(More customer reviews)I had to return the unit because the HDMI did not give a signal. The rest of the video outputs worked occasionally. It is ashame that the choices for Directv is limited to only one unit.

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DirecTV H21 Satellite Television ReceiverDirecTV Digital Satellite Television Receiver. Activation and DirecTV subscription required (sold separately.)This product is only available for sale in North America. Access more than 225 national and local DIRECTV channels with DVD-quality picture and CD-quality sound (activation and subscription required, sold separately), including local and premium channels. The DirecTV H20 Receiver features:
100% digital quality picture with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Compatible with DirecTV high-definition and standard-definition digital programming.*
Advanced Program Guide with picture-in-guide .
Favorites list allows you to establish a personalized list of channels.
Mix Channels function allows you to see what's on TV by viewing six different channels in a category at one time.
Find By feature helps you locate a particular program, movie, sports event or show.
Channel banner and on-screen guide with detailed program descriptions.
Parental controls allow you to block access to content that is not suitable for children; control rating limits, and channels.
Inputs: satellite
Outputs: 1 S-video, composite audio/video, HDMI, component, digital optical and stereo audio.
Add the DirecTV H21 to your Raymarine 45 STV Antenna System and start getting all of your favorite programming while at the dock or underway. *The Raymarine 45 STV antenna system is currently not compatible with DirecTV HDTV service, and will deliver only standard definition programming to the H21 receiver. Please check www.raymarine.com periodically for more information on upcoming product updates.

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Toshiba 57H84 57-Inch HD-Ready Rear-Projection TV with HDMI Input Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this TV for about 6 months now and it's been great. Great picture with DVDs and HDTV. If you don't plan on using this primarily for DVDs or HD, then you won't be as impressed with the picture. It really does depend on the source and the connections you use. My neighbor sells home theater equipment for a living, he recommended this TV for it's picture, and so far I agree with him. The delivery from amazon was quick(about a week), the delivery company was very helpful and curtious. So far an all around excellent experience.
My neighbor had a better deal on this TV but with the Shipping and Tax it would have cost more.

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Toshiba's 57H84 HDTV-ready projection TV is well equipped to make the most of your high-end digital and analog source components. The 57-inch set is as loaded with image technologies as it is with connections and conveniences, thereby simplifying your home-theater experience while also enriching it.The 57H84's exclusive PowerFocus HD lens system was designed specifically for HDTV programming. Most lens systems cannot faithfully reproduce a high-definition signal. PowerFocus HD uses six elements and a quality color-correction system to produce an image that is up to 65 percent sharper than an image produced by standard lens systems. The PowerFocus HD's higher beam current and finer beam spot provide a 30 percent increase in sharpness and a 10 percent increase in brightness over standard CRTs. Toshiba's four-element PowerFocus HC lenses offer 50 percent higher contrast than comparable 5-element lenses, giving you clear, deep, three-dimensional images.The set's TheaterFine HD super fine-pitch screen uses a .52 mm design to reduce the space between lines on the lenticular screen, which sharpens the image. And since not everything you watch will be high-definition in origin (wouldn't that be nice), CrystalScan HDSC upconverts all video signals (including 480i/p) to 1080i HD. This significantly reduces jagged-line artifacts for a smoother, more natural image. (Selectable 540p, for those who want a progressive-scan image from a progressive-scan source, is available through the onscreen menu.) CableClear DNR+ Digital Noise Reduction circuitry--selectable by input--optimizes poor NTSC signals from antenna or cable by eliminating video noise (snow).Meanwhile, DFine high-speed velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.A 3D Y/C (4 MB, 10-bit) digital comb filter with Vertical Contour Correction processes RF and composite-video signals for a sharp, clean picture. This advanced filter significantly reduces detail noise, seen as shimmering or flicker, in complex or intricate scenes. The TouchFocus digital convergence system (which creates perfect corner-to-corner focus at the press of a button) and AccuFocus 56-point manual convergence system let you choose the best calibration method for your system.The 57H84 is loaded with connections of all stripes, including a HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) HDTV input, which gives you a pure, uncompressed video connection with your DTV receiver or set-top box (not included). HDMI supports standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multichannel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.For audio, the 57H84 offers SRS WOW, combining SRS 3D (which creates a wide three-dimensional sound field), TruBass (which boosts bass frequency perception for dramatic low-frequency effects), and Focus (which raises the perceived sound image vertically to clarify voices) to greatly enhance your home-theater sound.The set's split-cabinet design allows the cabinet to be divided for ease of delivery and installation.What's in the Box TV, cabinet (which splits into 2 sections with lifting handles for easy delivery and installation), remote control, batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.

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Toshiba REGZA 46RF350U Super Narrow 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV Review

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(More customer reviews)I've watched this Toshiba thin bezel for over a month now and can now feel qualified to post this review. I orginally had my eye on a SONY KDL-46XBR4 with it's attractive glass bezel, but the price stopped me. The better idea was to have no bezel and all picture. I compared this picture with the Sony, as well as, my last year's model Toshiba 42" plasma and this 46" LCD is great.
The picture is so sharp that individual hairs on the Celtic Women DVD through my OPPO's 1080p playback are easily recognizable. The hues shadow casted by blue backlighting from the Shane Castle walls is finally significantly noticable. Lisa's very very light blue top on her gown is clearly identifiable from her pure white lower half of her dress. This was never very distiguishable on any other television before. Plaid lines on coats with the tightest weaves can be seen on Lester Holt's NBC Today Show wardrobe. You can even attribute the out of focus side images on the screen to the actual focal length limitation of the studio cameras instead of your TV's reproductions when they do tight-ins with food on embroidered tablecloths. Now, even Jay Leno's makeup can't hide all his blemishes and you can even identify all the birthmarks on his guests during their close-ups on their interviews. You start to really notice these things when you get a great HDTV and don't get distracted by the picture frame bezel and screen reflections. Lastly, the sports coverage in HD is so clear, it's like looking through a pair binoculars from my season ticket holder's lower level seats at FedEx Field, without the noisy and obnoxious fans in the front seats standing up in front of me at the wrong times.
See the Toshiba Regza website to understand how they treat their picture to get such realism. At the latest commodity prices, you shouldn't be without this model of HDTV. It's much lighter than a plasma and was easy to wall mount, too.

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Introducing the beautifully-designed Toshiba REGZA 46RF350U 46" (measured diagonally) Super Narrow Bezel Design (under 1” wide) LCD HDTV.Featuring Toshiba’s new 10-bit panel which provides 64 times more colors than a standard 8-bit panel, offering smoother transitions between color changes and during subtle shade transitions.3 HDMI connections, a 1080p full HD picture and PixelPure 3G™ 14-bit internal digital video processing creates a superior picture - all in a space that formerly fit our 42” screen size.

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Sony FDL-250T Watchman Portable Color LCD TV, Silver Review

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(More customer reviews)I am quiet facinated by this product. It has a very good picture quality and good resolution. The silver color lends elegence and the neck strap antenea is really cool. Dont pay attention to the other reviewer.......he has no reception.....so he may not have seen the picture at all...........
It is quiet portable ( though you cannot carry it in your pocket) . I have watched hours of programs including the WTC events/news and am very satisfied with the product.
Sony should contemplate on coming up with a design which is more portable. Including a FM/AM radio and a belt strap would make this product an indefeatable monster.

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Sony's FDL-250T Watchman portable LCD television comes with a 2.5-inch active-matrix TFT (thin-film resistor) screen that provides clear, color images and a range of viewable angles. When folded, the device measures a mere 3.6 by 4.3 by 2.8 inches (W x H x D), and weighs about a pound with its 3 AA batteries (not included). It sports a flashy silver finish and a folding design.The television is equipped with Sony's Straptenna neck strap that lets you wear the TV around your neck. The 51-inch strap also doubles as the unit's antenna, though you may also hook up an optional antenna cable for even better reception if desired. A built-in speaker delivers sound, while a monaural headphone jack lets you plug in a pair of headphones (not included) for private listening.Additionally, the FDL-250T may be connected to external video components, such as a camcorder or a portable DVD player for convenient viewing on the road (though not, of course, while driving). When connecting an external device such as a camcorder, use a 3-ring minijack (.125-inch) audio/video connector such as those supplied with most camcorders. The Watchman offers a DC power input for use only with a Sony AC-E45HG AC adapter (not included).Poor broadcast reception may occur when viewing the TV behind a mountain or a tall building, inside a train or car, in places subject to strong interference (as near a high-tension wire, a neon sign, or a radio station), below air-traffic routes, in underground shopping centers, tunnels, or in solid buildings.What's in the Box TV, strap adjuster, warranty information, a user's manual, and a customer inquiry card.

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