Post CEDIA 2006 Roundup

That be it, folks. CEDIA wrapped up on Sunday. I've had time to get back to my humble Kansas town and get caught up on life NOT related to HD. More »

Epson Moviemate 33 All-In-One Projector and Screen.

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CEDIA 2006: LG 47LB1DA 47-inch 1080p LCD

In addition to the giant plasma display seen below, LG also unveiled this 47-inch 1080p LCD. Like most of the other LCDs at CEDIA this year, the 47LB1DA features full-blown, balls-to-the-wall 1080p resolution. This LCD also features a contrast ratio of 1600:1 dual HDMI with HDCP ports and CableCARD support. It is now available for $3,999.–Travis Hudson More »

CEDIA 2006: LG 60PC1D 60-inch Plasma with Integrated HD-DVR

LG was showing off this monstrosity at their booth at CEDIA. This giant, 60-inch plasma most notably includes an HD-DVR unit integrated into the plasma television. This is a step up from LG's already released 50-inch plasma with DVR. The HD-DVR has a 160 GB hard drive capable of storing 13 hours of HD programming or 63 hours of standard definition content. The TV has a 7,000:1 contrast ratio and integrated ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuners. More »

CEDIA 2006: Crestron TPMC-8X, TPMC-4X Touchpanel Media Centers

Crestron's booth was jam-packed with enough home-automation crap to shake a stick at (whatever the hell that means), but there were a couple little gadgets that stood out. These are the Isys i/O WiFi Touchpanel (left) and the Isys i/O Handheld WiFi TouchPanel (right). You need to understand that these aren't remotes that you can just stroll into Best Buy and purchase; they have to be used alongside Crestron's home automation systems that are dealer-installed. With that in mind, check out their semi-awesome remotes, after the jump. More »

CEDIA 2006: iHome Multi-Center Loves DRM

The Audio Design Associates' iHome Multi-Center is part music storage device, part media PC, part IP control server. Two 400gb RAID drives can hold music and hi-def video, and 750gb upgrades are on the horizon. The product's claim to fame, however, is its ability to remotely playback Apple AAC DRM-protected music from a PC, tablet or PDA through an Internet browser flash interface. ADA stands firm that they are the only company with this streaming technology. Not enough audio sharing? Try streaming Sirius, XM, standard and HD radio too. – Mark Wilson More »

CEDIA 2006: SED Where Are You?

This is by no means official, but according to my hours of Internet browsing, SED technology is not at CEDIA 2006. You may remember SED from our posts during CES this year. It's built upon the foundations of phosphorus televisions, but Canon and Toshiba basically packed all that technology into each pixel of a flat-panel. The result is supposed to be the best thing ever and we were supposed to have it by now. Dinner is getting cold and I've finished the wine. No, the flowers aren't helping and don't even think about kissing me. – Mark Wilson

CEDIA 2006: Sony Adds to Bravia HDTV Line, Including 52-inch 1080p Models

Sony announced some additions to their Bravia line of HDTVs. The KDL-52XBR2 and KDL-52XBR3 are 52-inch behemoths that run at the full 1080p resolution. They include HDMI inputs among other inputs. They will both ship in November for $6,800 and $6,500. The XBR3 is featured with a piano-black finish and the XBR2 features a silver bezel that can be interchanged with different color bezels. Hit the jump to see pictures of the XBR2 with silver bezel and other color choices. More »

CEDIA 2006: Ugly Speaker Lamps

LimeLight Audio is showing off their innovative, if a little ugly, speaker lamps - and supposedly they even sound "good" (whatever that means to the speaker world). They are 150-watt speakers blowing sound out of a 6.5-inch woofer and 1-inch tweeter in 360 degrees. Collect all six colors for your surround sound and tan while you watch movies. Now we just need someone, anyone, to come around, steal this idea and make my eyes better again. Seriously, I think they're bleeding, but I can't see. – Mark Wilson More »

CEDIA 2006: Hands-On with the Sony VPL-VW50 1080p Projector

Out of all of the projectors being featured here at CEDIA, surprisingly, this one from Sony has the most bang for the buck. We first mentioned the VPL-VW50 projector a few days ago, but I have since had some more hands-on time and I am very impressed. More »

CEDIA 2006: Sony STR-DA5200ES 7.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver

Sony introduced the STR-DA5200ES 1080p-supported receiver at CEDIA this year. This receiver is the shizzle and more. It is even capable of upscaling any source to 1080p. So yes, you can upscale those home videos of you playing air-guitar in your diapers as a toddler to 1080p. More »

CEDIA 2006: NuVision Deep Black 52LEDLP

Aside from their innovation in mixing LED and DLP in their model numbers, NuVision has added a 52" LED-powered DLP set to their Deep Black line of televisions. While we've talked about this product before, we didn't mention the NuVision CEO had officially announced the release date to be by this end of this month - that's September for those not keeping up. We'll see if they can beat Samsung's version to the market that has been delayed from their initial May 2006 release date. Let's get LEDs in these DLPs ASAP before we all run out of caps. And anyone actually at CEDIA, let us know what you think about the picture quality. – Mark Wilson More »

CEDIA 2006: Salamander Designs Furniture - Cool

"Dude, your entertainment cabinet is the coolest!" More »

CEDIA 2006: Sharp 'Full HD' 1080p LCD TVs

Sharp announced three 1080p LCD TVs at CEDIA this week. The TV's feature 1080p full HD resolutions. Sharp unveiled a 42-inch, 46-inch and 52-inch addition this mid to late October when these TVs are released. More »

CEDIA 2006: Sharp XV-Z20000 1080p DLP Projector

This is Sharp's big, beautiful 1080p projector, the Z20000. It uses Texas Instruments DLP technology. The projector has a brightness of 1,000 ANSI lumens and an amazing 12,000:1 contrast ratio. On the back it has two HDMI ports along with DVI and composite (jump to see a picture of the rear). More »

CEDIA 2006: Pioneer BDP-HD1 Elite Blu-ray Player Also Streams

Pioneer's first Blue-ray player is late to the game, but adds in movie, picture, and music playback from a USB stick, PC, or DLNA compatible device (by ethernet.) That's to the usual DVD upscaling, and of course, 1080p Blu-ray disc love. Since it's their Elite line, we can be sure of three things: Top line parts inside, a robotic user interface, and a price tag that'll hurt more than a titty twister by a circus strongman. More »

CEDIA 2006: Pioneer's Plasmas Have Built-In Networking, Streams Video From Your PC

Pioneer's three announced Elite PureVision plasma TVs not only have a redesigned glass and a First Surface PRO Color Filter, it's got the Home Media Gallery home networking feature that we saw earlier. The 42-inch PRO-940HD, 50-inch PRO1140HD, and 60-inch PRO-1540HD all have improved brightness and, efficiency and contrast—as if they'd have worse brightness, efficiency and contrast? More »

CEDIA 2006: Hitachi's PD8700, Small but Mighty Plasma

Hitachi announced their new 42-inch 1080p plasma television. It's world's first 1080p plasma of that size (LCDs of those specs have been around for some time), and is using ALiS (Alternate Lighting of Surfaces) technology to enhance the brightness, sharpness and longevity. Can you tell 720p from 1080p in this size? It's probably tough, but then again, we'll take native high def on a 3-day-with-no-bath hooker if you give us the chance. This model also has a 60" big brother, but other than what we assume is beautiful picture quality, he has no real claim to fame. We just find it refreshing to see not everyone has given up on plasma - yet. – Mark Wilson More »

CEDIA 2006: Sony LCD TV with Sliding Speaker

It seems that LCD concealing products are a big trend this year at CEDIA. This is a Sony LCD TV that comes loaded up with a motorized, flat-speaker that can slide up and down concealing the TV leaving just the big speaker visible. The flat speaker also has an integrated DVD/CD/SACD player and FM tuner, so if you want, the TV can be concealed but you can still listen to music. More »

CEDIA 2006: Panasonic PT-AE1000U 1080p Projector

This is it, kiddos. The big, badass 1080p native projector from Panasonic. The PT-AE1000U is a big projector with a brightness level of 1,100 lumens. Wait for it ... you ready? Ready yet? Okay, 11,000:1 contrast ratio. No typos there, eleven thousand to one contrast ratio. That basically means one big, beautiful picture that can please any home theatre nut. This projector has dual-HDMI inputs and will be available in late November or early December for under $6,000. More »

CEDIA 2006: Cambridge Soundworks Announces 4 Tabletop Radios

Cambridge seemed to go balls to the walls this CEDIA with the announcement of four tabletop radios. They range from a basic 705 model all the way up to the complex 745 featuring iPod/Zen docking capabilities. All of the models will be available in black or white. Hit the jump to get the scoop on all the radios, including sexy pictures and prices. More »

CEDIA 2006: Sony DVP-NW50 Wallstation

This is a built-in modular home entertainment system that is integrated into the wall. It has slide up paneling where you insert audio DVDs or CDs. It is available in 5.1 surround or stereo sound and allows for multi-room playback via Ethernet. It can even stream MP3s from a networked computer. Also features is an AM/FM radio, intercom, room monitor, clock, alarm, sleep timer and an audio line-in. This unit is more targeted for custom installers who would put this in your home, but it is pretty damn awesome nevertheless—RV not included, unfortunately.

CEDIA 2006: Sony PS3 Spotted

Sony has a tiny, miniature part of their booth dedicated to the PS3. Yep, here it is, in a box, non-functional. Oh well, at least it looks pretty behind glass, and that is where it will always look pretty from.

CEDIA 2006: JBL iPod, PSP Docks—Hooray!

A day and a half later I found 'em! This is the motherload of iPod docks courtesy of JBL. They had quite a few docks on display—iPod and PSP. Nothing really new or spectacular, but it was really interesting to see the display units using cardboard iPod and PSP demos. I thought you weren't doing that bad, JBL. Sorry to hear about your losses that have forced you to use cardboard. More »

CEDIA 2006: Pioneer Pictorial Booth Tour

I got a chance to get a little walk-around of the Pioneer booth. Same shit, different booth. LCDs, plasma, audio, blah blah blah. There was one lone item that stood out from the usual quantity of home theatre stuff. Hit the jump to see it along with some more photos. More »

CEDIA 2006: Philips Digital Photo Frames

We've seen some fancy Philips Digital Photo Frames in the past and I got a chance to take a look at a another today. This frame will be able to store 150 photo via PC or memory card and scroll them however your heart desires. These frames are available in a variety of different styles like including the faux-wood model pictured here. Their new line of frames, one of which we mentioned earlier , will be shipping in a couple weeks and the smaller model will go for $199 and the other will retail for $250. They will be sold at Sharper Image, Discovery Channel Store and the like. More »

CEDIA 2006: Old School Trackball Press Room Edition

What the hell? That thing is straight out of 1995. Seeing it paired up with a Powerbook is pretty unique, but however you prefer to work, I guess. Anybody out there still use a trackball like this?

CEDIA 2006: Panasonic Booth Tour

I got a chance to wander around the Panasonic booth. There were surprisingly a lot of cool things and a lot of very odd things filling the booth. Hit the jump to see the full-blown pictorial. More »

CEDIA 2006: Blurry Booth Babe Edition

Custom installers and home theatre nuts like babes too, right? Sure they do! I don't know what these ladies are trying to promote, but I don't really care. I apologize for the blur—I blame the crappy lighting on the show floor. I'll keep my eye out for some more babes, but they are pretty rare.

CEDIA 2006: Optoma HD81 1080p DLP Projector, Stoked with HDMI

CEDIA 2006 is bringing the 1080p out of the woodwork, and now Home Theater Company tosses its hat into the ring with its Optoma HD81 Full HD DLP projector. So what if I mixed my metaphors—it's spitting 1300 lumens, and look at all those inputs in the back, too, such as RGB and even pro-level BNC. And what's that, six HDMI ports? Cool, it's a switcher. It will sell for 6,700, or about $8500. – Charlie White More »

CEDIA 2006: HomeLogic Controlling Everything From UMPC, Motorola Q, Too

HomeLogic has finally found a suitable task for ultra mobile PCs (UMPC), those solutions looking for a problem that have been pretty much useless up until now. Why not run the all-encompassing HomeLogic OneHome home control software on a UMPC? Heck, the Samsung Q1 shown here can do everything the HomeLogic's own touchscreen does, plus kinda do PC-ish stuff, too. More »

CEDIA 2006: First Look at Monster's Einstein Intelligent Home Control System

I got a chance to sneak into a custom installer-only demo that was showing off Monster's very hush-hush Einstein home control system. This system supposedly makes up the "home of the future." It's pretty fancy, but we'll have to wait and see how futuristic it really is. The system is made up of six creatively named components. Jump to see the low-down. More »

CEDIA 2006: Pelham Sloane PSynergy 1700

My man Bob, who happens to be a Pelham Sloane employee, shot me an e-mail this morning asking me to swing by their booth. I won't lie, I had no clue who Pelham Sloane was and what they had to offer, but now I am mightily impressed. More »

CEDIA 2006: Niveus Media Centers

These things are bananas, yo. Big, sexy, beautiful, quiet, powerful and amazing are just a few words to describe these media centers being show on display here at CEDIA. This ain't your Granny's media center. Hit the jump to see all of the details and some ass pictures (of the media center, perverts). More »

CEDIA 2006: Crosley Digital Jukebox

I first heard about Crosley last month when we saw the iJuke iPod Jukebox. This was pretty sweet, but I stopped by the Crosley booth today and saw something even sweeter. This is the iTunes Digital Jukebox from Crosley. More »

Conspiracy Unveiled: TiVo, Apple, Microsoft, CEDIA, CTIA, Nintendo, Photokina Out to Kill Bloggers

I finally pieced it together. More »

CEDIA 2006: Hands-On With the Logitech Harmony 1000

Remember a couple days ago when we broke the story about the fancy pants Logitech Harmony 1000 do-it-all remote. Well I got a chance to sit down with a Logitech rep for a bit of a hands-on experience, and I must say, it is the cat's pajamas and more. More »

CEDIA 2006: Tit Bitchin' Media Dcor Plasma TV Frames

Media D cor is a company that specializes in making art and mirror frames that can conceal plasma or LCD televisions. They have mirror frames what will display as just a mirror when the framed television is off, and display the television when on. They also have artwork frames that will roll down artwork when the TV is off, and roll up the covering artwork when the TV is on. Kind of, neat but that isn't the important part of this post. More »

CEDIA 2006: 2nd Gen Toshiba HD DVD Players

Today Toshiba also announced the addition of two HD DVD players to their line of HD DVD players. But before I get to that, I need to mention some funny tidbits the PR lady said. She rambled about how well the HD DVD launch went in April, then she mentioned that there are Toshiba HD DVD players in approximately 30,000 homes and each of which bought 25-30 HD DVDs. What the f—25-30 HD DVDs per player. Sounds a bit ridiculous, but could be true. You A/V nuts love to spend money. Now, on to the new players. More »