Gizmodo
camcorders
Posts Tagged “
720P
”
camcorders
portable media
IOGEAR's portable media player, actually named Portable Media Player, may look as generic as its name on the outside, but actually has some good features on the inside (but no screen). There's the most unique one, the ability to upscale video files to 720P for display on an HDTV, but there's also XviD, DivX, MPEG1/2, and full DVD menu support as well as a bunch of audio support. With a 120GB drive on board, the $349.95 price tag doesn't seem all that steep, but there's probably little to no chance that most people will have the use of playing back 720P video on the go, on other people's screens. Maybe if you traveled a lot and wanted to watch your own movies in hotel rooms? [IOGEAR]
IOGEAR's Portable Media Player Upscales Video to 720P, Bears World's Most Generic Name
IOGEAR's portable media player, actually named Portable Media Player, may look as generic as its name on the outside, but actually has some good features on the inside (but no screen). There's the most unique one, the ability to upscale video files to 720P for display on an HDTV, but there's also XviD, DivX, MPEG1/2, and full DVD menu support as well as a bunch of audio support. With a 120GB drive on board, the $349.95 price tag doesn't seem all that steep, but there's probably little to no chance that most people will have the use of playing back 720P video on the go, on other people's screens. Maybe if you traveled a lot and wanted to watch your own movies in hotel rooms? [IOGEAR]
digital cameras
It may not be first touchscreen digital camera on the market, but Panasonic's new LUMIX FX500 is better late than never with a 3-inch touchscreen LCD and the same 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens 10.1MP resolution, intelligent ISO and face detection as the FX35. It also features a 5x optical zoom, auto focus tracking and the ability to shoot HD video (1280 x 720p) content and still photos with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Not too bad for the $399.95 price tag. Expect to see it on store shelves starting this May. Additional pic and press release after the break.
More »
Panasonic Goes Touchscreen With the LUMIX FX500 Digital Camera
It may not be first touchscreen digital camera on the market, but Panasonic's new LUMIX FX500 is better late than never with a 3-inch touchscreen LCD and the same 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens 10.1MP resolution, intelligent ISO and face detection as the FX35. It also features a 5x optical zoom, auto focus tracking and the ability to shoot HD video (1280 x 720p) content and still photos with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Not too bad for the $399.95 price tag. Expect to see it on store shelves starting this May. Additional pic and press release after the break.
More »
battlemodo
If you've been wondering how to compare the video-download options of Apple TV, Vudu and the Xbox 360, I think today is your lucky day.
More »
Apple TV vs. Vudu vs. Xbox 360: Video Download Battlemodo
If you've been wondering how to compare the video-download options of Apple TV, Vudu and the Xbox 360, I think today is your lucky day.
More »
hd blues
Over the weekend, I checked out three versions of the Transformers movie: standard-def and high-def instantaneous downloads to the Vudu box with 4-Mbps net connection, as well as the HD DVD of the movie, playing through the Xbox 360. As you can see in the image above, the so-called HD experience from Vudu wasn't one that could come close to comparing with the HD DVD playback. In fact, it was awfully hard to see a vivid difference between that and the perfectly fine (and $2 cheaper) SD download.
More »
Vudu Test Confirms HD Download Worries (Plus: What Needs to Be Done)
Over the weekend, I checked out three versions of the Transformers movie: standard-def and high-def instantaneous downloads to the Vudu box with 4-Mbps net connection, as well as the HD DVD of the movie, playing through the Xbox 360. As you can see in the image above, the so-called HD experience from Vudu wasn't one that could come close to comparing with the HD DVD playback. In fact, it was awfully hard to see a vivid difference between that and the perfectly fine (and $2 cheaper) SD download.
More »
pma poll
Is HD Video the Next Must-Have Point 'n' Shoot Feature?
At PMA 2008, it seemed like everyone is adding HD video recording to their digital point 'n' shoot lineup: Panasonic's TZ5 and FX35, Samsung's NV24HD, a few Kodak EasyShare cameras and even one Canon PowerShot, the TX-1. Though Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm are still notably missing from the bandwagon, and Canon doesn't seem to be pushing hard just yet, we predict that 720p video recording is the next big upsell, now that image stabilization, face recognition and in-camera editing are nearly ubiquitous. The question is: More »
digital cameras
The FX and the mildly stylish FS series are Panasonic's midrange Lumix cameras. We'll start with the best: The FX35 is billed as being Panasonic's first ultrawide-angle camera with a 25mm focal length at its broadest for squeezing "twice as many friends into a single shot." The 10.1MP, 4x Leica zoom camera also does 720p video capture(!), and stills at 1920x1080p for TV viewing. This camera can also detect motion and up the ISO while speeding up the shutter to capture shots with less blur. Optical image, face detection for up to 15 friends, 2.5-6 shots a second (nice), 2.5 inch LCD, and a shutter lag of .005 seconds for $350. The other cameras are not so cool, but worth mentioning. And in some cases have better stats.
More »
Panasonic DMC-FX35, DMC-FS20, DMC-FS5, DMC-FS3: Midrange, Wide-ish Angles, Some 720p Capture
The FX and the mildly stylish FS series are Panasonic's midrange Lumix cameras. We'll start with the best: The FX35 is billed as being Panasonic's first ultrawide-angle camera with a 25mm focal length at its broadest for squeezing "twice as many friends into a single shot." The 10.1MP, 4x Leica zoom camera also does 720p video capture(!), and stills at 1920x1080p for TV viewing. This camera can also detect motion and up the ISO while speeding up the shutter to capture shots with less blur. Optical image, face detection for up to 15 friends, 2.5-6 shots a second (nice), 2.5 inch LCD, and a shutter lag of .005 seconds for $350. The other cameras are not so cool, but worth mentioning. And in some cases have better stats.
More »
vizio plasma tv
Vizio's 1080p VP Plasma Line Gets Refreshed
Vizio's Plasma line gets fancy with affordable 1080p and 720p sets. Other than having a special set with Silicon Optix HQV and another line with all-in-one home theater speakers, there's not a whole lot special (besides Vizio's pricing). Hit the jump for all the models. More »
home entertainment
Optoma's got a new 1080p projector coming out in December, dubbed the HD803. It's new but it sits right below Optoma's HD80, one of the first to break the $3000/1080p barrier, in price and performance. The crib sheet on the HD803 reads as follows: 8000:1 contrast ratio, 1200 lumens of output, and a DLP DMD chipset from TI. The projector's also armed with dual HDMI inputs, on top of the usual suspects. The price? $2599, which isn't bad for a 1080p DLP projector, even if we've seen brighter ones. Optoma also unveiled two 720p projectors.
More »
Optoma's Cheap 1080p HD803 Projector and its 720p Friends, the HD65 and HD71
Optoma's got a new 1080p projector coming out in December, dubbed the HD803. It's new but it sits right below Optoma's HD80, one of the first to break the $3000/1080p barrier, in price and performance. The crib sheet on the HD803 reads as follows: 8000:1 contrast ratio, 1200 lumens of output, and a DLP DMD chipset from TI. The projector's also armed with dual HDMI inputs, on top of the usual suspects. The price? $2599, which isn't bad for a 1080p DLP projector, even if we've seen brighter ones. Optoma also unveiled two 720p projectors.
More »
roundup
Afternoon News: Broadband Gridlock, Palm's Black Friday, and Cheap HDTV
• Broadband gridlock caused by increased bandwith demand could force us to return to dialup by 2010. In other "news", the sky is falling and 9/11 was an inside job. [BBC]• Palm TX for $199 ($100 off) and Tungsten E2 for $149 ($50 off) from now until 11/26. [Crave]
• Insignia 26" 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV on sale at BestBuy.com for $380, a savings of $170, until tomorrow. It's a solid deal, but you should see how excited Doug Aamoth is about it. [Best Buy via CrunchGear]
ces preview 2008
Optoma HD65 720p Projector Same as the HD70, But Smaller and With HDMI
Optoma's new 720p HD65 projector is a revamped, dwarfened version of the HD70. While holding on to the same resolution, it's 15 percent smaller and almost a third lighter, shaving off two pounds to tip the scales at just five. The HD65 also includes HDMI 1.3 and maintains the HD70's $1000 price tag. [Optoma]
projectors
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 720 Projector Has a Rock-Bottom Price
Epson stretches deep into the cheap seats with its PowerLite Home Cinema 720 (the similar Home Cinema 400 is pictured here), figuring in a lot of the higher-end attributes of its Epson Home Cinema 1080 big brother at a rock-bottom price of $1,299. Out back there's an HDMI port and all the other usual suspects, and its three LCD chips can rock 1600 lumens, 10-bit color processing and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio with the best of them. If all you're watching is broadcast/cable/satellite HDTV, which maxes out at 1080i/720p, its 720p rez will probably be looking pretty damn good. [Electronista]
home entertainment
CrunchGear is claiming that the AppleTV may soon receive a sudden gush of iTunes HD content. As the story goes, iTunes will go through a major update this month, finally offering lots of commercial 720p HDTV programming. Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence: "Apple has apparently placed a gargantuan order for more Apple TV units," say the CrunchGearians. But if you're willing to take their word for it, iTunes already accommodates 720p HDTV video podcasts, so there's not really any renovation to the iTunes store that needs to be done. And, AppleTV is capable of playing back 720p. Seems like a natural evolution, and maybe that's why this rumor has weight. [CrunchGear]
High-Def iTunes Downloads: Coming Soon to an AppleTV Near You?
CrunchGear is claiming that the AppleTV may soon receive a sudden gush of iTunes HD content. As the story goes, iTunes will go through a major update this month, finally offering lots of commercial 720p HDTV programming. Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence: "Apple has apparently placed a gargantuan order for more Apple TV units," say the CrunchGearians. But if you're willing to take their word for it, iTunes already accommodates 720p HDTV video podcasts, so there's not really any renovation to the iTunes store that needs to be done. And, AppleTV is capable of playing back 720p. Seems like a natural evolution, and maybe that's why this rumor has weight. [CrunchGear]
Broadcom VideoCore III multimedia processor could bring 720p HDTV to cellphones, mobile devices [TG Daily]
cedia07
Panasonic Rolls Out 720 AX200 Projector Designed for Gaming, Also Updates 1080p AE2000
Panasonic announced an update to its AX line of 720p projectors today, and this one's the AX200, specially designed for gamers with significantly increased response time. Panasonic says it has improved the projector's signal processing, so the time between pressing a button on a gaming controller and the results showing up on the screen is much quicker than ever. In fact, this is the first projector created with gaming in mind. More »
budget hd
Aiptek Unleashes $299 720p Camcorder
Can't afford one of those fancy widescreen Handycams? Aiptek just announced its GO-HD, a budget ($299) HD camcorder capable of recording in 720p. The flash-only cam records to high-capacity SD cards, but cuts a few corners to hit the $299 price mark. More »
home entertainment
MGM and UA On Board iTunes Now, First 720p Movies in the Offing?
Something's afoot on the iTunes store. First we notice MGM/United Artists (MGM/UA) movies start showing up on the store in the New Releases area, with a few MGM flicks on board, albeit moldy oldies such as Mad Max, Rocky, Dances with Wolves and Robocop. United Artists (which is actually an MGM company) so far checks in with just one movie, the don't-forget-to-miss-it Ronin. Slim pickings so far, but added to the current iTunes list of movies from Lionsgate, Paramount and Disney, at least it's a little better. More »
home entertainment
