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more about #cedia fuchikoma: Wow. I have a chair that can go vroom like a Harley... it's a plain office chair with a "Bass Shaker" tactile transducer. It was like $100 for the cha... more » FooSchnickens - Full of SCAR: So it's just like a real Harley: Overpriced, useless and shiny! more » Software_Goddess: Just what exactly is kept in the gas tank? more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: What about this makes it worth anything close to $7,000??!!! I'm willing to beat up the next person that buys one. more » OSXgeek: There are no TV's too big, just rooms too small. more » OCEntertainment: I have no clue how to get a movie in a 4K format. I do not have the room to put in a screen that would do a 4K format justice. Only a small percentage... more » Noobs-R-Us: OK Sony, now add the Netflix streaming to the PS3!!! more » Eruanno: Uhh, isn't 240Hz refresh like... over-the-top much? more » OMG! Ponies!: I don't care about uber-thinness. I care about getting the best picture possible in a 52"-54" sized television for less than $2500. And as for the... more » GodfreyOriole: Which kind of led tech does it use? Is it edge lighting or back lighting? more » -
#hometheater
The Harley-Davidson Chair Goes Vroom Vroom
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#projectors
Who Has an Extra $175,000 for a Movie Theater Quality Projector?
We know, we know. You don't think the bank will support your $175,000 "projector mortgage" request. But JVC's highest end 4K projector isn't going to buy itself. More » -
#displays
JVC's LT-32WX50 Is Insanely Thin, Insanelier Expensive
I'm not sure you could ever call a 32-inch monitor portable, but if you could, the JVC LT-32WX50 fits the bill. Aside from the LCD's 1/4-inch (6.4mm) depth, the display weighs but 12.5 pounds. More » -
#bluray
Sony BDP-N460 Video Streaming Blu-ray Player With Netflix for $250 (But BYO Wi-Fi)
The BDP-N460 is the Sony Blu-ray player we've been asking for—almost. It's $250, and streams video through Bravia Internet Video—including Netflix this fall—but instead of including Wi-Fi, it's got "specially designed" software for Linksys's $100 Wi-Fi dongle. Right. More » -
#hdtvs
Sony's Bravia ZX5 LED HDTVs Are Beautifully Slim
Yeah, they've got 240Hz "Flow Motion", but the draw of the 46- and 52-inch ZX5s is their super-slim 15.8mm and 16.6mm frames. That's partly due to their edge-mounted LED-backlighting, but also because they receive 1080p video via a wireless receiver. More » -
#hdtvs
JVC's 32-Inch, LED-Backlit TV Is Just a Quarter-Inch Thick
At Cedia UK, JVC is showing off its 32-inch LT-32WX50, which appears to be a close relation to the 7mm-thick GD-32X1 we heard about earlier this month. It's extremely thin, and carries it well. -
#tradeshows
Will Trade Shows Survive?
Seeing Apple pull out of Macworld and hearing talk of poor turnout at CES make us speculate on the future of trade shows—like automakers and newspapers, are they another institution on the endangered-species list? -
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#cedia2008
Twelve of CEDIA's Most Beautifully Expensive Audiophile Speakers
Put simply, CEDIA is a trade show that trains its attendees to prep a home for MTV Cribs. Simple as that. So as a result, the audiophile gear on display is a sight (and an expenditure) to behold. Especially if your Cribs client prefers speakers that cost more than some small countries' GDPs in their champagne room to better reproduce the low-end punch of his John Mayer SACDs. More » -
#cedia2008
Panasonic 65VX100U Premiere Plasma Is a Kuro Killer?
Tonight in Denver, Panasonic revealed its newest plasma technology, the 65" custom-install-only VX100 monitor, whose specs meet or beat Pioneer's hallowed Kuro. That means 60,000:1 contrast ratio with 7,160 shades of gradation for visible detail in the darker shadows. At 65 inches, you will pay $10,000 a panel, but not to worry: Panasonic will roll out a 50 incher soon, which is sure to be (a teeny tiny tad) cheaper. We sat in a dark room and got to compare the VX100 with its predecessor, the 65PF. Though the results in the room were startlingly vivid, you can get a sense of what's going on here in our still shots:If you're really crazy about TV technology, jump for a second gallery of slides from the presentation—but, as they say on MythBusters, there's some "science content" ahead, so put the drink down and focus... More » -
#cedia2008
Lifeware's LMS-810 Media Center PC Can Drive Ten TVs at Once
See these 10 TVs? They're all being driven by the same, single Media Center PC. Taking what they came with last year and doubling it, Lifeware has crammed eight CableCARD tuners (two on board and six more in the external Lifetuner box on top) into a dual Intel Quad Core, 12TB RAID 5 box that can stream out to ten Media Extenders (here, Xbox 360s driving Samsung LCDs). The box can record from all eight of its HD streams while streaming to all 10 Extenders at once, so if you've been wondering what to do with your home's 8 spare digital cable feeds, now you know. No price yet for a pre-Christmas release, but last year's model with half as many CableCARDs was $15k. More » -
#cedia2008
Sony US Confirms VPL-HW10 and VPL-VW70 Projectors ($3,500 or $8,000, Your Choice)
Sony may have teased us with its newest projectors at IFA, but today in the US, the company announced availability and pricing. We guessed $3,000 for the VPL-HW10, but we were close but not totally right. The solid 1080p Bravia SXRD (LCOS-based) projector with 30,000:1 dynamic contrast is a "value" play, but it's still expensive at $3,500. The step-up VPL-VW70 doubles the contrast, and lets you fit an external lens that morphs the picture into a 2.35:1 widescreen ratio without losing pixels. (That extra lens is sold separately.) The VW70 is $8,000. There aren't much more details about either yet, but what we do have is below. More » -
#cedia2008
Sony Ultra-Thin KLV-40ZX1M and 240Hz KDL-52XBR7 LCD HDTVs Getting Official US Release
Just like we spied earlier today, Sony's two baddest IFA LCD TVs—the 9.9mm-thin KLV-40ZX1M LCD (above) and the 200Hz Motionflow Z4500 (below, known as the KDL-52XBR7 at 240Hz here in the US, due to our 30fps broadcasts vs. Europe's 25fps)—are both getting an official US rollout here at CEDIA. Jesus got a chance to fondle 'em in Berlin last week where US details were slim, but both sets will be shipping stateside in December. Both have whole-house WHDI wireless HD streaming built-in from Amimon. No official pricing on either, but they'll be top-end, for sure (rumored to be $4,500 for the ZX1). Full release follows: More » -
#cedia2008
CEDIA 2008 Infiltrated: Booths Under Construction, A Few Tidbits Already Powered Up
We snuck in (or casually moseyed in, actually) to CEDIA's main show floor, which is still being set up for tomorrow's opening, and we've learned a few things in advance of any announcements. More »
