CES 2009

What's New

CES 2009: Day three - Inside Hitachi Ultra Thin LCD
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
A ninety-nine cent double-cheeseburger is about 1.5-inches thick, but looking inside one of those isn’t too interesting. Actually, looking inside one of those is equal parts scary, sadness and curiosity. What is interesting is taking a peek inside a Hitachi 37-inch Ultra Thin, 1.5-inch High-Def LCD TV.

» Read More
CES 2009: Day three - Hitachi Web Cam TV
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
This year, a lot of TV manufacturers demonstrated how they are integrating the Internet into their sets. Whether the Web is used for checking the weather, news or sports scores, or streaming You Tube or Netflix videos, once your TV is Web-enabled there is almost no limit to what it can do.

» Read More
CES 2009: Day three - Alioscopy Glasses-free 3D TV
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
One of the big video stories from CES 2009 was 3D. Whether it was LCD, Plasma, DLP, flat panel, front projection or rear projection it seemed like every booth had a crowd of people standing around wearing plastic glasses with polarized lenses.

» Read More
CES 2009: Day two - Samsung Wall-O TVs
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
Like many of the questions that have haunted us from the dawn of man – why are we here? Why do hot dogs and hot dog buns come in different quantities? Why do super models always go for the grungiest rockers? – Samsung has managed to answer the age old question: What would 117 High Def TVs all working together look like? To that I say……Behold!

» Read More
CES 2009: Day two - Panasonic Easy Touch Remote
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
Normal
» Read More
CES 2009: Day two - Simcraft Gaming System
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
If you’re still sitting on your couch to game, you’ve just officially become lame. Simcraft displayed their Apex SC830 racing simulator that is designed to “blur the line” between gaming and reality.

» Read More
CES 2009: Day two - Sim2 World’s Smallest 3-chip 1080p Projector
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 12, 2009
Typically, 3-chip DLP projectors come in HUGE chassis. The kinds of behemoths that dominate large tabletops or need to be cosseted away behind a piece of glass in a projection room. Sim2 demo’d their C3X 1080, the world’s smallest 3-chip 1080p projector, which just started shipping this week. This projector has a svelte form-factor that allow it to be placed in any room.

» Read More
CES 2009: Paradigm Reference Studio v.5
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 11, 2009
Paradigm is showing off big time at CES. They've updated the Reference Studio line to v.5. What's changed? Smooth, rounded cabinets, new grille design, new sizes, and refined componentry, and the best part - two new subwoofers. Who doesn't love a new sub?

» Read More
CES 2009: Incredible floating record player
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 10, 2009
Audiophiles may be shocked to hear that Czech company Pro-Ject, known for the world's best budget turntables, used CES to launch a $6,000 high-end 'table called the Xtension.

» Read More
CES 2009: A screen worth screaming about
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 10, 2009
It's tough for a projection screen company to put on a captivating press event, but Da-Lite pulled it off yesterday at CES when it demonstrated a final production sample of the new JKP Affinity series screen. The screen was designed in conjunction with video guru Joe Kane, who personally conducted the demo.

» Read More
CES 2009: Vivitek announces ship date for LED projector
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 10, 2009
For several months, we've heard promises that LED-driven front projectors for home use would be available in 2009. At CES, at least one company announced a ship date. Vivitek says its H6080FD projector will ship in early June at a suggested retail price of $19,999.

» Read More
CES 2009: LG AMOLED
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 9, 2009
The question many TV manufacturers are asking at CES 2009 is, “How thin is thin enough?” LG

» Read More