David Katzmaier

Toshiba 56HM195 56-inch 1080p DLP HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted January 5, 2006

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JVC HD-70FH96 70-inch HD-ILA HDTV

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By David Katzmaier
Posted February 1, 2006

I've been impressed by the image quality of many of the 1080p HDTVs I've seen lately, but to me the biggest surprise over the last year has been the excellent pictures produced by variants on LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology. LCoS uses light reflected from silicon chips covered with liquid crystals - 1080p models boast more than 2 million pixels' worth.

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JVC 61-inch HD-ILA HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted August 10, 2005

The Short Form DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 57.375 x 41.125 x 18.625 inches WEIGHT 103 pounds PRICE $4,700

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Sony KDS-R60XBR1 60-inch SXRD HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted April 6, 2006

What We Think With its deep, inky blacks and sharp detail, this HDTV excels in most areas of picture quality. Things change fast in the world of HDTV.

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Shootout: Eight Budget HDTV Projectors

By David Katzmaier
Posted May 8, 2006

•Read all the test benches •Watch the video

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Inner Workings: Inside a Plasma Screen

By David Katzmaier
Posted May 2, 2006

When a plasma TV isn't displaying an image, the stuff behind the name is just an inert gas - usually a mixture of neon and xenon - but it's a big part of what allows these TVs to measure just 3 to 6 inches thick.

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Brillian 6580iFB03 65-inch LCoS HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted July 5, 2006

Unlike an iPod or a cellphone, an HDTV includes numerous and sometimes very advanced adjustments that can directly improve its performance. Using those controls properly can have more impact on picture quality than any other factor.

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Test Bench: Brillian 6580iFB03 65-inch LCoS HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted July 5, 2006

I made the following measurements via the DVI input from an upconverting DVD player:

Color temperature (Warm color temperature, Cinema gamma preset, Night mode before calibration): Low window (20 IRE): 6,353/6,464 K High window (80 IRE): 6,879/6,531 K Brightness (100-IRE window before/after calibration): 119/41.3 ftL

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Philips Ambilight 42PF9731D 42-inch LCD HDTV

By David Katzmaier
Posted September 4, 2006

As anyone who has ever fallen asleep in front of Leno can tell you, watching a small, bright television from across a dark room can cause headaches. One of the best ways to alleviate this is to reduce the brightness difference between the screen and the rest of your field of vision.

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Inner Workings: Inside a Movie Theater Screen

By David Katzmaier
Posted September 5, 2006

The screen at your local movie theater is obviously a lot larger than the specialty screens used in home theaters, but they actually have a lot in common. The main difference is perforation. The screens in almost every movie theater have the front left, center, and right speakers behind them, along with a few subwoofers.

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