IFA 2006
IFA 2006: Mitsubishi HC5000 1080p LCD Projector
Mitsubishi shows the HC5000 full HD (1,920x1,080px) LCD projector at the IFA 2006 and says the HC5000 will sell for 4,000 Euro (~$5,133).
This is I think the way to go 1080p for me. The prices for large full HD Plasma TVs or LCD TVs will stay high for a while. In the meantime full HD home cinema projectors become affordable. The projection image size also benefits more from the higher resolution.
The Mitsubishi HC5000 features a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, a brightness of 1,000 lumens, 19dBA (Lamp low mode) and a 50” - 300" image size.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:55:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006 Video Coverage
So you have not been in Berlin at the IFA 2006 Show? If you want to see what you missed, check out ifa2006 site by French Archos aficionado Charbax.
Currently the site features video reports about the Archos 604 Wifi, Fuel Cells, AMD Live, HD DVD and more.
More reports about Digital Cube, Viliv, Pioneer DJ hardware and Mitsubishi 1080p LCD projector to come in the next days.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:35:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: $130,000 Diamond Studded TV
So Italian company Keymat decided to put some diamonds on the frame of their stylish LCD HDTV and make it this way the most expensive TV in the world.
The Yalos Diamond is available with up to 46 inch screen sizes. Well, if I go to spend a ton of money on a TV I want it big, like the 103 inch Plasma from Panasonic.
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Posted on Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:24:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
JVC Full HD Everio HDD Camcorder Previewed at IFA 2006
German Heise reports that JVC showed an unreleased JVC Everio HDD camcorder with full HD video resolution recording behind closed doors at the IFA 2006.
The new Everio camcorder would hit stores in 2007 and does not have a model number yet. Besides the information that this new Everio will record 1,920 x 1,080px video with 50/60hz frequency nothing has been revealed by JVC. The photo (by Heise) apparently shows this new HD Everio.
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Posted on Sun, 3 Sep 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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Posted on Sun, 3 Sep 2006 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: Sandisk Sansa Base Station
Sandisk announces at the IFA 2006 a hi-fi docking station for its line of mp3 players.
The Sandisk Sansa Base Station works with the e200 and new c200 series music players.
Similar to available docking stations for Apple iPod players the Sansa Base Station also supports player charging, USB interface, audio out and a remote control.
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Posted on Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:59:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: Sandisk V-Mate Video Memory Card Recorder
Sandisk announces a interesting device that can record video in different formats on several memory card types.
Via analog video inputs this enhanced memory card reader can directly store video onto SD™, MMC™, MMCplus™ MMCmobile™, SDHC™, MiniSDHC™, MicroSDHC™, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™ and Memory Stick PRO Duo™ cards.
The V-Mate comes with a remote and supports simple PVR like timer recording that can be configured via a graphical menu displayed on connected TV. Via the integrated infrared emitter the V-Mate can switch-on devices to start recording.
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Posted on Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:48:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: Samsung YP-T9 MP3 Player with Bluetooth
Samsung shows at the IFA the small YP-T9 portable digital audio player.
The YP-T9 features MP3, WMA, OGG audio, MP4 video playback, FM Tuner and 4GB flash memory. The YP-T9 is featuring Bluetooth for wireless headsets.
News about the Samsung Yepp YP-T9 already spilled a month ago on the FCC site. See this Engadget report.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:35:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: Toshiba HD-E1 and HD-XE1 HD DVD Players
Toshiba announced today at the IFA 2006 new HD DVD players for Europe: HD-E1 and HD-XE1.
The Toshiba HD-XE1 can provide 1080p on its HDMI (V1.3) interface and features also an 1080p (HD-E1 only upscales to 720p and 1080i and has 1.2 version HDMI interface) upscaling for standard DVDs. The Toshiba HD-E1 and HD-XE1 support Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD und DTS-HD audio formats.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006: Pioneer Plans Blu-ray and HD DVD Hybrid Drive
Pioneer says at the IFA 2006 that they are planning a hybrid drive that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs for 2007.
Update:
Pioneer denies BDR-103 hybrid drive, more details on CDFreaks.
The Pioneer BDR-103 would be the one that solves the High definition format issue for you. More details about the Pioneer Blu-ray drive roadmap on Heise (German).
Samsung also said a couple month back they will work on a blu-ray/HD DVD drive.
Ricoh also already announced a lens that would make it easy to build hybrid drives.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 02:54:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
IFA 2006 Show Opens Today in Berlin without Sony
The IFA 2006 opens today in Berlin to the public. This is the first time that the show is in its new yearly schedule. Apparently this change kept some companies away from this years show. Most prominent 'no-show' is Sony (via Heise German).
I do not have high hopes on interesting new announcements from consumer electronics companies for this year's IFA. Reading the press here in Germany the most pushed new thing is full HDTV (1,920x1,080px) flat screen TVs. Also every TV news station in Germany is touts that you need full HD to really leverage Blu-ray or HD DVD. Talk is just not enough. Offer me a quality 50 inch Plasma or LCD with full HD at $3,000-$4,000 and I take it. Until then normal HD HDTV will have to suffice.
There is also lots of discussion out there if you really need full HD right now. For me it is a price question. Take the Panasonic TH-50PX60U which sells for $2,549.99 on Amazon.com right now. This baby has an awesome image quality and sports the new G9 panel with 10,000:1 contrast ratio. For this price you will not see 50 inch full HD HDTV for still quite a while.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 02:25:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Yamaha YSP-1100 and YSP-900 at the IFA 2006
Yamaha will introduce the new surround sound projectors YSP-1100 and YSP-900 at the IFA 2006 next month.
The Yamaha YSP-1100 replaces the currently available YSP-1000. The YSP-900 is the follow-up model to the YSP-800.
I own a YSP-1000 and published a review of it a while back. The Yamaha Sound projector technology is great and saves a lot of hassle with placing and cabling individual surround boxes.
Not much is known yet about the new Yamaha Sound projectors. In an overview report on TWICE about upcoming Yamaha products the new YSP-1100 and YSP-900 are mentioned.
The Yamaha YSP-1100 is supposed to sell for $1,699 featuring a larger sweet spot, RS-232 port, and IR in/out.
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Posted on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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