Archive for Home Entertainment

Toshiba Blue-ray Disc Players – Smarter than Ever!

Toshiba’s Blue-ray Disc players just got smarter – the technological giant released their new range of Smart Blue-ray players with Aero Design, direct audio and video streaming capabilities, and a number of connectivity options. Their new Smart Blue-ray Disc Players are especially designed to satisfy all your entertainment cravings in one neat package. One of the new features shared among these upcoming entertainment gadgets is the Aero Design that perfectly complements Toshiba’s Aero Family LED televisions. All their new Blue-ray players will come with the silver Aero wing and low profile form factor with the 3D models will be coming in a wider chassis to better suit other home theater devices and accessories. Other new features include A/V Streaming and MediaShare. These new players will be bundled with Netflix, VUDU, and YouTube audio and video streaming applications and a simple DLNA interface for easily sharing media contents across the home network. Finally, there’s the USB Video for enjoying different multimedia files instantly straight from any USB thumb drives.

For High Definition 2D entertainment, there are the new BDX2300 and BDX3300 Smart Blu-ray Disc players. Both have 1080p full HD playback, and A/V online streaming capabilities, Dolby True HD and DTS HD 7.1 channel surround sound, and HDMI and USB Video ports. The Wi-Fi ready BDX2300 will be available in April while the Wi-Fi enabled BDX3300 will be available in May.

For a truly immersive 3D entertainment, Toshiba offers the BDX4300 and BDX5300 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc players. They have all the bells and whistles of the 2D models but with the addition of 1080p 3D HD playback, and an integrated Wi-Fi connectivity for the BDX5300. Both players will hit the shelves by April.

More Toshiba Blu-ray players can be found here.

LG Offers LG Smart TV Google TV

From simple antenna cables to subscribed channels and contents, televisions are obviously one of the modernized home entertainment devices today. And LG Electronics is definitely not leaving behind because they recently introduced the much waited LG Smart TV with Google TV! This product is LG’s offer to consumers to have much wider choices in their home entertainment for greater convenience and style. The LG Google TV comes equipped with Google Android’s OS combined with LG’s exclusive 3D and Smart TV technologies.

The LG Google TV is engineered with LG’s special CINEMA 3D technology that delivers comfortable, excellent, and convenient home entertainment experience. Together with exclusive LG Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) technology, the CINEMA 3D glasses do not need any battery and are lightweight and comfortable to use. Plus, these 3D glasses are very affordable thus letting the whole family watch in 3D mode. What’s more is that the LG Google TV can let you view 2D contents into 3D mode by simply clicking the remote. This is made possible by LG’s built-in 2D to 3D conversion engine. The LG Google TV is also very easy to operate through its Android-based user-interface and Magic Remote Qwerty. You can also search, go to social networking, and use TV functions at the same time. Aside from the Google TV, the LG Smart TV will use NetCast to improve its Smart TVs platform that will be offered in more than 60% of LG’s flat panel TVs.

View more LG Smart TV here.

HP Omni27 All-in-One PC – Slim and Big Rolled Into One

Overcrowded working spaces and cluttered desks are an eyesore at home or at work – start the year right and tidy with the new HP Omni27 All-in-One PC. Unlike its smaller predecessors, HP decided to drop the touchscreen feature for this computer system and instead went for a larger 27-inch, 2530×1920, 1080p, High Definition, LED-backlit, and edge-to-edge glass monitor. That is a long line of features for a humble “simple profile” monitor. Furthermore, the monitor can be tilted back up to 25 degrees for optimum viewing comfort. Despite its generous screen size, its slim all-in-one design, and wireless keyboard and mouse allow it to fit and blend in any work space or desk without adding extra clutter.

Inside the HP Omni 27 is powered by the new 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge Core i5-2400S processor and is outfitted with 4GB RAM and 2 Terabytes of storage. Aside from the advanced graphics and video capabilities, the Omni27 also comes integrated with Beats high performance 2.0 speakers for astounding sound quality that matches the vibrant display. Also, the wireless connectivity is made possible with internal antennas for 802.11 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Outside, this all-in-one personal computer features Blue-ray DVD drive, optional TV tuner, and a number of handy connectivity and expansion ports including HDMI, USB, multi-format memory card reader, Ethernet, and audio in/out. The icing on the cake is the Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium operating system topped with HP’s exclusive Magic Canvass interactive background and HP LinkUp remote desktop application.

View more HP Omni PC’s here.

Vizio VO320E ECO HDTV – Affordable and Green


When it comes to HDTVs it’s not all about who has got the finest resolution, highest contrast ratio, or the fastest response times – this is especially true for entry level HDTVs. Sometimes it’s not the extra bells and whistles that make an HDTV attractive to buyers; more often than not it’s the price and at around $294.99, the Vizio VO320E 32-inch LCD HDTV is looking very sexy. For such an affordable price point, the Vizio VO320E ECO HDTV offers 31.51-inch diagonal viewable screen with 1366 x 768 native panel resolution and support for 80i (SDTV), 480P (EDTV), 720P (HDTV), and 1080i (HDTV)signals and 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1024 x 768 computer resolutions. This High Definition TV may be inexpensive but its features are far from cheap. The VO320E features 16.7 million colors, 15:000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 8 ms response time, and a 176 degrees viewable viewing angle. It also comes with SRS TruSurround audio that produces rich bass and clear dialogs for a more complete entertainment experience. Not bad for a 32-inch budget HDTV.

The Vizio VO320E is stylish enough to blend into any room or wall and it comes with a chic textured finish for a sophisticated look. This ECO TV is not only a great addition to any room because of its appearance, it also has a low power consumption that goes beyond Energy Star Guidelines for greater energy savings and lower carbon footprint. The combination of affordability, functionality, and potential energy savings make the Vizio VO320E such a great buy.

Get the VIZIO VO320E 32-Inch ECO 720p LCD HDTV here.

LG INFINIA LX9500 – Home Entertainment Redefined


Enjoy premium 3D entertainment with the new LG INFINIA LX9500 47-inch LED LCD TV. This Full High Definition (1080p) 3DTV boasts to deliver colors, contrasts, and sounds in such unbelievable quality that it turns the whole entertainment experience into something that boarders between the lucid and the surreal. Whether the LX9500 is turned on and off, it will always be a head turner with its super slim profile and ultra-thin bezel, turning it into an exotic addition to any room or hall. Beyond the slim stunning look are the brilliant and crystal clear visuals powered by Full LED Slim technology with local dimming for unrivaled clarity and TruMotion 480Hz technology for eliminating motion blurs during fast action scenes. To bring your movie experience into the next dimension, this HDTV also comes ready with 3D technology to allow the user see the screen virtually come to life.

The 47-inch LG INFINIA LX9500 is not just about claims – they have the THX audio and picture certification to back it all up. Simply put, this LED HDTV is sure to deliver cinema quality sounds, vibrant colors, deep blacks, and detailed images that are compliant with the THX standards.

The LG LX9500 also allows the user to subscribe Netcast Entertainment Access which delivers premium Internet services like HD movies, TV shows, news, and weather directly into the TV.

Technical Specifications Summary of the LG INFINIA LX9500:

Native Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio (DCR): 10,000,000:1
Response Time: 1 ms
Motion Picture Response Time: 480 Hz
HDMI Ports: 4

Get the LG 47LX9500 47-inch 1080p 480Hz 3D Ready LED-Backlit HDTV here.