Panasonic have introduced a new Blu-Ray Disc Player for the North American Market. The Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-Ray Disc Player offers a wide range of functions that foster the transition to HD - including 1080p image quality, lossless Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ and versatile Picture-in-Picture applications.
The DMP-BD50 adds the new BD-Live function, which uses the internet to further enhance the consumer’s entertainment experience and employs VIERA Link,™ a technology that allows the consumer to operate VIERA Link equipped home theater components with a single remote. BD-Live opens up a myriad of interactive possibilities for the consumer. In the future BD-Live will allow users to connect the DMP-BD50 to the internet to download such data as images and subtitles, and to join in multi-player interactive games that are linked to bonus movie content contained on Blu-ray discs.
Samsung have announced their latest line up of LCD HDTV for the US HD Digital Television market.
There are six new models in the Series 4 LCD HDTV covering the 19 inch to 40 inch size range. The Series 5 LCD HDTV line up consists of five new models in the 32 inch to 52 inch size range. Both the Series 4 and Series 5 LCD HDTVs will be available in March 2008.
Combining elegant styling with a wide range of higher-end components ordinarily exclusive to premium sets, consumers can now experience superb picture quality, optimized digital performance, and ease-of-use in an HDTV that fits seamlessly into any home decor.
Following on from the successful introduction of the world's first 3D ready DLP HDTV in 2007, Samsung Electronics have announced the addition of two new models to their Series 7 LED DLP HDTV range. The HL61A750 and HL67A750 61 inch and 67 inch respective models will be available in April and June 2008.
Samsung’s Series 7 DLP HDTV has one of the most environmentally conscious designs on the market today. Consumers will find that this series’ new Cinema Pure™ Color Engine powered by the long-lasting Generation 2.4 LED consistently outperforms its traditional lamp-based counterparts, delivering outstanding picture quality and continuous light output rated at over 60,000 hours.
Energy Star® compliance addresses efficiency while these state of the art HDTVs consumes approximately half the power of a 60-inch class plasma HDTV.
Expanding on the introduction of the world's first 3D-ready DLP HDTVs in 2007, Samsung Electronics have announced the introduction of four new models in their Series 6 lineup.
The Series 6 DLP HDTVs will be available from April 2008 in 50 inch, 56 inch, 61 inch and 72 inch sizes.
The new Series 6 DLP HDTVs offer consumers increased value while integrating innovative features that lead Samsung’s portfolio of Micro Display and Flat Panel HDTV offerings for 2008.
The Series 6 DLP HDTVs not only feature larger screens and Full HD 1080p clarity for sports, movies and gaming, they also offer the latest in networking and 3D technologies.
Panasonic have recently introduced two further 1080p High Definition Plasma TVs to its lineup for 2007.
The two models are the 42 inch TH-42PZ77 and the 50 inch TH-50PZ77 both of which are scheduled to be shipped at the end of September 2007.
The introduction of the PZ77 series increases Panasonic’s already deep line of 1080p Plasmas to eight, the widest selection of Plasma TVs in the industry and further demonstrates Panasonic’s industry leadership and cutting edge technology in big screen Plasma entertainment.
