YouTube’s Co-founder Steve Chen announced the release of new 1080p player last week at the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco.   It should be available within the next few days, my guess is before the end of November.  The idea for the player’s 1080p capability sprung from the increased production of “connected TV displays”.  The only questionable aspects are bandwidth capability.  Lower bandwidths may cause loading lags and pixelation of the content.  So before you decide on the new plasma or LCD, make sure to consider the YouTube capable TV.  Also, many BluRay players are already YouTube ready.

Possibilities are endless when it comes to motorizing and/or concealment of your flat panel.

Below are a few examples what you can do to make all your friends jaws hit that hardwood floor of yours.


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Up for a release this September is a Samsung 8500 LED HDTV Series.

It features stunning picture quality with its 7,000,000:1 contrast ratio, Wide Color Enhancer Pro technology (which makes sure colors stay constantly vibrant), and Ultra Clear Panel, which is a sensing system that adjusts the quality of picture depending on the ambient light conditions in the room.  Samsung’s 8500 Series will retail for $3,599.99 for its 46Inch version and $4,499.99 for a 55 Inch TV.

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Have you tried Tivo for Comcast yet? The product finally found its way to Chicago! After a long and anxious wait, we finally get the full functionality of the Tivo interface within Comcast’s DVR platform. The new Motorola DVR’s combine full Tivo interface and the On-Demand service, previously unavailable on the generic Tivo receivers.

If you are shopping for a flat panel television, you have almost definitely been approached by a following dilemma: what type of a flat panel television to get – Lcd or Plasma? If you are like most people, you probably don’t care about all the fancy technologies behind Lcd or Plasma displays (which differ greatly by the way), but you should know that choosing the right display for your TV room is crucial to achieving 100% satisfaction with picture quality.

You probably heard about the difference in picture quality when comparing plasma and Lcd TVs.  Older LCD technology didn’t allow for a smooth transition of fast moving images and caused drag – this is no longer a factor, since Lcd TV manufacturers have finally found a way to avoid this. Although plasma continues to be a leader when it comes to black level control (contrast level when displaying dark and black images), Lcd TV’s are starting to level with plasma through addition of technologies like Lcd backlighting.  So don’t make your decision based solely on the hype that plasma TVs are better when it comes to picture quality.

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The good: Reproduces deep black levels; accurate color, commendable picture uniformity for an LCD; very good dejudder processing; extensive feature set with Yahoo Widgets, network streaming and built-in content; solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input.

The bad: Somewhat expensive; benefits of 240Hz difficult to discern; dark areas tinged bluer; shiny screen can cause reflections in bright rooms; no S-Video inputs.

The bottom line: The Samsung LNB750 series can’t beat the picture quality of the best plasmas and LED-based LCDs, but for a conventional LCD, it’s one of the best we’ve tested.

Specifications: Product type: LCD TV ; Diagonal size: 52 in ; Resolution: 1920 x 1080 ; See full specs

See the whole review on cnet.com

Our price $2479.99 installed (includes low profile or tilt bracket)