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If you're planning to buy an HDTV to watch the big game between New England and New York, do yourself a favor and get something BIG.
Football looks best in high-def that's blown up monster-size. We've selected a few of the biggest HDTVs we've reviewed in the last year--call 'em our offensive line--and picked the best for you to size up. When a 50-incher is small, you know you're in the pros.
Though you can spend as little as a grand on a 60-incher, we'd recommend digging a bit deeper for the improvements in picture quality. There's also a couple of tips for getting the best TV for your living space here. A TV's for life, not just for the holidays.
Panasonic TC-P65VT30 (65-inch)
Superb all-around picture quality, anchored by the deepest plasma black levels of the year, make the Panasonic TC-PVT30 series one of the the best-performing TVs we've tested in 2011. Read the full review.
Sharp Elite PRO-60X5FD (60-inch)
The pricey Sharp Elite LED-based LCD produces the best overall picture quality of any TV we've reviewed since 2008.
Read the full review.
Samsung PN64D7000 (64-inch)
With picture quality on par with the best TVs we've ever tested, the Samsung PND7000 plasma represents an excellent value for videophiles who don't demand to own the top of the line. Read the full review.
Sony Bravia KDL-60EX720 (60-inch)
The picture quality of Sony's KDL-EX720 shows some flaws, but its efficiency, design, and well-stocked feature list will win plenty of converts.
Read the full review.
Panasonic TC-P65ST30 (46-inch)
If you can live with its homely design, the excellent picture quality and feature set of the Panasonic TC-PST30 series combine to make it one of the best plasma TV values available.
Read the full review.
Looking for specs and more information? Compare these TVs head-to-head. Click through to the reviews for additional screen sizes.
Only TVs we've actually reviewed made the list, but if you have an alternate to suggest, leave a comment.
The Sony Bloggie Live HD seems like a last-ditch effort to keep the minicamcorder category relevant as smartphones and point-and-shoots and other small video devices squeeze them out of the market.
The Live's big hook: built-in Wi-Fi that let's you live stream video to Qik.com for others to watch while simultaneously recording in full HD to the device. The Wi-Fi can also be used to directly connect to your smartphone so you can view, transfer, and upload clips and photos using your phone's data service. You can also use it to upload to sites like Facebook and YouTube as well as Sony's newest cloud service, PlayMemories Online.
The wireless capabilities are definitely cool (though not without issues), so if all that sounds good and you're after better than "good enough" video results from a shoot-and-share video camera, you'll want to keep reading.
The video quality from the Bloggie Live can be very good as long as you and your subject aren't moving much. When shooting at 1080p, video is reasonably sharp and detailed without looking crunchy. Color and exposure are good as well. However, that's when viewed at smaller sizes on a computer screen. Blown up on a larger HDTV, the video is less impressive. Also, it doesn't handle movement--of the subject or of the device--very well at 1080p, creating a lot of judder. That's unfortunately typical of this type of video camera, though. Maximum recording time in full HD is 75 minutes, by the way, with clip lengths limited to 2GB or 29 minutes (which is typical, too).
The Bloggie Live does have a 720/60p setting, which smooths things out some if you're shooting action or doing a lot of panning left and right, but it's at the cost of sharpness and fine detail. Again, it's fine at small sizes, but not good on a large HDTV. The low-light video is noisy and grainy with readily visible artifacts. I've seen much worse, though, so all in all the Bloggie Live does OK indoors and in darker conditions. There is an LED lamp next to the lens that will brighten close subjects some, but don't expect it to light a full scene.
Photo quality is pretty good as long as you have plenty of light. Shooting is completely automatic; just press the shutter release on top and you're done. If you press the release while recording video, it will capture a photo at whatever resolution you're recording at, roughly 2 megapixels at 1080p or 0.9 megapixel at 720p. (Note: You can't capture photos while live streaming.)
The Live does have autofocus and an auto macro mode for both video and photos, but it's a blessing and a curse. You can shoot something as close as 4 inches from the lens out to infinity. But depending on your movement or your subject's, your video might pulse in and out of focus. The AF isn't all that fast, either, and it's even slower in low-light conditions. Also, if you're shooting in complete silence, you will hear a faint ticking sound picked up by the stereo microphone while it's trying to focus.
I know this sounds like a lot more bad than good, but even with all these issues, the video is still better than you'll get from your average--or even above average--smartphone. At least right now.
As for the Wi-Fi functionality, it's cool, but it largely depends on where and how you plan to use it. The live streaming requires a strong and reliable wireless connection, and, at least in the case of my review camera, as few other wireless signals as possible.
I tried several times to connect and stream using three public hot spots in New York City (there's a built-in minibrowser for agreeing to terms of service) and almost as soon as I would connect, it would drop the signal. And then pick it up again. And then drop it. This also happened in CNET's New York office where there are more than a dozen networks I can connect to from my desk. I would connect to a network and I could be standing right next to the router and the connection would drop out. However, in my home, where there's just one wireless network, it locked on and stayed connected.
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Each year when CES rolls around there are inevitably a hoard of cool gadgets and gizmos that surface along with a bunch of pure crap. Today I wanted to check out some of the coolest gadgets that I spied at the show this year. As always, there were a ton of big screen TVs and 3D TVs at the show along with tons of tablets and other gear. The TV always catches my attention when CES rolls around because it is the gadget that I use most at home. Read on for some of my favorite gadgets of CES 2012.
1. Sony Crystal LED Display - Of all the TVs that were at the show, this was the set that caught my eye. Sure, that LG OLED set might have been thinner, but I don't think it will offer the same contrast and color that the Crystal set will provide. The slick TV has contrast too high to measure and that makes me giddy to see it in person considering many sets boast dynamic contrast into the millions to one today.
2. LG 55-inch OLED 55EM9600 HDTV - This was my second favorite HDTV that surfaced at CES this year. It's very thin and with an OLED screen measuring 55-inches, it will surely be very expensive too. If you want a set to hang on the wall, this may be the best offering yet. I suspect it will be at least a couple times more expensive than a normal LCD set of the same size.
3. Nokia Lumia 900 - One of the smartphones at the show that caught my eye wasn’t made by Apple or powered by Android. It was the Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 900. I have used the iPhone and Android devices and find myself still looking for the perfect smartphone for me. I wonder if this might be the one.
4. Razer Project Fiona - A few years back before the tablet was so mainstream I would have laughed at the Razer Fiona concept. Today I think this is the coolest thing I have seen in gaming for a while. It uses a 10.1-inch screen with two gamepad like handles on each side to control your play. It's part computer part tablet, and all awesome. I hope this thing comes to market.
5. Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize - Of all the things to come out of the show, one of the most interesting for me wasn’t a gadget, it was a contest. The contest offers $10 million to the team that can create a working Star Trek tricorder to be used for medical treatment and diagnosis. I hope they can make this one happen.
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At CES 2012, Myriad Group and Broadcom will be showing off a new platform from Broadcom that is powered by the Myriad Alien Vue software solution. The joint effort between the two firms is to get Android apps on the TV via the Alien Vue software.
This should allow you to play games and use other apps that you love on the Android platform right on your HDTV. The Broadcom platform is a set-top box that is a DLNA solution. I think this sort of set top box is the preferred solution when compared to other smart boxes that access their own app stores. The solution will be on display at the show.
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LAS VEGASCES has been full of exciting announcements, and Motorola didn't disappoint, introducing two new additions to the Droid family. There's the Droid 4, which is the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone currently available, and the Droid RAZR MAXX, the longest lasting LTE device in Verizon's lineup. PCMag got to take a hands-on look at both of them.
Let's start with the Droid 4, the latest in Motorola's keyboarded Droid family. The Droid 3 was a disappointment, because while it was powered by a dual-core processor, it lacked access to Verizon's 4G LTE network. That's been changed with the Droid 4, which joins the Samsung Stratosphere as the second keyboarded LTE smartphone on Verizon.
Though nowhere near as svelte as the Droid RAZR, the Droid 4 is surprisingly thin, given the keyboard and LTE support, two qualities that usually make for a thicker phone. It measures 5.0 by 2.7 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 6.3 ounces, but it felt lighter than that. Check out the slideshow to see how thick is looks next to the Droid RAZR MAXX.
The Droid 4's 4-inch qHD (540-by-960-pixel) display looked great in person. It's also really comfortable to hold, with the keyboard open or closed. Motorola claims the device is enclosed in a water-repellant nanocoating, but it didn't make a noticeable difference in the way the phone felt. There's an 8-megapixel camera on the back of the phone with 1080p video recording, plus 16GB of internal storage, a free microSD memory card slot, and a mirroring mode that allows you to easily view images or video on an HDTV.
The real draw here, though, is the keyboard. And what a keyboard it is. The keys are chiclet-style, which Motorola claims was done to mimic a laptop keyboard. They've been laser cut, so they're super sharp and precise. Coated in soft touch plastic, the keys are backlit by an LED light and felt absolutely fantastic to type on. I was able to type quickly, easily, and accurately on the Droid 4. Other Verizon phones should be put on notice: This is the keyboard to be beat.
Motorola is also stressing the business-ready capabilities of the Droid 4. It comes with government-grade encryption (FIPS 140-2) for email, calendars, and contacts. It's also been preloaded with Citrix Receiver for Android (available in webtop) for desktop virtualization and access.
Another exciting new addition to Verizon's lineup is the Droid RAZR MAXX. This one's simple to explain: It's basically a Droid RAZR that's put on a little weight. Luckily, that weight comes in the form of a larger 3300 mAh battery (that's compared to the RAZR's 1780 mAh battery). It adds a bit of depth to the original RAZR's ultra-slim profile, but get this: That larger battery should be good for an astounding 21 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge.
The RAZR MAXX is 0.35 inches thick, or only 0.07 inches thicker than the regular Droid RAZR. Other than that, the MAXX is essentially the same exact phone as Droid RAZRit has the same software and hardware. The display looked great and the phone felt plenty responsive as I swiped between home screens and loaded up apps.
Both the Droid 4 and Droid RAZR MAXX will ship with Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). Motorola has promised an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for within the second quarter of the year. Additionally, both phones work with Motorola's host of companion accessories that, among other things, allow you to use the phones as Linux-based laptops.
Pricing and release dates have not been announced, but Motorola says that both phones should be available in the coming weeks. Check back with PCMag for a full review of each phone as soon as they are available.
Dec 12 2011, 5:45pm CST | by Shane McGlaun
One of the things I always like to check out at CES is the TV section. You can count on the cool new set rolling out at CES each year. Samsung is rumored to have a very interesting OLED TV set coming to CES 2012. The TV is supposed to be a gigantic OLED screen beast measuring 55-inches.
I don’t even want to think how much that set would cost. The price of OLED screens has fallen a lot in the last few years since the tiny 20-inch sets were selling for well over $1000. The TVs are said to start shipping in Q2 2012.
There are no firm details on the sets at this time. We already know that OLED screens have much better Color than normal LCDs and are much thinner than normal LCDs as well. I'm betting these sets will be very expensive though.
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Sean Portnoy is a freelance technology journalist; currently, all work that Sean does is on a contractural basis. Sean has also written corporate communications documents for CA.
Sean does not accept gifts from companies he covers. All hardware products he writes about are purchased with his own funds or are review units covered under formal loan agreements and are returned after the review is complete.
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Samsung and Sony have been operating an LCD making joint venture called S-LCD for a while now. Samsung has now announced that it is buying Sony out of its portion of the venture in a deal that is costing Samsung $934 million. That payout almost covers what it is costing Sony to get the Ericson name off its smartphones.
The purchase will turn S-LCD into a fully owned subsidiary of Samsung and the company will still provide panels for Sony HDTVs. The joint venture started in 2004 and Sony held 50% ownership. The deal makes sense for Sony with big losses accumulating in the HDTV market. Sony had expected to lose about a billion in the current fiscal year.
The sale will certainly help chop that loss down, assuming it closes in time to count for 2011. Sony said, "This deal will allow Sony to acquire LCD panels from Samsung Electronics in a stable way based on market prices, without the responsibility or costs that come with operating a factory."
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