240Hz Goodness

rudyamid — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:57 +0000

Just when I thought television at 120Hz couldn’t be any better, they come up with 240Hz LCD TVs. Samsung and Sony are the current leaders in this race, but Sony has the head start by introducing the 200Hz+ TV first to market. In America, it looks like Sony Bravia 52″ LCD with 240Hz goodness is the unit they’re going to sell first. Since no one has actually got their hands on these sets for a more in depth review, it’s only a speculation how good they really are. The marketing brochure sure make it look good, but beauty is at the eye of the beholder. Personally, I think if I’ve enjoyed 120Hz TV, I wouldn’t make 240Hz a big deal. Unless it fixes the pixellation errors completely, I wouldn’t buy into it just yet.

Meanwhile, Sony is advertising the new 200Hz TV in Europe, using the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, as the platform. Here’s the rather nifty ad featuring Daniel Craig being bounced off various debris.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHBrbumr-Hc

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Lunch Bits – Edition 8

rudyamid — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:17:42 +0000

We went to Foothill Ranch Towne Center, yesterday. It was a cool sunny day when we talked about:

Whether someone should blog about a subject that’s at least 2 weeks old. The Wikipedia version of a blog does not say it has to be current events, unless it’s a personal diary. Although it probably is better to discuss about current events to promote discussion.
A digital camera that can record HD quality movies. There is one: Canon PowerShot TX1 7.1MP Digital Camera
Camera viewfinders, required or not? On point-and-shoot small cameras, I don’t use it. For something like the Canon Rebel XTi Digital SLR Camera, I will need it to see the focus point/dot. The viewfinder is also useful if the LCD is broken.
Whether or not Bluray set-top players can upconvert DVDs to 1080i. Apparently it can with the Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, but it’s not cheap at US$360+.
Is it time to buy a Bluray player? Not yet. It’s due to the non-finalized bluray disc profile that will not play newer discs on current set-top players. Buying into bluray now is foolish, unless you buy a PS3. Of course, buying a PS3 has its own problem.
The hype on the new Macbook Air. It boasts thinness of 0.76″ and lightness of 3 pounds. But Toshiba had one better 3 years ago with the Toshiba Portege R-200 at 0.3″ thin and 2.7 lbs. light. So why is this Macbook Air a big deal? Oh yeah… Apple Marketing.

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