Digital Trends

We take a look at some home video products set to be introduced later this year. Time to start saving your money because there are some cool things coming down the pipeline!

Hewlett Packard

HP was at CES in full force, touting their expanded HDTV line. It should be noted that the company is dropping the Pavilion name in regards to TVs, and all TV models include integrated ATSC, NTSC and QAM tuners. HP has added new LCD HDTVs in both 32-in. (LC3260N) and 37-in. (LC3760N). Both models sport a super-fast response time of 6m/second and a whopping 6000:1 contrast ratio. A second 37-in. model (SLC3760N) adds to their advanced digital media package that brings photos, music and videos from your PC. HP has also added two new plasmas in 42-in. (PL4260N) and 50-in. (PL5060N), which deliver over a billion true colors and contrast ratios at 10,000:1.

HP SLC3760N

HP also is adding four new Micro-Display DLPs to its 2006 line:  A 52-in. (id5220n and id5280n), a 58-in. (md5883n) and a 65-in. (md6583n). The latter three models feature a screen resolution of 1080p, and digital cable ready with CableCARD. The id5280n features LED backlighting that uses a light emitting diode in lieu of a high-powered lamp and no color wheel. The new 58-in.and 65-in. models have increased the contrast ratio to 12,000:1. Rounding out the HP line are two Digital Entertainment Centers that record in playback HD signals in 250GB (z556) and 300GB (z558) hard-disc sizes. http://www.hp.com/

HP id5280n

HP Zappa 65