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Top Sellers: High Def LCD Screens

Videophile — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:57:06 +0000

If you are looking for a new television to enjoy a summer of sports on, then look no further than our top 5 for Spring 2009. All these screens are High Definition LCD, which shows that they really are replacing Plasma as the screen of choice. The smaller screens are ideal for kitchens and bedrooms, while the large screens make a great centre piece in a living room, or even dedicated home cinema space.

Top 5 HD LCD Screens for Spring 2009

1.		Samsung LE32A436T – 32” Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV – With Freeview by Samsung £329.99
2.		Toshiba 37XV555DB – 37″ Widescreen 1080P Full HD LCD TV – With Freeview by Toshiba £459.99
3.		Toshiba 19DV555DB – 19″ Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV/DVD Combi with Freeview – Glossy Black by Toshiba £289.99 £199.99
4.		Samsung LE19R86 – 19” Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV – With Freeview – Black by Samsung £189.95
5.		Sony KDL-26V4000 – 26″ Widescreen HD Ready Bravia LCD TV – With Freeview by Sony £379.99

Sony DCR-SR32 Hard Disc Drive Camcorder With 2.5” LCD Screen – review

Videophile — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:02:00 +0000

The latest Sony HDD Camcorders are extremely compact and give good image quality. With three video recording settings to choose from, you have greater control over the quality of the film that you produce. Battery life lasts for a couple hours of shooting, and the 30GB HDD allows for many hours of footage. If you purchase a spare battery, then this light weight camcorder can keep going for most of the day.

Amazon review: Say goodbye to clutter with the DCR-SR32 from Sony! Equipped with a 30 GB hard drive, the DCR-SR32 lets you record over 20 hours of digital video in three different quality modes, while its 800,000-pixel CCD sensor, renowned Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens and 40x optical zoom make sure your recordings come out sharp and clear each and every time. The DCR-SR32 is really easy to use and has a 2.5? LCD screen, as well as 10 scene modes that adapt to any situation. You can even film in VGA resolution and save your creations directly to a Memory Stick Duo memory card, while its USB 2.0 connection transfers your films to your computer for easy editing. The high-performance and user-friendly DCR-SR32 lets you capture life?s best moments, without the clutter of tapes or DVDs!

Manufacturer’s Description:

DCRSR32 Hard Disk Drive Handycam
Ideal for everyone who’s on the move, the DCRSR32 offers an impressively long recording
time and longer battery STAMINA – without the hassle of carrying extra tapes.

Blu-ray camcorders now available from Hitachi

Videophile — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:31:00 +0000

Hitachi has announced the arrival of the world’s first Blu-ray camcorders, offering 1920×1080-pixel HD recording onto miniature BD-R (recordable Blu-ray) discs. And in a parallel move, recording media companies Imation and Verbatim heralded the arrival of the blank discs the camcorders will use.

Imation and Verbatim have announced the availabiility of blank 8cm Blu-ray discs. The discs have a capacity of 7.5GB, and can store an hour of 1920×1080i video, or two hours of 1440×1080i. Two versions are available: BD-R is a one-shot recording medium, while BD-RE is erasable and rewritable.
Source: whathifi.com

If you cannot decide which format to go for, and you like to record home cinema as well as watch films, then maybe Blu-ray is the best option with the availability of Blu-ray camcorders.

	Sony HDR-SR5E 40GB High Definition Camcorder Buy new: £574.98 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	Sony HDR-SR7E 60GB High Definition Camcorder Buy new: £759.99 Usually dispatched within 24 hours