I’ve been doing my research on Full HDTVs and how good of a PC monitor the can be. So I’ve decided to share my findings and experience.

I was mainly looking at the 32″ range, I found that Panasonic, Smasung and Sony only have a Full HD models (Sony is expected to release them in mid July and Panasonic is releasing same time). If you are in America or can buy from there you can have a look at Sharp as well, the haven’t anounced that they will be releasin any of those models in Australia.
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I bought my PS3 a year ago and since then I was trying to use it as a media center. I bought the PS3 in a package with a 40″ Sony Bravia, the full hd model, and a sound system. I realised that I’d rather watch my movies on the TV than on my 20″ monitor. This is where the challenges came.

Fiirst I tried using Windows Media Player. All was well the PS3 found the server no problem BUT I couldn’t play most of the videos because PlayStation 3 doesn’t have codecs for them and you cannot install any.
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Spokesperson Mara McFalls introduced Panasonic’s new products for 2008 during a press conference at the CES 2008. Details of the products announced are addressed as below.
The DMP-BD30 Blu-Ray player, with an SD card slot, compatibility with final standard profile 1.2 and BD Live.
TH-46PZ850, a 46-inch full HD plasma television with an SD slot and dual HDMI.
TC-37LZ800, a 37-inch LCD TV with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.
A 32 GB SHCD memory card, enough to hold more than 5 hours of HD video.
The SC-BT100 home theater in a box, with an integrated iPod dock, SD card slot and Blu-ray player.
The KX-TH1211 “link to cellphone,” which can connect a standard home phone to your cellphone using a bluetooth-equipped base station.
Strada GP50U Global Navigation system, with an SD card slot to watch video equipping with Bluetooth and voice recognition.
The DVD-LS86 Portable DVD player, with an 8.5-inch screen.
HDC-SD9, a HD camcorder with 1920×1080p recording, three CCDs and a Leica Docomar lens. Other new camcorders include the HDC-HS9, the standard-definition SDR-S7, and the SDR-SW20, a water-resistant model,
Finally new Lumix cameras include the DMC-TZ3, which packs a 10x optical zoom into a standard small-style digital camera frame.

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