ScreenScribe

Mike Hobin appraises a projection screen as stellar as it is portable Paired with the JVC projector I reviewed previously was the Indigo Screens Meteor Traveller 16:9 portable pull-up floor screen. In short, this is a floor standing portable screen for use with home theatre or data projectors. It’s available in two flavours: 80-inch and [...]

By Mike Hobin Some tasks are not necessarily a chore — like being asked to review a new HD home theatre projector from JVC. First impressions of the DLA-HD250B were that it’s huge – a whopping 365x166x478mm unit that weighs a substantial 11kg. The technical specs come first: Display device: Full HD D-ILA device Panel size: [...]

Flat-screen connoisseurs on a budget will be hoping for a bargain as Samsung rolls out its 2010 range of LCD TVs over the next six months. To make room for the new models, including Samsung’s Next Big Thing — 3D-capable displays — retailers may start offering great deals on its Latest Big Thing: LCD TVs [...]

THX marks the sweet spot of Panasonic’s new V and Z range of plasma TVs. A shortcoming of Panasonic’s Viera flat-screen TVs has been their limited picture tweaking options. But engage any of the new models in THX mode and fine-tuning becomes irrelevant, so accurate is the colour. Just as it set the standard for [...]