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Ray and Zev look at the Toshiba 47TL515U 47″ LED LCD HDTV with Passive natural 3D. We gave this a 3 out of 5 remotes… watch and find out why!

And, of course, this weeks beer choice is Ommegang, a new favorite from Cooperstown, NY. Ray had the Rare Vos, and I had Three Philosophers.

Price:  Best Buy: $1299.99 (regular) http://bit.ly/DOT14

Stats:
1. Model: 47TL515U
2. 47″ screen measured diagonally from corner to corner
3. Connect to the Internet
4. 3D technology
5. Inputs: 4 HDMI (rear), 2 USB (rear), 1 PC (rear), 1 component video (rear) and 2 composite (rear) and PC video input

Pros:
1. 47″ LCD is great for bright rooms
2. 1080P | Passive 3D TV | 4 pair of glasses
3. Deep blacks in dark scenes
4. Built-in Wi-Fi
5. Net TV with Yahoo Widgets
6. Skype enabled

Cons:
1. TV sound was very low during programing; even at highest volume
2. Menu was a bit difficult to navigate
3. It would not default to the activate video feed
4. There would be an odd flicker while switching channels

The prices of HDTV’s has fallen significantly over the past few years. So much so that mainstream shoppers have been purchasing HDTV’s in record numbers. Due to the rapid adoption of High Definition Television’s and the death of analog HD broadcasting — media companies like Netflix are pumping out (digital) HD content. Today, 1080p is the most sought after resolution for broadcasting as it is considered “full high definition.”

Read complete story — Huffington Post

Your living room TV is under assault!

I am not talking about your kids throwing Wii remotes at it, or spouses sabotaging your inputs just in time for Sunday football, or not having any juice left in your rechargeable Logitech Harmony Remote, or even those tiny little fingerprints on the screen that make you go coo coo for cocoa puffs.  I am talking about the endless barrage of hardware media devices.

Devices like the D-Link Boxee Box, the  Syabas Technology Popcorn Hour, the Roku Player, AppleTV, Blu-ray players, Microsoft XBox 360, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, audio systems, Sonos ZonePlayer, Tivo, and other Cable/Verizon Fios/Satellite appliances.  Whew!  I need an entire circuit breaker just for my TV, and I still have a problem getting all of my content the way I want.

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