David Katzmaier

Plasma Paradise
David Katzmaier  |  Jan 26, 2004
Photos by Tony Cordoza To break an awkward silence at a business dinner a while back, somebody went around the table with the question, "What's the one thing you'd want if you were stranded on a desert island?" When my turn came, I replied, "A plasma TV." Everybody was incredulous, but I had my reasons.
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Flat TVs for Every Room
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 21, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza In the not too distant future, most TVs will be flat. Svelte, inches-thin LCD and plasma displays just make more sense than bulky tubes, especially in kitchens, bedrooms, and other smaller spaces. Even big-screen projection TVs are slimming down as tubes give way to newer technologies.

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Samsung HPN6339 63-inch Plasma HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 21, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza

The words "flat-out huge" come to mind when I try to describe Samsung's HPN6339. This massive panel claims the title of the world's largest plasma TV - at least until the Korean electronics giant begins selling its 70-inch model, announced last spring.

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Hitachi 57T500 57-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 01, 2003

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Mitsubishi WL-82913 82-inch LCoS Rear-Projection HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Nov 10, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza My uncle is an architect who works in Orange County, California, and I've always loved visiting the palatial homes he helps design while they're still under construction.
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3 Roads to HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 15, 2003

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Zenith R49W36 49-inch HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 10, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza A newcomer to HDTV has to face so many new abbreviations and technical terms that he could end up feeling like a freshman at MIT. Competing for your hard-earned buck are technologies like LCD, DLP, plasma, LCoS, and CRT - all of which can be found in sets that feature 1080i, 720p, and 480p scanning, ATSC tuners, and DVI with HDCP.

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Philips 60PW9383 60-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Jul 07, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Toshiba 57HLX82 57-inch 1080p LCoS HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Jun 01, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Television is here to stay, but the days of the tube are numbered. Admittedly, cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), the devices that create the entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes mind-numbing images in nearly every American living room, will likely remain for many years in direct-view sets with screens that measure 40 inches or less (diagonal).
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Mitsubishi WT-42311 42-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Apr 15, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza When buying a 42-inch widescreen HDTV, you pretty much have two cut-and-dried choices. On one hand, you could plunk down around seven grand for the privilege of owning a plasma monitor, with its ultra-thin design and futuristic cachet.
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