If you’re looking for a smaller TV for, say, a bedroom or the basement or something similar, you may want to consider part of the new Vizio lineup of televisions, a nineteen inch and a twenty three inch television that both have a profile thickness of just under an inch.

Now here’s the interesting part–these two actually use LEDs as backlight for the front panel.  While only the  twenty three incher is 1080p, both feature 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, 5ms response times and 300 nits of brightness.  And both of them also offer two HDMI inputs, a PC input, SRS TruVolume so that when you go from the nature show to the used car ad you’re not blasted out of the room, and SRS TruSurround HD.

The phrase “tiny but mighty” comes to mind here, even if the prices of three hundred fifty and four hundred dollars respectively is a bit salty for such small units from Vizio.

SRS’ TruSurround process has just taken an award at the TV Innovation awards, held in coalition with the TV 3.0 Summit.  TruSurround is, essentially, a surround sound process that processes in 6.1 channels.  SRS went out on record to say this about the process:

“We have a great sense of pride in all of our audio solutions, and winning the TV Innovation Award for immersive TV category further validates the quality and effectiveness of SRS sound, and is a tremendous recognition for the work we so passionately do here at SRS Labs,” said Allen H. Gharapetian, Vice President of Marketing for SRS Labs. “SRS strives to create ground-breaking audio enhancement solutions that can provide any device with the best possible, and most natural audio experience.”

TruSurround is likely to influence the standards of home theater sound for some time to come, so it’s a big deal that SRS took home the award.  Congratulations to the crew at SRS!

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a fleet of new color LCD monitors today, the 70 series which include the models P2070, P2370 and P2370HD. These slim LCD monitors, with screen depths of 30 mm (1.18 inches) for the P2070 and P2370 and 65.5mm (2.58 inches) for the P2370HD and Touch of Color (ToC) design, are the latest release of Samsung’s high performance displays.

The P2370 offers full HD 1080p resolution (1920×1080) for optimized viewing of HD content. For full HDTV capability, the P2370HD builds on the 1080p capabilities of the P2370 with the addition of a HDTV tuner, integrated speakers with SRS TruSurround HD(r) and remote control. In addition, the P2370HD also has HDMI and component inputs for additional connections such as Blu-Ray, set-top boxes and game consoles providing users with a display that is ready for work and play.

P2070 \ P2370 \ P2370HD LCD Monitors

• Thin 30mm screen depth (65.5mm - P2370HD)
• High contrast ratio of 50,000:1
• Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) resolution (1600×900 – P2070)
• Fast 2ms (GTG) video response time (5ms – P2370HD)
• Reduced power consumption
• Touch of Color (ToC) technology
• VOC-free Crystal-like bezel frame to help reduce glare
• Starlight Touch Controls
• Built-in 1080p digital HDTV tuner; 5ms (GTG) video response time and HDMI input (P2370HD)

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Hisense Electric Company has announced that they will be releasing 40 new TV models during 2009 featuring SRS TruSurround XT, which produces a thrilling surround sound experience over two built-in stereo speakers.

SRS’ patented, feature rich TruSurround XT solution processes multichannel content to create a compelling surround sound experience over a television’s two built-in stereo speakers. As a result, users will sense that “phantom” speakers extend all around them to produce an amazing surround sound effect, complete with deep bass — all without the clutter of extra wires or speakers placed around the room. When receiving mono or stereo content, SRS TruSurround XT creates an immersive 3D wall of sound that moves well past the physical width of the TV. Dialog quality is also improved as this technology lifts the spoken word above the chaos of sound effects and background music so that it’s clear and distinct.

The SRS-equipped Hisense flat panel HDTV’s include the TLM series, TPW HD Plasma series and HDP HD series. Reaffirming SRS’ position as the de facto standard for FPTV audio each series is available now at retail locations throughout China with screen sizes ranging from 32-inches to 50-inches.

SRS Labs is running a sweepstakes to give away three HDTVs featuring the SRS TruSurround XT suite. The sweepstakes will take place March 23 - April 20, 2009.

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Samsung offers better home theater experience with the LN-40A550 Series 5 LCD HDTV. You get the features that will make the most of your viewing experience to another level. The native 1080p resolution is the highest currently available among the Samsung lineup and this is one LCD HDTV that is certainly worth considering.

A 30,000:1 contrast ratio and 500nit brightness give the kind of depth and richness you need for a realistic picture. A fast 5ms response time minimizes blurring of fast-motion video. Entertainment modes allow customized picture settings optimized for different content