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There’s nothing wrong with the Mitsubishi LT-46244 that a massive discount wouldn’t cure. It isn’t a bad TV, though it’s nowhere near good enough to justify its $2500 price tag.

Our judges rated its overall image quality as good, with a performance score of 77, which ranks fourth among the nine 46- and 47-inch HDTV sets we tested contemporaneously and is only 3.6 points behind the top-performing Samsung LN46A550. On the other hand, you can buy nearly two Samsungs for the price of one Mitsubishi.

I found some of the images a bit light and pale, with occasional reddish skin tones (though far less pronounced than with the LG 47LBX Opus). More troubling was a moire pattern in Mission Impossible III’s Vatican wall–something I didn’t expect to see from a Blu-ray disc screening on a 1080p set. Other judges noted some excess brightness and blur.

Westinghouse Digital on Wednesday released its seemingly double-jointed PT-16H610S HDTV. The company dubs the TV a Flexible Lifestyle Display, and is built around a 16-inch LCD capable of reproducing HD content in 720p (1366 by 768 pixel) resolution. The TV’s mounting and adjustability options live up to its namesake, as it can be hung upside down as on a kitchen cabinet or mounted on a wall, thanks to dual hinges and an image that rotates by 180 degrees.

The 16:9 aspect ratio TV can accept a 1080p input via an HDMI or component cables, and has a built-in ATSC/NTSC/ClearQAM tuner. An anti-glare coating makes images visible in bright conditions. Instead of buttons, the TV itself features a touch keypad. When not in use, the 16H610S folds flat.

The PT-16H610S is currently available for pre-order at Target stores throughout the US, priced at nearly $300.

I know that many people don’t know the latest technology jargon. How many of you really know what a Megapixel is? Well, the good folks at Nikon have started a campaign to help regular people like you and me understand the difference between 3.1 Megapixel and 2.1 Megapixel. Check out their ads below:

Now I just know the difference between 3.1 Megapixel and 2.1 Megapixel from the above picture, what about you?

Google Indexers Jayant Madhavan and Alon Halevy announced a method Google will employ to explore “deep web” sites which haven’t been indexed by the site.

The method involves entering text on web site forms to see what results appear. These text queries are based on words which exist on the web site Google is trying to data mine.

Madhavan and Halevy wrote: “This experiment is part of Google’s broader effort to increase its coverage of the Web. In fact, HTML forms have long been thought to be the gateway to large volumes of data beyond the normal scope of search engines.”
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Physicists at the University of Texas have created the strongest laser on the planet. The newly created laser has reached an output of a petawatt, which is equivalent to one quadrillion watts.

The laser

Seattle: Windows XP fans unhappy with Vistas slow performance and incompatibility issues have created an online petition to save Windows XP. Windows XP’s demise is slated for June 30th, 2008 when it will no longer be offered for sale.

Over 100,000 people have signed the online petition to urge Microsoft to maintain XP’s availability until the next version of Windows is released. Technology journalist, Galen Gruman started the petition hoping Microsoft will again extend XP’s life.

Gruman stated - “It sort of hit us that, wait a minute, XP will be gone as of June 30. What are we going to do? - If no one does something, it’s going to be gone.” By the end of 2008, 60% of consumer and 70% of business machines will still be on XP.
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The question now isn’t “Is Vista Dead?” It is. The real question is: Can Microsoft get Windows 7 out in time to save its desktop domination? I think Microsoft “could” pull it off. Here’s how.

Vista is dead.

That’s not what Bill Gates said at a seminar on corporate philanthropy in Miami on April 4, but it might as well have been. What Gates actually said, according to the Reuters report, is that he expects that the next desktop version of Windows, Windows 7, would be released “sometime in the next year or so.”

Goodbye Vista. It has not been fun knowing you.

I predicted that Microsoft was giving up on Vista in January. It seems I was right. Microsoft’s own top brass had hated Vista when it first came out, why should they expect anyone else to like it?
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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple by Texas woman Chandra Sanders, after she found her new iMac’s 20 inch screen showed less colours than the previous model. The suit states the screen shows 262,144 true colours.

This is 98% less than the previous 20-inch iMac. Law firm Labateck Brown Kellner said: “Apple is duping its customers into thinking they’re buying ‘new and improved’ when in fact they’re getting stuck with ‘new and inferior.”

Her partner added they were going ahead with the suit because, “Beneath Apple’s ‘good guy’ image is a corporation that takes advantage of its customers. Our goal is to help those customers who were deceived and make sure Apple tells the truth in the future.”
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The BRAVIA W4000-Series LCD TV from Sony embraces the future of television. Using an interlocking array of technologies to create exquisite image quality, it offers 1080p Full HD visual excellence for movies, games and photos. The elegant simplicity of the new cabinet styling will complement almost any decor, while the special Picture Frame Mode enhances the living space by displaying beautiful HD photo images when the TV is not in use.

* Outstanding design featuring Picture Frame Mode
* 1080p Full HD and AVC-HD tuner on all models
* BRAVIA ENGINE 2 for next generation picture quality
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Toshiba Canada has announced the arrival of the Regza RV550U Cinema series LCD televisions in Canada.

The XF550U series is Toshiba’s flagship series of LCD panels which feature 1920 x 1080p native resolution, 120MHZ technology and the company’s stylish narrow bezel which makes the panel virtually