Digital Selections In Brief

  • By Verne Gay
  • Source: DIGITAL HOME MAGAZINE
  • Publication date: 2006-04-01
Screen Gems

Samsung's super high-end, 80-inch plasma TV, the HP-R8082, was introduced last year at the incredible price of $150,000. The TV will display images in 1080p, which, if you can find any, will knock your socks off. Prices have now settled into the $90,000 range. For the rest of us, Samsung offers the HP-4252, a plug-and-play 42-inch plasma with NTSC/ATSC/Digital-Cable-Ready tuners. It can be had for less than $2,000. (www.samsung.com)

Boom Box

Denon's flagship HTIB—the 280W 2.1 system, better known as the S301—offers a muscular 70 watts per channel and includes an 8-inch, 140-watt subwoofer, which will literally shake a living room at full volume. And as with all Denon HTIB models, it incorporates the AL24 processing technology, which the company says provides the most natural sound reproduction from digital sources. (www.denon.com)

Safe Sight and Sound

On-Q's new Greyfox camera system runs power, video, and audio over the same Cat-5 wire, which means no additional wire installs. This also means the camera feeds can be seen over the Internet and TV at the same time. The F7644 also features a new custom-mounting plate for easy installation. (www.onqlegrand.com)