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Plasma TV, 1080p TV and Plasma TV Reviews

LED, Plasma or LCD televisions provide the ultimate home entertainment experience. Feast your senses on plasma tv forward-thinking single-layer design, full HD resolution and advanced connectivity. plasma TVs are the center piece of your entertainment hub in the home.

Plasma TVs Crisp & Clear Images Ensure you become part of what you watch.

A plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat panel display common to large TV displays (80 cm or larger). They are called “plasma” displays because the pixels rely on plasma cells, or what are in essence chambers more commonly known as fluorescent lamps. A panel typically has millions of tiny cells in compartmentalized space between two panels of glass. These compartments, or “bulbs” or “cells”, hold a mixture of noble gases and a minuscule amount of mercury. Just as in the fluorescent lamps over an office desk, when the mercury is vaporized and a voltage is applied across the cell, the gas in the cells form a plasma

Plasma TV HD Resolutions:

• 1024×1024
• 1024×768
• 1280×768
• 1366×768
• 1280×1080
• 1920×1080

Plasma TV Advantages

USB 2.0

Many Plasma TVs offer an upgraded USB terminal. USB 2.0 is also a very compatible interface that helps you to connect various types of memory card reader. Pnp(Plug & Play) feature allows easy-use of digital cameras, camcoder and MP3 players. The hot plug system also allows you to disconnect any device even while TV is turned on.

Viewing Angle (178/178)

Viewing angle is the maximum angle at which a display can be viewed without any loss of image quality.

Dynamic Mega Contrast Ratio

Latest range of Plasma TVs are engineered with dynamic Mega Contrast Ratio technology. This means that pictures are exceptionally clear and crisp with significantly reduced optical glare and light reflection. With the addition of colorant it can project colors naturally without white balance and provide vivid images even in a bright environment without reflection.

and many more advantages like Infinite Surround System, Simple Profile, Can put on wall, Less in weight, No Motion blur etc

1080p TV

1080p is the simple and short name for a set of HDTV video modes which are characterized by 1,080 lines of vertical resolution (1,080 horizontal scan lines) and progressive scan i.e. the image is not interlaced, unlike the 1080i display standard.

The term usually assumes a wide-screen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal resolution of 1920 pixels. This resolution is similar to that of 2K digital cinema technology. The frame rate can be either implied by the context or specified after the letter ‘p’, such as 1080p30, meaning 30 progressive frames per second.

1080p tv, sometimes referred to in marketing materials as “Full HD”, typically refers to the capability to accept 1080p signal and display it with native resolution of at least 1080 lines, as well as the capability to upscale lower-resolution material to 1080p.

HD ready 1080p logo program requires that certified TV sets support 1080p24, 1080p50, and 1080p60 formats, and feature a native resolution of 1920×1080, among other requirements.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review, Photos, Videos & Price

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is the HD-video-shooting, high performance responsive touch control multimedia entertainment mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers brilliant high definition video with 720p HD video recording. Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a neat & small candy bar phone. The oval shape has dimensions of 107 x 52 x 12.5 mm and weighs only 97 g and you can hold it in your hand very comfortably.

Key features of Sony Ericsson Vivaz:

 

High Definition 3.2″ 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution. 8 megapixel CMOS matrix autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection. HD 720p video recording @ 24fps with continuous auto focus. Symbian OS 9.4 S60 5th, topped with a custom-brewed home screen and media menu. 720 MHz CPU, PowerVR SGX dedicated graphics accelerator Quad-band GSM support. 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps support. Wi-Fi and GPS with A-GPS. microSD card slot. Built-in accelerometer. Turn-to-mute. TV out. Stereo FM Radio. microUSB and stereo. Bluetooth v2.0. Web browser has full Flash support. Preinstalled Wisepilot navigation software. Office document viewer. Decent audio quality

Detailed Specifications of Sony Ericsson Vivaz:

 

General	NetworkAnnounced  Status	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G – HSDPA 900 / 2100 – HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100  2010, January Available. Released 2010, March
Size	DimensionsWeight  Form Factor	107 x 51.7 x 12.5 mm97 g  Bar
Display	TypeScreen Resolution  Screen Size	TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors360 x 640 pixels  3.2 inches ~ Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate ~ Scratch-resistant surface ~ Turn-to-mute and snoozing alarms ~ Handwriting recognition
Sound	Alert TypesSpeakerphone	Vibration; MP3 ringtonesYes  ~ 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory	PhonebookCall records  Internal Memory Memory Card Slot	Unlimited entries and fields, PhotocallUnlimited call logs  75 GB storage microSD, up to 32GB
Data / Connectivity	GPRSEDGE  3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbpsClass 10, 236.8 kbps  HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Yes, v2.1 with A2DP No Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Main CameraFeatures  Video Secondary	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flashVideo calling, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection  Yes, 720p@24fps, continuous autofocus, video light No
Features	OSCPU  Messaging Browser Radio Games Colors GPS Java	Symbian Series 60, 5th edition720 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics  SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email WAP 2.0 / xHTML (NetFront) Stereo FM radio Yes Pink, Silver Moon, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue, Venus Ruby Yes, with A-GPS support; Wisepilot navigation Yes, MIDP 2.1 ~ Google maps ~ Facebook and Twitter apps ~ YouTube and Picasa integration ~ WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player ~ MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player ~ TrackID music recognition ~ TV out (VGA resolution) ~ Organizer ~ QuickOffice document reader ~ Gesture control ~ Voice memo ~ T9
Battery	TypeStand-by Time  Talk Time	Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAhUp to 430 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)  Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)

 

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review

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Nokia N8

Nokia introduces the Nokia N8, latest smartphone that connects to the people, places and services that matter most. Nokia N8 enables users to create compelling content, connect to their favourite social networks like Facebook, Twitter & Orkut and enjoy the latest on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps.

Nokia N8 offers a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. N8 users can also make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite.

Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, taking you where you want to be and showing you what want to see in over 70 countries worldwide.

Nokia N8 has 16GB of in-built storage space, expandable up to 48GB with a Micro SD card. Large files can be easily transferred to a memory stick with the USB On-the-Go.

Nokia N8 Phone Specifications

 

General	Network  Announced Status	2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  3G – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100 /1900 April 2010 \Coming soon. Exp. release October, 2010
Size	Dimensions  Weight Form Factor	113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc  135 g Bar
Display	Type  Resolution Size	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors  360 x 640 pixels 3.5 inches ~ Multi-touch input method ~ Proximity sensor for auto turn-off ~ Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate ~ Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display
Sound	Alert Types  Speakerphone	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones  Yes ~ 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory	Phonebook  Call records Internal Memory Card Slot	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall  Detailed, max 30 days 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM microSD, up to 32GB
Data / Connectivity	GPRS  EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 33  Class 33 HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology Yes, v3.0 with A2DP No Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera	Main Camera  Features Video Secondary	12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash  1/1.83” sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Yes, 720p @ 25fps VGA videocall camera
Features	OS  CPU Messaging Browser Radio Games Colors GPS Java	Symbian 3 OS  ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter Yes + downloadable Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 Yes, MIDP 2.1 ~ TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite ~ Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI ~ Anodized aluminum casing ~ Digital compass ~ MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player ~ DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player ~ Voice command/dial ~ Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) ~ Video/photo editor ~ Flash Lite v4.0 ~ T9
Battery	Type  Sand-by Time Talk Time Music Play Time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)  Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) Up to 50 h

 

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BlackBerry Curve

BlackBerry Curve is an entry-level Smartphone from BlackBerry; world’s leading Smartphones manufacturer. BlackBerry Curve 8520 featured with a new Trackpad which replaces the old annoying trackball on other Curve models. BlackBerry Curve 8520 offers a full QWERTY keyboard, mobile e-mail, a basic camera and media player. BlackBerry Curve also offers good memory and connectivity.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a good phone with affordable price tag with all the great features, but it lacks in 3G connectivity.

BlackBerry Curve is a must have phone for BlackBerry lovers. You can find best deals on Curve at Blackberry Curve deals. This Smartphone is loaded with all required features.

BlackBerry Cure Main Features

Stay in Touch:
Distance is truly outdated as BlackBerry Curve Smartphone keeps everyone close. Phone, email or text your friends, family and contacts. Instant message and access social networks to immediately share your latest updates.

Instant Information:
Find more, know more, do more. Browse the web with BlackBerry Curve, find your destination with mapping applications and organize all your personal data. BlackBerry Smartphone pull it all together.

Entertainment:
Bring your own entertainment. Wherever you are, BlackBerry Curve let you listen to music, snap pictures, view clips and capture video.

Browse, Shop and Buy:
Put more of your life on your BlackBerry Curve with apps that let you work, play, and do more. Load up with games, social networking, shopping, organization and other fun and functional apps from one convenient location.

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 Features and Specifications
Size (LxWxD):	109mm x 60 mm x 13.90 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches)
Weight (including battery):	106 grams (including battery)
Memory:	256MB Flash Memory
Expandable Memory:	Hot swappable Micro SD (located behind battery-cover). SDHC supported.
Display:	High resolution 320×240 pixel color displayTransmissive TFT LCDSupports over 65,536 colours  2.46″ (diagonally measured)
Camera:	2 MP camera with Fixed focus, no Flash, 5x digital zoom
Video Camera Format:	Normal Mode: 320 x 240 pixel; MMS Mode: 176 x 144 pixel
Keyboard:	35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated Keys:	Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable),2 x VolumeMedia Keys:  1. Play / Pause/ Mute 2. Back 3. Forward Device lock: Long press of A* key with lock icon
Navigation:	Trackpad – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right and Menu to the left of the trackpad
User Interface:	Intuitive icons and menus
Notification:	Tone, vibrate, on-screen and LED indicator; notification options are user configurable
Ringtones:	32 Polyphonic – MIDI, MP3, SP-MIDI, WAV
Voice Input / Output:	Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
GPS:	Not supported
Wi-Fi:	802.11b/g enabledWi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM,WMM Power Save planned  Cisco CCX certification planned Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Server Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi Support for UMA/GMA
Bluetooth:	Bluetooth v2.0 + EDRHeadset (HSP)Hands free (HSF)  Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP) Serial Port Profile SIM Access Profile Dial Up Networking (DUN) Audio Source (A2DP) A/V Remote Control Target (AVRCP) Object Push Profile (OPP)
Media Player:	BlackBerry Media PlayerVideo format support: DivX , DivX 5/6, XviD, MPEG4 Part 2 SimpleProfile, H.263, H.264, WMV3  Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO / WMA10,
Ports:	Micro USB port allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB “A” to micro-USB “B” cable
Power Adapter:	+5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter, with interchangeable location specific plugs
Charging Contacts:	Charging through Micro USB port. No charging contacts
Battery:	1150 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
Battery Life:	Target: 4Hours Talk and 17 days Stand byActual measured figures will be updated on design and test completion
SIM Interface:	Supports 1.8V & 3V SIMs
Keyboard Security:	Password protection, keyboard , and sleep mode
Multi-Slot Class:	GPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.)EGPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.)
Network:	Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networksQuad-Band: 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz EDGE networks
Radio Specs:	Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM 900; DCS 1800; PCS 1900 Power class:850 – Power Class 4; 850 – Power Class E2;900(GSM) – Power Class 4; 900 – Power Class E2;  1800(DCS) – Power Class 1; 1800 – Power Class E2; 1900(PCS) – Power Class 1; 1900 – Power Class E2 Transmitting frequency: GSM 824-849 MHz; GSM 880-915 MHz; DCS 1710-1785 MHz; PCS 1850-1910 MHz Receiving frequency: GSM 869-894 MHz; GSM 925-960 MHz; DCS 1805-1880 MHz; PCS 1930-1990 MHz Bluetooth Radio Specifications Single band support: ISM 2.4 GHz Power Class: Bluetooth Class 2 Transmitting and receiving frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz
AMR:	AMR/Narrowband Half Rate (speech mode version 3), all 6 AHR ratesAMR/Narrowband Full Rate (speech mode version 3), all 8 AFR rates
Baseline Software Support:	GPRSOS Platform 4.2.0BlackBerry 4.6.1 Applications

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Nokia C6

The Nokia C6 is a S60 5th Edition mobile computer with a large 3.2“, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio) TFT color display with resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The device combines the convenience of qwerty keyboard with touch UI and Home screen functionality. Use the C6-00 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 5 mega pixel Auto Focus with LED flash camera. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on region where the device is available.

Nokia C6 Specifications

Dimensions

• Size: 113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm
• Weight (with battery): 150 g
• Volume: 80 cc
• Additional size and shape information
• Sliding touch-screen display

Display and user interface

• Screen size: 3.2″
• Resolution: 640 x 360 (nHD)
• Up to 16.7 million colours
• Resistive touch screen
• Brightness control
• Orientation sensor
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light detector

Keys and input methodsÂ

• Full backlit slide-out keyboard with navigation key
• Cover keys (Home key, Send/End keys)
• Touch screen
• Dedicated camera and volume keys
• Side-mounted Lock key

Operating frequency

• Quad band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode

Data network

• CSD
• HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbps
• GPRS class A, multislot class 32
• WCDMA, maximum speed up to 3.8 Mbps with simultaneous voice & packet data
• HSDPA, maximum speed up to 3.6 Mbps with simultaneous voice & packet data
• WLAN
• TCP/IP support
• Dual Transfer Mode (DTM), simultaneous voice & packet data connection, class A, multislot class 11
• Capability to serve as data modem
• Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
• Integrated GPS / A-GPS

Software platform & user interface

• S60 5th edition
• Symbian OS version 9.4
• Voice commands
• FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)
• Automatic UI rotation
• Software updates

Applications

• Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS, unified editor
• Viewing of email attachments – .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
• Calendar, Contacts, To-do, Notes, E-mail
• Nokia Messaging
• Social networking (Facebook, Hi5, MySpace)
• Ovi Maps
• Ovi Suite, Ovi Store, Ovi Share, Ovi Contacts
• PC Applications: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Organizer, Lotus Notes

Email and messaging

• Easy to use email cleint
• Supported for SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS, SMS. Unified MMS/SMS editor.
• Email web widget
• Nokia Messaging for email
• Mail for Exchange*

Browsing and internet

• Full web browsing of real web pages
• Web browsing with touch control
• Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
• Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP
• TCP/IP support
• Visual history, HTML and JavaScript suppprt, Flash LIte 3.1 and Flash video support
• Nokia Mobile Search
• RSS reader
• Ovi Store for application downloads
• Support for streaming video
• Ovi Share with connectivity to popular sharing services
• Nokia XPressPrint: direct printing via USB connection (PictBridge), Bluetooth connectivity (BPP) or via aonline printing
• Video calls

GPS and navigation

• Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation licence
• Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
• Accelerometer for correct orientation of display
• Nokia Maps loader application via PC

Camera

• 5 megapixel camera (2584 x 1938 pixels)
• Still image formats: JPEG, EXIF
• Autofocus and integrated LED flash
• Zoom up to 4x (digital)
• Secondary camera for video calls (QVGA)

Video camera

• Main camera
  • 5 megapixel
  • Take high-quality 16:9 videos
• Video capture in MPEG-4 up to VGA at 30 fps
• Video clip length: up to 90 minutes
• Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
• Settings for scene, video light, white balance, colour tone
• Secondary camera
  • QCIF for video calls

Music features

• Nokia Music Player
• Music Recommender
• Ovi Music
• Nokia Music Manager (PC application)*
• Music codecs: .MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+
• Music meta-data ID3 tags, album art
• Bit rate up tp 320 kbps
• DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0/1.0
• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS

Radio

• Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS

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