12 August 2010 4 Comments

A Good HDTV Shows You Everything

If you purchased a gallon of gas and it measured 5% short, would you still call it a gallon? When it comes to viewing high definition (HD) video on a high definition television (HDTV), many HDTVs have a nasty habit of hiding (destroying) visual information along the border of the video image reducing the detail [...]

22 April 2010 3 Comments

$800 HDTV Recommendations

Recently an HD Nation viewer asked for HDTV recommendations in the USD $800 range that would be suitable for console gaming – this person’s nephew was apparently hogging the household’s primary TV with their extended gaming sessions and it was time for a second set. After researching the 2010 lineup, I ended up with a [...]

14 July 2009 7 Comments

The Sub-$100 Blu-ray Player Has Arrived!

My local Wal*mart had a stack of Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray Disc Players ready for purchase at a non-sale price of $98 USD.  The NB530MGX’s sub-$100 price is a historic first for a brand new Blu-ray disc (BD) player, and I’m looking forward to writing up a full review of this value priced player in the [...]