Heron Fidelity

I recently wrote a short column for Popular Science where I speculated about when we can expect to see HDTVs and content that deliver more than the 2,073,600 pixels of the 1080p format. For future consumer display designs, the need to go ‘beyond 1080p’ is being driven primarily by passive-glasses 3D technology that enables the use of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]