Heron Fidelity

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 overworked TiVo DVR recently displayed a message indicating that there was a new addition to my Comcast cable channel lineup named COM3DTV – Comcast’s temporary 3D test channel.  Comcast’s first broadcast on this new channel will be the Par 3 contest at the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament, and approximately two hours of 3D coverage [...]

I recently completed my latest HDTV buyers’ guide for PCMag.com and it’s chock full of information that will help guide shoppers toward finding an affordable TV that provides the best viewing experience for their particular room environment – how, where, and when you watch TV is often as much an influence on picture quality as [...]

Every new generation of HDTVs offer evolutionary image quality improvements at increasingly attractive prices, and too many retailers continue to pad profits by offering overpriced A/V (audio/video) cables to unsuspecting consumers. I wrote this article to remind my readers to always use the A/V connections that provide the highest quality experience, and never pay more [...]

I posted an article that highlights one of my biggest HDTV pet peeves: video overscan. I titled the article “A Good HDTV Shows You Everything!” and it includes some real-world examples (pictures) that should give the reader an a good idea of what to look for in a new HDTV in order to avoid this [...]