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...projections as large as 10 ft. as measured along the diagonal. (It can throw an image as big as 25 ft. across, but it would look considerably dimmer.) Optoma also recommends using a projector screen, and I can attest that the image looked way better on the 80-incher they lent me - a decent foldable one costs $399 - than it did on the wall. (See the best inventions...
Although my testers were partial to the Zi6's 2.4-in. LCD screen (they deemed the Mino's 1.5-incher "small" even for 11-year-old eyes), they felt the Kodak unit was too confusing overall. They didn't understand the "extra buttons"--a teensy joystick and two buttons that allow you to record, play back and delete, as well as zoom or switch to lower, less-memory-consuming video quality. They abandoned the Kodak after half an hour...
...Electronics Show (CES), held last week in Las Vegas, was the place to be. There's always a contest over who has the largest plasma TV. This time around, Samsung has a 102-in. set but no plans to sell it in the U.S.; LG will sell its 71-incher for $75,000. There are also always plenty of exciting trends. Here are four of the most intriguing...
...HITACHI 65XWX20 This is tomorrow's TV today. Hitachi's 65-incher has built-in HDTV tuners, VirtualHD for improving TV and DVD signals, and a system for remote control of other home-theater components. It's also got 12 interfaces, including FireWire and DVI. www.hitachi.com...
...love big televisions. My wife says our 27-incher is just a way to let visitors know that we have no life. But if I had the money and the room I would put in a wall-size TV. So I was curious to check out the Olympus Eye-Trek, a pair of goggles that are supposed to make you feel like you're sitting in front of a 52-inch screen...