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  • Sanyo’s slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder reviewed: form trumps function

    Sanyo’s slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder reviewed: form trumps function

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Akihabara News reviews Sanyo's slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder
    At CES this past January we were smitten by Sanyo's little VPC-CS1 camcorder and now, many moons later, it's coming to retail. Akihabara News has taken it for a test drive and, as you might expect from something only 29mm thin, it has some compromises. The most glaring issues appear to be related to image quality, with the review stating: "Shooting in low light will give you really crappy images." Also, it turns out the cam's touted 1920 x 1080 at 60fps mode is actually interlaced, meaning it's time for a return to scanline mountain. While 720p mode is said to be rather better looking, still shooting is said to be "simply useless." Despite all this the review has a positive conclusion, and we could see the same for users more interested in form than function. Those looking for image quality, however, will want to look at the sample videos and images on the other end of that source link below.

    Sanyo's slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder reviewed: form trumps function originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG 15-inch OLED TV on sale in December

    LG 15-inch OLED TV on sale in December

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments

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    We knew that LG's 15-inch OLED TV was entering into production this summer, now we've got a ship date: December. This according to an interview with Won Kim, LG's VP of OLED sales and marketing. While 15-inches is small, it easily trumps the world's first production OLED TV, Sony's $2,500 11-inch XEL-1, and is a reasonable size for the bedroom (if you must) or kitchen counter. No word on specs but we expect the production set to offer the same million:1 contrast, 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution, and 30,000-hour shelf life as the prototype unveiled in January. The TV will launch first in Korea for an undisclosed price that is bound to be punishingly expensive.

    LG 15-inch OLED TV on sale in December originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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