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JVC Plans 55-Inch LCD HDTV With Embedded SlingPlayer

MegaZone — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:22:29 +0000

Consumer Electronics Daily reports that JVC is planning to release a new Internet connected 55-Inch LCD HDTV with SlingPlayer built in this fall, according to comments made by JVC parent Amtran Video Corp (AVC) during the recent CE Week in New York. The set will have 802.11n WiFi and support Netflix, Hulu, and Vudu, in addition to the embedded SlingPlayer app.

However, before you get too excited, according to AVC Product Manager Allan Hsieh, the TV will not support placeshifting from Sling Media’s standalone Slingboxes. Rather, it is designed to work with DISH Network’s placeshifting products. I expect that means the ViP922 SlingLoaded DVR, and the USB SlingAdapter used with the ViP722 and the new Hopper DVR. I don’t understand why companies do this kind of thing, what is the logic behind limiting the usefulness of the embedded SlingPlayer? I really don’t see this pushing people to sign up for DISH and their products. Placeshiting is already a niche, there’s no reason to artificially limit the product.

That aside the set is respectable. It uses a 55″ LG Display flat pattern retarder panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, and it will be packaged with four pairs of 3D glasses. It has 4 HDMI and 2 USB inputs, and 4GB of internal storage with 2GB of DDR3 RAM to run the built-in apps on a dual-core Mediatek processor. No pricing has been released as of yet.

Woot! – JVC Everio HD Camcorder Just $119.99

MegaZone — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:51:37 +0000

Need something to use the 64GB SDXC Card Sellout.Woot is selling today in? Try today’s Woot! deal, a refurbished JVC Everio HD Camcorder for only $119.99 + $5 S&H. It has a 40x optical zoom and records AVCHD Lite 1280×720 HD video to an SDXC card. You can pick red, blue, purple or silver camera body colors.

Woot! – JVC Everio 1080p HD Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom Just $124.99

MegaZone — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:26:21 +0000

Another tech deal from Woot!, this time a refurbished JVC Everio 1080p HD Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom for just $119.99 + $5 S&H. You can pick red, blue, or silver camera body colors. It records AVCHD Lite 1280×720 HD video to an SDXC card.

The End Of An Era – JVC Stops Standalone VCR Production

MegaZone — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:01:56 +0000

JVC, one of the creators of the VHS format and one of the earliest producers of VCRs, has announced they will cease production of standalone VCRs. Sales will end when existing stocks are depleted. However, they will continue to manufacture VHS/DVD combo units for those still clinging to their video tapes. (I personally own hundreds of VHS tapes, but I haven’t actually used one in ages. Just last night I found a stash of unused blank tapes still in shrink wrap, must be from before I got TiVo in 2002.) Since 1976 more than 900 million VCRs have been produced worldwide, and 50 million of those by JVC.

Via Engadget.