5 posts and columns on plasma

Cablevision Promises to Introduce Your PC to Your TV

in Media on February 23, 2010 at 9:01 pm PT

An ugly name–“PC to TV Media Relay”–for a simple idea: Moving the contents of your laptop to your plasma. You can already do this on your own, but Cablevision promises to make it even easier. (Shh! Don’t tell Hulu!)

I Want My, I Want My SED

in News on December 3, 2008 at 1:00 am PT

“We have big plans for the digital television business,” Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai said at a Canon exhibition in 2005. And with a new technology called surface-conduction electron-emitter display, and plans to use it to transform the lowly TV into a “multifunction information device,” Canon seemed well poised to execute them. At the time, anyway.

Lost in Translation: How Do You Say That in Geek?

in The Mossberg Solution on January 9, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

A guide to terms and definitions used in some key technology categories. It will help you speak geek with the best of them, whether at CES or browsing products in your neighborhood electronics store.

Once You Experience Wide-Screen HDTVs, Hassles Seem Small

in Personal Technology on November 2, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg lives for several weeks with a big, beautiful HDTV and finds that it’s a joy to watch. But there are some hitches.

Finding the Right Big-Screen Television Set

in The Digital Solution on December 7, 2005 at 12:01 am PT

Here’s a basic guide to understanding different types of televisions and their technology — including the differences and advantages to plasma, LCD and microdisplay sets.
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