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Technology Lifestyle LG launches Australia’s first HDTV’s with built-in hard disk recorder
Technology Lifestyle LG launches Australia’s first HDTV’s with built-in hard disk recorder | LG launches Australia’s first HDTV’s with built-in hard disk recorder |
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| Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Thursday, 02 November 2006 | |
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With an onscreen menu that combines standard TV features along with the standard interface you see with most HDD/DVD recorders, you can easily record, play, pause and rewind programs at will, with the ability to jump 30 seconds in time to skip commercials as desired, allowing complete viewing control. A continuous recording function can automatically record TV programs being watched, allowing you to pause and rewind live TV to search and replay a specific scene, something that sports lovers will definitely appreciate. Both new models are equipped with a 250Gb hard drive, allowing 40 hours of HD recording, or 100 hours of standard definition (SD) television to be recorded. As the quality of the recording is determined by the channel you are watching, the amount of recording time left will vary. However the remaining time is easy to discover by pressing a button on the remote, so users will always know when it’s time to delete older programs. Operated by a single remote control, both new models come with an HD and an SD tuner, although you can only record one program from one channel at a time. The ability to record at least two programs from either tuner simultaneously is slated to be available in future models. Both models are capable of displaying HD at 720p, with a 47-inch 1080p capable model due for release in February 2007. As with all TV manufacturers, LG has their own video processing engine, known as ‘XD’. It offers 14 bit colour processing, able to handle 4.3 trillion colours (!), and helps to improve brightness, colour, contrast, detail and definition for crisper images. Darren Goble, Category Manager of Audio Visual, LG Electronics Australia, said that “The development of these televisions with in-built High Definition Digital Video Recording not only incorporates LG’s advanced technology, but also provide versatility for the consumer by removing the inconvenience, clutter and cost of an external digital video recorder or set-top box.” |
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