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While Evesham’s 47-inch LCD TV may have a long list of niceties that would surely bring a smile to any HD addict’s face, the rather hefty pricetag might just scare a few folks away. Apparently making sure that its got the low and mid-range customers covered as well, Evesham is busting out a bevy of new displays at much lower price points. The Alqemi lineups boasts 32-, 37-, and 42-inch panels, with all five sporting WXGA resolutions, 8-millisecond response time, 500 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio (save for the bottom-end’s curiously high 1200:1 spec), and integrated stereo speakers. Evesham further segregates the models by offering a low-end 32-inch version (peep a pic after the jump) with the bare necessities (HDMI, component / S-Video / composite, VGA, and an analog tuner) for £499 ($970), while offering mid-range units with DVB-T / analog hybrid tuners (with Digital Tick support), and a 42-inch flagship (Alqemi SX; pictured after the break) that boasts PIP and Virtual Dolby surround sound. Evesham’s budget lineup tops at £1,399 ($2,718), with the mid-range units ranging from £599 ($1,164) to £899 ($1,747), and can be picked up now on the other side of the pond.

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Klegg seems to be kicking it up a notch from the wee LCDs it’s accustomed to producing, as the 40-inch KLM-4010 is more suited for your living room than your front pocket. While it’s certainly not the first LCD TV to stuff MCE functionality into its confines, this brushed aluminum beast packs quite a laundry list of impressive specs. It boasts a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 500cd/m2 of brightness, 1,366 x 768 resolution, HDMI, a pair of DVI ports, component, S-Video, composite, digital audio output, and a built-in Hauppauage PVR-150 MCE tuner. Additionally, it rocks an Intel Pentium 4 3GHz 630 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 6200 graphics card, dual-layer, slot-loading DVD burner, FireWire / USB 2.0 connectors, flash card reader, and dual seven-watt integrated speakers. This PC / TV hybrid touts the ability to download video directly from the internet and store it without the need for a separate HTPC, but unfortunately there’s no (presumably high) pricetag or release details to ponder over.

[Via CrunchGear]

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Sure, those 100-inch LCDs are all well and good if your living room happens to encompass a large international tradeshow at all times, but if you’d prefer an LCD TV you can actually purchase and lug home for reals, Samsung’s new 70-incher is your biggest option yet. They’re busting out this monster in the first half of 2007, and are packing in all the niceties like a 2000:1 contrast ratio, a sub-8ms response time, 600 nits of brightness and of course a juicy 1080p resolution. The display bests the 65-incher from Sharp which currently holds the LCD throne, and Samsung will be showing it off at the upcoming International Meeting on Information Displays on the 23rd of this month — where we doubt it will fail to impress.

[Via HD Beat, thanks Nandini]

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When money is no object, it usually rings true that bigger is better, but in the case of the extra-large $16,000 Sharp AQUOS display, those blinded by bragging rights may overlook the unexpected lack of quality. While the general consensus has held the AQUOS lineup in high regard, the 57-inch LC-57D90U 1080p LCD HDTV has somehow missed the mark, or at least failed to reach those stratospheric expectations created by the pricetag. Although we can’t imagine this thing looking awful — or even bad, actually — Home Theater Mag stated that it “couldn’t be taken seriously” considering the “inexcusable faults” on the “most expensive TV it had reviewed in years.” The most glaring fault in the erroneously-priced set was its apparent inability to accept a 1080p signal over HDMI (ahem), while several other sets way below this price range currently can. Reviewers were also annoyed by the unparalleled 10+ second lag time experienced when the display attempted to lock up to a 3:2 sequence, and the “inaccurate color points” seen when viewing HD DVDs. While the list of issues probably overshadow the boons, the set did manage to “bring out a lot of detail” in 480i content, and no one could argue with the speedy 4ms response time. Realistically, however, a display this expensive is presumably expected to obliterate any prior efforts of TV manufacturers, and to be frank, it failed — so if you’d been saving those pennies benjamins just waiting for this to drop, you’re probably better off just picking up a less expensive model (and a new commuter car while you’re at it).

[Via HD Beat]

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Daewoo has released what appears to be its first LCD TV, the 42-inch SummuS DLD-42C1LMR. Spec-wise the set looks decent enough, with an impressive 5,000:1 contrast ratio, 6-millisecond response time, and HDMI input, although you’ll have to settle for 1080i resolution. The display also features Daewoo’s MGDi PLUS engine, which promises to reduce noise and provide a “smoother” picture, as well as something that Google interprets as “TV/VCR/DVD/DSTB/mammary gland combinations,” which, uh, would also be a first. No word on price but it looks like this one’s only available in Korea.

[Via Akihabara News]

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