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Without a doubt, the next big thing in the world of HDTVs is internet capabilities. With Toshiba just shipping its own web-enabled sets this week, LG Electronics is making sure it doesn’t fall too far behind by floating a few of its own NetCast models out to the open market. Originally unveiled at CES, these HDTVs are the first from the company with built-in Netflix streaming support, and if you’re curious about model numbers, it’s the 47-inch 47LH50 LCD HDTV and the 50-inch 50PS80 plasma that are available today. LG tells us that the 42-inch 42LH50 LCD and 60-inch 60PS80 plasma should hit later this summer, but if you’re looking to buy now, you’ll have to pony up $1,999 for the 47LH50 or 50PS80.

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LG’s Netflix-friendly 47LH50 and 50PS80 NetCast HDTVs now shipping in America originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It won’t be the cheapest way to get in on 7.2Mbps HSDPA, but it might be the coolest way — or at the very least, the geekiest — when LG finally begins shipping out its GD910 watch phone starting next month. Sales will kick off in Europe on Orange, followed by Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Latin America, so odds are good that this thing will be available in a neighborhood near you over the next few weeks. Practical, it’s not — but video calling through a wristwatch is pretty much every little boy’s dream, so we’re going to cut this phone a whole lot of slack.

[Via Akihabara News]

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LG GD910 to start shipping in July originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, why can’t Yanks get ahold of these Blu-ray recorders again? All pent-up rage aside, what we’re looking at above is LG’s yet-to-be-formally-announced HR400, a Blu-ray recorder that will evidently be aimed initially at the European market. Packing BD-Live (Profile 2.0) support, a built-in DVB-T TV tuner and YouTube compatibility, this deck also arrives with 160GB of internal hard drive space for holding OTA recordings. Heck, this thing can even play back DivX HD files, stream media clips from other places on your network and upscale DVDs to 1080p. Is all that worth €599 ($852)? We’re saying no, but you and your wallet can make your own darn decisions.

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LG’s HR400 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray recorder gets outed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember all those LCDs LG flooded us with at CES earlier this year? Another set of them is shipping, the LH55 models in sizes ranging from 37- to 55-inches. These don’t have any of the fancy internet connectivity or wireless HDMI tricks offered by some of the company’s more flash sets, but all offer 1080p resolutions at TruMotion 240Hz refresh rates, 80,000:1 contrast ratios, and other niceties like auto-calibration and Clear Voice II, which pledges to ensure dialogue doesn’t get washed out by heavyhanded soundtracks. They’re all Energy Star 3.0 certified, too, so you’ll feel a little more green while watching that Discovery Earth Blu-ray on a television that’s almost five feet on the diagonal. MSRPs range from $1,399 up to $3,899, so get bargain hunting.

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LG’s LH55 series of 1080p, 240Hz LCDs now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The jury’s still out on whether inbuilt DVRs are good for HDTVs, but LG’s obviously hot to trot on the whole idea. Nearly a year after first introducing sets with an integrated Time Machine, the outfit is hitting back with two new big-screen plasmas that each posses a 160GB internal hard drive. The X Canvas 50PS70 (50-inch) and 60PS70 (60-inch) panels also boast 600Hz dejudder technology and can record overflow onto external drives connected via USB 2.0. Additional details (price, screen resolution, availability, etc.) are scant, but we’ll be sure to keep an ear to the ground.

[Via Akihabara News]

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LG’s 50PS70 and 60PS70 plasmas get 160GB Time Machine functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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