Best @ CEDIA
by Matt Burns 
posted Sep 17th 2006 at 3:00PM
The doors of CEDIA 2006 are closing and vendors are packing their bags. It was a good show and now that we have seen everything CEDIA has to offer, here is the Best at CEDIA.Best Plasma
- Fujitsu - Arguably the best picture at the show
- Runner-up - Runco Signature line
- Sharp's 42-inch - Bring Aquas back to the top
- Runner-up - Sony 52-inch Bravia
- Sony SXRD - simply the best
- Runner up - Samsung LED DLP
- Maganvox 13-inch - only CRT at the show
- Tie - Sony Pearl - 1080p goodness
- Tie - InFocus IN78EX - DarkChip3 goodness
- InFocus 777 - Oldie but a goody
- Runner-up - Panasonic AE1000U
- Marantz VP-11S1 - Breathtaking at $20,000
- Runner-up - Runco
Best Blu-ray player
Biggest surprise
- Pioneer BDP-HD1 - networking wonder
- Runner Panasonic DMP-BD10
- Toshiba HD-XA2 - default
- Runner-up - Toshiba HD-A2
- iScan VP50 - must see to believe
- Runner-up - Datacolor Spyder2PRO
- Logitech Harmony 1000 - color touchscreen to the masses
- Runner-up - Monster Central AVL300
- BDI - To bad we couldn't show ya
- Runner-up - Salamander Designs
Biggest surprise
- Sony Pearl's $4,999 price - wow
- Runner-up - McIntosh 1080p projector
- 2nd Runner-up - Monster Einstein
- Lack of SED TVs - *sigh*
- Runner-up - Samsung's empty display case
- Sony Pearl - You have heard of it right?
- Runner-up - Logitech 1000
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James @ Sep 17th 2006 4:04PM
The Panny 1000u will probably be sub 5k as well. Can't imagine it being for $ than the Sony.
Dave @ Sep 18th 2006 2:11PM
Best HD DVD player - Toshiba? Hahahah :D Best from wich??? Why not make a category "best red color" => And the winner is ... red!!! :)
filme @ Sep 17th 2006 6:33PM
What is "RP HDTV?"
filme @ Sep 17th 2006 6:35PM
Oh wait, duh... do you mean rear projection?
Travis Hudson @ Sep 18th 2006 12:42AM
Good coverage, Burns. Twas a pleasure blogging with you, even though you are the enemy.
Randolph Lee @ Sep 23rd 2006 10:26PM
My vote for the best Plasma I saw was the Pioneer Elite; the whole impact of the Elite Plasma line just seems to have more depth and well I guess 'reality' to it to my eyes. but these best of lists will forever be very subjective.
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~R~
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