Camcorder Review have a very good review of Sony’s DCR-SR100 camcorder that replaces fragile tape with a more versatile hard disk drive.

This is an amazing device:

Pros:

• Good color balance
• Good sharpness
• Excellent resolution
• Superb lens
• 30GB hard drive
• Better than the competition (from JVC)
• Price (under $1,000)

Cons:

• Lack of manual control
• Touch screen issues

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Yep, you read that right – 65–inch!  Today Sharp have announced that the largest professional LCD monitor will be available this June.

The [tag]PN-655[/tag] features 1920 x 1080, two megapixel high-definition resolution.  The PN-655 contains a four-wavelength spectrum, cold-cathode fluorescent backlight that provides an enhanced color spectrum. It also features Bright Pixel Elimination culls “stuck-on” white pixels, to make a failed pixel “invisible” to the viewer.  Response time is listed as less than 6ms.

The price has not yet been fixed (if you have to ask the price, this isn’t for you!).

E-Ten have announced a GPS, DMB and DAB radio PMP.

Specification include:

• Windows CE 5.0
• 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 LCD touchscreen
• 400MHz Samsung 2440 processor
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 64MB RAM
• 128MB flash
• Lithium polymer 1300 mAh battery
• MiniSD expansion
• miniUSB connector
• MP3 player
• Video player
• DMB television
• DAB radio

No pricing or availability information yet.

Here’s a translated rundown of the device from Gadgetzone.nl.

Sony Pictures is the first major studio to set a price on Blu-ray discs (next generation, high-definition alternative to DVD) when they become available later this year.

Catalog Blu-ray discs will wholesale for $17.95, roughly the same as DVD was back in 1997.  However, new releases will come in at $23.45, a premium of about 15 – 20%.

Blu-ray discs will more than likely will start appearing in stores early this summer.  However, Sony is now turning to bundling DVD and the Universal Media Disc (UMD) format and it is likely that they may migrate UMD into Blu-ray.