HP Unveils New Line of HDTVs

HP took the wraps off its new line of plasma, LCD and DLP HDTVs at the Home Entertainment Expo Thursday, unveiling a total of 10 new models under the brand HP Pavilion. The TVs all include new HP Visual Fidelity technologies that the company says provide enhanced image quality and color. In the LCD and plasma displays, Visual Fidelity technologies provide information about a room's ambient lighting to the TV which then enhances sharpness and color that best complement the room. In the DLPs, HP says that Visual Fidelity double the pixel resolution.

HP's new DLPs are the company's first foray into microdisplays and are available with both 1080p and 720p TI chips. The 1080p models are 65-inches and 58-inches, while the 720p versions are 58- and 50-inches. All will be available for purchase this summer. The DLP models feature a lighted front-connection panel designed with a slot under the TV so audio/visual cables can be easily connected from the front and hidden from view.

HP Pavilion plasmas are 50" and 42" that the company says use next-gen phosphors to create images that are 10 percent brighter than conventional panels. The flat-panel LCDs are available in 37-, 32- and 26-inch models and like the plasma and DLPs, will hit retail in late summer. Both the LCD and plasma models come with a piano-black finish and curved-edge design.

All of HP's new HDTVs are CableCARD ready.

The company also announced the availability of three new models of standard and high-definition HP Digital Entertainment Centers - devices that allow consumers to personalize and manage their TV viewing, movies, music, photos and videos using one remote control. New functionality on certain models includes the ability to record over-the-air high-definition programming and store up to 55 hours of HD content.