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The 2006 Engadget Awards: Vote for HDTV of the Year
Now's your chance to cast your ballot for the 2006 HDTV of the Year! Our Engadget Awards nominees are listed below, and you've got until 11.59PM EST on Sunday, April 15th to file your vote. You can only vote once, so make it count, and may the best tech win! The nominees: Panasonic TH-103PZ600U (103-inch), Pioneer FHD1, Samsung HL-S7178W, Sharp Aquos 52D62U, Sony KDL-52XBR3, and Sony Pearl VW50. %Poll-298%
Sony's Pearl VW100 and VPL-VW50 officially launch
It's not too often we get this amped up about a projector (ok, maybe it is), but it's not too often the former Qualia 004 gets revamped and relaunched as a more consumer centric product. Granted, ¥1,365,000 and ¥735,000 (about $11,660 and $6300 US) for their new Pearl VW100 and VPL-VW50 projectors isn't exactly mass market, but you don't have to put on your Sunday best and go to one of the now-defunct Qualia boutiques to get one, either. Expect a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 1080p high def picture, 200 or 400W bulb, and some combination of HDMI, DVD, VGA, component, composite, and S-Video inputs. Click on for some more pictures of the SXRD projector of your well-heeled dreams.[Via HD Beat and Impress]
