3D TVs are a hot topic these days, with Panasonic, Sony, and Samsung all fighting for a piece of the action. But the battle may have just gotten more interesting with the entrance of a new competitor: StreamTV. We were just informed that this company, which we have never heard of, currently has an Amazon listing for a 42-inch and a 37-inch 3D TV.

The TV has some interesting features, including a built in Blu-ray player, browsing capabilities, and a 500GB hard drive. Most intriguing though, is that it claims to be able to show 3D content without the need for glasses of any sort. The fact that a Google search for StreamTV turns up nothing makes us very suspicious, but for $5999.99 and $3999.99 (42 and 37-inch, respectively), we would expect nothing less. This mysterious company also has a regular 55-inch LCD TV listed on Amazon for $2,299.99.

LCD TVs have never been more well-liked than they are today, but a lot of folks are concerned when it comes to purchasing one since they do not wish to pay the hefty cost that arrives with the majority of models. You should know that you will find discount tvs available which you can select from nevertheless, you just need to understand where to look and have some patience whenever you head out to do your buying.

Your Choices

You in fact have quite a few diverse options when it comes to selecting discount lcd tvs. The Hanspree 37 Inch LCD HDTV is one, and it is a fantastic worth LCD TV having a outstanding High definition picture. It can be definitely well suited for use with Sky or Cable and its fast 8ms response time suits PS3 or Xbox gamers.

It functions a 37” widescreen LCD panel, is HD prepared, and also functions a 1366×768 screen resolution, 500cd/m2 brightness, 1200:1 contrast ration, analogue tuner, remote manage, 1000 page fastext, and 2×10 watt integrated stereo speakers.

In terms of obtainable connections you will find 2 HDMI, 1 component in, 2 scart connection, 1 composite in, 1 S-video in, 1 PC/VGA in, and 1 for headphones.

Another fantastic low cost tv that you simply can buy is the Mirai 32 Inch LCD TV with stand and Freeview box. It can be a fantastic worth Mirai HD prepared LCD TV that arrives bundled having a luxury glass stand and Sagem freeview box. The picture top quality on this television is superb and you will truly be stunned when it comes to the HD performance offered by this set.

This particular cheap LCD TV functions a 32 inch widescreen LCD panel, 400cd/m2 brightness, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 1366×768 screen resolution, HD prepared, remote manage, 2x8w integrated stereo speakers and a lot more.

Bear in mind

When shopping for low cost tvs it is important to bear in mind that you will still need to take certain issues into consideration. Just since you are paying less overall for the TV this doesn’t mean that you simply should have to skimp on top quality, so make sure that you simply get the greatest top quality and worth for your cash.

Japan’s Sanken Electric has developed a new type of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight for LCD TVs that’s as power-efficient as LED backlights but is supposedly up to 60% cheaper to mass-produce.

Approximately 90% of all LCD TVs currently on the market have CCFL backlights. A 32-inch LCD TV usually requires six CCFL tubes, but Sanken says their new lamps are so efficient that only two of them are enough (one at the top and another one at the bottom of the device).

The company also works on LED solutions for TVs but still expects sufficient demand for CCFL tubes for lower-end TVs in the future. Sanken plans to start volume production in one of their plants in Japan as early as this summer.

Via The Nikkei [registration required, paid subscription]

It’s not the first Hello Kitty TV out there, but this new Toshiba TV is perhaps the one with the most discreet design. Announced [JP] today, the Hello Kitty 19A800KT is a 19-inch LCD TV that sports the cartoon cat on both the device itself and the remote controller. But that’s not all.

In addition, a Hello Kitty will pop up on the screen every time you mute the TV or change channels (see picture below). Technically, we have an HD TV (1,366×768 resolution) from Toshiba’s REGZA line with 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 2×3W speakers and 2 HDMI ports.

The Hello Kitty TV will go on sale in Japan on February 5 for $700. Needless to say, the device is Japan-only at this point.

From now until Christmas, we’ll be giving away a prize a day on Crave (except for weekends and holidays). Today’s prize: A Vizio VO320E 32-inch LCD TV.

Hello Kitty, the dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls around the world, regularly gets a lot of love from the gadget world, too. But Hello Kitty TVs were relatively scarce so far. Last time we blogged about one was in June 2008. While that one was pretty cute by itself, this new model announced today [JP], a 13.3-inch LCD TV, is much, much cuter (at least in my view).

The device is made by a Japanese company called Dynaconnective and, if anyone from the target group cares, has the following specs:

• 1,280×800 resolution
• 275cd/m2 luminance
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• 16ms response time
• 3Wx2 stereo speakers

The TV can show Kitty’s face as a background picture for enhanced cuteness. This is the remote. It’s shaped like Kitty’s ribbon. Isn’t that adorable?

Sized at 414mm×372mm×149mm, the Hello Kitty TV weighs 2.3kg. Dynaconnective plans to start selling it in Japan on December 24 for $560. The TV isn’t suitable for anyone living outside Japan unfortunately, as it’s optimized for the Japanese TV system, has Japanese only menus etc.