In 2005, a 36-inch widescreen CRT was considered huge. Quite right too — it weighed …

Pioneer has announced new pricing for its range of Kuro plasmas in preparation for the next generation of televisions due later in the year. None more black (literally) Pioneer’s top-of-the-line full-1080p panels are now AU$5999 for the 50-inch PDP-LX508A and AU$9,999 for the 60-inch PDP-LX608A, which is about two grand off each. Unfortunately, if you were looking to buy one …

100Hz technologies such as Samsung’s Motion Plus aim to combat judder and ghosting effects by adding extra frames to program material, and this can also make fast-moving content such as sport appear smoother. These new frames are not simple duplicates but “interpolated” — for example, the TVs processor works out where a football should be between one frame and another …