LG BH100
The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray has prevented any manufacturer from releasing a player that will handle both formats...until the LG BH100. At CES 2007, LG introduced the first player capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. We were skeptical that any company could deliver a combination player at the show, but the LG BH100 is the real deal. LG demonstrated how you can seamlessly switch between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, changing discs, skipping chapters, and watching true HD (1080p) movies in either format without a hitch. Perhaps the most surprising part is that the LG BH100 is ready to roll: the $1,200 player will be in stores, including Best Buy and Circuit City, in February 2007. The LG BH100 finally allows consumer to purchase high-definition discs according to which movie they like--not which player they own. More on the LG BH100.
Alienware Area 51 m9750
Two high-end GPUs, two processing cores, two enormous hard drives, and one big, beautiful, 17-inch display. Alienware might just have best gaming laptop we've ever encountered, and that's before you get to its integrated TV tuner and Blu-ray drive. This Vista-based mobile gaming monster is the first to serve up two GeForce Go 7950 cards, which, along with an overclocked Core 2 Duo processor, should allow it to post some ridiculously fast framerates. The kicker? Alienware sounded sincere when it told us that it is attempting to bring a dual-GPU baseline model to market at less than $2,000. More on Alienware.
Samsung FP-T5894W
Samsung's wireless TV, the first of its kind, comes with a separate base station that accepts connections from AV gear and wirelessly transmits to the 58-inch plasma panel via 802.11n at a range of up to 300 feet. That means a few less holes in the wall and maybe even a plasma by the pool. More on the Samsung FP-T5894W.
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