I would personally prefer a cheaper TV without a built-in PC or blu-ray player, but it’s still really interesting to see all these new machines hitting the market in a rapid pace. The Allio PCTV comes with a built-in home theater PC including a blu-ray drive. The flagship model is $2799…

Allio 42-inch HDTV with PC and Blu-ray Player [hothardware.com]

Tags: 1080p, blu-ray, hdtv, htpc

So you thought that a 1080p display and movies on nice high resolution blu-ray discs would be the final solution? Think again. There is a bunch of these big screens with ultra high resolution coming out in the next couple of years, like the 56″ from Sapphire featuring a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels (four times the resolution of a 1080p display).

Sapphire joins the 2160p LCD TV party [tgdaily.com]

Tags: 1080p, 2160p

The PDP-5020FD is the latest plasma screen coming from Pioneer. We just got the press release in our inbox and here’s the hightlights:

* Improved black levels reducing the idle luminance and improving black levels five times over the previous 2007 KURO models.
* Pioneer KURO televisions are now only 3.7 Inches thick, reduced by nearly 20 percent
* New remote control and redesigned high definition graphic user interface for ease-of-use and seamless integration with other A/V equipment
* Networked Home Media Gallery for playback of digital assets such as HD movie, music and photos from a PC or via USB
* Pioneer KURO televisions are DLNA compatible and Windows PlaysForSure™ compatible

The 50 inch ($4000) and the 60 inch ($5500), both full HD screen will be out in June.

Full press release from Pioneer after the jump:

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Tags: 1080p, Kuro, pioneer, Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Pioneer PDP-6020FD, plasma