Sony announces pricing for 55- and 65-inch 4K TVs in the UK, pre-order now, in-stores June

Fancy some of the 4K magic from Sony, but are living over in the UK? Well you can get one step closer by pre-ordering today. The Bravia X9 -- as it's known over there -- comes in two sizes (55- and 65-inch) both of which will land in bricks and mortar stores in mid-June. The price? Well, £4,000 and £6,000 respectively. That outlay will get you upscaling on all your media, and Sony's 4K … [Read more...]

Select Sony Bravia W-series TVs now available for pre-order in Europe

In a quiet announcement that's decidedly less exciting than last week's 4K pricing reveal, Sony's European arm shared news today that select W-series TVs are now available for customers to pre-order. A press release published in Europe lists several CES models, including the KDL-W905A, KDL-W805A, KDL-W650A and KDL-W600A, though only a few have made their way to the company's online store. In the … [Read more...]

Gamestick now available for preorder: stake your claim for $79

The previously Kickstarter-funded games console has launched its preorder page, powered by Amazon. You'll have to stump up the same $ 79 premium which nets you the same GameStick that those crowd-funders are getting. Preorders will ship once those early orders are fulfilled. However, anyone ponying up today can expect theirs to arrive a good few months before the global retail launch later this … [Read more...]

Samsung’s 85-inch Ultra HD TV up for pre-order in Korea, priced at just $38k

At CES last week Samsung set a new benchmark in size with its 85-inch S9 that edged past the Ultra HD competition by one inch, and now it's setting a new high mark for price as well, at least in Korea. While we still don't have any US pricing or release details, the first 77 models encased in that "Timeless Gallery" frame are going up for pre-order, priced at 40,000,000 won ($ 37,877 US). Other … [Read more...]

LG 55-inch OLED TV available for pre-order in Korea this week, ready to ship next month

If you spent the entirety of 2012 with 11 million won ($ 10,000 US) in your savings account and begging LG to take it, we'd wager that you were hoping that the Korean manufacturer's 55-inch WRGB OLED HDTV -- announced at last year's CES -- would make its way to your doorstep in a reasonable amount of time. Whether or not you feel that one revolution of the Earth around the Sun can be called … [Read more...]

Redray 4K Cinema Player is ready to pre-order: $1,450 for high-res, high framerate home viewing

We got a peek at Red's Redray 4K Cinema Player and Projector back in April at NAB, but now you can bring the player portion of it to your own home very soon. You'll need to bring your own 4K Ultra HD display but for $ 1,450 you can pre-order a unit capable of native 4,096 × 2,160 or 3,840 x 2,160 video playback (in .RED file format) and upscaling. It connects to 4K displays via one HDMI 1.4 … [Read more...]

Vizio Co-Star Google TV set-top box is up for pre-order, $100 brings it your way in August

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As promised, Vizio has starting taking pre-orders for its Co-Star Google TV box. For a penny less than a Benjamin, it adds the new Google TV experience to your existing setup, and brings along its remote with QWERTY keyboard on the underside and integrated IR blaster. Based on one of Marvell's ARM processors it's ready for apps like OnLive, and now that the price is competitive with the hockey … [Read more...]

Vizio’s Google TV box emerges as the Co-Star Stream Player, goes up for pre-order in July with OnLive gaming

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Remember the Vizio VAP430 Stream Player that we tried during CES? Half a year later, the Google TV hub is getting full launch details, just in time for Google I/O. Along with receiving the much more elegant title of Co-Star Stream Player, the set-top box now bakes in OnLive streaming game support -- the Co-Star could, in theory, replace a game console for any American with a good broadband … [Read more...]

Sony’s Google TV-enabled NSZ-GS7 Network Media Player up for pre-order at J&R

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We knew Sony's next batch of Google TV-enabled hardware was coming this summer, and now at least one device is up for pre-order at J&R. Folks who've been wanting the Android-based service without shelling out for a full TV set from the company will now only need to part with $ 200 for its NSZ-GS7 Network Media Player. The unit comes complete with an updated remote featuring a QWERTY keyboard, … [Read more...]

Pre-Order John Carter on BD & DVD

It's still in the Top 10 at the domestic box office, but Disney's sci-fi epic John Carter is now available for pre-order on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D... IGN Blu-ray … [Read more...]