HD media player

OLED

LG

Plasma

Samsung 1080p Plasma HDTVs at Future Shop
    Native Resolution 1920 x 1080 / Brightness 500 cd/m2 / ?,000:1 (True) 2,000,000:1 (Dynamic) / 4 HDMI inputs
    2 USB ports (1 for HardDisk Drive) for playing Pictures and Movies directly. 1 Ethernet connection for Network DLNA Applications

LCD/LED
E = 2012

Samsung 720p 32" LCD HDTV (LN32D450) ($399 US) $439, on sale for $430 at Best Buy
   Native Resolution 1366 x 768 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 65,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 8ms / Refresh Rate 60Hz / 2 HDMI

Samsung 720p 32" LED HDTV (UN32D4000) ($529 US) $570, on sale for $478 at Best Buy
   Native Resolution 1366 x 768 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 3,000,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 8ms / Refresh Rate 60Hz / 4 HDMI

Samsung 1080p 40" LCD HDTV (LN40D550) $630, on sale for $550 at Best Buy
    Native Resolution 1920 x 1080 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 200,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 6ms / Refresh Rate 60Hz / 4 HDMI (3 rear/ 1 side)
    2 USB ports (1 for HardDisk Drive) for playing Pictures and Movies directly. 1 Ethernet connection for Network DLNA Applications

Samsung 1080p 40" LED HDTV (UN40D5500) $900, on sale for $650 at Future Shop
    Native Resolution 1920 x 1080 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 3,500,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 6ms / Refresh Rate 60Hz / 4 HDMI
    2 USB ports (1 for HardDisk Drive) for playing Pictures and Movies directly. 1 Ethernet connection for Network DLNA Applications

Samsung 1080p 40" LED HDTV (UN40E5000) $700, at Best Buy
    Native Resolution 1920 x 1080 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 3,500,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 6ms / Refresh Rate 60Hz / 2 HDMI
   1 USB port for playing Pictures and Movies directly.

Samsung 1080p 40" LCD HDTV (LN40E6000) $1000, on sale for $850 Best Buy (July/05/2012)
    Native Resolution 1920 x 1080 / Brightness ???cd/m2 / ?,???:1 (True) 5,000,000:1 (Dynamic) / Response Time 4ms / Refresh Rate 120Hz / 2 HDMI
    1 USB port for playing Pictures and Movies directly.

HD Cable PVR

Motorola High Definition (HD) Personal Video Recorder (PVR) Cable Box (DCX3400) $350 at Future Shop
    1080i/p, 720p, and 480i/p, Dual Tuner, Internal 500 GigaByte hard drive, External eSATA hard drive compatible.

Shaw Gateway High Definition (HD) Personal Video Recorder (PVR) (MG5225G) $350, on sale for $206 at Future Shop (Oct/20/2011)
    6 Tuner, Internal 500 GigaByte hard drive

Shaw Total Home Portal (MP2000) $142 at Future Shop (Oct/20/2011)

Blu Ray / DVD / CD Player

Samsung Blu-ray Disc Player (BD-D5100) $80, $80 Best Buy (//2012), $80 at Future Shop (//2012)
One front USB port for playing video (including Divx, H.264) and photos from your USB drives (Stick or HardDrive), or your networked computer (Ethernet Port), or the Internet. Coaxial digital audio out. HDMI and Composite

Samsung Blu-ray Disc Player (BD-E5300) $100, on sale for $90 at Future Shop (July/05/2012)
One front USB port for playing video (including Divx, H.264) and photos from your USB drives (Stick or HardDrive), or your networked computer (Ethernet Port), or the Internet. Coaxial digital audio out. HDMI ONLY

Samsung Blu-ray Disc Player (BD-E5700) $150, on sale for $120 at Future Shop (Jule/05/2012), on sale for $120 at Best Buy (July/05/2012)
One front USB port for playing video (including Divx(avi), H.264(mkv), AVCHD) and photos from your USB drives (Stick or HardDrive), or your networked computer (Ethernet Port or built-in Wi-Fi), or the Internet. Coaxial digital audio out. HDMI ONLY

Cables

MonoPrice.com a US company that ships to Canada through the United States Postal Service
    6ft HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Silver-Plated Copper CL2 Rated (For In-Wall Installation) Cable (24AWG) (Gold Plated Connectors) $13.27

OnlyBestRated.com a Canadian company that ships in Canada through the Canadian Postal Service
    6ft HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Silver-Plated Copper CL2 Rated (For In-Wall Installation) Cable (24AWG) (Gold Plated Connectors) $23.99

Speakers

Energy C-Series 2-Way Front / Tower Speakers (CF-30) - Black $300, on sale for $200 each (May/26/2011)

Energy C-Series 2-Way Centre Channel Speaker (CC-10) - Black $370, on sale for $250 (Nov/18/2010)

Energy C-Series 2-Way Rear / Bookshelf Speakers (CB-20) - Black $350 pair, has been on sale for $280 (April/12/2009)

Energy 8" Powered Subwoofer (ESW-C8) $300, on sale for $200 (May/26/2011)

Energy C-Series 2-Way Rear Center / Surround Speaker (CR-10) - Black $350 pair, on sale for $300 (May/26/2011)

Advanced Universal Remote

Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote (915-000121) $170 at Future Shop, has been on sale for $150 at Best Buy (April/08/2010)
    6 one-touch dedicated activity buttons, Color LCD display, Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and Charging station included

Logitech Harmony One (915-00034) $280, on sale for $200 at Future Shop, on sale for $180 at Best Buy (July/20/2011)
    15 one-touch dedicated activity buttons, Color touch LCD screen, Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and Charging station included

Camcorder

Canon Vixia High Definition Flash Camcorder (HF200) $699 at Henrys $643 at Shopbot $643 at PriceCanada on sale for $596 (01/03/2010)at Staples WOW!
    CMOS, 15X Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer, 16:9, Uses SD and SDHC (No tapes)

Complete Camcorder Ratings

8GB SDHC Class 4 and above Memory Cards $30
Secure Digital High Capacity, SD 2.0 or SDHC
4MB/sec or 32Mb/sec minimum

Cordless Telephones
    Answering Machines can be disabled.

Panasonic 2-Handset DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone With Answering Machine (KXTG4032B) $100, at Best Buy, has been on sale for $90 at Staple (June 15/2020)
1.8” bright white backlit LCD display

Panasonic 3-Handset DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine (KXTG4033B) $120, at Best Buy
1.8” bright white backlit LCD display

Panasonic 4-Handset DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone With Answering Machine (KXTG4034B) $160, at Best Buy, on sale for $120 at Staples (Nov/16/2010)
1.8” bright white backlit LCD display

Panasonic 2-Handset DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine (KXTG7532B) $100, at Staples
2.1” bright white backlit LCD display

Panasonic 3-Handset DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine (KXTG7533B) $150, has been on sale for $130 at Best Buy
2.1” bright white backlit LCD display

eReader

Kindle Touch $139
6" E-Ink Display, Document Formats - Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, Audio Formats - MP3, Audible (Audible Enhanced(AA,AAX))
Text-to-Speech, Kindle can read English-language content out loud to you.
4GB internal memory

Kobo Touch $139 at Future Shop, $139 at Best Buy
6" E-Ink Display, Document Formats - Adobe DRM; ePub; PDF; Kobo
1GB internal memory, expandable with an SD card
Support Software: Adobe Digital Editions

NiMH Rechargeable batteries
Some NiMH batteries have a high rate of self discharge. A loss of 1% of its initial charge per day is common.
Breakthroughs in battery technology have created a battery that retains 75 to 90% of its initial charge after a storage time of 365 days.

Sanyo EneLoop or Sanyo USA or Sanyo (Panasonic) International
Eneloop - AA 2000mAh or AAA 800mAh, 75% of their charge after 3 years of storage, 1500 cycles
Eneloop XX - AA 2500mAh, 75% of their capacity after 1 year of storage, 500 cycles
Canadian Suppier or US Suppier or Dell.ca

GP Recyko
GP 4-AA 2050mAh or AAA 820mAh
GP 4-cell Value Charger
    available from Battery Direct

Panasonic R2
    expensive but available from Future Shop