HP drops some TVs on us

PC World got the scoop on several of those new consumer electronics HP is announcing later today. There are two new LCD TVs, the 26-inch LC2640N (which'll cost $2499) and the 30-inch LC3040N (which'll cost $2999). They're also coming out with not one but two new 42-inch plasma TVs, PL4245N HD-Ready Plamsa Television, which'll retail for
$4999 and have a resolution of 1024 x 768 (but not built-in HDTV
tuner); and the PE4240N Plasma Television, which only has a resolution of 852 x 480, which is good enough for Enhanced Definition TV, but not quite up to snuff for high-def. Both do have DVI-D inputs, which is nice. Also in the home entertainment line-up: the EP9010 Instant Cinema Digital Projector (pictured at left), an HDTV-ready DLP projector with a built-in DVD player that's specifically designed for home theater use (rather than conference room use).

They also have a bunch of new printers coming out (no surprise there). The Photosmart 2710 All-in-One combines a inkjet printer with a fax, copier, and scanner, and can print wirelessly using built-in 802.11g WiFi or an optional Bluetooth module. The Photosmart 8450 Photo Printer uses no fewer than eight different inks for making prints of digital photos and has an Ethernet port for hooking it up to a home network. Rounding out the bunch is the Photosmart 375 Compact Photo Printer, which is a portable model meant for cranking out 4-by-6-inch prints while on the go.