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Yamaha’s new RZ-Z11 receiver is definitely at the top of the pack as far as home theater heavy weights are concerned (literally and figuratively!).

It is by far one of the most feature rich receivers we have come across recently and it delivers on the quality that Yamaha has become known for in the recent years.

Reuters is reporting that Sony has beat Samsung Electronics to become the largest vendor of LCD TVs in the United States during Q4 of 2007 (usually the biggest season, due to Christmas shopping). Panasonic came in as the largest plasma manufacturer according to the research consultancy DisplaySearch.

We all love a TV that can double as a ninja-star — which is why Sharp will begin selling a new line of LCD televisions in Japan that are significantly thinner than any set on the market.

Personally, we can’t wait for the next generation of TVs, which can fit inside a three-ringed binder.

The world needs saving but, more importantly, it needs entertaining — which is why Philips announced its Eco TV. A 42-inch HDTV that’s chalk full of power-saving features.

What’s one of the features? The ability to save a tree every time you watch American Gladiators.

Panasonic, who have been using CES very effectively to launch the biggest LCD screen every year, have outdone themselves this year with a whopping 150" LCD screen - big enough for someone to stand in!

The TV’s dimensions are sized at approximately 138" x 79".

There is some speculation that the boffins over Panasonic might have glued together 4 smaller screens to get to these dimensions.

Regardless, expect this to cost more than most small and medium sized houses or apartments, when its made commercially available in 2009.

Lets hope we don’t see a Dot-Com crash by then!

Warner Brothers, the largest seller of DVDs (15-20% market share) has announced that they will be backing Sony’s Blu-Ray technology over HD-DVD which is backed by Toshiba and Microsoft.

This announcement was followed by the cancellation of the HD-DVD press conference which was scheduled on Friday in the pre-CES announcement fest.

We look at several issues related to the format wars which are affected by this announcement.