Lumenlab’s more affordable Q42 from $3,850

About 2 weeks ago we discussed here whether the Lumenlab Q is worth $10,000. I did not hide the fact that I fancy its daring and innovative concept, but unfortunately a 10K product is definitely not accessible by the majority of us.

Earlier this week, Lumenlab presented the cheaper Q42, as a follow up to two important steps:

1. It created the Q, an expensive and impressive product to differentiate itself from the competition and draw press attention, a goal I think it has achieved for its small size. This way it created anticipation for a cheaper model.
2. Less than a month later it presented the cheaper Q42 model, probably the central product in its effort to get a market foothold.

The two product announcements were too close together to be a result of online comments on the high price of the Q. Whatever the case, at $3,850, the Q42 is a much more affordable model that sports the same cool appearance and functionality of the Q.

9 reasons to not upgrade to Blu-ray and stick to DVD

All reports say that the war is effectively over and even sales figures show that finally Blu-ray is trampling HD-DVD. So now that HD-DVD is seemingly out of the way, you are thinking it is the right time to invest in Blu-ray right? Maybe not…

Here is nine reasons to stick to good old DVD:

1. You still have a non-HDTV, in which case watching films on Blu-ray discs is completely pointless. The signal is downgraded to SD (standard definition) and you pay for quality that you even get from analogue TV stations.
2. You have an HDTV but its diagonal is not more than 37 inches. At these sizes it will be difficult to see real quality benefits with HD, and certainly there will only be tiny discernible differences between 720p and 1080p.