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One would think that, at the rate LED displays are getting cheaper, they would be selling better, but it looks like, even though shipments are, indeed, good, oversupply concerns still ended up appearing.Something happened on the display market over the past couple of years, something that probably had to do with the... |
24 May 2011
10:00 GMT |
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It appears that Sony is definitely keeping an active presence in the display industry, as its recent activities have included not just flexible screens and the like, but also the completion of significantly enforced BRAVIA LCDs.
Those keeping track of such things on the IT market will know that this week was the ... |
20 May 2011
08:22 GMT |
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It may not be aimed at consumers and it might have been even more extraordinary if it had a better resolution, but there is no question that a certain Panasonic HDTV is so big that the phrase “over the top” definitely applies.
Nowadays, HD (high-definition, 1,366 x 768 pixels resolution) is basically ... |
14 May 2011
05:39 GMT |
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Whether intentional or not, it looks like makers of displays are locked in a sort of contest to see who gets to make the largest model, and it looks like the most recent company to get the top position is Samsung.The thing about high-end displays, as with all other sorts of IT products, is that they can only really ... |
9 May 2011
05:24 GMT |
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Sceptre has just announced the introduction of a new 46-inch HDTV which supports Full HD resolutions and features a thin design as well as the SRS TruSurround HD and TruVolume audio technologies.
The new HDTV is dubbed the X460BV-FHD and is significantly slimmer and lighter than the previous Sceptre models as it m... |
21 April 2011
04:55 GMT |
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While HDTVs used to have, as upper size limit, the diagonal length of 65 inches, it seems Sharp broke well through that barrier when it built the LC-70LE732U LED-backlit TV set which, surprisingly enough, is intended for the mainstream, not high-end market.Monitors may be very widespread among consumers, but TVs pre... |
18 April 2011
10:33 GMT |
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Philips may be one of the oldest TV makers in history, but it looks like history alone is not enough to keep it in the race now that its HDTV division is losing more than it is making.It is a common thing on the IT industry for a company to shut down or sell business ventures when they happen to no longer fit with t... |
18 April 2011
09:01 GMT |
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Sony seems to be living up to its reputation as purveyor of many sorts of different goods, as its most recent move seems to have been in the field of LCD HDTVs, and it was a big move indeed.Sony definitely seems to be getting its boots on as far as its TV business is concerned, or so it would appear.One might thing ... |
18 April 2011
08:32 GMT |
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It appears that Sony has very ambitious plans for its LCD TV business outlet, having decided to play hardball on the field of web-connected models, enough so that good things are coming in FY 2011.Being one of those companies that deals in a whole bunch of different product types, Sony has to keep track of many diff... |
15 April 2011
10:30 GMT |
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There might not be much to see of Lenovo on the smart TV market, but this may very well change during the second half of the ongoing year, if a certain report is to be believed at least.The IT segment is one where, from time to time, companies have to change or expand their business outlooks if they are to survive a... |
15 April 2011
04:57 GMT |
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Although 3D enabled HDTV's have been around for a while now, the technology wasn't able to spark the high consumer interest that the industry has hoped for, so 3DTV makers everywhere are now forced to find new ways of promoting their products and one of the most interesting approaches belongs to Samsung tha... |
7 April 2011
10:57 GMT |
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Sceptre has just announced the availability of three new 32-inch HDTV models that feature an elegant and futuristic design which should find its place into any modern living room. The three units are part of the Galaxy series and sport Full HD resolutions.
To achieve this futuristic look, Sceptre took full advant... |
1 April 2011
03:28 GMT |
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One would expect a consumer product to be sent out at the sound of trumpets, or at least the words of a press release, but Sony and LG figured they may as well just push out a number of new 3D TVs.3D TVs may not be overly widespread right now, what with their high prices and reliance on special eyewear, but this has... |
28 March 2011
07:25 GMT |
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It appears that unveiling a new ultrathin laptop is not all that Samsung is up to, as it seems to have launched a bunch of other things, among them being a full collection of 3D monitors for those that want aesthetic value all around.3D monitors are, by nature, much more expensive than any regular screens and, thus,... |
16 March 2011
11:54 GMT |
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It appears that Panasonic decided to do one of those massive product launches, meaning that, instead of one or two devices, it unleashed an entire collection of them upon the consumer base.Panasonic is one of those companies known throughout the whole world for its various electronic inventions.Still, like all IT pl... |
1 March 2011
10:02 GMT |
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Companies are always eager to brag about what their products or technologies achieved, so it is not all that unexpected to see LG's glee at having had its 3D technology used at the 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards.As end-users may or may not know, 3D technology finally managed to kick off last year, to some ... |
28 February 2011
05:49 GMT |
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Apple has updated a job listing over this weekend to replace a ‘TV’ reference with ‘Apple TV’, thus dismissing recent reports saying that Apple was finally hiring people to work on its rumored full-fledged TV set.Reports emerged this weekend saying that Apple had posted a corporate job adverti... |
20 February 2011
06:41 GMT |
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With CES in full swing, more and more manufacturers are announcing their 2011 product lineups, Philips just joining the ranks of Vizio and the like by detailing its upcoming LED HDTVs, including the 3D-enabled 6000 LED series that offers Full HD resolution as well as on-demand streaming.
Available with 40-inch, 46... |
5 January 2011
14:11 GMT |
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The past year has seen the concept of smart TVs gaining quite a bit of popularity, especially with how more and more web-connected TV sets have been selling, but DisplaySearch seems a bit worried about the implications for the future.Until late last year, most TVs didn't really have all that big a functionality... |
30 December 2010
09:51 GMT |
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Sony is adamant that the adoption rate for new 3DTV sets will be much faster than the one for regular HDTV ones and that 2011 will be a big year for this technology.
The Japanese company is backing 3D tech will all of its resources, including support for it through the PlayStation 3, content for it through special... |
27 December 2010
15:51 GMT |
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Many products have been said to be the world's greatest at one thing or another over the years, and since size is one of the prime assets of high-end TV sets, LG did its best to shine in this area, going so far as to even claim leadership.As end-users well know, the LED-backlit LCD TV market includes some of th... |
27 December 2010
05:24 GMT |
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Specializing in audio enhancement solutions for a wide variety of consumer electronics devices, SRS Labs has just announced that Tensilica new HiFi audio DSPs are the first to commercially support SRS StudioSound HD, one of the most advanced audio solutions available for flat panel televisions and sound bars.
Desi... |
22 December 2010
04:19 GMT |
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Although most TV buffs and movie affectionados will love nothing more than to own a big screen HDTV, the truth of the matter is that such solutions are usually to expensive for the most of us, so Westinghouse's 55-inch VR-5585DFZ LCD TV comes as a nice alternative for all those of us that don't want to reac... |
26 November 2010
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After just last week Sceptre added two new LED backlit HDTVs to its product portfolio, the City of Industry based company went on and released yet another LED TV, the wall mountable 32 inch X320BV-HD that should prove to be an interesting option for any budget constrained user.Like all other of Sceptre's budget-... |
24 November 2010
05:52 GMT |
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With every day that passes it seems that we are getting closer and closer to the day when CCFL lit LCD panels will become a thing of the past as LED panels shipments continue to grow, LED penetration in LCD TV panels rising from 18.5 percent in Q2 to 25.9 percent in Q3.Translated in hard figures, this means that LED ... |
22 November 2010
10:36 GMT |
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You don't often get something for free in the consumer electronics space but Mitshubishi just announced they are to release a firmware update for some of their 3D ready HDTVs that will improve the 3D functionality of these units, free of charge.This software update is meant to come to the 738 and 838 series Mits... |
17 November 2010
12:11 GMT |
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Although I am sure that nobody can deny the fact that plasma HDTVs offer a far better image quality when compared to LCD panels, these TVs have been held back by their imposing price tags, but this is one technology that isn't ready to kick the bucket just yet as recent reports show that sales of plasma TVs were... |
16 November 2010
05:08 GMT |
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While there is no question that many companies are showing an interest in 3D, there seem to be certain reservations regarding this display mode's appeal to the bulk of the consumer market.The 3D market practically took off when movies began to be released which were shot or post-edited in 3D, around the end of ... |
6 November 2010
06:12 GMT |
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Ever since Intel released its WiDi technology, wireless video streaming become one of the hottest topics in the computer business, all sort of companies announcing similar technologies, Iogear being the latest to do so with its Wireless HD Computer to TV Kit.Much like its competitors before it Iogear uses the same ty... |
26 October 2010
08:32 GMT |
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When it comes down to styling every HDTV manufacturer out there immediately thinks about a piano black glossy bezel when designing its TV set, but BPO is set to take a different route with their colorful HueTV series that features two regular LED-LCD television sets as well as two all-in-one TV units.Dubbed the HueT... |
20 October 2010
10:22 GMT |
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As some may know, Google has launched its platform meant to deliver multimedia content to TVs across the globe, and Sony has now stepped up to officially introduce its own Google TV lineup, which consists of a Blu-ray player and several HDTVs.Logitech released its Google TV line around the start of the month, and wh... |
13 October 2010
09:47 GMT |
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While Logitech has already detailed its Google TV lineup, Sony is getting ready to unleash a number of displays directed at the same purpose, four in number to be exact, with increasingly large screen sizes and, thus, prices.The Google TV platform that is set to debut during the ongoing quarter and will offer consum... |
7 October 2010
06:21 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced officially the launch of two new Android-based devices during a press event in London this week, and it seems that the company is already taking steps towards having the phones available on the market. This is why the HTC Desire HD has been spotted at FCC, it se... |
18 September 2010
16:31 GMT |
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With HDTVs gaining more and more PC-like capabilities, it was just a matter of time before they were granted the ability to stream from online sources, and Panasonic has just announced that, in addition to its Blu-ray players, its VIERA HDTVs now have access to Netflix.The range of electronics featuring the VIERA Ca... |
10 September 2010
08:58 GMT |
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Though OLED is more expensive to make than regular LCDs, it is still a very good display technology because it needs no backlights and has a very high color quality and brightness, and LG definitely appears to have put it to good use when it developed its 31-inch HDTV with a supposedly infinite contrast ratio.The IF... |
4 September 2010
07:03 GMT |
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The industry has reached a point where the line between various product types are becoming blurry, and it seems that HDTVs and PC monitors have begun to lose more and more of what differentiates between them, as is shown by the Samsung 30 and 90 Series of MFMs (multi-function monitors).Basically, what Samsung Electr... |
27 August 2010
08:33 GMT |
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Even though companies are experimenting with glasses-free 3D display solutions, such products are few and far from perfect, so Sony stuck to the 'regular' technologies when it designed the three latest BRAVIA KDL LCD 3D HDTV, specifically the 60NX810, 55NX810 and 46NX810.The 60NX810, 55NX810 and 46NX810, f... |
26 August 2010
03:51 GMT |
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Even though most HDTVs stick to just the task of outputting TV broadcasts, VIZIO went all the way and gave its XVT series of large and powerful LCD HDTVs a full set of PC-like features, such as wireless connectivity, apps and even QWERTY keyboards built as part of their Bluetooth remote controls. A single TV with su... |
20 August 2010
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Samsung, like many other suppliers of monitors and TVs, is mindful of the 3D craze and has now brought out its latest such solution, whose screen size of 65 inches and price tag of several thousand dollars easily make it one of, if not the biggest and most expensive 3D HDTV in existence.As end-users know, a 3D image... |
14 August 2010
06:37 GMT |
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Any supplier of hardware enjoys it when it can claim to have a world's first-type of product on sale, or when it has a device that outdoes all competitors in a certain area. Panasonic thought it was time for it to make a pair of such claims, and used the 3D hype as a leverage to see it done. To be more specific,... |
21 July 2010
05:24 GMT |
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Hulu Plus is the first ad-supported subscription service, to offer full current season runs of hit TV programs from channels such as FOX, ABC and NBC. For some time, this subscription service has been preparing to offer a preview on connected devices. Now, Samsung has proudly announced that it had become its exc... |
30 June 2010
06:28 GMT |
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A series of recent scientific experiments has demonstrated that octopuses are not big fans of standard television. The research group behind the investigation, which was trying to determine how the sophisticated animals react to moving images, determined that the cephalopods were, however, likely to respond to high-d... |
18 March 2010
10:49 GMT |
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Guitar Hero 5 from Activision is now out and battling for the title of most successful music title of 2009 with The Beatles Rock Band from Harmonix and MTV Games. Initial reports are saying that Guitar Hero 5, no doubt buoyed by the advertising push from the publisher, is doing very well. But, as always after a big r... |
16 September 2009
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With the PlayStation 3 Slim released on September 1, a lot of videogame fanatics are already wondering what Sony is planning next in its bid to get a 10-year life cycle for its console and to at least wrestle second spot from Microsoft's Xbox 360 for this generation. A few bits and pieces of information seem to ... |
11 September 2009
08:04 GMT |
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The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing has issued a new report detailing the degree to which Americans have adopted a wide array of gadgets and information technologies and there are some interesting implications for gamers in the data offered.Straight up, the report says that 40% of American househ... |
11 August 2009
03:49 GMT |
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A new report coming from Jon Peddie Research is saying that the ongoing world wide economic recession is at the moment affecting the PC gaming market, but only marginally, and that the segment is still strong, with growth expected to be “healthy” in the coming years.The study from Jon Peddie Research stat... |
1 June 2009
12:51 GMT |
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While Microsoft is moving further and further into the universe of digital television with its IPTV Mediaroom platform, Yahoo is closely following it by serving a side-dish of Internet to traditional television via Samsung TVs. In this regard, Yahoo and Samsung Electronics have announced a partnership designed to mar... |
6 January 2009
05:16 GMT |
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The console war is a series of pretty tough battles, with the three sides, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, fighting bitterly for every customer out there. This is especially true around the holiday season, because people are more and more inclined to buy consoles and games. But, as recent sales figures show, the hiera... |
18 December 2008
02:16 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the web, at least four distinct standards for transmitting HDTV wirelessly over home networks are supposed to be unveiled at CES 2009, yet some analysts say that the technologies are still incipient and not ready for demonstration. While vendors already talk about plans to demonstrate ... |
13 December 2008
03:59 GMT |
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This year has been extremely important for Sony and its Blu-ray disc, since it was officially crowned the "next-gen DVD format" after the utter defeat of Toshiba's HD DVD. After that fateful moment (which, as you might recall, occurred in early spring), things took the path everyone expected them to, the players... |
12 November 2008
16:31 GMT |
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