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| 3D LCD TVs Could Debut Within Two Years
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| A Taiwanese group says the 3D LCD TVs won't cost significantly more than normal LCD TVs.
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November 2, 2007 |
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| 10 Tips for Your First HDTV Experience
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| Get the Right Equipment For Your Situation.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| Ace Electronics
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| Electronics sales including plasma screen tv's, DVD players, home computer systems and more.
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| Alienware Hangar 18 Media Center PC Shipping June 25
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| Products, featuring built-in 5.1 surround-sound amp, start at $1,999. Nothing said so far about channel strategies or CableCard.
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June 6, 2007 |
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| Amimon Begins Shipping Wireless HDTV Chipset
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| Wireless startup Amimon said Tuesday that it has begun shipping its first chipset, which will be used inside wireless HDTVs displayed this week by major brands.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| Aquavision Unveils 57" Waterproof Bathroom TV
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| 1080p LCD comes with a waterproof remote, turns into mirror when turned off.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| AQUOS X Is World's Thinnest Production TV, Says Sharp
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| ll of them have full high definition resolution at 37, 42 and 47 inches. What is Sharp thinning trick this time? Among other things, all the tuner and in/out connections are in a separate box, which is connected to the panel by a single cable (Ed: like my old Philips Flat TV.) The rest of the specs look very good.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Archos TV+ 250GB streaming media player
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| On paper, Archos' TV+ looks like a very exciting product, combining a media streamer, a digital video recorder and the ability to display content from the internet on your TV. In theory, it's everything you could want from a set-top box.
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Asus unveils 42in Linux-based Eee TV
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| Asus has named the upcoming additions to its Eee PC family of low-cost computers, soon to be augmented with a small form-factor desktop machine, an all-in-one system and a TV.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB - My New Favorite TV Tuner
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| For starter, it is part of AMD's "combo" tuner-series, which is in fact a dual TV receiver except it's one of each: analog and digital.
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October 19, 2007 |
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| Belkin wireless HDMI box spied at CES
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| Belkin's experimentation with running HDMI connections wirelessly will finally bear fruit this coming summer when the accessory maker ships FlyWire, a wireless video connectivity box for HD TVs.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| BenQ's V2400W is the World's Slimmest 24-inch LCD
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| People who want big screen space without having to buy a wide desk to support it can take a look at this BenQ V2400W, which is the world's slimmest 24-inch widescreen monitor.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Beovison 7 Home Entertainment System
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| This home entertainment center is built around 32-inch widescreen LCD screen that automatically adjusts picture quality upon powering up.
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| Best Buy Sells Its Last Analog TV Set
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| Best Buy announced today that it has pulled all remaining analog television products from store shelves and will henceforth only sell digital tuners. The company is the first consumer electronics retailer to publicly announce its departure from the analog television business.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Best Buy: Consumers baffled by HDTV
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| No.1 electronics seller says 90% of consumers in survey are confused about high-definition televisions, while 50% underestimate cost of buying, installing them.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| Best High-Def TVs Under $1500
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| These screens top the list for clarity, value and good looks.
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February 2008 |
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| Beware of Digital TV 'Train Wreck': Senators
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| On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture.
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July 26, 2007 |
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| Blockbuster mulls TV streaming
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| Blockbuster is expected to announce a set-top system for streaming films directly to TV.
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April 10, 2008 |
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| Broadcasters Get Leeway on Digital TV Switch
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| New FCC rules allow some broadcast stations to make a "phased transition" to digital broadcasting.
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January 1, 2008 |
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| Broadcasters unveil digital TV campaign
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| A broadcasting trade group Monday unveiled a $697 million public service campaign aimed at educating viewers about the coming shift to digital broadcasting.
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October 16, 2007 |
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| Buy Rite Electronics
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| is an online source for consumer electronics at discount prices. Home Theater Systems, Receivers, Digital Cameras, LCD Screens, Microphones and so much more.
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| Cable HD not so high-def, say subscribers
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| Some cable providers, most notably Comcast, are receiving even more flak over the quality of their high-def programming. The problem has been getting HD signals to fit in the given bandwidth, and now it may be taking a toll on quality.
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April 21, 2008 |
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| Cable TV Options Limited Despite FCC Order
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| Providers don't yet offer set-top boxes that use CableCARD, which could spur competition.
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July 10, 2007 |
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| CableCard Users Are Getting Screwed Out of HD Channels
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| Our friend Gary Merson, the HD Guru, has uncovered an issue that may soon piss you off. Cable customers who use the current CableCard to decode signal directly in their TV, a TiVo or Windows Media Center PC may soon start losing HD channels because of a change in technology.
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April 17, 2008 |
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| Color Burns Bright With Mitsubishi's Laser TV
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| Those mad scientists at Mitsubishi have built the ultimate entertainment weapon-the laser TV! Lasers shooting out of a television screen isn't as scary as it may sound. But it does have one big benefit-color.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Can retailers meet digital TV demand?
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| Best Buy Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday that he is "very nervous" about being able to supply customers with the millions of digital TV converter boxes needed ahead of the shutdown of most analog TV transmissions in 13 months.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Comcast to announce all-on-demand service this morning
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| During his keynote address later this morning at CES 2008, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is slated to introduce a venerable onslaught of brands to the public at large, at least one of which could have a significant and perhaps historic impact on cable television service.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Comcast: 42% of digital subscribers use high-def, DV-R
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| At CES 2008 last month, it was surprising to see Comcast as a brand being tossed around with the likes of Matsushita, Motorola, and Sony. Now it's time to see if its video-on-demand strategy is starting to pay off.
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February 14, 2008 |
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| Comcast: Cable to Standardize Technology
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| Facing pressure from regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that don't need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Copper Nanowires Set to Play Major Role in the Development of Next Generation Flat Panel Displays
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| A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication and as electron emitters in a television-like, very thin flat-panel display known as a field-emission display.
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April 29, 2008 |
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| Digital TV Carries a Price
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| Last week the FCC sent out more than $6 million in fines to retailers who were not complying with FCC regulations regarding the sale of analog TVs.
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April 14, 2008 |
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| Digital TV for the future: hybrid analog/digital-TV-receiver design
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| Analog TV hasn't disappeared yet, so you still need to understand it when designing hybrid analog/digital systems.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Do What I Say, TV
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| Westinghouse Digital Electronics wants you to imagine a voice-activated television that tunes to the TV show or movie you want via voice commands.
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September 21, 2007 |
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| EU makes DVB-H mobile TV standard across Europe
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| The European Commission estimates that by unifying its member states under one standard, it can establish a single market for mobile TV that could reach some 500 million customers and a market value of nearly $32 billion by 2011.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| EU tunes in to DVB-H
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| Mobile TV has moved one step nearer to widespread roll-out as the European Commission officially selects DVB-H as the standard for Europe.
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November 30, 2007 |
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| Euro consumers favour plasma over LCD
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| Ask consumers which HD TV technology they think delivers the best picture quality and they'll put LCD and plasma on a par. Get them to try the two out first, and they quickly favour plasma.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| FCC Backs Off Cable Regulation
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| The Federal Communications Commission delayed its plan to more heavily regulate cable TV operators Tuesday evening, after the agency's own commissioners questioned data that would push through a proposal.
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November 28, 2007 |
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| FCC Head Comes Out for A La Carte Cable TV
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| FCC chairman Kevin Martin expressed his support for a la carte cable programming in a letter sent to several minority groups on Wednesday.
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August 23, 2007 |
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| FCC re-establishes CATV market share cap at 30 percent
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| A rule limiting the total amount of the market a CATV provider can address, was restored yesterday after having been ruled unviable by a federal court seven years ago. But since that time, the market has changed drastically.
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February 12, 2008 |
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| FCC tightens its guidelines on DTV transition extensions
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| Less than thirteen months remain for US television stations to move off the old analog VHF and UHF spectra, into their new digital allotments. But even now, the FCC has to deal with stations that have yet to finalize their construction plans.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| FED-TVs With Carbon Nanotube Technology Could Supersede Plasma and LCD Flat Screens
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| Just as silicon is the wonder material for the computer age, carbon nanotubes will most likely be the materials responsible for the next evolutionary step in electronics and computing.
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November 21, 2007 |
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| Flat Panel Prices Expected to Drop 15.6% in 2008, Research Finds
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| Pacific Media study says HDTV prices already fell 14% in 2007, while the worldwide market will grow 41% in 2008.
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January 10, 2008 |
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| Flat Panels to Top 99% of Displays By 2015, Research Shows
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| CRT shipments to drop to 26 million in 2015, DisplaySearch finds.
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February 5, 2008 |
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| Flat Screen TV Shop
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| Directory of flat panel TVs, featuring LCD televisions and plasma display TVs. Offers Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic and other flat screen TV brands.
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| Glass OLED Substrate Research Breakthough Shows Large Area OLEDS may be Possible
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| Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDS, based on a new high-performance metallic anode, with Saint-Gobain Recherche technology and Novaled OLED proprietary developments.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Government offers TV coupons
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| Millions of $40 government coupons became available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting.
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January 1, 2008 |
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| HD TiVos Can Now Share Content
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| The capabilities had been disabled due to concerns about sharing copy-protected HD content.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| HDTV now in one quarter of US households, but what's on?
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| While some US consumers are using HDTVs for video games, and some are watching true high-def broadcasts, HDTV sales are also being driven by plummeting display prices and the upcoming changeover to digital TV broadcasting.
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April 24, 2008 |
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| HDTV Owners Not Getting HD Service, Survey Finds
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| Results show pay-per-view not a hot commodity.
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March 26, 2008 |
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| HDTV Sales Jump 27% in December, Research Shows
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| LCDs continue to gain ground, but plasmas dominate in professional market.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Hispanics most at risk for losing TV service in digital shift
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| Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service following the nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Hitachi, Matsushita detail LCD panel alliance
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| Matsushita will acquire a 24.9% stake in Hitachi Displays, a wholly owned Hitachi subsidiary that makes small and medium-sized LCD panels.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| How to watch TV on your PC
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| Watching TV used to be a passive affair: you sat back and watched whatever happened to be on.
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August 14, 2007 |
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| HP Embraces Media Center Again, Builds Extender into MediaSmart TVs
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| Extender technology will be available for HP's MediaSmart LCD TVs via a software download available in 2008.
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September 27, 2007 |
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| HP Upgrades the Digital Entertainment Experience with Industry's First Integration of HDTVs and Media Center Extender
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| HP today announced it is the first company to release Microsoft's Media Center Extender capability to an Internet-connected TV.
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April 17, 2008 |
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| HP, DreamWorks Preview Breakthrough Color Display Technology
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| HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. previewed a display technology that helps solve a longstanding obstacle for digital content creators: affordable and consistent color accuracy between devices.
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April 14, 2008 |
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| JVC adds iPod integration to LCD HDTVs
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| Further evidence of Apple's increasing dominance in downloadable media can be found in the latest high-definition displays from one of Japan's leading high-end brands.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| JVC Builds 180Hz LCD That Makes 120Hz LCDs Look Like Chumps
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| Motion blur is a problem in LCDs, and until now, the best solution was 120Hz processing: double the frames, and the blur tends to subside.
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October 5, 2007 |
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| JVC Develops the World's Smallest 1.27-inch 4K2K D-ILA Device
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| New Lineup of Proprietary D-ILA High-definition Reflective Liquid Crystal Devices.
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June 22, 2007 |
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| JVC LT-42X898
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| The JVC LT-42X898 offers a detailed picture with standard and high-definition video sources, but its color quality doesn't come close enough to the HD standard.
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January 17, 2008 |
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| JVC's Slim LCD TVs Coming in Mid-2008
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| Japan's JVC will launch new flat-panel LCD TVs in the U.S. this year that it says are the world's thinnest.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Kodak, LG ink OLED cross-license arrangement
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| Kodak's active matrix OLED technology will be incorporated into next-generation portable media devices from LG Display.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| LCD Sales Jump in 2008
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| Big TV sales help push shipments of LCD panels to 38 percent growth, but the outlook for 2008 remains uncertain.
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January 21, 2008 |
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| LCD Sales Up 70% in Q4 2007, Research Shows
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| In 2007, 86 million LCD panels shipped, up 58 percent from 2006.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| LCD TV Market Grows 74% in 2007, Research Shows
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| Video category generates nearly $20 billion in revenues says Quixel Research.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| LG to mass-produce $150,000 100in LCD HD TV
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| LG's monster 100in (250cm) LCD TV - already assured of a place in the Guiness Book of Records as the world's largest liquid crystal telly - is finally set to go into mass production, the company has revealed.
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| LocationFree TV Goes HD
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| Sony will release a version of its LocationFree TV system on December 1 in Japan with support for high-definition.
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September 5, 2007 |
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| Lonestar Tardra's
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| Selling of quality, name brand, digital cameras, Plasma and HD TV's. Also printers and supplies.
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| Michael Douglas Touts XStreamHD 1080p Digital Download Service, Pricing Announced
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| Remember that XStreamHD 1080p program service we told you about last month? It turns out movie star Michael Douglas is one of the investors, and he was here touting the service that will debut later this year.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Mitsubishi WD-65833
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| Mitsubishi's huge WD-65833 rear-projection TV draws you in with its 65-inch 1080p screen, but the color levels need tweaking. Some of the TV's component video inputs softened details and introduced unwanted noise artifacts.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Mobile TV to reach 120 million users by 2012: report
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| The broadcast services are expected to be available throughout 40 countries worldwide, with consumer spending on mobile TV predicted to top $6.6bn within the five-year period.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Motorola launches MPEG-4 DVR boxes for HD cable
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| Vendors are seeding the market with HD consumers devices of various sorts. But if you get an MPEG-4 set-top box, for example, when will there be enough HD cable content around for you to manage?
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January 3, 2008 |
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| Nanopantography Technique May Make LCD Screens Obselete In Favour of Field Emission Displays or FEDs
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| Although relatively new to the market, liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions may soon be obsolete, thanks to a new technique created by University of Houston professors.
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September 6, 2007 |
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| NBC's DVR Delusion
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| Researchers tell NBC exactly what it wants to hear, and the company buys it.
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July 11, 2007 |
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| New LCD Plant Could Mean Cheaper Big-Screen TVs
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| Joint Sony-Samsung factory in South Korea uses the latest production technology to make less-expensive LCD TV panels.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| New Westinghouse 1080p HDTVs are Ultimate Home Theater Upgrade for the Custom Installation Market
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| Top-Tier LCD TV Manufacturer Introduces New TX Series in 42", 47" and 52" Screen Sizes with 1080Pure For The Ultimate Cinema Experience
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September 4, 2007 |
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| Next-Gen HDTV is So Clear It'll Make You Throw Up; I See No Problems With This
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| You may recall that last May I told you about Super Hi-Vision, the next-generation in high def that promises an insane resolution of 7680x4320, or 16 times the resolution of HDTV. It turns out that it much be a little too high-def; it's so realistic it might just make you sick.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| Nexus Exhibits new LCD and Plasma HDTV line
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| Eleven HDTV models range from 19 to 63 inches, all with dual HDMI ports, removable speakers, RS-232 communications.
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August 29, 2007 |
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| No Need for All-Day Patch to Treat 'Lazy Eye'
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| British researchers say youngsters may not need to wear an eye patch 12 hours a day, as is currently recommended, to treat the condition.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| Olevia 665H Is 65" of Full HD LCoS
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| The new Olevia 665H uses a 6-megapixel LCoS light engine and Pixelworks DNX video processing to project a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 progressive image.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| Olevia Debuts New 65" LCoS Full-HD 1080p HDTV
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| New LCoS HDTV Displayed Alongside 65" LCD HDTV.
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September 2, 2007 |
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| Olevia to Roll Out New Line of 120Hz/1080p LCDs at CES 2008
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| Syntax-Brillian's 47" Olevia LCD (pictured here) is riding high on the kudos it got from Wired, and now the company builds on those laurels with a line of LCD displays with 120Hz technology along with 1080p resolution. Olivia is doing a full-blown rollout of the line, with five sizes from 42 inches to 65 inches.
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January 3, 2008 |
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| Panasonic Delivers World's First LIFI HDTV
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| Newest Line of Micro Displays Features Innovative Light Source And Quick Start-Up.
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August 24, 2007 |
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| Panasonic president unveils 150-inch wireless 'life screen'
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| At a keynote speech here this morning at CES, Panasonic President Toshihiro Sakamoto showed the audience that his was definitely the biggest, and that he didn't need cables to hold it up. Specifically, he unveiled an 11-foot-long, 150-inch diagonal flat screen monitor he called the "life screen."
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Panasonic Shows Off Full HD Viera LCD TVs
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| We first took notice at CES, and today Panasonic has refreshed their excellent Viera LCD range. The new flagship model goes by the sexy moniker, TX-37LZ800. The other new entrants include the LZ80 Series, TX-37LZ85 and TX-32LZ85, which will all be full HD (1080p) capable, have three HDMI inputs and boast 10,000:1 contrast ratios.
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Panasonic to Build $2.8 Billion LCD Plant in Japan
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| Panasonic will also acquire almost all the shares of IPS Alpha Technology, an LCD panel manufacturing joint venture between Panasonic, Hitachi and Toshiba.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Pantel Shipping New Outdoor Weatherproof LCD HDTVs
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| PAN320 (32-inch) and PAN420 (42-inch) withstand rain, snow, wind and dust.
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March 27, 2008 |
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| Pioneer to Stop Plasma Manufacturing, to Add LCDs
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| Partnership with Sharp will supply LCD panels.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Pioneer's Knife-edge Plasma Makes iPhone look Like a Heifer
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| Remember the old days—three months ago—when a 1.5-inch thick LCD TV seemed skinny? My, how times have changed.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Pioneer, Panasonic Detail PDP Agreement
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| Kuro plasmas will integrate NeoPDP and will be supplied by Panasonic.
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April 24, 2008 |
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| Press Release: Westinghouse Enables Online Upgrades for HDTVs
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| Top LCD Manufacturer Offers User-Installed Firmware Upgrades To Deliver Latest Technologies At Home After Purchase
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February 14, 2008 |
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| Power-sipping TV a hit at CES
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| At CNET, we take HDTV power consumption seriously, which helps explain our excitement when Philips announced its Eco TV. The 42-inch, 1080p resolution, flat-panel LCD, model 42PFL5603D, is packed with power-saving features.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| This international manuafacturer of TVs, VCRs, TV-VCR combos, camcorders and more delivers product browsing, company history and services.
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| Researchers Craft HDTV's Successor
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| Japanese engineers show their work on Super Hi-Vision, which could replace today's HDTV.
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May 28, 2007 |
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| Review: 32" Vizio VX32L Widescreen 1080i HDTV LCD
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| Geeks.com was so kind as to send me the Vizio VX32L for review, a 32" widescreen LCD TV capable of doing 1080i. At USD 469.99, this 32" LCD television is quite affordable, so read on to find out if it is worth your money.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Reviews of Five HDTVs with Great SD Picture
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| Sure, HDTVs offer incredibly sharp video quality, but when it comes to standard definition content many sets stumble. In fact, SD video often looks worse on and HDTV than a plain-old TV.
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August 26, 2007 |
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| Runco Launches Three New Flat Panels for the Custom Home Theater Market
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| Runco International, the leaders in home video display and technology, today introduced two high-performance 1080p LCDs and one new 1080p plasma display to its flat panel lineup.
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September 17, 2007 |
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| Runco Unveils 103-Inch 1080p Plasma Display
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| The CinemaWall XP-103DHD offers Runco's largest, most high-performance flat-panel for the luxury home.
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September 17, 2007 |
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| Samsung 70-inch LCD TV Has Local LED Backlighting
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| To start with, the local backlighting means that the TV can automagically turn off the LEDs in dark areas of the image. This not only brings deep blacks and a 500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio but also, according to Samsung, it reduces the power consumption "by as much as 50%."
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June 14, 2007 |
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| Samsung acquires Clairvoyante's IP assets
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| The move sees Samsung gain Clairvoyante's PenTile technology, which the company described as offering a significant reduction in power consumption for high-resolution mobile LCDs and for extending the lifetime of high-resolution mobile OLED displays.
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March 25, 2008 |
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| Samsung glass breakthrough to slash LCD TV prices?
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| If the process is put into production, it could dramatically reduce the costs of LCD screens for laptops and TVs.
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November 1, 2007 |
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| Samsung roadmaps 42in OLED TVs for 2010
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| Samsung's plan to roll out 14in OLED screens by 2010 - revealed last week - turns out to be merely the first step toward the release of 40in and 42in panels a year later.
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October 30, 2007 |
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| Samsung SDI To Double Flat-Screen Capacity in 2008
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| South Korean display screen maker Samsung SDI Co said it started mass producing ultra thin flat screens and would double capacity by next year, sending its shares surging 14 percent.
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October 10, 2007 |
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| Samsung SDI VP Indicates OLED Panel Roadmap in Keynote Session
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| He presented the company's OLED panel roadmap and said, "OLED panels have opened the new era of organic optoelectronics.
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October 29, 2007 |
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| Samsung Shows OLED and Quad-HD TVs at CES
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| Announcements include ultrathin 14- and 31-inch OLED TVs and a prototype with four times the definition of most HD sets.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Samsung PS42Q97HDX 42in plasma HD TV
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| You know how it is - you're sitting one day in front of your trusty CRT watching Apocalypse Now when you're suddenly struck by the feeling that you really aren't getting the full-fat cinematic experience.
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January 31, 2008 |
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| Samsung to mass-produce 14in OLED TVs in 2010
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| Sony may be about to ship the world's first commercial OLED TV, but don't expect anything bigger than the telly's 11in screen until 2010.
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October 26, 2007 |
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| Samsung's 30in DisplayPort TV
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| Samsung has raised the bar for LCD display resolutions giving square-eyed telly-addicts another reason to drool uncontrollably.
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July 25, 2007 |
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| Samsung's 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet
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| It's still years away from mainstream adoption—and there are huge barriers to manufacturing the larger screen sizes—but Sony and Samsung are already slogging it out to achieve the largest screen size for its prototype OLED TVs.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Samsung's 40-inch TFT-LCD is Just One Centimeter Thick
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| Samsung is to unveil a bunch of new screens in Japan at the end of this week, including the 40-inch beauty you see here, with a thickness of just 1 cm.
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October 22, 2007 |
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| Samsung's LCDs and Plasmas from CES, Now With Prices
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| Samsung unloaded a whopping 27 plasma and LCD TVs on us at CES, but didn't get around to saying how much they cost. We just got the prices on all of them, from the $430 18.9" Series 4 LCD to the $5000 mammoth 63" Series 6 plasma. The whole list, after the jump.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| Samsung, Epson Show Prototype OLED TV Screens
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| The bright, vivid flat screens draw a crowd at show--but you won't see them outside of Japan for awhile.
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October 24, 2007 |
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| Screen stars: Ten HDTVs on test
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| The world of TV is changing, as HD hits the mainstream and digital broadcasting finally overtakes analog. There are myriad options available too, from plasma to LCD, little to gargantuan and everything in between.
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May 18, 2007 |
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| SE2 Labs Adds Apple TV 2.0 and Windows Media Center To ITC One
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| If you didn't think SE2 Labs could add components to its Integrated Theater Console (ITC) One, well, think again. The company added Apple TV 2.0 and Windows Media Center to the ITC at EHX Spring.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Sharp Aquos LC32RD2E 32in LCD TV
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| The 32in LC32RD2E is the smallest member of Sharp's new RD2E family, which is part of the Aquos range. Its bigger brothers come in 37in and 43in versions.
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May 22, 2007 |
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| Sharp Aquos LC37XD1E 37in HD TV
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| There's HD and then there's full HD. While both will give you better pictures than normal TV, the latter offers a degree of future proofing by enabling you to take advantage of 1080p, the highest HD resolution currently in use.
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May 31, 2007 |
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| Sharp AQUOS X TVs to Come With Wireless WHDI Connection
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| When we showed you those Sharp X-series ultra-thin LCD TVs recently, we mentioned how Sharp had achieved the slimming down: by putting most of the electronics in a separate box, connected by a single cable. Well, now there's news that Sharp has teamed up with AMIMON to do away with that cable and transmit the HDTV signal wirelessly to the display from the tuner box.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Sharp Intros Aquos Net, Expands LCD Investments
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| New Blu-ray player and partnership with Toshiba announced at CES.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Sharp looks to Toshiba to strengthen LCD TV business
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| With competition ever more fierce in the LCD TV market, some retailers are finding the most viable option is to join forces.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Sharp to Introduce Three New P Series AQUOS LCD TVs
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| Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market three new models in the AQUOS P Series of LCD TVs including a 32V-inch model as well as two models featuring newly developed 22V- and 26V-inch full-HD LCD panels, an industry first.
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October 29, 2007 |
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| Sharp's Uber-Thin TV to Arrive in 2010, Expect a 131-Inch Version
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| The new one-inch thick TV are not experimental as we first imagined: they will release them in two to three years, with a flagship 131-inch version illuminated by some "secret technology we can't talk about."
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September 1, 2007 |
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| Shinco PVR-integrated TV Outsources Storage to USB
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| Shinco, a name more associated with portable DVD players than flat panel display in the States, has come up with a way to integrate a PVR into its LCD TV.
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August 13, 2007 |
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| Should Plasma and LCD TVs Be Banned for Energy Usage?
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| Given the recent focus on green technology and managing energy, should display manufacturers be held to higher energy standards?
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October 11, 2007 |
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| Sony Announces BRAVIA W4000-Series of LCD HDTVs
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| Series offers 1080p resolution, Picture Frame Mode, BRAVIA Engine 2 and True Cinema.
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April 1, 2008 |
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| Sony Bravia KDL-46V3000
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| The set further impressed me with its ink-like black levels and dark screen material that together produced a well-contrasted picture in both sun-drenched and dimly lit room environments—if you stay in the TV's viewing sweet spot.
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November 1, 2007 |
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| Sony LCD HDTVs -- Following the Trends
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| Sony has announced 17 new LCD HDTVs here at CES in Las Vegas. Following the trends of other major vendors, Sony's new TVs have slim bezels and thin depth. Here's a breakdown of what they're showing.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Sony Makes Tiny 3-Inch Bravia TV XDV-D500, Won't Allow It to Travel Outside Japan
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| With its Bravia Mobile Engine, the 3-inch, 432 × 240 pixel TV supports 1seg broadcasts and has a 500:1 contrast ratio. Its built-in recording function fits 10 hours onto 2GB of internal memory, and it can also detect delayed programming. It even has an FM/AM radio and stereo speakers in its diminutive 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.6-inch frame.
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February 6, 2008 |
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| Sony Merges HDTV With Blu-ray PC
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| Sony debuted its first combination HDTV/PC including Blu-ray technology on Monday, although the price tag still remains rather high.
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August 27, 2007 |
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| Sony renounces rear-projection TVs
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| Sony has decided to drop its rear-projection TV business worldwide in order to focus instead on two flat-panel technologies - liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
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December 31, 2007 |
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| Sony Shows 21 New Bravia LCD HDTVs
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| Check out photos and specs of Sony's extended Bravia LCD line due out this spring and summer.
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February 28, 2008 |
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| Sony Shows Razor-thin Prototype OLED Screen
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| The prototype 3.5-inch panel, which has QVGA resolution (320 pixels by 240 pixels), started out as a normal OLED screen, but Sony ground down the glass substrate on which it was made to reduce the thickness to just 0.2 millimeters.
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April 20, 2008 |
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| Sony talks up 'world's first' OLED TV
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| Sony demo'd a series of OLED-based TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past January. Today, it said one of them go on sale on 1 December - the first ever commercial OLED TV.
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October 1, 2007 |
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| Sony XEL-1 OLED TV Review (Verdict: Small on Size, Large on Beauty)
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| When I first set up the OLED next to this Panasonic, a 50" 1080p 50PZ700U, I thought for a moment that maybe OLEDs had a contrast problem, too. But then I realized that whoever had the thing before me had been jerking the controls around too much.
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March 25, 2008 |
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| Sony's High End TV Product Line
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| Sony announced an update to their LCD line of televisions here at CES!
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Survey: 6 in 10 Americans know about the DTV transition
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| As late as February of this year, only 59 percent of Americans were aware of next year's slated transition from analog to digital TV, according to a survey by Frank N.
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March 24, 2008 |
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| The Weight Is Over: Extra-Thin TVs Hit the Scales
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| This year's CES TV competition wasn't about how big TVs could be, but how thin they could get. Samsung, JVC, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and developer LG.Philips were all showing off their rendition of belt-tightening in the flat-panel age.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| TiVo Announces Launch Plans for Comcast DVR
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| Along with its disclosure of its first quarter income for 2007, digital video recorder pioneer TiVo has also announced its plans for its delayed DVR service with Comcast.
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May 31, 2007 |
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| TiVo Loses 145,000 Subscribers
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| TiVo is still struggling to add customers, and miscalculations over the popularity of its HDTV products also hurt the company's bottom line for the quarter ending in July.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Toshiba Announces More LCD HDTVs Than Seems Possible
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| AV500 Series: Toshiba calls this their "Quality and Value" line (that's marketing speak for inexpensive and limited features). Each set will have 720p resolution, backlight control for good black color, and a built in ATSC/QAM tuner.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Toshiba pledges 30in OLED TV will ship in 2009
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| Toshiba has cocked a snook at the 11in OLED TV Sony announced this week and pledged to bring a 30in model to market effectively within the next two years.
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October 3, 2007 |
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| Toshiba Readies Combo DVRs
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| Digital video recorders RD-A600 and RD-A300 combine HD DVD with high-definition hard-disk drive recording.
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June 13, 2007 |
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| Toshiba Unveils 20 LCD TVs, Stands Firm on HD DVD Format
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| Toshiba is a huge supporter of the HD DVD format. Jodi Sally, Toshiba's vice president of marketing, for Digital A/V division, said she was "clearly disappointed by the events of the last few days," but that despite the fact "many are saying the HD DVD format is dead" it is not. "We've been declared dead before," Sally says.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Toshiba, Canon delay SED TV debut - again
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| Toshiba has put back the debut of SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) TVs. Most recently earmarked for a Q4 introduction, when the TVs will now appear is anyone's guess - Toshiba certainly isn't saying.
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May 25, 2007 |
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| TV makers go ape for 100Hz LCDs
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| You couldn't move for bright-eyed booth staff there to demo 100Hz technology and persuade us to replace our LCD TVs already.
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September 3, 2007 |
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| Ultra-efficient LED, Developed By Student, Will Vastly Improve LCD Screens, Conserve Energy
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| In recent years, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have begun to change the way we see the world. Now, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student has developed a new type of LED that could allow for their widespread use as light sources for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) on everything from televisions and computers to cell phones and cameras.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| Up Close: Panasonic's 150-inch display
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| While last year's CES had multiple electronics makers touting the world's largest display, Panasonic took no chances this year, showcasing a 150-inch plasma TV. The screen has been the talk of the show, measuring 11 feet long with a resolution of 2000x4000 pixels. Although it's just a prototype, the television highlights the ability for manufacturers to build bigger screens at lower prices.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Video Processing: Improve Flat Panel Pictures
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| Outboard scalers benefit clients by reducing artifacts, and benefit dealers by providing a strong upsell category.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| VisionTek Announces ATI Tuner Cards
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| VisionTek announced five new ATI-based TV Wonder tuners for the PC on Tuesday, two of which include dual-tuner capability.
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November 13, 2007 |
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| VIZIO Appoints Key Executives To Address Phenomenal Growth
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| This expansion of VIZIO's organizational structure will meet the anticipated growth and demands of new customers and partners throughout the world in 2008.
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March 27, 2008 |
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| VIZIO Introduces Two 1080p Displays, Slew of Other TVs
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| The two 1080p models feature Silicon Optix HQV Processing, and its new VP series features several 720p models for under $1,000.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Westinghouse Intros PT-16H610S LCD HDTV
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| 16-inch flip-style TV is ideal for kitchen countertops or hanging cabinets.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| Westinghouse L2410NM Review
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| Perhaps it's the expectations set by the glut of HDTVs on the market (which are all widescreen), or maybe it's some combination of increased screen size with more widescreen content on PCs (movies, widescreen-supporting games, etc), but the wide display is quickly replacing that tired old 4:3 ratio.
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June 5, 2007 |
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| Westinghouse TX-52F480S
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| The Westinghouse TX-52F480S delivers a big, pleasing picture at a very good price. In fact, it's the best value in a 1080p, 52-inch LCD TV we've seen.
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April 11, 2008 |
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| WiHD boys signal imminent arrival of 'wireless HDMI' tech
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| The companies behind the Wireless HD (WiHD) standard - Intel, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, LG, Matsushita and NEC among them - have completed the first full version of the specification.
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January 3, 2008 |
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| WinBook 46D1
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| could use more digital video inputs, but it delivers impressive image quality at a low, low price.
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May 3, 2007 |
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| Wireless set-top startup Building B launches
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| A new outfit dubbed Building B unleashed its PR machine last week to let folks know about its box that streams video to the TV without a PC.
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August 22, 2007 |
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| XEL-1: Sony's First OLED TV Reviewed by Sound and Vision (The Bastards)
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| I can't say I'm not jealous that Al at Sound and Vision for getting first domestic review of the upcoming Sony 11-inch OLED TV. The set has one of the highest price/size ratios ever, but it also pulls off one of the highest performances of any modern TV, too. Here are the particulars, in case you have an extra $2500 to blow on a TV that'll look huge in your daughter's doll house.
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February 8, 2008 |
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| Sure, you can browse through every kind of television imaginable, but check out the new cool products like Z-Trak, DVD and HDTV. Job and company information also available.
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