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Rumor: Samsung Will Cut TV Production by 80 Percent
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We’ve been consistently impressed with Samsung’s high-end TVs. This year’s 8000 models are especially slick, with crazy thin bezels and outstanding pictures. That’s nice and all, but it doesn’t matter unless all of that turns into sales. Samsung has been losing sales over the last year or so, resulting in an atrocious second quarter. The whole flat-panel market is a bit rough right now and Samsung has announced cuts in TV production, just like LG before them.
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Toshiba Announces 40TL868 and 46TL868 HDTVs Coming Soon
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Toshiba announced today two new HDTVs that will be releasing soon, the 40TL868 and the 46TL868. Both models share similar specifications like full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, LED technology, and 3D capabilities. The only major difference is that they measure 40 and 46 inches, respectively. The company has not only given these TVs 3D capabilities, but they are also Smart TVs with internet access via an Ethernet port. Other connection options include 4 HDMI ports, a composite, component, RGB, and two USB ports. The TVs use active shutter 3D technology, which ensures a true full HD resolution during 3D mode. These TVs will be released into the UK market sometime in December. Retail prices have...
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Samsung Releases S23A950D and S27A950D HD Monitors
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Samsung announced today that two new HD monitors are now available in the USA. The 23 inch S23A950D and the 27 inch S27A950D both feature full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. Other major features include a 2ms response time, 3D technology, and 2D-to-3D conversion. Samsung has included several connection options like a RGB, HDMI, DisplayPort, and a DVI port. The company states that the monitors can also include a TV tuner as well in order to convert the displays to HDTVs. These screens are among several new models this year that have the new “curved design.” Both monitors are available now through certified retailers. The S23A950D retails for $544, while the S27A950D ...
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Sceptre X405BV-FHD HDTV Released
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Today, Sceptre unveiled their latest HDTV, the 40 inch X405BV-FHD. This screen uses LCD technology to display full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and a 4500:1 contrast ratio. Sceptre is known for manufacturing affordable, high quality HDTVs and the X405BV-FHD is no exception. The connection panel has been fitted with a wide array of connection options, including 4 HDMI ports, a composite, s-video, component, RGB, and several audio ports. There is also a USB port to connect a flash drive. The X405BV-FHD is available through certified retailers for just under $500.
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NEC V422 and V422-AVT HDTVs Released
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NEC is a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions. Today, the company unveiled two new 42 inch monitors, the V422 and V422-AVT. The only difference between the two is that the V22-AVT comes with an integrated tuner. Both displays feature a full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and a 1300:1 contrast ratio. They have also been equipped with a 10W speaker and a diverse connection panel. There are even expansion slots in order to add additional inputs. “This 42-inch addition to our second generation V Series lineup gives our customers more options when looking for the most current technologies in a broad range of sizes,” said Rachel Karnani, Product Manager for Large-Screen ...
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LG, Sharp and Philips to build developer's kit, create Smart TV app standard
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A triumvirate of television titans -- LG, Sharp and Philips -- are joining forces to create a development kit, defining a common standard for their Smart TV apps. The power play addresses the problem of fragmentation, since developers will only need to make one version of an app for it to work across all three of the 'tubes operating systems. Based on open standards like HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV, developers should get their hands on a beta version by early October, with the finalized version due by the end of the year. The better question now is whether the Romanesque trio can drum up enough developer support to beat out competitors in an app-tastic coup d'etat, or if the likes of Vizio, Son...
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Vestel shows off a prototype BitTorrent Certified TV at IFA
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Far from sneaking in to the living room, Vestel had a BitTorrent Certified television on display at IFA 2011 this past week. That official stamp means it packs the usual suite of connected TV features including playing local media across the network, and it's guaranteed to work with BitTorrent approved files from the internet. There's no word on any official release for this prototype -- and we haven't been able to locate anyone who got a hands-on demo, let us know if you saw it -- but it definitely shows how BitTorrent is trying to expand its platform in a manner similar to DivX and XBMC / Boxee. Check out the press release after the break, we'll be sitting back and watching some totally le...
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LG Unveils LW980T HDTV Series
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LG announced today two new HDTVs that will become the company’s new flagship series, the 47LW980T and 55LW980T. The series feature LG’s passive 3D technology as well as 2D-to-3D conversion, Smart TV technology. LG has also included 4 HDMI ports, and dual USB ports with DivX HD support. The screens use LED backlighting, which enables the screens to measure only 27.55mm (1.1 inches) thick. Other major features will include full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, smartphone control, DLNA, and a 400Hz refresh rate. LG has also stated that they will be including 7 pairs of 3D glasses with each TV. However, retail prices and a release date have not been announced at this time.
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Toshiba's new Regza WL800A HDTV hooks up with your smartphone via MHL
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The MHL Consortium wants to banish HDMI ports from our phones in favor of its Mobile High-Definition Link connection, and the tech has found its way into handsets like the GSII and the EVO 3D. But until now, there were no TVs to connect to. Toshiba's latest in the Regza line, the WL800A, is the lone set in its 2011 lineup to pack the 5-pin port that pulls 1080p from your mobile device and puts it up on a 46-inch or 55-inch edge-lit LED panel. Best part is, the MHL connection pushes power back into your phone at the same time video is streaming -- so you don't have to worry about your phone dying on you in the middle of your mobile movie marathon. Currently for sale in the land of Oz for $2,3...
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Samsung to get YouTube 3D exclusively at first
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At a press conference before the IFA show in Berlin, Samsung revealed it will be the first to host YouTube 3D videos on its Smart TVs and Smart Hubs. The dedicated app that makes this possible will be exclusive to Samsung for a limited but unspecified time. The company's European marketing director, Michael Zoller, said the app will be one of 100 new ones introduced before year's end, and likely by the end of September.
At the same time, Samsung added a new 60-inch version of its thin, 0.2-inch bezeled D8000 LED-lit TV line, which was introduced at CES. The 60D8000 gets 3D support and supports the Smart TV web and app platform.
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Toshiba 55ZL2 55-inch Glasses-Free 3D TV unveiled at IFA 2011
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Toshiba announced the launch of the world’s first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV at the IFA 2011. The Toshiba 55ZL2 has a screen of 139cm (55”) in diagonal and does not require glasses to experience 3D. Plus, the 55ZL2 is the world’s first TV targeted at consumers that comes with a Quad Full HD screen. This enables the 55ZL2 to offer a 3D TV experience that can be enjoyed by a large group of viewers and displays 2D contents in four times (Quad) Full HD resolution.
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Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative adds TCL, Sharp, Philips and Toshiba
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Early August Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corporation and X6D Limited (XPAND 3D) announced the Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative. Now the group announces that TCL, Sharp, Philips and Toshiba join as well. LG is still absent because of their focus on passive 3D glasses.
The companies intend to work together on the development and licensing of radio frequency (RF) system 3D active glasses technology, including RF system protocols between consumer 3D active glasses and 3D displays such as televisions, personal computers, projectors and 3D theaters with XPAND active shutter glasses. The standardization will also include multiple types of infrared (IR) system protocols between 3D ...
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Rumor: Apple 'almost certainly' making iOS TV set for 2012
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The persistent rumor of an Apple-branded TV was sparked once again with a rumor from multiple sources. The tips from San Francisco Bay area contacts for Alsop Louie Ventures didn't say much more than that it would most likely run iOS and with an aim for 2012. Co-founder Stewart Alsop explained to VentureBeat that he was on the boards of Sonos and TiVo and was connected to the hardware field.
He speculated that Apple was mostly held back by the costs of LCD panels.
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LG Unveils New PenTouch HDTVs
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LG is pleased to announce today three new HDTVs that will have the company’s latest technology, the PenTouch. The models include the 60PZ850, 60PV490, and 50PV490 and they all include plasma technology and a full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. The 60PZ850 will also include 3D technology and it will be THX certified as well. The PenTouch technology is a stylus that can also act as the remote control for the TV. By touching the pen to the screen, the user can write, draw, and even control the programs that are displayed onto the screen. The TV follows typical point and click commands, but can be paired with a second pen for more gestures like zooming and enlarging. LG states that these TVs are n...
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Google TV UK launch given green light?
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Google is set to launch its Google TV service in the UK, with Eric Schmidt set to make the announcement at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
This is according to the Telegraph, which believes that the service is to launch in the UK within six months despite it getting lukewarm reviews in the US.
Google TV is a set-top box that allows you to watch online content alongside traditional TV channels.
In the UK this is nothing new; the majority of high-end TVs launched this year allow Smart TV functionality, where you can access web content and the myriad catch-up TV services available.
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