Panasonic launches DMP-BDT100, a new slim Blu-ray players with full HD quality and 3D technology. Excellent picture and sound quality are the new player’s main features according to Panasonic, which stresses that its “technological roots are in Hollywood.” Here’s the gist of the press release: For nearly 20 years, Panasonic has had its development labs [...]
LG Electronics has won three awards at the prestigious European Imaging and Sound Association. The EISA jury is composed of editors from the newspapers belonging to the association. They base grading of the products on their own product testing, analysis and comparisons, and then appoints winners in each of six categories: audio, video, home cinema, [...]
Samsung has told us that they have a next-gen OLED factory under construction, and now LG follows in their footsteps and announce similar plans. The new factory will be capable of producing up to 50-inch OLED TVs already in 2012. It seems that things are moving on the OLED front. LG’s vice president says it [...]
LG has unveiled two new 3D plasma HDTVs in the PX950 series. They will come in 50-inch and 60-inch versions called 50PX950 and 60PX950. The models are just 31 mm slim, with Internet access, THX and USB media features. Both models will be part of Infinia design philosophy, which means a discreet frameless design. On [...]
Samsung is highly active on the 3D front in 2010 and is now launching two more affordable 3D plasma TVs–the C680 is already official in the U.S. and the low-cost C490 will be available soon. The first model in the C680 Series is a 50-inch plasma called PN50C680, with 1920×1080 resolution and a 3D panel [...]
We will have to wait a few more years to see uniquitous glasses-free 3D TVs and monitors, but Sony are experimenting already and have taken the concept a step further. Their engineers have developed a 360-degree 3D display that you can watch from any angle without the use of glasses (also known as autostereoscopic technology). [...]
In short, Google TV is Google’s way of merging the Internet with a flat screen TV. This is done by providing a variety of services and search features, which can either be incorporated straight into the flat screen or purchased as a separate box. Sony is already subscribing to the idea and now it looks [...]
According to the Korean research firm Display Bank we should expect that 86% of all plasma TVs sold in 2013 will be 3D capable. 3D is also expected to have a positive effect on plasma technology in general. Plasma TVs today make up a dwindling share of the total flat-panel sales compared to LCD TVs. [...]
OLED screens are stunning, but so far the production cost of larger screens (such as HDTVs) have been way too high to take the technology to the mainstream. Now there are some indications, however, that some manufacturers of OLED panels are preparing for OLED TVs up to 42 inches in size by 2011. Samsung recently [...]
If you think that the Blu-ray disc format is too small to be useful, you will be happy to learn that there’s a new version on the way. The BD-XL format has just been approved by the Blu-ray Disc Association. BDXL extends Blu-ray storage space from 25/50GB on a single and dual-layer discs, to 100GB/128GB [...]
