Archive for May, 2008
Sanyo switches to Sharp for LCD TV panels
Sanyo is switching to Sharp LCD panels for its HDTV sets, the former company has announced. While Sanyo is well-known as a brand in general, its TVs have not been able to compete against the likes of those from Samsung and Sony. The Japanese electronics market has been consolidating as whole, and has forced the [...]
VOD provider Akimbo shuts down
Internet video-on-demand provider Akimbo 23. May 2008. has been confirmed by NewTeeVee as having shut its doors. The company says it has so far been unable to raise enough cash to remain profitable for its video delivery services and has decided to drop all but a bare minimum of staff while it seeks a mergers [...]
Shanghai Tianma 4.5G TFT LCD plant now running at 80% capacity
The capacity utilization rate of the 4.5-generation (4.5G) TFT LCD plant of China-based flat panel maker Shanghai Tianma Microelectronics has reached 80% after the plant entered volume production in March this year, according to company sources.The sources made the remarks on the sidelines of the recently concluded Society for Information Display (SID) 2008 electronics display [...]
Atlantic Technology IWCB-727 THX LCR is THX Select2 Certified !
Atlantic Technology has released their new THX Select2 Certified IWCB-727 LCR in-wall loudspeakers. The IWCB-727 features a 2.5 way design with dual 6.5″ woofers and a 1″ tweeter inside of a sealed enclosure.
Atlantic claims the sealed enclosure, “allows all the elements to be perfectly tuned for ideal performance by eliminating the acoustic variability of open-back [...]
Denon launches ‘Reference-Class’ headphones
The latest addition to Denon’s headphone range is the £250 AH-D2000, described as ‘Reference-Class Closed-Back Hi-fi Monitor Headphones‘.They’ve been designed and voiced by the same high-end hi-fi engineering team responsible for the company’s Advanced Evolution audio components, and use lightweight magnesium for the headband and the frames of the earpieces.
The AH-D2000s have been designed to [...]
Pure Sound Brings Heco Aleva Speaker Range to UK
If you’ve been a fan of Heco’s speakers from afar, you’ll be glad to hear the company’s Aleva range is to be released in the UK by distributor Pure Sound.Prices range from £500 for the bookshelf Aleva 200 speakers and go up to £1000 for the floorstanding Aleva 400s.
The Aleva range has newly developed drives [...]
Chimei LCD TVs debut at Asia FPD 2008 (Guangzhou)
Chimei, the LCD TV brand affiliated with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), made its debut in China by showcasing six new models at the ongoing Asia FPD 2008 in Guangzhou.
Ben Cheng, vice president at Nexgen Mediatech, which operates the brand under the Chi Mei Group, said Chimei-branded LCD TVs will initially target such Chinese coastal cities [...]
Sony to go ahead with OLED investment
Sony is really sinking quite a chunk of money into OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology. A couple of months ago, they announced $200 million to develop and produce larger OLED panels.
Today Sony announced that they plan on having large OLED displays ready to go by 2009, and they are authorizing an additional $210 million to [...]
LG HT762TZ - New 700w 5.1 System
LG’s new home cinema setup is a thing of beauty. Combining a DVD upscaler with 5.1 surround, the LG HT762TZ has been dubbed the 700w Champagne home cinema system, due to its great-looking speakers resembling champagne flutes.
It’s not just the main speakers that have the slimlined look, as the subwoofer also sports a trimmed-down chassis.
Although [...]
