Samsung Electronics America Inc. lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems to the big screen of a Samsung HDTV via a wireless or wired home network.

Samsung MediaLive HDTV Accessory

From photos, music, feature films, home movies, and live and recorded TV programs, Samsung’s MediaLive is the ideal plug-and-play complement to most 2008-model Samsung HDTVs. Continue Reading…

At Tuesday’s corporate strategy meeting, Hitachi announced it would continue to pursue with its money-losing HDTV panel manufacturing along with recovering HDD sales as core businesses. Company president Kazuo Furukawa maintains panel production will remain the company’s core business because demand is growing globally, as one of three reasons for the newfound focus.

Furukawa said there is great potential for flat-panel TV sales in Brazil, China, Russia, India and other emerging markets. Secondly, the electronics giant believes flat panels will merge broadcasts and communications.

Next month, Hitachi will launch its Wooonet networking service that will allow its TVs to communicate with computers. As customers demand thinner and more advanced HDTVs, Hitachi believes its products, including the recently introduced UltraThin line, will be highly coveted.

In the 2007 fiscal year, Hitachi lost about $1,062 million, the majority of which was attributed to poor HDTV sales. In related news, the company hopes to boost its overseas HDD sales from 42% last year to 50% in 2010.

During the speech, Furukawa also revealed Hitachi will focus on ‘green’ technology aimed at decreasing energy consumption and environmental friendliness. As part of this policy, the company will make 100,000 lithium-ion batteries annually for GM’s upcoming Volt starting in 2010. [Source: Techon]

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 adoption of strategies similar to Sanyo’s on the part of companies like Pioneer. In Sanyo’s case its consumer electronics division has done poorly, and Reuters notes that on Thursday, the corporation announced its first profits in four years.

Sanyo says that by turning to Sharp it is hoping to revitalize its consumer electronics, even as it invests more heavily into technologies such as solar cells and rechargeable batteries. Its relationship with Sharp may even deepen, as the companies are said to be mulling joint development of kitchen appliances.

Sony’s got some pretty big plans for Europe, as it has seriously increased its production capacities in this particular area. And one of the first series of models that will be rolled out from the new plant is the Bravia V4500, a family of LCD HDTVs that come packed with their own HD tuners right out of the box.

First and foremost, it’s interesting to note that the V4500 series showcases Sony’s innovative new draw the LINE design concept. This very special styling philosophy enhances the total TV viewing experience without distracting from what’s on the screen. Accented by a dark silver speaker, the set’s deep piano black finish creates an effortlessly contemporary look to flatter any living space. 26-inch, 32-inch and 37-inch models all feature a swiveling stand for comfortable viewing from wherever you’re sitting in the room. Continue Reading…

Have you ever mistaken a TV set with a TV show? If not till date, then now is the time to conduct an in-depth research on the name to decide whether it is a name of a TV show or television. The leading LCD TV manufacturer had gone commercial before actually launching its new product calling Scarlet as a new TV series. TV commercials, online trailers ran throughout, without disclosing the actual company’s name.

On the launch day, it mentioned that there is a screening of a new TV series entitled Scarlet. Wow! Reading that statement, everyone would think it’s a promotion of a new movie or TV show. The excitement soon was drooling down to a serious announcement of product.

Scarlet is a red back panel TV from LG! Termed as LG60, the company’s flagship LCD TV – Scarlet had been introduced at 2008 CES. Continue Reading…

Celebration time for all you idiot box, i mean, HDTV enthusiasts. Now, you can take your HDTV camping and even watch your favourite TV series sitting right in the middle of the Alaskan snowscape or even the dusty Gobi desert and still not look like an idiot. Amazed? Yes, this is one television, rather two televisions which can do all this and more, courtesy them being waterproof, snowproof, windproof and even dust proof.

Pantel has made these HDTVs, the PAN320 and the PAN420, possible and are now production ready. These HDTV’s can transmit wireless audio and video for up to 150 feet and even have an anti-reflective glass to give you that very clear picture, even in the tough outdoors. Continue Reading…

There’s a national holiday coming up this Sunday, the day where over 100 million people in America worship football by watching Super Bowl XLII. You might be among the 2.4 million people (according to the Consumer Electronics Association) who will succumb this year to temptation and upgrade that old clunker with a shiny new HDTV. Good luck with that.

No luck needed, though, because we’ve got you covered. After taking a close look at lots of HDTVs, we’ll explain the differences between LCDs, plasma screens, front and rear projectors, and then we’ll even pick our favorite in each category. If you need some help to throw the best Super Bowl party ever, click Continue to find the best HDTV for you.

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The HDTV plunge—everyone and their mother has either taken it already or is seriously tempted to do so. A brand new high-def set, however, is no small purchase. Which TV is right for you? A bright LCD set? A plasma with lusciously rich black levels? A supersize rear-projection model? Before you part ways with a serious wad of your hard-earned cash, you’d better be sure you have all the facts. In the pages that follow, we give you the info you need to swiftly settle on an HDTV that’s right for you.

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