82-inch, ultra-HD display heads Samsung’s SID line-up
Samsung has showcased an ultra-high definition, (3,840 x 2,160 pixels), 82-inch LCD panel for 120Hz television sets at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2008 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition which is running from May 18 to 23 in Las Vegas.
The world’s largest LCD panel supplier said the panel uses a red/green/blue LED backlight, which [...]
Philips 9603 LCD TV series to launch May 2008
Philips new range of top-end 1080p LCD sets will launch in the UK later this month, offering new features and improving on its Ambilight technology.
The 9603 series, which features sets from 32″ up to 47″, will retail between £999 for the smallest of the range, and £1,999 for the largest.
The 9700 series is also set [...]
Sunbrite’s 46 inch 1080p full-HD outdoor TV Review
This isn’t the first outdoor TV we’ve covered - and it’s unlikely to be the last. The new 4610HD from SunBrite is a 46-inch all-weather LCD television which, like previous models, is designed with a corrosion resistant, powder-coated aluminum exterior that protects the internal TV components from rain, dirt, insects, and extreme temperature ranges. Now [...]
LG 32LG5000 32in LCD TV Review
LG, it’s fair to say, is getting sick and tired of being perceived as Korea’s ‘second’ AV brand after Samsung. There was a time not so long ago where the two brands’ public perceptions seemed more or less equal, but recently Samsung has surged away in terms of both image and cold, hard sales.
So this [...]
Toshiba Announces Four High-End LCD TV Lines
Toshiba on Wednesday announced the launch of four lines of high-end LCD TVs; the ZH500, ZV500, RH500 and CV500, all under the company’s REGZA line. The ZH500 and RH500 series come with a built-in 300GB hard drive for recording videos or TV programs, while all four offer a recording option to a Toshiba Qosmio media-oriented [...]
Dolby Shows Latest 46″ HDR LCD Display
Sim2 is well known for it’s DLP technology but they have now teamed up with Dolby to produce a LCD using high-dynamic-range(HDR) technology. The prototype 46 inch LCD uses HDR technology for backlighting images using a backlight copy of the image to increase brightness where it is needed.
And in a statement late Monday, it is [...]
Planar PD420 42″ LCD TV Review
If you haven’t heard of Planar before, don’t worry; it’s not one of those fly-by-night dodgy Far Eastern brands that turns out some cheap piece of tat and then disappears again as fast as it arrived. In fact, Planar is a very well established brand in the US, and now it’s decided it wants [...]
Sony Annual Line Show, Las Vegas 2008
This year, as last, Sony held its annual line show at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. While it is intended primarily for dealers—which explains the introduction of everything from televisions to digital voice recorders, computers, cameras, cell phones, and alarm clocks (in short, everything you’ll see featured in Sony movies later this year)—the press [...]
Philips Cineos 42PFL9632D LCD TV Review
Philips’ technological ambition hasn’t always been matched by perfect pictures, but this time the Dutch company has hit the jackpot. Dressed in an ‘anthracite dark’ gloss, this full HD 42inch screen possesses just about every feature you could wish for.More importantly, these features work so well they raise this TV well above the other [...]
