Electronista: Sony is investing in a flat TV manufacturing plant Sharp is building for LCD panels, according to a report today. The?€2,3 billion plant is due to be operational by March of 2010, with construction commencing this past December. The plant will be two-thirds owned by Sharp and will manu...
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Crunchgear: PS3’s PlayTV add-on — essentially a DVR for the PS3 — will go on sale in Europe in March for about €100. Not word on US availability. There are also reports that content recorded by PlayTV will not be copy-protected and that you will be able to drop video onto MPEG-2 compatible devices ...
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I4U: NEC announced a new 52-inch (132cm)?LCD HDTV today called the LCD5220. NEC uses a “U” shaped backlight for even lighting and heat distribution in the set. The 5220 is capable of full 1080p resolution. The TV can also display 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i as well. The bezel of the TV is very thin...
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The Register: Pioneer is reportedly planning to stop making 42in (107cm)?plasma displays, outsourcing manufacture to a third party so it can focus its own manufacturing efforts on screens that are 50in (127cm)?or bigger. The report, which has appeared in Japanese newspaper Asahi and was later picke...
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The Earth Times: Downloading videos from internet portals and perhaps watching a DVD occasionally - that’s the way most people use their computer monitors for multimedia content. But PCs and laptops can also receive TV signals, provided they are equipped with special expansion cards or USB...
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HDTV News: Every person looking for a new TV set would definitely want the one with the best quality, great picture performance and excellent viewing experience. Well, with the Sony KDL46XBR5, you won’t go wrong. The KDL46XBR5 is a full HD 1080p with 1920 X 1080 pixels and 1080p video inputs.With BR...
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Engadget: Well, don’t you feel silly. After springing for that 103-incher (262cm)?last year, Panasonic has made a mockery of your spendy home theater with a 150-inch (380cm)?display at CES, and now an upgraded version of the original 103-inch behemoth. The new TH-103PF10UK upgrades the vi...
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The Register: Toshiba has unveiled its latest range of LCD HD TVs, which it hopes will have square-eyed fans turning their heads to catch a glimpse of what the company claims is one of the most desirable panels on the market. Dubbed the ZF range and designed to look a little like a picture frame, T...
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Engadget: If you’ll recall, Samsung announced plans last November to expand an 8G LCD plant sans?Sony?– now, Reuters is reporting that Sony is aiming to start procuring LCD TV panels from Sharp, possibly within the next business year. Apparently, the deal with Sharp would allow i...
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HiddenWires: Establishing a new benchmark in flat panel TV design, JVC?on Wednesday?unveiled the world’s thinnest LCD TVs with built-in tuners. The new line of super-slim Full HD TVs also weigh less and consume less power than conventional LCD TVs. JVC’s new slim LCD TVs feature...
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Electronista: Sony will spend roughly?€135 million on developing technology to build medium to large Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) panels for use in TVs and monitors, the company announced today. While Sony already has an OLED TV on the market that exemplifies the ultra-thin design of OLEDs at...
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Engadget: LG has?presented a series of new?HDTVs at the London Fashion Week.?The LG6000 LCD HDTV series consists of 32-, 37-, 42- and 47-inch (81cm, 94cm, 107cm and 119cm)?iterations that boast a 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, “invisible” Mark Levinson speakers, automatic brigh...
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Financial Times: In a bid to meet fast-growing demand for liquid crystal display televisions, Matsushita, known for its Panasonic brand, is set to build a?LCD factory in western Japan by 2010. The move will put it head to head against the leading LCD TV makers, such as Samsung, Sharp and Sony. The...
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crave: At its 2008 product showcase in Valencia, Panasonic revealed that every year some people manage to hurl their Wii?controllers at their expensive flat-panel TVs. Anyone who reads gadget sites will have read these tales of woe and possibly even seen the photos. The good news is that Panasonic h...
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HiddenWires: The PC is set to take a back seat as the television reclaims centre stage. The Loewe Connect presents a fresh new approach to the traditional TV set, allowing users to store their digital film, photo and music collection within a picture perfect digital television transforming the livin...
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The Korea Times: Full High-Definition LCD televisions are increasingly becoming the mainstream in the bullish TV industry amid faster technology development and rising demand for more realistic images. Samsung Electronics said that it will introduce 32-inch (81cm)?full HD LCD TVs this month in a pr...
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The Canadian Press: LG.Philips LCD Co. said Tuesday it plans to change its name in line with a reduction in shares held by Royal Philips Electronics NV of the Netherlands.The flat panel maker’s new name will be LG Display Co., LG.Philips said in a release. The company plans to register the...
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TradingMarkets.com: When comparing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) to liquid crystal display (LCD), OLEDs remain a relatively new technology in the flat panel display (FPD) market, notes Frost & Sullivan. With advanced technology, improved energy efficiency and superior viewing angle...
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TVPredictions: They say?centimeters matter when it comes to sex. But apparently they are really talking about Plasma HDTVs. Comet, a TV retailer in the United Kingdom, has released a study saying that 47 percent of British men would give up sex for one year in return for a 50-inch (127cm)?Plasma se...
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Guardian: Japan’s Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it will double its plasma panel output capacity in the year starting in April and step up panel sales to other TV makers in an effort to make its flat TV business profitable. Hitachi also said it will buy Fujitsu Ltd’s 4.6 percent sta...
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