Display and TV

Samsung LCD TV Makes 1080p More Affordable

A full HD 1080p viewing experience can often come with a hefty price tag. But Samsung’s 46-inch N8 LCD TV is designed to provide that 1080p experience at a more affordable price. We see how it measures up.

LCD TV Market To Grow Price Drop Up To 26% In 2008

Year end research by Display Search shows that the LCD panel market for 2008 is expected to grow about 18% from 379.5 million units in 2007 to 447.7 million units by 2008, with LCD TV panels likely to top the application list with the most dramatic growth of 26% followed by notebook panels at 14%…

Sharp Sues Samsung Over LCD TV Patents

Sharp which owns a great deal of LCD patents says that it had filed another lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, Australia’s #1 seller of HD LCD TVs, amid a legal fight over liquid crystal display (LCD) patents.

LCD TV Suck Power Claims Sony Executive

A senior executive of Sony the makers of the Bravia LCD TV range has admitted that LCD TV can draw down as much as 70% of household appliance power. However he says help is at hand with the launch of OLED TV.

Pioneer Forced To Restructure As Plasma Sales Slump

With yesterday’s news that plasma TV sales have fallen an additional 19 percent to $3.8 billion in the last quarter comes news that struggling plasma manufacturer Pioneer is set to restructure their distribution operations in Australia yet again in an effort to be competitive against the likes of Samsung, LG and Panasonic.

NEC Unveils LCD TV With HD Tuner

NEC has announced its new Onyx series, LCD televisions that will have a built-in HDTV tuner as well as other connectivity options like HDMI, composite, component, S-Video, and PC ports.

Wooden Full HD TVs The Next Big Thing

Last month we were being told that plasma TVs sucked up too much power. Well now there is a balance to the problem — wooden flat panel TVs that are Full HD.

Hitachi Tries To Redeem Itself After Full HD Debacle

Hitachi which was this week forced by Australia’s largest retailer Harvey Norman to offer consumers refunds for selling itsr flat panels TVs as full HD when they were only 1080i models has shown off its new slim TV which will not be available in Australia till late next year.

The Worlds Best Telly Will Survive But Will The Company That Makes It?

Earlier this year Pioneer was well and truly on the skids. Profits and revenues were down and the company was struggling to make it in the plasma marketplace. This is despite the fact that the company has designed and built the best large plasma TV in the world by a long way.

1080p Booming LCD TV Sales Grow 113%

After several quarters of modest growth, 1080p LCD TV segment sales boomed in the third quarter of 2007, and overall LCD TV unit sales in the 40-inch and above segments grew 113% from the previous quarter, according to Quixel Research.