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CES 2012: LG’s collection of new TVs

LG 55-inch OLED 3DTV

Going into CES 2012, the big news was about LG’s new 55-inch 3D OLED TV. That TV was there, and it was beautiful, but that wasn’t the only TV LG had to show off at CES. LG continued to push it’s 3DTVs at CES this year, with the entrance to it’s booth being a giant more »

CES 2012: A look at the TVs Samsung had on display

Samsung CES TV display

While we might get more excited over ultrabooks or smartphones, companies at CES always have a huge collection of TVs on display. Samsungmay have spent more effort behind promoting the Galaxy Note at CES, but it also had a ton of TVs to show off. Samsung had TVs ranging from the super-thin OLED 3DTV to more »

CES 2012: A look at Panasonic’s TVs

Panasonic CES TV display

While LG and Samsung had some hype over their 3D OLED displays that were on display at CES, that doesn’t mean they were the only ones that had TVS to show off. Panasonic also brought its full range of new TVs to show off. Panasonic’s big push for CES seemed to be eco-friendliness, with a more »

CES 2011: Samsung TVs

Last year, Samsung got mad at me everytime I tried to photograph their TVs. This year, I managed to get all the shots I could want without being yelled at. To prove it, here’s a quick tour of the TVs in Samsung’s booth. A lot of the TVs were surprisingly not 3D, but just simple more »

New Energy Star standards stricter for TVs

Thinking about buying a new TV? Well, new Energy Star certification standards for 2010 and 2012 will make it harder for TV manufacturers to get the Energy Star sticker on their product. The new standards will demand 40 to 65% greater efficiency in power consumption, respectively. In particular, TVs over 50 inches in size will more »

Despite economic woes, TV sales are up

There may be some good economic news after all. During an industry webcast yesterday, the Consumer Electronic Association predicted sales in certain gadget categories will rise despite the gloomy economy. Flat panel TVs and gaming hardware should do well during the holiday shopping season they predict.

The reason? The CEA says people will ride out the stormy economy at home rather than going out to seek entertainment in an effort to save money and fight rising gas prices. Since so many people will now be homebodies, they’ll turn to their TVs, game consoles and portable game machines such as the PSP and Nintendo DS for entertainment.

Sharp unloads twenty-two new Aquos LCD TV’s

Our TV loving friends from Japan will surely not run out of LCD TV choices thanks to Sharp, who has just unveiled not just one but twenty-two new LCD’s in their RX5, GX5 and DS5 series. The RX5 series will be available in 65, 52 and 46-inches. These LCD’s tout a total contrast ratio of more »

Multimedia phones will outsell TV sets by years end

As someone who hasn’t been watching TV for more than a year now in favor of my gadgets (especially the handhelds) I can see where Research and Markets’s recent report is coming from. According to this new report, there are going to be more multimedia phones sold than TV sets this year. You can see more »