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CEA publishes 3D video specs

Included in a batch of five new standards, the US’s Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has published standards on 3D video, which are now available to guide designers as they develop innovative products for consumers. “The release of these standards follows the very successful CEA Technology and Standards Forum in Dallas,” said Brian Markwalter, senior vice […]

July 10, 2012

LG aims to win OLED race

South Korea’s LG Electronics says it is confident that it can beat arch-rival Samsung in the race to get mass-market OLED displays available. LG is already the world’s second-largest TV manufacturer (after Samsung) and is now safe in the knowledge that its other main rivals, Sony and Panasonic, are somewhat late to the OLED party […]

July 10, 2012By Chris Forrester

Joint OLED plan from Sony and Panasonic

Reports out of Tokyo suggest that Sony and Panasonic, normally arch-rivals in terms of electronics manufacture, will come together to mass produced OLED screens. Reuters, for example, is reporting that the two Japanese giants are looking to develop the screens at competitive prices, and in direct competition with South Korea’s Samsung and LG Electronics. The […]

June 22, 2012By Chris Forrester

Global LCD TV shipments fall for first time

Worldwide TV shipments fell almost 8 per cent Y/Y in Q1’12, the steepest rate of decline since Q2’09. Total TV shipments for the quarter were 51 million units, according to the latest release from NPD DisplaySearch. The biggest contributor to this decline was a slowdown in shipments of LCD TVs, which fell year-on-year for the […]

June 21, 2012

LG to ship 50,000 OLEDs this year

A 55″ OLED TV set will likely cost $10,000 but South Korea’s LG said June 5 that it expected to sell 50,000 of them to well-heeled TV fans around the world. OLED (Organic Light-emitting Diode) sets are brighter, less heavy and are generally considered the next ‘big thing’ and as likely replacements for the Plasma, […]

June 6, 2012By Chris Forrester

Consumer engagement with 3D remains low

Sales of 3D TVs are on the rise in the US as first quarter volumes grew nearly 74 per cent in units and 64 per cent in revenue over last year, according to market research company The NPD Group. 3D TVs accounted for 11 per cent of all flat-panel TV sales in Q1, nearly double […]

May 21, 2012

Designer 3D glasses by Oskav

Designer 3D glasses by Oskav will soon be available to purchase from 3D TV stands in showrooms across the UK. For customers, the signature range of designer 3D glasses by Oskav makes it possible to enjoy blockbuster 3D cinema, passive 3D TV and broadcast 3D events in style. 3D glasses by Oskav are also compatible […]

May 17, 2012

“Significant” demand for OLED displays

Samsung’s vice-chairman, Kwon Oh-Hyen, has told the Korea Times that his company is enjoying “significant demand” from customers for OLED-equipped thin-film flexible screens. “[We are] getting huge orders from electronic makers for the futuristic lineup of flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays,” said Kwon, adding that “we will be mass producing flexible OLED displays […]

May 16, 2012By Chris Forrester

CEA: Consumers viewing video via more platforms

As video consumption increases and viewing devices vary, consumers are still using televisions most often to watch video, according to the Evolving Video Landscape study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Consumers are watching more video than they have in the past, across a variety of platforms. One-third of US adults online (34 per […]

May 15, 2012By Colin Mann

Samsung will launch OLEDs in 2012

Organic Light-Emitting Diode-based (OLED) TV screens are a wonder to behold. Brilliant to view, highly-efficient and inexpensive to run once you have paid the eye watering ticket price! Samsung says it will commercialise its – to date – prototype manufacturing of OLED screens later this year, and introduce a model onto its South Korean domestic […]

May 11, 2012By Chris Forrester