LG Electronics has confirmed it will begin deliveries of curved OLED television sets next month, making it the first to offer such a product to the public. The 55i inch model will cost 15 million won (€10,775) and is initially limited to sales in South Korea. OLED technology is based on carbon-based materials that convert […]
Twenty-one Japanese broadcasters, consumer electronics companies and telcos have come together to create a high profile development partnership to help Japan, and the rest of the world., to move into television’s next generation transmission format, Ultra-HDTV. The grouping includes public broadcaster NHK, which is actively backing its Super Hi-Vision/8K format, as well as commercial broadcaster […]
South Korea’s LG is making aggressive plans to convert existing LCD production lines to OLED output. By the middle of next year LG says it should be producing 6,000 panels per hour and will have improved production quality. This year LG expects 1 million 4K displays to be shipped to the market, higher than previously […]
Falling sales of televisions hit quarterly earnings at LG Electronics while a weaker yen benefited Japanese rivals. The South Korean company cut television prices sharply in the face of falling demand and rising competition. That overshadowed record smartphone sales as LG tries to make up lost ground in the mobile phone market by focusing on […]
US consumers’ desire for mobility is driving sales of tablets, smartphones, e-readers and wireless mobile hotspots, according to a study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The 15th Annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study also found that consumer electronics (CE) spending is up for individuals (35 per cent) and households (36 per […]
The production of OLED screens is proving to be a real headache, says Paul Gray, director of TV research at consultancy DisplaySearch. He says that factories are only getting one good panel out of every 10 panels at 55-inches. “Production problems are making it very, very tough,” he said. “There was a lot of hype […]
Kunihko Miyagi, president of Panasonic’s imaging division, has told The Hollywood Reporter that his company’s plans for 4K embrace the entire TV production cycle. “We are developing a 4K system – a whole set of products – to allow for affordable 4K production,” he said. “Everything we make in HD will be 4K.” He says […]
Eutelsat is making its 4K Ultra-HDTV demo channel available to Digiturk. Broadcasting from Eutelsat’s 7A satellite, which is also home to Digiturk’s pay-TV neighbourhood, the first demo transmission took place on April 2nd and has now been opened up to a wider audience limited only by the lack of receiving equipment. Emre Uysal, Digiturk’s Product […]
Seiki Digital has unveiled a 50” Ultra-HDTV 4K television display for a bargain $1,499. It goes on sale in the next few days in the USA, and the company is promising a 65” model later this year at a similar low price. “The introduction of Ultra HDTV is perhaps the biggest news since the first […]
Although admitting it is “early days” in the consumer life-cycle of 4K viewing, Jim Underwood, Executive VP, Worldwide Digital and Commercial Strategy, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, says its progress has gone beyond the point of wondering whether it can become a reality. Delivering a keynote speech at PEVE Entertainment 2013 in London, he told delegates: […]