Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in the UK in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready. There were nearly 1 million Internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities according to Ofcom research. The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.7 billion in 2010, a 5.7 […]
Sony Corp, Japan’s electronics giant, is to completely overhaul its TV set business. Sony has already sold factories in Slovakia and agreed a sale of its Barcelona plant. It has also sold 90 per cent of its largest US factory to Taipai’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. But there could be worse to come, given […]
Television technology, including digital and HD formats, time-shifted and catch-up viewing, has helped drive a global increase in television viewing, a new report has revealed. The report – Television – International Key Facts 2011 – published by IP Network, the wholly owned international advertising subsidiary of RTL Group, analyses audiences, programmes and leading trends in […]
TV One adds the 1T-MX-4355 VGA Matrix Routing Switcher to the growing TV One-task product line. The 1T-MX-4355 is a 5×5 VGA Matrix Switcher with Audio is designed to allow distribution of five VGA sources (or YPbPr, CV SV with appropriate cable adapters) to five devices independently or all at the same time, while also […]
US consumers purchased an estimated 1.75 million 3D Blu-ray discs at retail during the format’s first 12 months on the market, and brought home another 1.7 million units as part of hardware/software bundling deals, according to IHS Screen Digest. From June 22nd, 2010 to June 21st, 2011, 1.59 million 3D Blu-rays feature films were sold […]
Speaking at Intellect’s Consumer Electronics event, Panasonic marketing manager Andrew Denham said the problem of glasses free 3DTV will arrive within five years but the solution won’t be lenticular. So, he confirmed, Panasonic will not be following Philips and Toshiba down the lenticular route. However, he also confirmed that Panasonic could not continue to provide […]
The market research company The NPD Group, is reporting that Samsung Electronics is dominating the sale of both LED and plasma 3D sets in the US, with a 61 per cent share of the unit and dollar volume. John Revie, senior vice president of home entertainment at Samsung Electronics America, credited their success to the […]
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen has received industry recognition for its advanced audio/video extension product best suited for the demanding rental and staging market. The Rental & Staging Systems Awards at InfoComm are given to those companies supplying the most innovative commercial audio/video products released in 2010. The Gefen ToolBox Extender for HDMI 3DTV was […]
A recent Retrevo study found that a high price premium is one of the most common reasons consumers cite for not buying a 3DTV. That barrier may soon vanish as a Retrevo Labs Pulse study shows a significant downward trend in the price premium of 47 – 50-inch 3DTVs over equivalent non-3D 1080p LED-LCD and […]
An LG-commissioned study reveals the vast majority of consumers don’t want expensive active-shutter 3D TVs. The survey found that 80 per cent of respondents preferred the overall 3D experience of LG’s “Cinema 3D” technology over Samsung’s active 3D. The study was done by a third party called Morpane. During the survey, respondents watched clips on […]