LG Display (LPL) will be unveiling its White Plus technology that reduces power consumption by 56% on its 32″ TFT LCD panel. The White Plus technology enhances the brightness by adding a white pixel to the RGB sub-pixels effectively making it RGBW. The Optimal Power Control (OPC) technology also improves (reduces) power consumption. We have [...]
Samsung announced on January 5, 2009 that it will be unveiling the world’s thinnest LCD TV with a LED backlight at CES 2009: the LUXIA LED TV. The ultra-thin LCD TV will be just 6.5mm thick with sizes ranging from 40″ to 55″. 6.5mm… that is REALLY thin. Other features will include the company’s 240Hz [...]
Toshiba has plans to increase its LCD TV sales in FY2009 by 43% Y/Y to 10 million units. The company’s FY2009 ends in March 2010. For FY2008, Toshiba is expecting to have shipped 7 million LCD TVs with about a 6% market share. The company with 10 million units in FY2009 will capture roughly 10% [...]
Hitachi UltraVision UT32V502 Specifications
Display: 31.51″ IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD with EEFL Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Frequency: 120Hz
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Connectivity: HDMI v1.3 with CEC ,VGA, RS-232C, Composite
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Mount: VESA 400 x 200mm
Other: 1:1 Pixel Mapping, Game Mode
Dimensions: 32-1/6 x 21-3/16 x 1-1/2″
Weight: 29.1lbs
Price: MSRP US$1199.95 ($775.59 at Amazon.com)
Hitachi might not be [...]
LG Display 480Hz LCD Specifications
Frequency: 480Hz Trumotion
MPRT (Motion Picture Response Time): 4ms
Availability: 2H’09
LG Display’s (LPL) Trumotion 480Hz combines two technologies: scanning backlight and 240Hz. When the LED backlight is progressively scanned and combined with LPL’s 240Hz technology, the LCD can refresh images at a rate of 480 per second. LPL is making good use of [...]
LG LH95 Specifications
Display: TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Frequency: 240Hz (4x 60Hz) TrueMotion Drive
Contrast Ratio: 2,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Dimensions: 24.8mm thick (<1″)
LG will showcase its LH95 LCD TV at CES 2009. LG will be touting the LH95 as the world’s thinnest LCD TV with a LED backlight. The LH95 is just 24.8mm thick; that’s thinner that 1″. The [...]
Amazon announced its 14th record holiday season with 72.9 items ordered every second, a substantial increase from 62.5 last year. Orders peaked on December 15: 6.3 million items (up 17% Y/Y from December 10, 2007) were placed on Amazon’s checkout carts. Amazon also listed some of the best-selling items in 2008 and those include the [...]
According to Sharp, the company will be releasing two AQUOS LCD TVs with integrated Blu-ray players at the Consumer Electronics Show 2009. The duo will be commercially available right after CES. One will be 32″ and the other 42″. The 42″ LCD TV will feature a 1920 x 1080 pixel format and be able to [...]
Westinghouse Digital SK-40H520S Specifications
Display: 40″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Color Gamut: 75% NTSC
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Connectivity: RF, S-Video, Composite, Component (2), HDMI (2), VGA
Mount: 75 x 75mm, 100 x 100mm, 8-hole
Dimensions:
39 x 28.5 x 9″ (w/stand)
39 x 26 x 4.8″ (w/o stand)
Weight: 48.5lbs (w/stand), 42lbs (w/o [...]
Samsung LN40A550 Specifications
Display: 39.9″ PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 5ms
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Video Processing: DNIe
Frequency: 60Hz
Tuner: ATSC, QAM
Connectivity: HDMI (3), Composite (2), S-Video, Component (2)
Dimensions:
39.2 x 27.0 x 11.8″ (w/stand)
39.2 x 24.7 x 3.6″ (w/o stand)
Weight: 61.5lbs (w/stand), 54.5lbs (w/o stand)
Price: MSRP US$1299.99 ($899.98 at [...]