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LG W2286L 22-inch combo LED HDTV and monitor

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 1 Comment

LG have announced their first LED combination TV and monitor, the W2286L, a 22-inch display with whopping 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The 20mm-thick widescreen display supports up to 1,680 x 1,050 resolution and has two HDMI inputs.

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Hannspree ST251MKB HDTV revealed

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Jun 29th 2009 No Comments

Hannspree announced a new LCD HDTV today called the ST251MKB and it features a 1080p resolution. Measuring in at 25-inches, this HDTV is a part of the new ST series, meant for the mainstream market.

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Sharp LCD panels face US import ban over Samsung IP violation

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 25th 2009 No Comments

Samsung may have managed to get several models from Sharp’s TV and monitor ranges banned from import into the US, after convincing the U.S. International Trade Commission that the products infringe one of its patents. The IP refers to LCD display technology, with sets from Sharp’s Aquos range of HDTVs named as potentially in violation.

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LG ultra-slim “Full LED” 55-inch LCD HDTVs

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 25th 2009 No Comments

LG have unveiled two new ”full LED” HDTVs, each with 55-inch LCD panels and 240Hz refresh rates. The LG 55LH95 and LG 55LH93 both use 3,360 individual LEDs and boast a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1; the company’s backlighting technology can individually control 240 sections of the display, dimming or brightening as suits the image on-screen.

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Philips Cinema 21:9 HDTV reviewed: “superb”

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 23rd 2009 1 Comment

When your HDTV is a one-of-a-kind ultrawide 56-inch display with a £4,500 ($7,318) price tag, you’d better hope it rates well in reviews. Thankfully Philips’ indecently broad Cinema 21:9 56PFL9954H does just that; according to TechRadar, the 1080p high-def set delivers “the best aspects of the finest sets” they’ve ever seen.

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LG to put ARM processors & GPUs into HDTVs

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 22nd 2009 No Comments

LG and ARM have announced a partnership that will see the former’s HDTVs use the latter’s ARM11 MPCore multicore processor and ARM Mali GPUs. The system will allow for not only high-definition 1080p processing but video-on-demand, voting and polling, games, and e-commerce without the need for a separate set-top box.

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Panasonic 85-inch 1080p plasma display is huge

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Jun 18th 2009 No Comments

Panasonic debuted an 85-inch 1080p plasma screen yesterday at the Infocomm show and this thing is every bit as big as it sounds. Based on NeoPDP tech, this display was designed for use as an electronic billboard and a means for presentations.

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Toshiba Regza HDTVs start shipping

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Jun 10th 2009 No Comments

Toshiba began shipping their Regza HDTVs today, which were initially shown off at CES earlier this year. However, another series was added to the line up today, called the XV648, which is certainly worth learning about.

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VIZIO adds XVT and M-series HDTVs to line up

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Jun 8th 2009 1 Comment

VIZIO announced today that they will be releasing a whole slew of new HDTVs this year as a part of their XVT- and M-series lines. The XVT-series can expect the addition of six new models while the M-series will get several more.

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AMD show Athlon II X2 250, Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition & ATI Theater HD 750 worldwide HDTV tuner

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 2nd 2009 No Comments

AMD have announced two new desktop processors, the dual-core 45nm Athlon II X2 250 and the X2 550 Black Edition, their first-ever dual-core AMD Phenom II. The former boasts a TDP of 65W and nifty throttling to cut power consumption by as much as half when its full capabilities are not needed. Meanwhile desktop and mobile users will soon have the option of watching worldwide HDTV no matter the broadcast standard, thanks to the AMD ATI Theater HD 750.

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