Tag archive: LCD TV

The Digital Trends crew is on the ground at the Venetian in Las Vegas where we, along with a hoard of ravenous press people, have spent the last hour or so crammed in a room clamoring for images and video of a handful of products while a surprisingly large group of laid back onlookers casually eat shrimp cocktail and sip on wine.  We managed to fight our way to the front of the line at Haier's display, where we got a first look at some of… Read More

Hitachi, Sony, and Toshiba have announced an agreement (PDF) which will see them divest themselves of their small- and medium-sized LCD display businesses to a government-backed fund, with the result being a merged business called Japan Display K.K., due to be formalized early next year. The combined firm will be be 70 percent owned by the Japanese government-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ). “This is a landmark project for… Read More

Home theater fans might be all agog about the latest big-screen TVs from the likes of Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Shap, and Samsung, but when it comes to the everyday LCD TV buyer in the United States, they're voting with their feet. According to DisplaySearch, cut-price big-screen TV maker Vizio took the top slot for LCD TV sales in North America during 2010, accounting for 18.3 percent of the market and selling some 6.9 million units.… Read More

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued several major suppliers of liquid crystal display screens used in computers, televisions and cell phones, claiming consumers paid extra because of price fixing. Some of the companies settled earlier, similar federal charges. The New York suit filed Friday in state court in Manhattan seeks damages and restitution to state and local governments along with penalties for actions from 1996 to 2006 by… Read More

Reuters reports that the LCD TV slump has started to rebound thanks to increase demand for LCD TVs in China and a shortage of glass that kept screen prices high. There are also a number of important sporting events in the first half of 2010 that are expected to drive increased sales of LCD TVs around the globe including the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the World Cup.

Market analysis firm DisplaySearch has released its sales figures for LCD televisions during the third quarter of 2009, and delivered a bit of a surprise: worldwide sales were up compared to the same quarter last year on a unit basis, the first time the industry has seen an increase in the number of sets sold in a year. Furthermore, DisplaySearch is forecasting a 22 percent increase in sales during 2010, with sales of over 170 million units as… Read More

Market analysis firm iSuppli has released its figures for LCD TV sales in the United States during the third quarter of 2009, finding that South Korea's Samsung has retaken the top position in sales, accounting for 16.8 percent of the market. The results knock low-cost flatscreen maker Vizio down to the number-two position, with 15.7 percent of the market—but interestingly, Samsung and Vizio remain the only brands with market shares… Read More

Runco announced the newest additions to its Crystal Portfolio series of LCD displays: the CX-42HD; CX-OPAL42; CX-55HD; CX-OPAL55 and CX-OPAL65. These new displays feature three new screen sizes and the company's OPAL (Optical Path ALignment) image-enhancement technology. The company says OPAL is “a unique combination of a proprietary panel application and enhancements to create stellar images.”   OPAL diminishes diffused… Read More

You've heard about LCDs. You've heard about plasmas. Maybe even you even understand all the pros and cons between them. But what are all these “LED televisions” we keep hearing about?

With technology evolving at such a rapid pace, buying a new TV can be an intimidating proposition. After all, no one wants to invest in a high-definition television that'll be outdated by the time you take it home and plug it into the wall. Complicating matters is all the confusing jargon thrown around, be it 1080p, 16:9, HDMI, ATSC, 120Hz and Blu-ray. Huh? You probably — and justifiably — feel like you need a degree in… Read More