CES 2012 Post Show Report Part Five- Panasonic’s HDTV Plasma Line

February 2nd, 2012 · 3D HDTV, Connected TVs, News, Plasma

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month Panasonic introduced nineteen new models of plasma TVs in seven series. The top five series (VT, GT, ST, UT, XT) offer 3D and  the top four series offer Panasonic’s Viera Connect Internet streaming and apps.

The improvements include a new plasma panel structure with finer highly reflective ribs, variable cell pitch, new drive and more to achieve a significant  increase in brightness, a new anti-reflective filter improves ambient light blocking along with higher panel light transmission. A new pre-discharge control circuit provides better black levels.

The new Panasonic 2,500 Focused Field Drive creates sharper images during fast motion by decreasing the period of each light emission. Other drive improvements permit 24,576 equivalent steps of gradation. Our Panasonic 2012 Plasma Spec Chart  provides specifications for all series and screen sizes

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CES 2012 Post Show Report Part Four -Panasonic’s HDTV LED/LCD Line

February 1st, 2012 · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News

 

Panasonic brought a number of HDTV surprises to Las Vegas with the debut of its new 2012 LCD and plasma lines. The electronics giant revealed performance improvements in both TV technologies. The LED LCD line-up features for the first time 47 and 55-Inch IPS panels to compete head on with Samsungs and LG top of the line products. Its new WT series models showed a performance improvement that leapfrogs every LED LCD makers panels performance to date.

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Is Your HDTV Super Bowl Ready? Set-Up Tips For The Best Picture

January 30th, 2012 · 3D HDTV, Cable TV, Connected TVs, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma

Surveys show about 1 in 5 HDTV owners end up NOT watching the big game or other programs in high def due to improper setup (source: The Nielsen Co.).

Follow our check list to make sure your HDTV is ready for Super Bowl viewing with the best, sharpest picture. We take you step by step from TV signal to a full high definition image.

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The Hottest Pre-Super Bowl HDTV Deals

January 29th, 2012 · 3D HDTV, Connected TVs, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma

With only one week remaining to the big game, TV makers are running dealer incentives for a final push on big screen HDTVs. We’ve picked the hottest deals, all with free freight. Our survey article indicates buyers want the biggest, sharpest HDTV they can get. This week’s deals list screens from 46 to 60 Inches with the best deals coming from Samsung and Panasonic.  Our top pick is the 60-Inch Panasonic plasma.

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Super Bowl Viewers Want A New HDTV That’s Bigger and Better

January 27th, 2012 · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma

A  Super Bowl HDTV shopper survey just released by techbargains.com reveals one in four shoppers are considering purchasing a new HDTV before the game on February 5, 2012. A whopping 72% of consumers believe the size of the HDTV impacts on their viewing experience.

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CES 2012 Post Show Report Part Three-Toshiba’s HDTV Line

January 25th, 2012 · 3D Cable Programs, 3D HDTV, 4K LED LCD, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News

 

Toshiba came to Las Vegas with nine new series of HDTVs. Its top series include Smart passive 3D models and all new slim styling. Toshiba also showed its latest iteration of glasses-less 3D TV with a promise of delivery later this year.

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CES 2012 Post Show Report Part Two-Vizio’s HDTV Line

January 23rd, 2012 · 21:9 3D LED LCD Flat Panels, 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, OLED

Vizio once again displayed its new line off-site at a Las Vegas Hotel. While Vizio continues to be in the number one or two LCD HDTV sales position, they remain the only top five TV company to opt out of a booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a real inconvenience and a time killer.

Prior to CES Vizio was very hush-hush, not releasing any product information. You can’t blame them. With only nine 2012 new model announcements I may have skipped the trek all together. Three entry level 3D sets are carried over from the 2011 line and a Vizio spokesman said it has not yet decided on the rest of the 2012 line-up or if they would carry over more models from last year. By comparison, during last year’s CES Vizio introduced 50 new 16:9 HDTVs.

For the third year in a row, Vizio showed its CinemaWide 2.37:1 aspect ratio TVs.

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Choosing The Right HDTV For Super Bowl XLVI

January 21st, 2012 · 3D HDTV, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma, Satellite TV

With the big game just around the corner this guide will help you pick the HDTV that is best for viewing the annual spectacle.

The game will be broadcast in high definition on NBC on Sunday February 5th at 6:30 Eastern Standard Time. This means it will be past sunset on the east coast and about two hours before it in the west. The western time may affect ambient room lighting conditions if your game viewing environment does not have curtains or window shades. There are four main criteria for great sports HDTV viewing. The list appears after the jump.

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