2016 CES Will Mark Changes In Electronics Industry
Gary Shapiro, president of the newly renamed Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which was just changed from the Consumer Electronics Association Monday night, said the 2016 CES is changing this year as well, and admission is getting both broader and more selective at the same time….
LG Applies Price Cuts, Rebates To OLED TV Lines
If you’ve had your eyes on an OLED TV but have been holding off until prices get more affordable, your wait might be over. That’s because LG Electronics took the wraps off of a pre-holiday market penetration strategy to get OLED TVs into the hands…
Panasonic Enters 4K OLED TV Market
Panasonic used the IFA Show in Berlin, Germany Wednesday to unveil its first 4K OLED TV – a 65-inch curved-screen model. The company, which for years championed the superior contrast and off-angle viewing benefits of plasma TVs over LED LCD TVs, added its first OLED…
LG webOS TVs Get Upgraded, DirecTV 4K Added
LG Electronics USA revealed Monday an expanded list of content partners for its webOS Smart TV platform, including access to streaming Full HD and 4K content from DirecTV without the need of extra boxes. LG also announced a free firmware update for 2014 webOS Smart…
CEA Defines An `HDR Display’, Awaits Definition For HDR
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) issued Thursday the industry definition for high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video displays, specifying base-line standard SMPTE BT 2084 Electo Optical Transfer Function (EOTF) and SMPTE BT 2086 metadata support. Now all we need is a definition for what HDR…
LG Adds Flat-Screen 4K OLED TV Series With HDR
In advance of the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany, LG revealed Tuesday plans to introduce the EF9500 series of flat-screen 4K Ultra HD OLED TVs that will be “fully HDR enabled.” The series, which is scheduled to hit retail shelves in September,…
HDR Still Not Happening At Retail
4K Ultra HDTVs capable of delivering High Dynamic Range (HDR) may be one of the hottest new technologies on the television market this year, but don’t be surprised if you don’t hear anything about it on retail sales floors, so far. Even though some of the latest and…
LG Readies First Curved Wireless Sound Bar
LG said its first sound bar designed for curved-screen TVs, model LAS855M, will hit retail shelves in October at a $699 suggested retail price. The company’s first curved sound bar was designed to match the curve of LG’s curved OLED TV models, including the…
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