OMDIA: NA TV Shipments Dropped 3% In 2019
Shipments to North American of flat-panel TV sets declined 3% in 2019 to 42.5 million units in 2019, according to year-end numbers compiled by Omdia (the new name of display tech research firm IHS Markit). The firm further forecasts a 0.9% decline for the category…
Samsung To Debut New PlayersTV Sports Network On `TV Plus’
Samsung announced a slamdunk for owners of smat TVs running the free ad-supported streaming Samsung TV Plus app by adding the just announced Players TV network, which is dedicated to sports lifestyle and culture entertainment. The new PlayersTV service was created by the Players Media…
Sony Adds Pair Of Portable Pro 4K/HDR LCD Monitors
For those interested in the latest “lens-to-living room” developments in 4K UHD picture performance at the source of content creation, Sony Electronics’ professional products unit announced Monday the availability of a pair of LCD-based high-grade 4K HDR monitors in its “TRIMASTER” assortment. Sony is recognized…
LG’S OLED Panels Garner UL Verification For Low Blue Light
LG Display revealed Tuesday that its Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panel technology has received Underwriting Laboratories’ (UL) “Low Blue Light Display (OLED)” Verified Mark for user safety. High levels of blue light emitted by flat-panel displays is considered a safety issue due to its…
Sony Offers Super Bowl Deals On X900F, X850G TVs
Sports lovers who have been waiting for Sony to jump into the Super Bowl TV promotion game to get a great deal on a new Bravia XBR LED-LCD TV are in luck. The company has announced special nationally promoted deals on four nice mid-range big-screen…
LG Slashes Prices On B9 OLED TVs For Super Bowl
Are you ready for some OLED football? Super Bowl LIV has all of the signs of being one of the greatest shootouts of all time, both from the standpoint of the talent on the Kansas City Chiefs’and the suddenly transcendent San Francisco Forty-Niners’ rosters, and…
Review: Sony 65A9G 4K OLED Scores A Touchdown
We first saw the Sony Master Series Bravia 65A9G 4K OLED TV up close as one of a panel of judges for the annual “TV Shootout” put on by Scarsdale, N.Y. AV retailer Value Electronics, last summer. The television won a close vote for the…
CES Provided A Glimpse At The First `NextGen TVs’
LG, Samsung and Sony became the first TV makers to announce support for the NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) over-the-air broadcast format that may soon clear the way for regular transmissions of native 4K Ultra HD pictures with high dynamic range (HDR) and advanced sound as…
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