Moves Suggest Samsung Ending Domestic LCD Production
According to a report out of Korea last week, Samsung Display, the display panel maker for the giant conglomerate, has halted production of some of its Gen-8 LCD panel operations in South Korea, as it turns to its new Gen 11 LCD fab in China…
Roku Channel Adds 5 Free Live TV Services
Roku is adding five new free live channels to The Roku Channel, the streaming company’s ad-supported content app. Users of Roku TVs and streaming devices will now be able to watch the Fubo Sports Network to see live sports-related news coverage; USA Today; Now This;…
Spears & Munsil Post Calibration Disc Tutorial
As we previously reported, video calibration experts Stacey Spears and Don Munsil recently launched the next installment in their line of Hand Forged Video TV calibration discs with release of the Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark Ultra HD Blu-ray disc. But a few readers…
LG TVs Get HomeKit, AirPlay 2 Updates This Week
Good news for Apple iOS users who happen have recently purchased a 2019 LG AI TV: The company announced Tuesday that Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will be available to use in their big-screen sets via a firmware release that starts July 25th. LG said…
LG Display Sharpens Focus On OLED
Could prices on 4K OLED televisions be coming down soon? Indications in a second-quarter financial report from the world’s primary supplier of OLED TV panels, LG Display, seem to point in that direction. Why do we say this? When supply is high prices tend to…
CTA: U.S. TV Sales Will Drop By 1% In 2019 To 38.8M Units
Television sales in the United States are expected to “taper off” in 2019, with LCD TVs showing declines as 4K Ultra HD, 8K and OLED-based displays register growth, according to mid-year forecasts released Monday by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). According to the CTA’s mid-year…
Report: Majority Of 4K TV Owners Enjoy The Quality
Good news for 4K Ultra HDTV lovers: you’ve got support from others who agree with you. A recent study reported in a 2Q-2019 market research bulletin by the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that 59% of 4K Ultra HDTV owners strongly agree that picture quality…
Amazon, Google Officially End Streaming Conflict
Amazon and Google each issued blogs Tuesday announcing the official end (or at least a cease fire) to their long-running conflict that has kept the Amazon Prime streaming app off of Chromecast devices and certain Android TVs and Google’s YouTube app off of Amazon Fire…
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