CEDIA 2009 Report and Analysis Part 2
(Sept. 28, 2009) Samsung chose CEDIA to unveil the remainder of its 2009 HDTV line to its dealers. The showings included Samsung’s new 2009 LED backlit LCDs, the B8500 series (bottom photo) and a new 65″ CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent) backlit LCD (top photo). The 8500…
The HD GURU’s Hottest Labor Day Week HDTV Deals
(Sept. 5, 2009) The HD GURU® obtained advanced copies of this Sunday’s September 6, 2009 Best Buy (BB) circular and J&R ads to find the best Labor Day specials on HDTVs. Last week, a number of televisions hit the lowest prices of the year at…
Christmas In August? Best Buy’s Big HDTV Price Drop
(August 29, 2009) Every year the new football season brings with it the start of the HDTV peak sales period. 2009 TV sales volume is around 2008 levels, but with a tilt towards smaller screen size consumer purchases, resulting in lower than anticipated revenues for…
Q2 Plasma HDTV Sales Surge; LCD 40″+ Size Sales Flat —Vizio Maintains No. 1 LCD Volume
Plasma HDTV sales surged 31% in unit volume and 35% in dollar volume over Q1 2009, while in the same period, large screen LCD HDTV flat panel volume sales were flat and revenues fell 7%â€â€according to TV industry market research firm Quixel Research. Quixel’s principal…
How Retailers Use Lighting To Confuse HDTV Buyers
Value Priced LCD HDTV With 50 lux Home Light Level (Above) Same LCD HDTV With 500 lux Retail Store Light Level (Below) (August 6, 2009) It may be difficult to believe, but just a decade ago cathode ray tube-based TVs (CRTs) were the biggest sellers….
Extended Warranties: What You See Is Often Not What You Get: An HD GURU Investigative Report
(July 29, 2009) Buy a high-ticket electronics item like an HDTV today and you can be sure the salesperson will try to sell you an extended warranty that’s supposed to protect your considerable investment well beyond the length of time offered by the manufacturer. Adding…
On Line HDTV Stores Get Nailed For Consumer Fraud
(6/27/09 by HDGURU®) The old adage “If the deal sounds too good to be true, it is” applies to purchases of HDTVs, camcorders, digital cameras and other consumer electronics on the Internet. This week the office of the NY State Attorney General concluded a settlement…
US Ban On Vizio HDTVs Lifted
Vizio, the number one shipper of LCD HDTVs in the US, was granted an stay yesterday (June 10, 2009) in the US Court of Appeals Federal Circuit. The order allows Vizio to resume the importation of its digital televisions while the US International Trade Commission’s…
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