The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week issued the Final Draft Version 8.0 of its Energy Star TV specifications, which are to take effect April 16, 2018. In the process of completing the draft, the EPA offered industry stake holders an opportunity to comment on any concerns in criteria outlined in the second […]
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EPA Issues `Final Draft’ Of Energy Star V.8 For TVs
July 18th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Connected TVs, electronic program guides, Full HD 1080p, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, OLED, OLED, Test Equipment, TV Tables, UHD 4K OLED, UHDTV
Tags:Energy Star V.8·Engergy Star·EPA·Final Draft·HDR·upscaled HDR
LG 4K OLED TV Wins TV Shootout For 4th Consecutive Year
July 13th, 2017 · 2 Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Calibration, Connected TVs, Dolby Atmos, Full Array LED Backlit with Local Dimming, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, LG Electronics, News, OLED, OLED, Streaming Services, Test Equipment, UHD 4K OLED, UHDTV
ISF President Joel Silver discusses the 2017 TV Shootout Criteria during CE Week Wednesday. LG’s OLED TV technology, represented this year by the 65-inch OLED65E7P, continued to take top honors in the Annual TV Shootout during the CE Week Show in New York by sweeping three categories in votes by a panel of expert judges, […]
Tags:4K OLED TV·65E7·CE Week 2017·LG·Samsung·Sony·TV Shoot Out·Vizio·Westinghouse
ICDM At Work On Display Standards To Answer `Specsmanship’
July 6th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Calibration, Curved Screen, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, OLED, Projection Screens, Test Equipment, TV Tables, UHD 4K OLED, UHDTV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Players, Video Processors
Insight Media’s Chris Chinnock One of the more frustrating issues surrounding the launch of new display technologies, like high dynamic range, wide color gamut, and color volume is the lack of unified standards to measure and monitor performance. Thanks to the Society for Information Display (SID) a multi-company/multi-industry Committee called the International Committee for Display […]
Tags:4K Ultra HDTVs·calibration·Chris Chinnock·color volume·display testing·HDR·ICDM·InSight Media·standards bodies·wide color gamut
Miller Time: Samsung Voice Touch A Calibration Work Saver
April 3rd, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Connected TVs, electronic program guides, HDMI, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Test Equipment, UHDTV
I had the opportunity to have a look at a pre-production sample of Samsung’s 2017 flagship 65Q9 65-inch QLED TV, one of the flat panels in the new Samsung line that offers a number of new and interesting features. Among them the company’s Voice Touch feature, which it has taken to a new level […]
SpectraCal Develops `AutoCal’ For 2017 Samsung TVs
March 29th, 2017 · 1 Comment · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Connected TVs, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Test Equipment, UHDTV
The often monotonous and time consuming process of calibrating a television is going to be a little easier for some 2017 televisions, thanks to new Calman AutoCal software coming from SpectraCal. That’s because the developer of popular Calman PC software used by many professional calibrators, technicians and reviewers of professional and consumer television displays […]
Tags:4K edge-lit LED LCD TV·AutoCal·CalMan·HDR10·QLED·Samsung·SpectraCal·Ultra HDTV
Upon Further Analysis: Samsung Q9 QLED TV Is A 4K UHD Beacon
March 27th, 2017 · 9 Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Connected TVs, electronic program guides, Full Array LED Backlit with Local Dimming, HDMI, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Test Equipment, UHDTV
UPDATE! About two weeks ago we were given the chance to review a pre-production sample of Samsung’s QN65Q9F flagship 4K Ultra HD QLED TV, but our test sample had a few bugs that prevented us from giving it a final and accurate rating. At our request, and in the desire to give a fair review […]
Tags:4K·4K Ultra HD·4KUHD·HDCP 2.2·HDMI 2.0a·HDR·HDR 10·Samsung·Smart TV·TV review·UHDTV·Ultra HD·Ultra HD Blu-ray
LG, Samsung, Vizio Hit With Class-Actions For TV Energy Use
October 27th, 2016 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, LG Electronics, News, Test Equipment, UHDTV
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) recent report citing LG, Samsung and Vizio for allegedly using more energy than is stated on Energy Guide labeling and advertising, has started influencing a series of class-action lawsuits from disgruntled customers. Three recent cases have been filed against the companies following the NRDC report issued on Sept. 21, […]
Tags:automatic backlight control·class-action lawsuits·Energy Guide·Energy Star·motion dimming·NRDC
