Panasonic’s 152-inch (386cm) TV just hit and it’s got 4000 by 2000 resolution, 3D support and several technologies that speed up display and optimise it for displaying 3D by reducing cross talk. Not that you’ll be able to afford one.
Samsung’s new C7000 series plants a flag for plasma-ites. There aren’t a lot of details available yet, but we do know that it’s coming this year.
The hype at CES this year might be around LED and 3D TVs, but LG is still standing strong behind its plasma screens with the thinner and lighter Infinia PK950 and PK750.
Panasonic’s largest and third plasma plant, in Amagasaki, was just completed. The factory will be capable of churning out more of those 150-inch sets (like Dorothy), or nine 50-inchers out of the same glass.
I love TV technology, but wince when I see an $US11K Japan-only Toshiba stuffed with a 3TB DVR. And adding internet widgets, like Samsung’s, is even worse. I hate this trend—TVs just need great picture and lower cost.
According to a report by Glenn Milne of the Herald Sun, the Aussie Government is considering a ‘recycling tax’ on TVs and PCs, which would be used to help pay the costs of recycling old hardware.
Holy Crap! You know that promotion we told you about last month where Samsung were giving away a smaller 22-inch LCD if you picked up a 40-inch or above model? Well, they’ve exhausted that allotment. They’ve sold 15,000 TVs and most of the bonus 22-inch bonus sets have been redeemed. Who said we were in a recession?
Considering LG launched its first HDTV with a build in hard drive years ago, I’m surprised we haven’t seen other companies offering the same feature. Maybe it was just that they hadn’t come up with a cool name for it, like ‘Time Machine’.
