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LG Unveils World’s Largest OLED TV

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:52:00 +0100

LG will present the future of TV technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with the unveiling of the world’s largest OLED TV with a display size of 55 inches. By incorporating the company’s 4-Color Pixels and Color Refiner features with LG Display’s advanced OLED panels, LG OLED TV generates the most natural colors of any TV set at a much lower price point than could have been achieved using the standard manufacturing process.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 03/01/2012

Samsung Becomes the World's First in Mass Production of Transparent LCD Panel

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:02:00 +0100

Samsung has announced that it began mass production of a 22-inch transparent LCD panel in March this year. The panels come in two types, the black-and-white type and the color type, and they have a contrast ratio of 500:1 with WSXGA+ (1680*1050) resolution.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 31/03/2011

Warner Bros. Starts Offering Movies Directly on Facebook

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:08:00 +0100

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) announced it will begin testing an offering of selected movies for purchase or rental through Warner Bros. Entertainment's Facebook movie Pages. Consumers will be able to use Facebook Credits to buy or rent a title, all while staying connected to Facebook.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 08/03/2011

Vizio Maintains Lead in U.S. LCD TV Market

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:58:00 +0100

Riding a wave of demand for its light-emitting diode (LED)-backlit televisions, Vizio managed to maintain leadership in the U.S. market for LCD TV in the fourth quarter as well as for the entire year in 2010, according to new IHS iSuppli research.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 24/02/2011

VIZIO Unveils 65-inch Theater 3D Razor LED HDTV

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:35:00 +0100

VIZIO announced the introduction of their new Theater 3D technology with the launch of the 65" Theater 3D Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps. The 65" XVT3D650SV is VIZIO's largest HDTV ever.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 17/12/2010

LG Unveils E90 LED Monitor

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:23:00 +0100

LG has just unveiled its new E90 monitor, the company's slimmest LED monitor to date at just 7.2 mm in depth. It will be available starting this month in select markets.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 13/12/2010

HDTV Rollout in China Continues to Power Cogo's Digital Media Growth

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:23:00 +0100

Cogo, an embedded solutions and software provider for the technology and industrial sectors in China, continues to benefit from the strong roll-out of HDTV as total HDTV subscribers in China passed 2 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 2 million in July 2010.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 09/12/2010

iSuppli: Vizio and Samsung Split Leadership in U.S. TV Market in Q3

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:57:00 +0100

In the latest twist in the battle between Vizio and Samsung for leadership in the U.S. television market, Vizio managed to retake the No. 1 rank in LCD TV shipments, while Samsung maintained the top position in overall flat-panel sets, according to the display market research firm iSuppli.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 25/11/2010

Motorola Research Reveals New TV Viewing Habits

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:10:00 +0100

Paid-for television content – whether through cable, satellite or the internet – is preferred over free-to-air services – even in markets where free programming is more readily available, according to global research from Motorola Mobility.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 18/11/2010

JVC Announces World's First THX 3D Certified Home Theater Projectors

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:20:00 +0100

Four new JVC home theater projectors are the world's first to gain THX 3D Display Certification. The four projectors, announced at CEDIA Expo in September while undergoing THX testing, will be available later this month. The new THX 3D Certified projectors are the Reference Series DLA-RS60 and DLA-RS50, to be marketed by JVC's Professional Products Company, and the Procision Series DLA-X9 and DLA-X7, to be available through JVC U.S.A.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 12/11/2010

ESPN Announces Results of Comprehensive 3D Study

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:21:00 +0100

ESPN Research + Analytics unveiled a studies on 3D TV. Compiling results from more than 1,000 testing sessions and 2,700 lab hours, ESPN has concluded that fans are comfortable with the medium and even enjoy it more than programming in HD. The results showed a higher level of viewer enjoyment, engagement with the telecast and a stronger sense of presence with the 3D telecasts.

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3D TV Not Growing as Fast as TV Makers Expected in 2010

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:40:00 +0100

DisplaySearch forecasts that 3.2 million 3D TVs will be shipped in 2010, with growth to over 90 million in 2014. Based on this forecast, 3D will grow from 2% of all flat panel TVs shipped in 2010, to 41% in 2014.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 14/10/2010

Logitech Delivers Google TV to Living Rooms

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:23:00 +0100

Logitech unveiled Logitech Revue with Google TV, a compact, plug-and-play companion box with its Logitech Keyboard Controller, which together provide control over the Google TV experience and home-entertainment devices. The company’s portfolio of products for Google TV also includes the Logitech TV Cam and Vid HD service for HD video calling, Mini Controller as well as other applications designed for the Google TV platform.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 07/10/2010

Slow Television Sales Spur LCD Panel Oversupply

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:16:00 +0100

Shipments of large-sized LCD panels vastly exceeded end-market sales of televisions, monitors and notebook PCs in the first half, spurring a major buildup of inventory of the LCDs and finished products, including LCD-TVs, according to iSuppli.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 20/09/2010

U.S. LCD-TV Market: Samsung Maintains Lead, but Vizio Closes Gap in Q2

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:22:00 +0100

The battle for the top spot in the U.S. LCD-TV market heated up in the second quarter as the gap in market share between No. 1 Samsung and No. 2 Vizio dwindled to less than 1 percentage point, according to the electronic display research firm iSuppli.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 23/08/2010

Blu-ray Player Shipments to Exceed 62.5 Million in 2011

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:31:00 +0100

Worldwide Blu-ray player shipments are expected to more than double between 2009 and the end of 2010, and the numbers from ABI Research forecast continued growth next year, for a total of more than 62.5 million shipments in 2011.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 22/07/2010

Sharp to Introduce VR-100BR1 Triple-Layer Blu-ray Disc Media

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:47:00 +0100

Sharp will introduce the VR-100BR1 triple-layer Blu-ray Disc media (write-once) that conforms to the BDXL format specification, the new multi-layer recordable Blu-ray Disc format, a world first. These new Blu-ray Discs will be available in Japan beginning July 30, 2010.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 16/07/2010

Samsung Takes Lead in U.S. LCD-TV Market in Q1

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:14:00 +0100

Samsung in the first quarter of 2010 regained the leading position in the U.S. LCD-TV market, as the company capitalized on rising consumer demand for television sets with advanced features, including LED-backlighting, built-in internet connectivity and 3-D images, according to iSuppli.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 16/06/2010

NVIDIA Demonstrates Streaming 3D Video Using Microsoft Silverlight

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:11:00 +0100

NVIDIA today demonstrated 3D video streamed live over the Internet using an NVIDIA 3D Vision PC, Microsoft Silverlight and IIS Smooth Streaming technology. The demonstration, which streamed the music video “We Are the World” 3D, at a press conference at Computex, comes at a time when consumer interest in seeing 3D movies is at its highest level ever.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 01/06/2010

Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT-driven OLED Display

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:09:00 +0100

Sony announced today that it developed a super-flexible 80 μm-thick 4.1-in 121 ppi OTFT-driven full color OLED display which can be wrapped around a thin cylinder.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 26/05/2010

Google Brings Web to TV, Announces Google TV

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:59:00 +0100

At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, leading industry players announced the development of Google TV – an open platform that adds the power of the web to the television viewing experience, ushering in a new category of devices for the living room. Intel, Sony, and Logitech, together with Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe, joined Google on stage to announce their support for Google TV.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 21/05/2010

China TV Market to Enjoy Solid Growth in 2014

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:10:00 +0100

The China television market, already a dominant force on the world stage, is expected to perform strongly once again in 2010, led by an overall rise in the production of television sets as well as surging demand for LCD-TVs, according to iSuppli.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 04/05/2010

SES ASTRA and Samsung to Promote 3D TV

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:13:00 +0100

SES ASTRA and Samsung announced today that they will jointly promote 3D television to the market. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will support SES ASTRA with 3D television content for its new 3D demo channel to be launched on 4 May 2010. The demo channel will be broadcast free-to-air via ASTRA’s orbital position 23.5 degrees East, and is intended to help retailers promote 3D television to end-consumers at the point of sale.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 29/04/2010

Toshiba Develops 21-inch Autostereoscopic HD Display

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:26:00 +0100

Toshiba has developed a 21-inch autostereoscopic high-definition display for use in next-generation 3D monitors that enables the user to enjoy three-dimensional images without the need for special glasses.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 27/04/2010

Contemporary Research’s Releases QMOD-HDSC

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:29:00 +0100

Contemporary Research will demonstrate the QMOD-HDSC, the AV industry’s first digital signage-centric HDTV modulator, in Booth 6210 at InfoComm2010 in Las Vegas June 9 to 11.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 26/04/2010

IPTV Set-Top Boxes to Gain Increasing Foothold

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:04:00 +0100

Set-Top Boxes sold into the up-and-coming Internet Protocol TV segment will ramp up in terms of shipments and revenue in the years to come, offering increasing competition to legacy products in the STB market, according to iSuppli.

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Sony Unveils First OLED Professional Field Monitor

editor@biz-news.com ( ) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:06:00 +0100

Sony is bringing the stunning technology that revolutionized consumer displays to its line of professional monitors. The new PVM-740 is the first field display to use an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel with Sony’s unique Super Top Emission™ technology to efficiently deliver superb high contrast, high color images, even in ambient light.

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Winner of the Biz-News.com "Product of the Year Award 2009” Announced

maria@biz-news.com (Maria Fuster) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:13:00 +0100

Our polls for the Biz-News.com “Product of the Year Award 2009” closed on the 15th of February. The winner is a result of the amount of votes they were awarded by readers, all readers where invited to vote for their favourite products or service in the Smartphone, HDTV, Storage and VoIP categories.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 04/03/2010

HDTV.Biz-News.com Wins the PostRank Award “Biggest Mover & Shaker 2009”

editor@biz-news.com (HDTV Biz-News.com Team) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0100

PostRank has announced its Top Blogs for 2009. Catalogued topics where awarded in three categories: Most Engagement, Most Influential, and Biggest Mover & Shaker.

HDTV.Biz-News.com is a winner in the 2009 Category for “Mover & Shakers” and has ranked second in the “Most Engagement” Category for HDTV.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 18/01/2010

Tight Competition for Biz-News.com Product of the Year Awards

editor@biz-news.com (Maria Fuster) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:21:00 +0100

Contenders for the Biz-News.com Product of the Year Award are on a tight struggle to obtain the leading amount of votes for the 2009 Awards.

The awards are people’s choice; users are being called upon to express their consumer experiences during 2009.

What HDTV device or complement worked for you best? Which would you recommend to your friends and colleagues?

Let us know and award them a vote by filling this form.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 15/01/2010

Panasonic Develops World's Largest 152-Inch Full HD 3D Plasma

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:33:00 +0100

Panasonic annonced that it has developed the world's largest 152-inch 4K x 2K (4,096 x 2,160 pixels) definition Full HD 3D plasma display. The display features a new plasma display panel (PDP) Panasonic developed with its new quadruple luminous efficiency technology.

According to Panasonic, self-illuminating plasma panels offer "excellent" response to moving images with full motion picture resolution, making them suitable for rapid 3D image display.

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Discovery, Sony and IMAX to Launch 24/7 3D Television Network in the U.S.

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:36:00 +0100

Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX announced a joint venture to be established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the U.S.

Discovery, Sony, through its U.S. affiliate, Sony Corporation of America, and IMAX each will be equal partners in the joint venture. According to the companies, it will be launched in the U.S., with a goal of “driving consumer adoption of 3D televisions and giving the network long-term leadership in the 3D home marketplace.” In the future, the companies also will explore international distribution opportunities in selected markets.

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Skype Teams Up with TV Makers and Goes HD

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:04:00 +0100

Skype announced support for Skype video calls on PCs in 720p high definition, as well as Skype software embedded into internet-connected widescreen televisions from its consumer electronics manufacturer partners.

The latest version of Skype for Windows can deliver up to 720p HD-quality video calling at 1280 x 720 resolution, at up to 30 frames per second.

At CES, Skype also announced partnerships with LG and Panasonic to offer Skype–enabled HDTVs. Skype software will be embedded into Panasonic’s line of 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs and LG’s 26 new LCD and plasma HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 05/01/2010

VIZIO Selects WirelessHD for New Line of LCD HDTVs and Wireless HDMI Adapters

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:34:00 +0100

VIZIO announced that it has chosen to add WirelessHD technology and SiBEAM 60 GHz chipsets, based on the globally available WirelessHD standard, for a new line of LCD HDTVs and wireless HDMI adapters.

SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company developing intelligent millimeter wave technologies. The company is the first to build 60 GHz chipsets using CMOS technology. The first of many applications for SiBEAM’s innovative technology is based on WirelessHD.

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Biz-News.com: A Retrospective of 2009

mfuster@biz-news.com (Maria Fuster) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:30:00 +0100

Yet another year of hard work with great rewards has gone by.

This year Biz-News.com has brought new features that we hope have enhanced your reading experience.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 23/12/2009

Broadcom First to Ship True Single Chip Blu-ray Solution

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:25:00 +0100

Broadcom today announced that it is the first silicon provider to ship a true single die Blu-ray Disc chip.

According to the company, the BCM7630 offers an “unprecedented level of integration” combining optical front-end and back-end video decoding and display technologies in a single die solution.

In addition it supports internet streaming applications including Netflix 2.0, Pandora Internet Radio, BD-Live, Vudu, CinemaNow movie services and others.

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LG Teams Up with SkyLife to Take the Lead in 3D TV

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:24:00 +0100

LG announced a partnership with Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting – SkyLife, one of the biggest 3D content providers.

The company says the partnership will focus on developing technology that helps produce 3D images that don’t cause eye strain or dizziness - an issue that has plagued previous technologies.

SkyLife aims to be the top digital satellite 3D broadcaster in Korea. The company plans to invest USD 25 million in creating 3D content in collaboration with LG.

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JVC Launches Dual Wireless and Super-Slim Soundbar Systems

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +0100

JVC today introduced a pair of soundbar home theater systems. Among them is the world’s first dual wireless soundbar system that features a wireless subwoofer and wireless surround speakers.

The other is highlighted by a “super-slim soundbar” and a thin, wall-mountable amplifier.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 14/12/2009

$220 Million Fine For Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:49:00 +0100

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a LCD producer and seller has agreed to plead guilty and pay $220 million in criminal fines for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of LCD panels.

According to a one-count felony charge filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Chi Mei Optoelectronics participated in a conspiracy to fix the prices of LCD panels sold worldwide from Sept. 14, 2001, to Dec. 1, 2006.

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Boxee and D-Link Unveil The Boxee Box

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:00 +0100

At the Boxee Beta Unveiling event in Brooklyn, Boxee revealed that D-Link has been named first choice as the hardware partner to release a Boxee Box - Boxee branded set-top box.

The device brings HDMI-support, WiFi, Ethernet, an SD card slot and two USB 2.0 ports. It also comes with optical audio, RCA audio and RF remote and plays any non-DRM media.

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LED Breathes New Life into Monitor Market

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:00 +0100

Capitalizing on the slim form factor and energy savings potential, the use of LEDs in LCD monitor panels is growing rapidly, according to DisplaySearch.

Although LED backlight penetration in monitor panels was only 1.4% in Q3’09, current panel maker plans indicate that the penetration could reach 22% in Q3’10, assuming adoption by brands.

InnoLux was the leading supplier of LED backlit monitor panels in Q3’09, with 34.4% of unit shipments.

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Comcast and GE Form Venture and Take Control of NBC

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:01:00 +0100

Comcast and General Electric announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will be 51 percent owned by Comcast, 49 percent owned by GE and managed by Comcast.

The joint venture will consist of the NBC Universal businesses and Comcast’s cable networks, regional sports networks and certain digital properties and certain unconsolidated investments.

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LG Rolls Out 3D LCDs with Full HD Resolution

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:31:00 +0100

LG announced the world’s first commercial launch of 3D LCD panel boasting full HD resolution.

The new product is a 23-inch 3D monitor LCD panel for use with shutter glasses that delivers full HD resolution. LG syas it offers picture quality that is almost twice as crisp as HD 3D displays currently available in the market.

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Boeing Ships HD Broadcasting Satellite DIRECTV 12 to Launch Site

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0100

Boeing, who has provided advanced satellite systems to DIRECTV for more than 16 years, announced that DIRECTV 12 was shipped Nov. 25 from Boeing's satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakhstan.

DIRECTV 12 is the 11th satellite Boeing has built for DIRECTV. According to the company, the new satellite will increase DIRECTV's high-definition capacity by 50 percent, and when combined with the DIRECTV 10 and 11 satellites that launched in 2007 and 2008, will enable DIRECTV to deliver 200 national and 1,500 local HDTV channels to “millions of U.S. households”.

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iSuppli: California Regulations Could Cut LCD-TV Energy Use Worldwide in Half

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:53:00 +0100

New television power consumption limits imposed by California's Energy Commission (CEC) could cut aggregate annual power consumption of LCD-TVs worldwide in half by the year 2013, if these standards are adopted universally, according to iSuppli.

If all of the 200 million LCD TVs set to be shipped in 2013 complied with the CEC standard, they would use a total of 64.4 billion kilowatt hours for the year, compared to 126.8 billion if they didn't, iSuppli estimates.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 27/11/2009

OKI Develops Industry’s First 1.1 Inch QVGA High Brightness LED

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:51:00 +0100

OKI Digital Imaging, a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation (a subsidiary that develops, manufactures, and markets LEDs), announced it has succeeded in developing a 1.1 inch QVGA (Quarter Video Graphics Array) LED display while reducing power consumption to one-tenth that of conventional LCDs.

According to OKI, this achievement is the direct result of a new company technology that enhances luminance efficiency, based on refinements of its proprietary Epi Film Bonding technology that permit two-dimensional deployment.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 26/11/2009

NVIDIA Expands 3D Vision Technology to Notebook Market

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:00 +0100

NVIDIA, along with the PC manufacturers, notebook panel manufacturers, and content developers, announced the expansion of the NVIDIA 3D Vision ecosystem to include HD notebook platforms that integrate advanced 120Hz 3D Vision-capable displays directly into the chassis for on-the-go 3D.

The first notebook utilizing NVIDIA 3D Vision is the G51J 3D, introduced last week by ASUS.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 23/11/2009

Biz-News.com “Product of the Year Award 2009”

editor@biz-news.com (The Biz-News.com Team) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +0100

Last year Biz-News.com celebrated the “Product of the Year Awards 2008”. Nominations where received from all parts of the globe. First hand users explained their experiences and recommended best practices for the most innovative products out there.

Honouring those who have fought to make the most of this year, Biz-News.com again wishes to call upon its readers to nominate their favourite product of the year.

Nominations will begin on November 19th and will close on February 15th 2010. Runner ups will be featured in our editorial and winners will have an exclusive interview complete with user reviews and photographic backup published on Biz-News.com.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 19/11/2009

California Approves New Energy Efficient TV Regulations

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:00 +0100

The California Energy Commission approved the U.S. first energy efficiency standards for televisions.

When these standards are implemented in 2011, new TVs sold in California will be the most energy efficient in the nation, as the commission claims. After ten years, the commission estimates the regulations will save $8.1 billion in energy costs and save enough energy to power 864,000 single-family homes.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 19/11/2009

AMIMON Introduces Wireless HD Modules for the Notebook Market

tomek@biz-news.com (Tomasz Czech) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:00 +0100

AMIMON, a fabless semiconductor company that specialize in HD solutions, announced the availability of its WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) modules which can be embedded into notebook and netbook enabling a wireless HD connection from PCs to HDTVs.

Earlier introduced, the company’s WHDI allows flat-panel televisions and multimedia projectors to wirelessly interface to all HDTV video sources at a quality equivalent to that achieved with wired interfaces such as component video, DVI and HDMI.

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Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 19/11/2009