Category: TVs
Hannspree launches low-price 42-inch HD-ready LCD TV
Hannspree has a 42-inch LCD TV on the market – retailing for under £650.
Television gets arty with the TV Easel
Let’s be honest, TVs on walls look a bit odd and most TV stands seem to have been designed sometime in the mid-1980s. But don’t despair – the TV Easel might soon be here.
Sony introduces miniature XDV-D500 and XDV-G200 Bravia TVs
Sony has launched the XDV-D500 and XDV-G200 Bravia TVs in Japan, even throwing in recording on one of these mini models.
Dixons Group to stop selling analogue TVs
In a move which they claim is a first for a UK retailer, the Dixons Group (DSG International) has stopped placing orders with manufacturers for analogue TVs, which of course means that once their current stock is gone, they’ll only sell digital TVs.
They’ve also said that they won’t sell DVD recorders which have only an analogue TV tuner fitted.
It’s part of a committed effort by the chain, which includes high-street stores Currys and PC World, and Dixons online, to make customers aware of the digital switchover. They believe that almost one-third of tellies sold in the UK are still analogue, and while the majority of those can be converted to digital by adding a separate digital receiver such as Freeview or Sky, that’s not good enough.
Loewe launches the multimedia TV – Connect
High-end manufacturer Loewe is making a play for living room space with its latest Connect range of multimedia TVs.
Sony unveils interior-friendly Bravia B4000 portable TV
Sick of the mass of black and grey on the TV dealers’ shelves? Sony has an alternative – the Bravia B4000 portable TV.
CES 2008: Samsung's 3D-ready Plasma television
It's not CES without someone looking like an idiot in gaming glasses or riding horse simulators. This year, Susi tested out the first 3D-ready plasma television from Samsung. It looks a bit odd without the glasses on, but she assures…
CES 2008: Sony's OLED 3mm thin televisions
They might be small, but Sony’s OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) televisions are definitely perfectly formed. With a ridiculously tiny 3mm thickness, it’s a bit like putting your telly on a piece of paper. The 11 inch screens are available to consumers already, and Susi shows them off in the video under the cut. There was also a prototype model with a slightly larger screen on show at CES, but considering these babies come it at almost $2,500, it may be a while before we see that one on sale in the US, let alone the UK…
CES 2008: Sharp press conference: surprise, surprise – more massive tellies are on their way
The Sharp CES press conference kicked off with the usual amount of backslapping and general optimism about the state of the HDTV market. And why not – according to Sharps figures and some really rather bland graphs the LCD market is skyrocketing. Sharp expects to have shipped over 74m units by the end of 2007 and 96m by the end of next year, which is probably a lot more than I can count on all my fingers and toes.
Average TV size up to 60-inch by 2015 says Sharp
Think your 42-inch screen is impressive? Well, it’s going to be old hat by 2015, with average screen sizes set to rise to 60-inch says Sharp.
