Vizio announced that many of its newest high performance products and technologies found greater success in Q1 2010. According to the statement, notable among these are the growth in LED and large screen (50″+) HDTVs that resulted in an average selling price that grew 27% for the quarter. Vizo, which sold 1.066 million LCD HDTVs …
TiVo Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc. announced that development is underway to integrate TiVo’s software and television services into broadband-connected Insignia televisions.
Google announced at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco that leading industry players are working on Google TV — an open platform that adds the power of the web to the television viewing experience.
Panasonic announced that it will demonstrate its Full HD 3D VIERA Plasma displays as well as its latest cable technologies this week at the National Cable & Telecommunications Cable Show, today through May 13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Consumer Reports announced that it tested several new 3D HDTV sets in its labs and found that the sets live up to their advance billing, but the average consumer shouldn’t rush out to buy one. According to the statement, Consumer Reports evaluated two 46-inch Samsung LCD sets (UN46C7000 $2,600 ; UN46C8000, $2,800) and a 50-inch …
PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the owner of the Polaroid brand, announced the signing of a 6-year licensing agreement with consumer electronics manufacturer and distributor, Starlight Marketing Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Starlight International Holdings Limited.
Panasonic announced pricing and retail availability dates for its VIERA VT25 Series of Full HD 3D Plasma TVs. According to the statement, the first VIERA VT25 models will be available in early May in 50-inch class ($2,599.95) and 54-inch class ($2,999.95) sizes with 58-inch class ($3,399.95) and 65-inch class ($4,299.95) sizes to follow in June.
Sony Corporation announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) for the production of LCD TVs for Europe.
Sharp Corporation announced that it has developed the world’s first four-primary-color 3D LCD featuring the industry’s highest brightness with extremely low crosstalk (undesirable double-contour “ghost” images). According to the statement, in general, 3D LCDs use a system based on time-sequential display technology with special active LC (liquid crystal) shutter glasses. In this system, images intended …
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DisplaySearch announced that it has increased its 2010 forecast for 3D-capable TV shipments. According to the statement, DisplaySearch’s latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report forecasts the market to grow from 2.5 million 3D-capable TVs shipped in 2010 to 27 million sets in 2013.
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) announced its 2010 line-up of large screen (60, 65, 73, 82-inch) 3D DLP Home Cinema TVs, which integrate 16-speaker 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround sound and internet media streaming capability. According to the statement, the 2010 line-up represents the fourth generation of 3D-ready TVs from MDEA. Its large screen …
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