TV Manufacturers Under Pressure to Add 3D
DisplaySearch announced it estimates 3.2 million 3DTVs were sold in 2010 and forecasts that 3DTV sales will rise to 91 million sets by 2014.
DisplaySearch announced it estimates 3.2 million 3DTVs were sold in 2010 and forecasts that 3DTV sales will rise to 91 million sets by 2014.
Netflix, Inc. announced a number of consumer electronics companies plan to place Netflix-branded one-click buttons on remotes that operate Internet connected TVs, Blu-ray disc players and other devices.
The DivX division of Sonic Solutions and MediaTek Inc. announced the DivX Plus HD Certification of MediaTek’s 5392P digital television chip.
Vizio announced that it has introduced over 40 new LED LCD HDTVs.
RealD Inc. and Samsung Electronics LCD Business announced that the companies are jointly developing a new 3D display technology called RDZ that offers full resolution high definition 3D video and is compatible with the same 3D eyewear used in RealD 3D-equipped motion picture theatres.
Vizio announced its full line of Theater 3D HDTVs, which employ passive 3D technology and come in sizes ranging from 22 to 71 inches.
DisplaySearch announced that it estimates more than 190 million LCD TVs shipped worldwide in 2010.
The GfK Group announced that the European consumer electronics (CE) market grew 2% in 2010.
DisplaySearch announced that it reckons almost one quarter of all televisions shipped in 2010 feature some degree of internet connectivity and Connected/Smart TV shipments will top 122 million units in 2014.
Mocana Corporation issued a warning about the security of “Connected TVs” after the company says its latest study uncovered several digital security flaws in one of the best-selling brands of Internet-connected HDTVs.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced the finalists of its Free the TV Challenge.