TVs (TV Sets) – Page 57

Select Panasonic 2016 Smart TVs Now Support HLG

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic has released an update for select 2016 Smart TV models to add support for HLG HDR. The update is now available for the DX750, DX780, DX800 and DX900 models. All of Panasonic’s 2017 …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 45

So When do We See a $25 32″ TV on Black Friday?

by Bob Raikes

We made a decision not to get too obsessed with the details of all the offers that were seen on Black Friday this year. There are lots of amazing deals, not least from Samsung, …

DisplayMate Measures A Couple of TVs

by Bob Raikes

Ray Soneira of DisplayMate, no doubt with some support from LG Displays, has published a detailed review of an LG IPS TV (LG 65SJ9500 Nano Cell 65 inch TV) and a Samsung set (Samsung …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Quantum Dot Display Technology Coming to LCD’s Rescue

by Sweta Dash

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology is facing challenges in the market in spite of its dominant position and long history of success. The growth rates of application markets are slowing with accelerating competition and …

Tags:OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Toshiba Denies PC Business Sale, but Sells TV Business

by Bob Raikes

Just as we were going to press, there was a story from Nikkei that reported that Toshiba was in talks with Asustech (Asus) to sell its PC division, although Lenovo was also said to …

Hisense to Buy Toshiba TVs – Asus for PCs?

by Bob Raikes

Hisense of China has done a deal with Toshiba to buy the TV business, in the form of Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation. Hisense will buy 95% of the organisation, which has 700 employees, for …

Android TV Shipments will “Increase Five-Fold by 2021”

by Andrew Fenn

Greg Potter.Android TV device shipments will grow five-fold by the year 2021, according to Greg Potter at S&P Global Market Intelligence. “Google could gain increased clout in the pay TV market as interest from …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 43

DBX-TV Provides Enhanced Audio for 100″ Hisense Laser TV

by Andrew Fenn

DBX-TV, which claims to be “the world’s leading audio-technology developer” has announced a partnership with TV manufacturer, Hisense. The two companies collaborated on Hisense’s new 100″ Ultra HD Smart Laser TV‘s sound system, which …

SpectraCal Calls for a By-Pass Mode in HDR Displays

by Chris Chinnock

Tyler Pruitt from SpectraCal/Portrait Displays started his presentation by describing a big problem with HDR displays – color volume remapping (which he said includes tone mapping as well). This is needed when the color …

LG webOS Brings Channel Plus and DAZN to Canada

by Andrew Fenn

LG is expanding its webOS smart TV platform with LG Channel Plus and DAZN both coming to Canadian users of its 2017 line of Ultra HD smart TVs. Powered by Xumo, Channel Plus is …

Sharp & Hisense

by Bob Raikes

Sharp and Hisense continue their litigation in the US. There was a legal argument that Sharp wanted to be sent back to a Californian State Court, but the federal court decided that it should …

Samsung Considering MicroLED for TV

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Herald reports that Samsung is accelerating its development of TVs based on microLED as its QLED TVs continue to struggle against OLED in the market. A move to microLED would also provide …