Engadget HD http://hd.engadget.com Engadget HD http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget HD http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[The next tru2way market is..... in Canada?]]>http://hd.engadget.com/2009/12/17/the-next-tru2way-market-is-in-canada/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/12/17/the-next-tru2way-market-is-in-canada/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/12/17/the-next-tru2way-market-is-in-canada/#comments It's been a rough 2009 for tru2way, but an expected bit of positive news has appeared now that it finally has a footing in Canada, courtesy of Samsung and Viedotron. After being dissed by Rogers we weren't sure if it would be seen up north but word is the 1.75-million subscribers strong cable company will not only support Samsung tru2way DVRs, but also sell them at its retail locations. Still no word on when Samsung will follow Panasonic's lead and get any of its plug-and-play HDTVs onto the market, but Cable Digital News indicates four have already been certified by CableLabs.

The next tru2way market is..... in Canada? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HDBaseT Alliance needs just one LAN cable to bind them originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rallycast promises "the equivalent to tabbed browsing" on HDTVs, hopefully doesn't mean memory leaks and crashes originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rovi TV Guide widget debuts on Samsung HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung delivering botched firmware updates to HT-BD1250 owners, twice originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD has built-in TV tuner, sex appeal originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The US International Trade Commission already ruled in June of this year that Samsung had infringed on one patent held by Sharp, but it's now back with another ruling that finds Samsung violated no less than four LCD-related patents held by its rival. Once again, the ITC has also barred Samsung from selling the infringing LCDs in the US (still not clear on exactly what's affected), but Samsung seems more than ready to comply with the ruling, saying that there will be "no impact on our business and our ability to meet market demand." For its part, Sharp simply says that the ruling has "made it clear that ITC has consistently supported Sharp's claim that LCD products of Samsung violated Sharp's patents" -- Samsung, meanwhile, says it has no plans to negotiate with Sharp on the issue, so let's just hope its workaround is more than a quick fix.

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ITC rules Samsung infringed on four Sharp patents, bans import of some LCDs originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG's 15-inch OLED TV now blowing minds in South Korea originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read - PDF scan of Sears 2009 Black Friday ad
Read - Listing of Sears 2009 Black Friday deals

Sears Black Friday ad revealed, we'll be sleeping off our tryptophan hangovers originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's 30-inch 3D AMOLED TV won't make you dizzy, will leave you poor and silly originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ready or not, the latest 3D technology is coming home originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Akihabara News]

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Samsung's 40-inch LCD is world's thinnest at 3.9-mm, attracts magic pencils originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's something about the ability to access a command line interface on our hardware that is empowering and if that was the only thing that the SamyGo project was trying to accomplish, we'd still find it interesting, but it's not. The must practical goal is the new found ability to use other WiFi dongles besides Samsung's $80 one, but SMB and other things make it easier to get more content on your HDTV. Either way, we love to hack some stuff up and only wish we had a Samsung TV to try this out for ourselves.

[Via Hack A Day]

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SamyGo project aims to add new features to Samsung HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung develops first chip for US mobile digital TV transmission, provides no release date originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just as promised, the (still SD only) Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup (LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above and LED HDTVs Series 7000) has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget (which does support HD.) Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of VUDU plus the all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, of the millions of TVs out there, there's surely someone willing to sift through those menus for the ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past without resorting to cable VOD -- or getting up from the couch. The "convenience" goes both ways, since they'll also be able to pick up compatible Samsung blu-ray players at Blockbuster stores, right next to the TiVo section -- check for exact model #s supported in the PR after the break.

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Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung showing off 55 inches of 240Hz 3D LCD glory originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Say hello to Samsung's first internal Blu-ray combo drive for PCs, while the SH-B083 isn't a super fast writer like some of its classmates, it does feature 8x BD-R and BD-ROM read speeds. Also a capable 40x / 16x CD / DVD burner, if all you want to do is watch movies, this should be a considerably cheaper option to the Pioneer BDR-205 12x burner or other 8x recordable drives when it hits shelves (specifically Amazon and Newegg) in November, though exact date and price remain unspecified. Plus, it has that "chic mirror front door design" we can't believe we've lived without for so long, making the 350ms access speed a mere afterthought. This could fit nicely inside that new C-200, right? Specs follow after the break.

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Samsung's new SH-B083 drive doesn't write Blu-ray, but it kin reed gud originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony align on Mobile High-Definition Link originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just when you thought it was safe above 60-inches, Samsung's showing off a new LCD at CEDIA with the best old-school CCFL tech has to offer. It may not have the sexy side profile of its edge lit-LED brethren or the cachet of certain plasmas but with the sheer size of the LN65B650, even shrouded by foliage in Samsung's booth setup, we're more than ready to catch a game on this baby.

Gallery: Samsung 65-inch LN65B650 LCD

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Samsung 65-inch LCD observed in its unnatural habitat at CEDIA originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're sure that none of our stunningly attractive, gadget-expert readers would ever think about walking into an electronics retailer and asking the opinion of the teenagers in blue shirts and name tags. But, we also know that there are plenty of other folks out there who do, and when they do they're told to buy Samsung HDTVs a whopping 58 percent of the time. There's certainly nothing wrong with Samsung sets, but there are certainly plenty of options out there, too. These numbers come from the always quotable J.D. Power and Associates, which also found that salespeople are becoming less likely to recommend LCD sets over plasma sets, which goes against the industry trend. We'd never hope to be able to get inside the head of one of those doing the recommending, but as always we would recommend reading a few reviews and going to the store to see what you like best -- after you ask to turn down the lights and use the right cables, of course.

[Via PC World]

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58 percent of salespeople recommend Samsung HDTVs, 100 percent like big commission checks originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best buyBestBuyhdtvj.d. powerj.d. power and associatesJ.d.PowerJ.d.PowerAndAssociateslcdlcd vs. plasmaLcdVs.Plasmaplasmaretailerretailerssamsungsamsung hdtvSamsungHdtvstudyFri, 11 Sep 2009 07:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung's LN65B650 LCD takes a 65-inch bite out of CEDIA, no LEDs harmed]]>http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/10/samsungs-ln65b650-lcd-takes-a-65-inch-bite-out-of-cedia-no-led/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/10/samsungs-ln65b650-lcd-takes-a-65-inch-bite-out-of-cedia-no-led/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/10/samsungs-ln65b650-lcd-takes-a-65-inch-bite-out-of-cedia-no-led/#commentsSamsung LN65B650 LCD TV Plasma TV's have been retreating from LCDs to the safety of sizes larger than 50-inches, but emboldened LCDs are striking into that territory as well. Embarking on recon from CEDIA is Samsung's LN65B650, a 65-inch behemoth sporting a 4ms response time, 120-Hz Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation, Medi@2.0 connectivity, and Samsung's Touch of Color treatment in grey. All the latest wizardry, you say? Not quite -- it's CCFL backlit; but even without LEDs -- the LN65B650 is probably too big for edge-lighting to cover, and would take roughly a gazillion LEDs to backlight directly -- the real plasma killer here might be the little check mark in the "Energy Star qualified" box. The $6,000 price (and we'd guess ultimate picture quality, too) means that biggie-sized plasmas are safe for now, but we know how prices and performance go with time. Full details on this beast after the break.

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Samsung's LN65B650 LCD takes a 65-inch bite out of CEDIA, no LEDs harmed originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Without much fanfare, Samsung has released a TV / tablet combo in Korea that seems to deliver on all the untapped promise in Toshiba's JournE touch tablet. Dubbed the LED TV Couple, Samsung has paired a 55-inch LED baclkit LCD TV with a brand new 7-inch touchscreen tablet, which communicates with and controls a full home theater over 802.11n WiFi. The tablet offers a visual program guide, including video previews of TV shows, along with access to media stored on a PC -- which can in turn be "tossed" up to the full TV -- and even a few widgets. But the real money is in the pair's ability to stream live TV and Blu-ray content from the home theater to the tablet, making that next trip to the kitchen for munchies so much less painful. No word on a US or Europe release, but we hope to see a lot more of this pair in the near future. Peep them in action after the break.

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Samsung's LED TV Couple packs a 7-inch tablet remote for streaming TV and so much more originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung hasn't been shy about sliding streaming video into its Blu-ray players with Netflix and Blockbuster OnDemand already making an appearance, and it announced at IFA that YouTube will be joining them in Q4. Whether watching grainy webcam footage (or even possibly renting movies) is your thing, we're a bit more surprised but no less pleased to hear MKV container support is also making its way into new hardware, while owners of existing players (no word which ones) can add the functionality via upgrade.

Update: Samsung's official PR states BD-P1600, BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 owners can get the YouTube update right now (as several commenters already have,) no word on the MKV support yet.

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Samsung Blu-ray players adding YouTube, MKV support (Update: Right now!) originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via HDTV Almanac]

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Truth in advertising prevails in UK, Samsung to re-word 'LED TV' ads originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Injunctions, hail, sleet or snow, VIZIO kept shipping its LCD HDTVs in large amounts during the second quarter, enough of them to account for 21.7% of the market, according to iSuppli. That was enough to narrowly hold off Samsung, which saw its numbers rise sharply from 17.8% in the previous quarter to 21.3%, reportedly due to its introduction and marketing of new LED sets, which contributed to 2.2 percent of all LCDs sold during the period. The analysts also see a growing trend of customers coming back for their second flat panel television to replace an older one, just the kind of people it thinks might gravitate towards features like skinny, power efficient LED designs. We'll see if that's enough to swing the balance Samsung's way, or if customers stick with VIZIO's approach.

Read - VIZIO Again Ranked #1 in U.S. LCD HDTV Shipments
Read - Samsung Cuts Into Vizio's Lead in U.S. LCD TV Market in Second Quarter

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VIZIO keeps the LCD TV crown in Q2, but Samsung is closing originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The jury is still out on whether 200 / 240hz motion technology (last year's prototype pictured above) provided an appreciable difference but that won't stop Samsung from bringing 400 / 480hz (PAL / NTSC standards) LCD HDTVs to IFA 2009 next month. This is the second time we've heard rumors of a spec bump in motion technology, using black frame insertion instead of more complicated (& expensive) tech to create new frames from existing ones. LG has already demo'd its 480hz LCDs and the two will surely race to get a bigger number on store shelves, but we'll need an eye-on before determining if it's an upgrade worth waiting for.

[Via GadgetCrave]

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After bigger, thinner and brighter, Samsung planning even faster LCDs for IFA originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of our dreams is to have a true whole home DVR that allows us to watch any show we want, on any TV we want; but so far the perfect solution has eluded us. TiVo was really the first to try with its Multi-Room Viewing, but missed the mark by not giving us a single Now Playing list for the whole house or even any automatic conflict resolution between units. The FiOS HD DVR was the next disappointment because it limits us to two tuners and 160GB for the whole house -- seriously is that enough for anyone? Currently Windows Media Center offers the best solution, but it's expensive after you pay $300 a pop for a CableCARD tuner, not to mention it requires more maintenance because it is based on a PC. Needless to say we continue to look for the perfect solution, and we think that the RVU (R-vue) alliance might be just what we ordered. In addition to DirecTV, Cisco and Samsung, the chip maker Broadcom is also one of the founding members of the alliance, but it is their goals that get us excited. So excited, that we'd actually be shocked if they were actually achieved, but you'll have to click through to learn why.

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DirecTV, Cisco and Samsung have whole house DVR plans with RVU alliance originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What this means for consumers is yet to be announced, but with any luck that cool new guide called Liquid, that we saw last month from Rovi, could be coming to Samsung HDTVs. Where all of this fits in with tru2way still remains to be seen as well, but with more and more TVs coming equipped with network connectivity and thus access to accurate guide data and VOD services like Amazon and Netflix, makes us wonder if tru2way will even matter. We suppose this CES will be the real indicator, when we see if CableCARD makes a comeback and if tru2way is a part of it.

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Samsung signs up to use Rovi EPG technology originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just because it's prepared to source millions of flat panels from a joint venture with Sharp, don't think Sony is even close to satisfying its hunger for LCDs. Word from the Seoul Economic Daily is that it may also deal with Samsung on LED backlit televisions (beyond the existing S-LCD partnership,) a decision probably somewhat related to its move towards cheaper white LEDs (already used by Samsung) in upcoming BRAVIA sets as opposed to its more expensive Triluminos backlighting scheme. This shouldn't affect the marketplace immediately, but tuck that knowledge away for TV shopping 2010, the price difference between one brand and another probably doesn't buy as much difference as you think.

[Via Bloomberg]

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Sony looking to purchase LED HDTVs from Samsung? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, we might all just be getting used to LED-backlit LCD HDTVs, but this train ain't stopping, Chico -- Samsung just got official with the 8500 series, which features the next-generation of local-dimming LED backlights. The 54.6-inch and 45.9-inch 240Hz sets are just 1.6 inches deep and offer a 7,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 2ms response time, and an Energy Star 3.0 savings mode that continually adjusts the picture and backlight to optimize both picture quality and power savings. You're also getting Samsung's usual suite of connected TV features, like the Yahoo! Widget Engine, DivX playback, and DLNA support, but you'll be paying handsomely for all this newness -- the 45.9-inch UN46B8500's MSRP is $3,599, while the 54.6-inch UN55B8500 will run you $4,499.

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Samsung 8500 series LCD TVs feature local-dimming LED backlights, Yahoo! widgets originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's a lot of Kumbaya going around in South Korea this morning with the announcement that Samsung and LG -- normally the most bitter of archrivals -- will start working together to develop the next generation of chips for digital TVs and phones. Also being pulled into the love fest is domestic carrier SK Telecom, South Korea's largest, who will be working specifically on designing wireless systems-on-chip for use in handsets. Interestingly, it seems Sammy will be left out of the loop on actual design; that'll be left to LG and others, while Samsung will be responsible for manufacturing and testing the goods. For its part, the government seems to like what it sees here -- it's pumping some 19.5 billion won (about $15.7 million) into the project, though there's no word on when we'll see the fruits of the labor in a retail product.

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Samsung, LG, and SKT hook up for chip design originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There aren't many technologies that are as fun to watch mature as LCD TVs. It is definitely one of the those technologies that continues to evolve and improves with each iteration. The latest crop of LED edge lit LCD TVs from Samsung fit into that category. The 46-inch 7000 Series is a mere 1.2 inches thick and uses less power than just about any HDTV of its size ever made. To top it off, it offers some of the best picture quality of any LCD HDTV ever made; and it does all of that while being more affordable than its predecessors. It goes without saying that we were excited to get our hands on it, but you'll have to click through to find out how we felt after wards.

Gallery: Samsung UN46B7000 LED backlit LCD review

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Samsung UN46B7000 LED backlit LCD review originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With LG's 15-inch OLED TV coming to stores in December it can't be long until LG's mid-sized TV's start showing up for retail right? After all, Samsung and Sony are on record with claims of producing mid-sized OLEDs as early as this year and no later than mid-2010. Not so fast, literally. Although LG had previously targetted 2011 for the mass production of its 32-inch OLED TV, CEO Kwon Young Soo now says that LG plans on producing 30-inch OLED panels for TVs in 2012. Of course, all those earlier OLED projections were made before the global economic collapse so delays have to be expected, however upsetting it may be.

[Via OLED-Display]

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LG slips 30-inch OLED panel production into 2012 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a day when the most inexpensive Blu-ray player can be had for $99, you really have to do something special to a player to make it warrant a $499 price tag. This is obviously what Samsung is trying to do with the BD-P4600, but not in the normal way we'd expect. Instead of adding features or improving the specifications, Samsung has instead went the supercilious route and focused this player on the "wall people.' We all know looks aren't everything -- or shouldn't be at least -- so you'll just have to read on to find out if the functionality of the BD-P4600 matches the appearance.

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Samsung BD-P4600 review originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Blockbuster OnDemand en route to Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and home theater systems originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Even as the past year has been cruel to plasma, we've stood by the "old" gas capsule technology. The results of DisplayMate's controlled tests clearly show some of the reasons why we love us some plasma. The lineup of 2008-vintage, top of the line LCDs from Samsung, Sharp and Sony were calibrated and pitted against a top-end Pansonic plasma. You'll have to hit the link to get the full blow-by-blow results, but suffice it to say that the plasma set trumped the LCDs in the areas of contrast, color accuracy (to be fair, the Sony came close) and black level -- both on and off axis. Even for LCD fans, these results show that the side of the box with its inflated specs is no place to look for indications of picture quality. For those already in the know about plasma, though, there's a lot of reason to hope that even if the technology is in its autumn years, there's an Indian summer up ahead.
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Numbers be damned, plasma eats LCD's cake in DisplayMate's tests originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yeah, we know it's hard to believe but it seems it is actually true; the mobile DTV technologies from LG and Samsung have officially reached the final step on the way to becoming the formal ATSC-M/H standard. In the next four weeks the members will give it the final blessing, which means there should be plenty of mobile TV devices announced at CES in January. This should also mean that with any luck we'll be able to watch DTV on the go in 2010. At this point it seems that 70 of the almost 1800 full power stations in the US plan to launch mobile service later this year. Now for the bad news; the bandwidth for these mobile broadcasts will come from the existing spectrum, so in other words say hello to just a little more compression from your local HD affiliates.

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Mobile DTV standard in the US gets raised to "proposed standard" status originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Sharp hit us back with some revised information, so we've changed the post slightly.

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Sharp says ITC ban on LCD imports won't affect US consumers originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chalk up another huge win for Samsung in its long-running patent dispute with Sharp: the US International Trade Commission has just issued a ruling banning importation of Sharp LCD panels that infringe one of Samsung's viewing-angle patents. As you might imagine, the ban covers a wide swath of Sharp's consumer products, including the Aquos TV line, but it's not clear on how it'll affect other companies that use Sharp panels -- this ruling could potentially have a huge impact on the entire tech market. On the other hand, we'd bet that Sharp's lawyers are furiously putting together a request to have the ban delayed while an appeal is sorted out, so this is far from over -- in fact, we'd say the real fireworks are just beginning.

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Sharp LCD panels banned from US import until further notice originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung chose this week's InfoComm 2009 as the official coming-out party for some of its video wall goodies we first got wind of a few months back. As much as the above photo of four UT-series (Ultra Thin, we're guessing) super-slim bezel LCDs and UD (Ultra-Definition) control make us drool, we've got a feeling it's nothing compared to seeing an even bigger setup in person. The 460UT, 460UTn and 460UTn-UD LCDs tile up with only 6.7-mm of bezel between them, and up to 250 can be controlled by a single UD-server. Oh yeah, and that server can draw from 125 networked PCs to fill all those thirsty pixels. You know, for when your setup really does look like Mission Control. Sadly, prices are accordingly astronomical -- $6922, $7845 and $8614 for the UT, UTn and UTn-UD LCDs, respectively.
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Samsung gets official with its UT, UD-series video wall LCD products originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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