Sharp has begun sampling the first ever 15.6-inch 4K2K displays for notebooks, using the company’s IGZO technology and delivering a whopping 2,840 x 2,160 resolution that some suspect will turn up in the 2014 MacBook Pro. The new panels, Sharp says, run at 282 ppi compared to the current mass-produced maximum of around 235 ppi […]
LG had its own Ultra HD news to reveal here at CEDIA 2013, and first up are two new edge LED lit LCD TVs joining the family. The cheaper models the company announced in Korea last month are coming to the US this month, with the 65-inch LA9650 (shown above) rocking a $5,000 price tag, and the 55-inch coming home for just $3,500 — even less than we’d expected. Coming along with the new TVs is an LG “Sound Plate” it first showed off at IFA (pictured after the break). There’s no price or release date yet, but expect it to hit in Q4. Beyond the new TVs, LG is also slashing prices on its existing lineup, with the higher end LA9700 models in the same sizes dropping to $6,500 and $4,500. Concerned about needing HDMI 2.0 in the future? We don’t have firm answers yet, but LG says it’s working on a solution for existing models. Even its 55-inch curved OLED TV is getting a price break, dropping down to $10,000 at retail from its previous launch price of $14,000.
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Samsung Display and LG Display have let the lawsuits fly in a patent battle over LCD- and OLED-related technology, but today that is apparently all over. In separate statements to the press, Samsung said “we two should focus more on cementing our leadership in the global market by cooperation, instead of engaging in all-consuming patent disputes.” For its part, LG claimed that “what’s most important for both of us is upgrading our competitiveness globally.” All’s well that ends well we guess, and a faster rollout of new display technology is nothing we’ll argue against. The only possible issue? If they work together too well to achieve global market domination.
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile, Samsung, LG
Source: Samsung Display (Korea)
Tony Stark’s favorite timepiece is going natural with Tokyflash’s wood Maru. From the looks of them though, the only change between the maple and red sandalwood variants and last year’s metal model is they no longer resemble something we’d see on our favorite genius / billionaire / playboy / philanthropist. The inner facing-hand still points to the hour, the outward pointing-hand remains associated with minutes and the Maru continues to use a standard battery for power. It may have a wooden band and case, but we’re almost positive you’ll still have to take it off at airport security. If you want to test our theory, this Maru is $99 for the next 48 hours and $129 after that.
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Source: Tokyoflash
Until Sony started shipping its Triluminos HDTVs, the future of quantum dot (QD) technology in real-world products was mostly theoretical. Now, a company called Quantum Materials has started shipping its “Tetrapod Quantum Dots” material to an unnamed Asian electronics manufacturer, hinting at the possibility of other QD-enhanced products on the market. The company didn’t mention any particular devices, but this tech has the potential to create displays that are brighter, more energy-efficient and have greater contrast than the competition.
This technology allows companies to create LED-backlit LCDs using a single material as opposed to several on traditional ones — this supposedly keeps costs low, although the aforementioned Sony HDTVs were anything but cheap. Quantum Materials CEO Stephen Squires specifically claims his company’s tetrapod technology works with fewer dots overall and better manufacturing tech to hit the lowest cost possible. Samsung and LG have shown off quantum dot tech in years past — we’ll eventually find out if either one is the anonymous manufacturer in line to mass produce it.
Source: Quantum Materials
Sony unveiled its new PlayStation Vita, which are not only lighter and thinner the its predecessor, but it’ll also include 1GB of internal storage as well as come in six different colors. Soon after their announcement, Sony published a video showing how the new PS Vita will interact with the PlayStation 4, although they didn’t make any comparisons with the old PS Vita. If you’ve been wondering how the new PS Vita’s LCD screen performs against the original PS Vita’s OLED screen, Twitter user Hiro_1988 published a photo recently showing both screens off while playing Ragnarok Odyssey. (more…)
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If the news is big enough for a Sony livestream (and with an English translation, no less), then it’s going to be good, right? Sony has announced a new version of its PS Vita, just weeks after announcing a price-drop across both the US and Europe. (Japan was treated to the discount back in February.) The Vita PCH-2000 is 15 percent lighter and 20 percent thinner than the original model and will add an additional hour of life to the battery. The new (WiFi-only) Vita will land in Japan first, on October 10th priced at 18,980 yen (about $190), and Sony isn’t yet ready to reveal (or even confirm) availability in other parts of the world. But remember, that price tag is still cheaper than when the original Vita launched, priced at 24,980 yen.
Further hardware improvements (alongside pink, black, blue, grey, lime green, and yellow color options) include a micro-USB charger — like your smartphone — and 1GB of onboard storage. Interestingly, the screen tech has been changed to LCD from OLED, but we’ll have to see it in the flesh before we jump to any conclusions on performance — that’s what is likely responsible for the drop in price. Alongside those colors, Sony’s already planned for three special edition models: Gundam Breaker, God Eater (camouflage!) and Otomate. Check out the gallery below and read on past the break for more. %Gallery-slideshow83436%
Sony may not be sure it can build its superlative-spawning OLED TV but its first – in fact the world’s first – curved LED LCD TV has already gone up for pre-order, and so we stopped by to check the KDL-65S990A out at IFA. A living room dominating 65-inches, the Full HD set lacks Ultra […]
Sony didn’t mention this during its IFA press event, but it just unveiled a big treat for home theater fans: meet the S990A, the world’s first curved-screen LED TV. The introductory 65-inch, 1080p model uses the same color-rich Triluminos display technology that we’ve seen in Sony’s recent TVs, just in a more immersive (or at least, more impressive-looking) form factor. Its built-in sound quality reportedly gets a boost, too. Since the eight built-in speakers are angled at different directions, Sony can simulate surround sound more convincingly than it could with a flat-panel set. As you’d expect, the TV also includes mobile-friendly features like Smart Connect media sharing, One-touch NFC remote pairing and second screen interaction through SideView. The S990A won’t ship to the US until late October, but Sony is taking pre-orders today — and at a $4,000 asking price, the curved LED set is much more affordable than its OLED counterparts.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: Sony
Panasonic is one of the few electronics companies that’s not pushing a 4K TV right now, but that is apparently about to change. An AV Forums reader spotted a few webpages cached prior to the company’s launch event that show off not only its upcoming 4K res WT600 television, but also details of the HDMI 2.0 spec. The current HDMI 1.4 connectors can only handle 4K content at 30fps, and the page mentions HDMI 2.0 will support at least 60fps, but any further capabilities are unknown. The Panasonic WT600 details shown include that it will support DisplayPort 1.2 as well as 4K specific features like a web browser, media player, rendering engine and THX certification. The only disappointing part, as the post points out, is that there’s no sign yet of Panasonic’s sweet 4K OLED prototype which combines both of this year’s high-priced HDTV buzzwords in one lovely display. The HDMI licensing group has a press conference scheduled for IFA on Friday while Panasonic’s is Wednesday, so it shouldn’t be long before we hear more about both pieces of this puzzle, and how other manufacturers plan to react.
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Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD
Source: AV Forums
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