If you’re in the mood this week for a lovely bit of nostalgia, LG is ready to bring the heat in full begone-era fashion with a retro set with physical dials. This is the LG 32LN630R, and beyond the bits and pieces that make it looks very much like a time-traveling set from the 1950s, […]
In just a few decades there has been a lot of technological advancement. We now have smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and laptops, things which didn’t exist back in the day. Things which did exist back then have gone through radical transformation, take TVs for example. We now have full HD, internet enabled smart TVs that are capable of doing much more than their predecessors. However, if you find yourself attracted to the design language of that era, LG may have the perfect product for you. The Korean manufacturer has launched a new LCD TV that has been styled as a retro CRT set straight from the ’70s.
Called the LG 32LN630R “Classic TV,” this 32 inch TV has rotary dials up front for those who like walking up to the set from their couch to change the channel or adjust the volume. Three function buttons are placed underneath the dials. Despite its retro styling, the TV is full of modern features. It has a full HD 1080p IPS display with MHL, HDMI and USB ports. If you just want the retro design and not the physical exercise of getting up to adjust volume or change the channel, don’t worry, a remote control is also provided. LG hasn’t said if this TV set will be released in other markets, it is selling it in Korea only right now for 840,000 Won which is roughly US$750, a bit high for a 32 inch TV, don’t you think?
LG Launches New LCD TV Styled As A CRT From The ’70s original content from Ubergizmo. 
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As companies like Apple and Samsung are heralding the end of the button, LG is taking its design in a different direction. This new "Classic TV" features a wood-panelled front complete with tuning knobs and buttons to create what LG describes as a "classic Scandanavian-style design that emphasizes simplicity, modernity."
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Do you miss walking over the TV to change the channel? We know LG does. It just launched a 32-inch LCD set, the 32LN630R, that resembles a ’70s tube TV down to the working channel and volume dials. Not that the company is foregoing modern luxuries, mind you — its 1080p, IPS-based display supports both USB-based storage and MHL video from mobile devices. The 32LN630R is available now in South Korea for 840,000 won ($754), but there are no immediate plans to sell the TV to nostalgic Americans.
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Via: Engadget Spanish (translated)
Source: LG (translated)
20 people were injured at what was supposed to be a delightful if dopey promotional event for the new LG G2 in Korea. The plan had LG release balloons filled with 100 vouchers for free phones. Apparently no one thought it out any further than that.
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It’s a fine line that gadget fans have to walk, moderating our techno-lust just enough that we don’t start hurting people. It’s a lesson that LG Korea has just learned the hard way after a promotional event for the new G2 caused 20 people to be injured. The “G in the cloud” event in Seoul involved launching hundreds of helium balloons into the air, carrying vouchers for free handsets — which some members of the crowd tried to shoot down using BB guns. The company has already apologized to those who were inadvertently shot and will cover the cost of their medical care, while subsequent events have been called off. What’s wrong with a raffle?
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Via: AndroidBeat
Source: Korea Times
If you love being an early adopter, there are risks attached to it – you will first need to fork out a whole lot more money than other people to enjoy the latest technology, but that is the price to pay (which some claim is too high for their salary sale). After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, is there? We have heard of Samsung and LG delivering Curved OLED TVs to the market, and these puppies are not cheap in the first place, so it is a pleasant surprise to hear that Samsung has decided to slash the price of their new 55-inch curved OLED TV, while LG has decided to deliver more affordable versions of its 55- and 65-inch 4K TVs, dropping some premium features along the way.
Where Samsung is concerned, the price cut would see it drop to $8,910 from $13,500 after conversion – which would equal to a 34% drop. This is a considerable margin, and if anyone could have exhibited the kind of patience that Job had, he or she could have saved a few grand along the way, which could have been used to purchase, er, other items to fulfill your hedonistic lifestyle.
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You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Korean manufacturers Samsung and LG often match each other in product introductions, but today they were together in announcing cheaper options for some of their latest TV technology. Samsung is dropping the price on its new 55-inch curved OLED (above) and LG rolled out two lower priced versions of its 55- and 65-inch 4K TVs that sacrifice a few premium features. In Samsung’s case, the price is dropping by 34 percent, from 15 million won ($13,500) to 9.9 million ($8,910). While we’d heard the KN55S9 will arrive in the US mid-August for $15,000 there hasn’t been an official announcement yet, but Value Electronics is promising more details on the 14th.
For LG, the new LA9650 (pictured after the break) variant of its 65-inch UHDTV drops to 8.9 million won ($8,010) compared to 10.9 million ($9,810) for the original LA9700, while the 55-inch is 5.9 million won ($5,310) compared to 7.4 million ($6,660). In the US the original models sell for $7,999 and $5,999, respectively, while retailer B&H already has placeholders for the new models with US prices of $6,999 and $4,999. If the listing is accurate, we could see these versions ship in the US around October 23rd. These new models give up a few creature comforts like the bottom-mounted motorized 4.1 speaker and camera, but keep the pixel count along with fixed 2.1 speakers and 16GB of memory for DVR functions.
According to the Korea Times, Samsung’s price cut came as a result of improved manufacturing yield, and customers that already purchased one will be refunded the difference. Of course, these prices are hardly mass-market or challenging value priced entries from Chinese manufacturers Seiki or TCL, but is remarkable to see OLED technology dropping below $10,000 so quickly.
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD, Samsung, LG
If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a smartphone inspired by TopGear’s 2012 supercar of the year, leaks of a water-resistant handset for T-Mobile and an Android smartphone from LG that sells for under $100 outright. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 5th, 2013.
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