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LG “World’s Largest” Ultra HD OLED TV

LG Electronics has inveiled what it claims is the world’s largest Ultra HD OLED TV at IFA. LG’s 77-inch Ultra HD Curved OLED TV follows in the footsteps of the company’s 55-inch Curved OLED TV, which was introduced to the public eight months ago at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. “LG was proud […]

September 6, 2013

4K display battle intensifies

Berlin’s giant IFA consumer goods show is awash with 4K displays. Sony, Panasonic, LG and Samsung are each offering offering new wares, and attempting to show how its 55” or 65” is better than its rivals in terms of functionality and price competitiveness. Sony is actively promoting a 4K ‘bundle’ that looks as if for […]

September 5, 2013From Chris Forrester @ IFA

Sky claims live Ultra HD first

As part of Sky’s on-going innovation in technology, on August 31st its research and development teams successfully broadcast the UK’s first ever live event in Ultra HD at its West London HQ. The broadcaster filmed Saturday’s 3pm Premier League football match between West Ham and Stoke City and transmitted the whole match live over satellite […]

September 2, 2013By Colin Mann

Panasonic launching 4K tablet

Panasonic has revealed that it will showcase a tablet capable of displaying 4K imagery at the IFA trade show next month. The Japanese electronics manufacturer claims that the 20-inch tablet will be the lightest and thinnest of its kind whilst boasting an OLED display with a resolution of 3840 pixels × 2160 lines. Details are […]

August 29, 2013

LG, Samsung launch OLED TVs in EU

LG has confirmed the availability of its Curved OLED TV in Germany, becoming the first TV maker to bring advanced OLED TV technology to European customers. The OLED TV will be sold at select retailers across the country starting this week and will roll out in other European markets in the fourth quarter. “LG is […]

August 27, 2013

CE spending to increase in 2013

Consumers are expected to spend $555 per person on new consumer electronics devices this year, a 9 per cent increase over 2012, according to the 2013 Household Penetration Study from global information company, The NPD Group. According to the report, nearly three-in-four (72 per cent) consumers expect to buy a consumer electronics product over the […]

August 23, 2013

CEA: Content vital to Ultra HD adoption

A growing market and ecosystem is forecast for Ultra HD technology by the US’s Consumer Electronics Association. The analysis, contained in a new report – Ultra High-Definition: State of the Industry – provides a snapshot of the emerging Ultra HD market, with overviews of key industry segments including content development, production, and delivery, as well […]

August 8, 2013By Colin Mann

TCL 50″ Ultra-HD TV for $999

TCL has announced its autumn product line-up for the US headlined by the 50″ edge-lit LED 4K Ultra HD TV launching in September priced at $999. TCL is the leading television brand in China and its global expansion has elevated it to the third largest HDTV brand in the world. TCL USA launched in the […]

July 29, 2013

LG launches curved OLED TVs in US

LG Electronics has introduced the first curved OLED TV for sale to customers in the US. First unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, LG’s curved OLED TV (Model 55EA9800) will be available exclusively at Best Buy. “We are fully committed to bringing next generation technologies to the global market,” said Havis […]

July 23, 2013

4K starts in South Korea

South Korea’s Samsung and LG display manufacturers now have Ultra HD content to showcase. South Korea has beaten Japan’s SkyPerfect and has started test transmission of five channels of 4K content some six months earlier than initially promised. For now, the tests are going to just 6 households, each being equipped already with super-fast fibre-optic […]

July 22, 2013By Chris Forrester