Tag: 42 inch

Panasonic range focuses on 1080p and plasma

Panasonic has unveiled its 2008 range of televisions and home theatre in Sydney with HD recorders and plasmas high on its priority list.

Pioneer to halt plasma production?

Pioneer Electronics is to cease all production of plasma panels and instead source panels from competitor Matsushita, according to Reuters.

New ASUS Eee TV, desktop PC and monitor

ASUS has gone Eee crazy, and we're trembling with anticipation.

Samsung introduces 3D plasma

Samsung announced a pair of 3D-ready plasma HDTVs at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.

Teaching plasma to follow LCD's lead

The energy-hog televisions are losing ground to their cheaper counterparts. But developers hope that will change with improved technologies.

LCD TVs getting slimmer

Sharp, Hitachi and JVC are showing off LCD TVs with panels that are less than 25mm thick.

Pioneer's new home theatre range

Pioneer has announced its new audiovisual lineup for 2007 which includes the new ultra-black Kuro televisions, DVD recorders and receivers.

Getting a charge out of plasma TV

Larry Weber has been a leading force behind the big-screen TV tech. Now he's trying to tame its power consumption.

Should you wait for an OLED TV?

SED, the flat-panel of the future, is DOA. But OLED is poised to take its place. Should you hold out for one?

Hard to recall

Do product recalls make you think twice about a company or technology?

Sharp recalls 42-inch LCD TVs

All three 42-inch models sold in Australia between February and May 2007 are affected.

Bling TV

In celebration of its millionth Ambilight TV, Philips created a AU$250,000 diamond encrusted TV that it showed off at the Sydney Home Show.

HD video podcasts come to iTunes -- and Apple TV

One of our biggest complaints with the Apple TV was the dearth of HD video content, but HD content has finally arrived on iTunes -- and it's free.

Fatty got it first

The set of the 2007 NRL Footy Show on Channel Nine features Panasonic's 103-inch 1080p plasma panel.

Prices to plunge with demand for plasma TVs?

Plasma panels are losing flat-screen battle to LCDs, research shows. If history has a say, more price cuts are on the way.

CES 2007: Sharp unveils world's largest LCD TV

At a press conference the day before the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas opens, Sharp unveiled what its calling the world's largest LCD television, a 108-inch (274cm) gargantuan set, under its AQUOS brand.

TV prices dropping too fast, Sony says

It may sound like carping coming from a big electronics company, but the price drops have surprised manufacturers and analysts alike.

Does new hard drive foreshadow 100GB iPod?

Toshiba's 100GB 1.8-inch hard drives will begin shipping next year, which could lead to larger storage capacity for Apple's music device.

Panasonic to pump up plasma production

Panasonic is betting its future on the proliferation of plasma TVs by investing 180 billion yen (AU$2 billion) in a new plasma display panel (PDP) plant that will double its current production capacity.

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