LCD

Kalibrate Ltd of Caterham has taken on UK distribution of an American display calibration system, Chromapure. the aim of which is to make display calibration as simple as possible for the amateur or pro.  read more »

Sharp has unveiled a spectacular LED TV wall display solution. The screen is made from multiples of the brand’s Full LED-backlit PN-V601 60in professional LCD monitor, and can be configured for any size requirements.

At a press conference in Japan, the company used a 15-feet high and 22-feet wide display built from thirty of the Pro LED panels.

The construction works because  read more »

Sharp has jumped aboard the 3D bandwagon, announcing its first range of 3D-ready Quattron TVs, as well as the world’s first 3D-compatible Blu-ray recorders.
Speaking at a Japanese press conference, Sharp Vice President Masafumi Matsumoto declared: ‘We are confident that the new technology will draw a clear line between our product and those of our competitors.’ Sharp says its target is to have 50 per cent of its  read more »

Sony will open 3D viewing pavilions in seven countries during the FIFA World Cup, but the UK isn't on the schedule. Designed to allow visitors to ‘experience the 3D world Created by Sony,’ these showroom will feature 3D match footage - prior to its release later in the year on Blu-ray -as well as entertainment content including music, movies and games from across the Sony empire. Making their public debut will be  read more »

Avatar director James Cameron has inked a partnership deal with Samsung to promote its 3D TV products.
At a press conference in Seoul to announce the pairing, Cameron waxed lyrical about Samsung’s LED TV range: ‘In some ways, Avatar will look actually better on (Samsung) televisions than it did in movie theaters, though there is  read more »

The incompatibility of 3D glasses between TV brands is seen as a significant stumbling block in the take-up of domestic 3D. Not being able to take your own 3D spex around to watch sports or a movie with a friend who has a different brand of 3DTV makes little sense to anyone.

Despite the standards for Full HD 3D being rigorously defined and agreed during 2009, seemingly everyone forgot to mandate a uniform standard for Active Shutter glasses. Helpfully, though, HCC has discovered a workaround.  read more »

‘We may have exaggerated the dangers of watching our 3D TVs.’ This candid admission came during a briefing session held by Samsung’s R&D team in London yesterday. The news that  read more »

Samsung unveiled its new flagship LED TV range, the impossibly thin LED 9000 series, and previewed its eye-catching new TV campaign, with a star-studded event at London’s prestigious Saatchi Galleries last night. And naturally HCC was there.

Celebrities and movie-makers, including Kevin Spacey, Claudia Winkleman, Alexandra Burke and others, could be seen squinting approvingly  read more »

LG has followed Korean rival Samsung and issued a health warning for its debut line of 3DTVs. The first sets shipping in Korea sport a warning that children under 5 should have only limited access to 3D content, as it is potentially damaging to young eyes.

HCC reported on Samsung’s first health advisory back in March, which cautioned pregnant women, the elderly and children. More recently, the brand has advised against drinking excessive alcohol while watching 3D  read more »

Samsung has won the race to be the first brand to bring 3D TVs to the UK high street. This weekend shoppers will be able to experience a trio of 3D enabled screens from the brand for the first time, in screen sizes that range from 40- to 65inches.
In the current issue of HCC, we test the 40inch 40C7000 LCD model and find it to be  read more »

The flat TV market appears to be bouncing back to life. Sharp has announced that it will double the current production capacity at its new high-tech LCD manufacturing plant in Sakai City, Osaka from July.  read more »

LG has finally decided to launch both Active Shutter and Passive Polarisation 3D TVs into the UK market. ‘Consumers have demanded that we offer them a choice,’ LG’s TV marketing king George Mead told HCC. ‘Some tell us they prefer Passive screens while others can’t justify the cost of Active Shutter glasses (typically £100 a pair) when they have a family who want to watch 3D events.’  read more »

Expect to see fewer bigscreen TVs in your local high street store, at least in the short term. The UK’s biggest high-street retailers (Comet, Co-operative Electrical, Currys, PC World, John Lewis Partnership, Argos, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s) have all volunteered to take part in a scheme launched by the Energy Saving Trust and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to purge  read more »

Sony's first integrated Freeview HD TV has gone on sale. The £800  set also features a new integrated Internet access portal. Our first look at the EX503 suggests it has a lot going for it. A Full HD 1920x1080 resolution panel featuring BRAVIA ENGINE 3 picture processing, the £800 EX503 is DNLA compatible, so you can connect it to networkable devices such as PCs and MP3 players.  read more »

Samsung has reportedly inked a deal with Apple said to be worth $240million to deliver screens for the upcoming iPad. The first iPads will feature screens made by LG Display and Chimei Innolux Corp., a Taiwanese display group, but the deal remains a major coup for the SKorean giant. Despite the size of the Samsung deal, LG will remain the main supplier of screens for the iPad, having already signed up to supply  read more »