| Comparing LCD and plasma TVs | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:22:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q: What is the difference between LCD and plasma flat-panel TVs? Also, has an HDTV standard for the United States been officially adopted? I am thinking about purchasing a new TV set, and I'm not sure whether it's wise to buy now or wait. Frank Humphries, Minneapolis A: LCD TVs use an LCD panel to create the picture. It's the same LCD screen technology you find on laptop computers and digital cameras. Plasma TVs use gas suspended within glass panels and stimulated by an electrical field to create the picture. Each technology has its advantages. Plasmas tend to have a better picture than LCD TVs, while LCD TVs promise better long-term reliability and freedom from screen burn-in worries. This is not absolute, though. A good LCD TV will have a better picture than a mediocre or poor plasma TV, and a poor-quality LCD TV will be less reliable than a good quality plasma.... | |
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| | | iSuppli: China LCD-TV market to reach $12B in 2010 | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:44:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | SANTA CLARA, Calif. — China's LCD-TV market is poised to grow at a 49 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the 2005 to 2010 period, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. The firm said it expects China's LCD-TV shipments to increase from 1.4 million units last year to more than 20 million in 2010. iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) said it expects Chinese LCD-TV revenue to grow from 1%.3 billion in 2005 to $12.8 billion in 2010. In revenue, the Chinese LCD-TV market growing to $12.8 billion in 2010, rising at a CAGR of 59.4 percent from $1.3 billion in 2005. The 30-inch and larger sized sets are enjoying the fastest growth rate of all LCD-TVs in China, iSuppli said, due to customers' preference for large-sized televisions and declining prices. iSuppli said it expects this price decline to continue as sixth- and seventh-generation LCD fabs reach full production.... | |
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| | | 3M's Q3 earnings rise 6.4 per cent on rebound in LCD film business | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:21:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM), maker of Scotch tape and furnace filters, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose 6.4 per cent as its business making films for LCD television and computer screens rebounded. 3M said it earned US$894 million, or $1.18 per share, during the quarter that ended Sept. 30, up from $840 million, or $1.08 per share, during the same period last year. Revenue rose 8.8 per cent to $5.86 billion, from $5.38 billion during the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had predicted earnings of $1.12 per share on revenue of $5.76 billion. .... | |
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| | | Jean lands LCD TV orders from Polaroid | | Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:07:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Jean recently confirmed that the company has gained orders to supply 32- and 20-inch LCD TVs for the US-based Polaroid, with shipments to kick off in the middle of November, according a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The first batch of shipments will be 3,000 units, said the report, adding that the LCD TVs to be shipped will support Japan's terrestrial DTV (digital television) standard, the IDSB-T. Jean is now in talks with other customers, expecting to win more orders by December, the paper indicated. Combined shipments of LCD monitors and LCD TVs from Jean totaled about 326,000 units in September, up 55% on month and 72% on year, noted the paper. .... | |
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| | | Hancock Bank to Fete Downtown Pensacola Financial Center Tomorrow | | Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:10:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bank executives, city officials, chamber of commerce ambassadors, downtown business owners, and local residents will gather tomorrow, October 3, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. to help 107-year-old Hancock Bank celebrate official ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the company's 40 South Palafox Street office in downtown Pensacola. .... | |
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| | | Commercial lets viewers choose ending | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:18:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | A new commercial for Sony's LCD TV puts the viewer in charge.The ads, which were created by Durham agency McKinney, lets viewers choose which of four endings they want to watch."I think we are trying to find a more engaging way to use TV advertisements, to get viewers more involved with our brand," said Kevin Berman, marketing manager for Sony Electronics.That's crucial for advertisers, who worry that viewers with TiVos or other types of digital video recorders are fast-forwarding through commercials. Earlier this year, KFC ran spots with clues to food give-aways that could be seen only when played back on a DVR.About 12 percent of U.S. households have a DVR, in contrast to 3 percent two years ago, according to Leichtman Research Group.The spots began airing last week. They open with a man and woman admiring a Bravia TV in a store window, oblivious to the other's presence until they both remark under their breath: "Nice picture."That's when buttons materialize on-screen offering "endings for men" and "endings for women."DVR users can choose either button.... | |
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| | | Toshiba Adds New Cinema Series Pro(TM) Flagship Models To REGZA(TM) Line Of Premium LCD TVs | | Posted Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:27:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | At the CEDIA show today, Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("Toshiba") announced the addition of two new, state-of-the-art Cinema Series Pro models to its premium line of REGZA LCD TVs. Cinema Series Pro models represent the highest quality high definition TVs in Toshiba's line, and set the new standard for consumers who demand the best in TV technology. "Cinema Series Pro is designed to set the new standard for premium HDTV," said Scott Ramirez, Vice President of Marketing. "Its spectacular 1080p full HD picture quality is truly second to none, and the new high-gloss black cabinetry makes a bold statement in any room. In both performance and design, Cinema Series Pro will become the one to watch." Toshiba Cinema Series Pro -- Best Class in Design and Performance As part of the REGZA line, Cinema Series Pro models feature the new PixelPure Hi-Bit(TM) 12-Bit digital video processing with 4,096 levels of gradation for 16 times the gradation levels of standard 8-bit systems, and cleaner, more natural images.... | |
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| | | Gadgets Samsung Shows Off 70" Production LCD Television | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 1:53:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Samsung is taking full advantage of its position as the world's largest TFT-LCD supplier by unveiling the first 70" LCD TV panel for the consumer market. Samsung is taking its fight to plasma display panel (PDP) and projection TV makers and will begin shipping its 70" monster in the first half of next year. "Our new 70-inch LCD is not only significantly larger, but also sets a new benchmark of excellence in terms of video image reproduction, viewing angle and image quality. We've designed it to dramatically enhance the large screen LCD TV user's viewing experience," said Executive Vice President Kim Sang-Soo of Samsung Electronics. The 70" television supports full high-definition resolution (1080p) and has a viewing angle of 180 degrees. It has a contrast ratio of 2000:1, brightness of 600nits, a response time of 8ms and can display 1.07 billion colors.... | |
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| | | Price shift signals recovery in large-sized LCD panels, says iSuppli | | Posted Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:19:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | A pricing rebound for a key type of panel indicates that the conditions in the large-sized LCD business have shifted back in favor of suppliers for the first time this year, according to research firm iSuppli. Beginning in the second half of July, pricing for 17-inch LCD panels for desktop PC monitors started to increase. Prices are expected to continue to rise in August, marking the first monthly increase after three quarters of declines for 17-inch panels, the most popular size used in PC monitors, noted the research firm. Increases for 17-inch monitor panel prices are expected to continue throughout the second half of 2006. The average price of 17-inch monitor panels will increase by 19 percent in the second half, rising to US$123 in December, compared to US$102 in July, iSuppli predicts.... | |
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| | | USA. Sabre Yachts to introduce new Flagship the Sabre 52 Salon ... | | Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 1:49:16 AM by Blog57 Team | | Sabre Yachts will be expanding its model line up yet again with the February 2007 introduction of the Sabre 52 Salon Express. The first Sabre 52 Salon Express will be completed by early January of 2007. We continue to have a healthy demand from dealers and customers for a full range of Sabre motoryachts, said Daniel Zilkha, Chief Executive Officer of Sabre Yachts. The Sabre 52 Salon Express is the latest expression of that demand, tailored to the larger yacht market, he said. Zilkha noted that this fall, the company will debut another new model the Sabre 34 to meet demand for Sabre quality yachts in the smaller end of the market. The Sabre 52 is the largest motoryacht in the companys history. She features the classic Downeast styling, extraordinary craftsmanship and performance for which Sabre Yachts is so well known.... | |
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