Bruce Tripido

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Consumer Confusion Lives On

I recently read an article about a man who apparently shot his television due to confusion about the digital TV transition .   The article reported that a man was arrested and charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm after shooting his TV set. Somehow the story got around that the police found the man angry that he had both lost his cable and had been unable to get his new DTV... More

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Calling For Industry Specifications Standard

One of the challenges consumers face when researching and subsequently purchasing consumer electronics products is understanding the many technology terms inherent to these devices.  Once performing their research, usually online, to gain at least a basic understanding of the product they are about to purchase, they are then faced with the question of why speeds, feeds, and... More

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LCD To Remain Dominant Flat Panel Technology

Upon my recent return from this year’s CES show in Las Vegas, I was able to confirm a trend that I touched upon about a month ago – that LCD TV remains the dominant technology for the near term in both consumer and business to business applications. If you were at the show, you no doubt noticed that the floor had an ample representation of OLED (organic light emitting... More

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Ever-Changing And Improving LCD

Thirty-five years ago, Sharp introduced the first LCD calculator . In 2001, Sharp introduced a 10-inch LCD TV for $1,299 and a 20-inch model for $5,999. Today, consumers can purchase a 65-inch LCD TV for less than $5,000. The evolution of LCD has taken us from a calculator to large-screen TVs up to 108 inches , and, most recently, to an ultra-thin LCD with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, encased... More

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The Need For Green

In this turbulent economy, with energy costs going rising, consumers are more conscious than ever about power consumption in their homes. We’ve also just come off an election where things like climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been a prominent topic.  Energy  and environmental issues are in the thoughts and minds of consumers when they purchase and use... More