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NEW YORK — The continued impact of a sustained economic downturn which has made for more frugal TV shoppers this year, has left manufacturers...

NEW YORK — Although manufacturers have effectively stayed clear of price slashing on the young 3DTV category this year, analysts said slower than expected...

ATLANTA — Sharp Electronics revealed at CEDIA Expo the next phase of its “See it to see it” brand advertising campaign utilizing a partnership...

NEW YORK – The dawn of the new 3D TV age has gotten off to a somewhat slower-than-expected pace over the first two quarters...

New York – Two of the first manufacturers of next-gen 3D TVs reacted with unprecedented speed last month to consumer demand for big screen...

New York – Second-quarter demand for flat-panel TV shipments slowed for some smaller-screen TV segments but showed signs of growth in key 40-inch and...

NEW YORK – As the anchor category of Walmart’s consumer electronics departments, TVs factor prominently in the company’s more recent move into better-featured models...

DANBURY, CONN. – Although Walmart is advancing its consumer electronics upgrade plans at some of its larger venues across the country, the changes were...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google took the wraps off the future of its expanding product portfolio when it formally introduced a collaboration with Intel, Sony,...

PORTLAND, ORE. — Sales of LCD TVs were flat overall in the first quarter of 2010, although models with LED backlighting and large screen...

FREMONT, CALIF. — AOC is launching this spring two specific lines of LCD TVs catering to the value end of the market, including one...

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The NPD Group’s DisplaySearch market research unit said it recently upgraded its forecasts for North American TV shipments to about 45.5...

SAN FRANCISCO — In a keynote address at ITVT’s recent “TV Of Tomorrow Show,” Panasonic marketing senior VP Bob Perry encouraged IPTV developers to...

NEW YORK — Having enjoyed the successful launch of an extensive LED TV lineup in 2009 and heading into the year of 3D TV,...

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Global 3D television shipments will reach 78 million units by 2015, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...

Haier recently unveiled at the International CES a prototype of a large-screen TV that does not require wired connections for power or source components....

Clearly, the most hyped new technology news to come out of the recent International CES was 3D TV. Virtually all of the major manufacturers...

Westinghouse Digital unveiled a lineup of value-centric LCD TVs with LED backlighting, new cosmetic styling and Energy Star 5.0 power consumption levels, in select...

Video content producers and distributors were nearly as busy as TV and Blu-ray player makers at the recent International CES, as the two industries...

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) recently approved a recommended practice for establishing and maintaining audio loudness for digital television. The measure provides guidance...

The Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers is crafting a set of standards that will help to ensure the many disparate approaches to...

Sim2 put CEDIA show-goers on notice here that it too was ready to join the veritable legions of high-end home-theater projector manufacturers showcasing LED...

Sales of “Connected TVs” — TVs with built-in broadband access to services including YouTube, NetFlix, Tivo, Facebook and others — were up 70 percent...

TWICE:Do you think IP-connected TVs will blunt Blu-ray before it has a chance to establish itself in the mass market? Jeannette Howe, Specialty Electronics...

Toshiba used a Rockefeller Center showcase for House Beautiful magazine last month to formally announce its entry into the digital media frame category and...

Hong Kong – Broadband Network Systems (BNS), based here, has developed an IPTV system that melds conventional paper catalog ordering with a digital IPTV...

A new promotion from Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, which started July 16, offers a Vudu HD set-top box free along with $50 worth of...

Sony Electronics has agreed to add Netflix’s online video-streaming service to Bravia LCD TVs with Bravia Internet Video Link capability. Beginning in the fall,...

El Segundo, Calif. – A new study from TV display market research firm iSuppli has found that somewhat weaker demand for LCD TV products...

New York – Sharp unveiled here Tuesday a new line of LED-backlit LCD TVs “for the mainstream” market that have been designed to deliver...

Vizio released details on its full 2009 television line, including new XVT-series models, flagship models employing Vizio’s TruLED/240Hz technology and Thin Line 120Hz models....

Looking to give custom installers a protected TV line offering both cache and cash from higher-than-average margins, NuVision recently gave a formal sendoff here...

Hitachi Home Electronics (America), introduced last week its 2009 Ultravision and Alpha-series LCD HDTV product lines which the company said offer a combination of...

Design-centric A/V products manufacturer Bang & Olufsen (B&O) began taking orders in the U.S. for the first time this month on its 103-inch BeoVision...

Samsung gave its 2009 TV lineup a formal send-off here last week, announcing prices and ship dates on its extensive flat-panel TV assortment, which...

Addressing the millions of tons of e-waste expected as the DTV transition rolls along, and the many confusing and disparate e-waste recycling policies among...

Sensing an underserved market for portable, inexpensive LCD TVs, Eviant has developed a multicolored collection of small-screen HD models positioned as impulse items. The...

TTE recently gave International CES visitors a look at its 2008/2009 RCA LCD TV lineup, including two model series slated to ship this spring....

Moving closer to its spring market introduction, General Displays and Technologies (GDT) gave guests at its off-site International CES showroom a peek at the...

International CES became a rallying point for the pending launch of Mobile DTV broadcasting. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), an alliance of U.S....

If prototype demonstrations at International CES prove to be a valid indication, the future will be filled with 3-D TV technologies, IPTV systems and...

President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team wasted little time shaking up the consumer electronics industry by sending a letter to congressional leaders on the first...