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The end of 3D TVs? What took them so long?
So long, SwimmyVision™ – you really won’t be missed Reports coming out of Korea over the past few days suggest that the world’s leading TV manufacturers – LG and Samsung – have finally realised that 3D is a gimmick that’s had its day. Again. OK, so the big two aren’t completely dismissing the facility, which […]
Toshiba’s TV-making pull-out is bad news, not good, for Japan’s surviving manufacturers
And then there were three: Toshiba’s announcement that it’s to stop making TVs and instead licence out its brand means only Panasonic, Sharp and Sony are left carrying the Japanese flag in a market sector the country once dominated – but for how long? If you think Toshiba’s decision to stop making TVs for export […]
UPDATE: Pioneer finds a buyer for its DJ division, a week after agreeing to sell AV business to Onkyo
Following last week’s confirmation of its plans to sell its AV division to Onkyo, Pioneer has found a buyer for its DJ equipment business – but it’s not going to be completely hands-off Pioneer has today announced the sale of its DJ equipment business, which recently marked its 20th anniversary with the launch of […]
The place where bass sells TVs
Indonesian TV buyers can’t stand weedy sound – they want their tellies bombastic! Today’s missive from the ‘Who knew…?’ department here at Words and Music comes to you courtesy of Indonesian electronics company Polytron, which has a range of TVs selling under the Bazzoke banner – and they’re designed for serious bass. In market sector […]
Now America’s Consumer Electronics Association seeks to define Ultra High Definition TV. Meanwhile, in the real world…
Having had a crack at defining hi-res audio, now the CEA wants to boss the spec of next-gen TVs. Ain’t gonna hold back those rushing to popularise 4K, though… Only a couple of weeks ago, I expressed my dismay at the clunky – and confusing – Master Quality definitions hatched up by, among others, America’s […]
Pioneer’s getting back into the TV business – well, almost…
The announcement, reported in trade magazine ERT, that Pioneer TVs will soon be back in Dixons stores, could just show the way forward for the big Japanese names Pioneer was a – umm – pioneer for the Japanese TV business when it launched its Kuro range back in the Spring of 2007, it embarked on […]
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