Category: TVs
Samsung to cease production of plasma TVs
Just as VHS beat the vastly superiror Betamax in the battle of the video recorders last century, it seems that in the flatscreen TV war, plasma is the loser. Samsung has announced that it will stop making plasma TVs by…
How Star Trek predicted the future
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a visionary man. He foresaw a future in which humanity had learned to live together in peace and harmony. A future in which the people of Earth had joined forces with alien races to…
Polaroid announce a sub-$1000 4K TV
Old-timey camera makers Polaroid are backing a new horse – after giving up on, umm, Polaroid Cameras a few years ago, they're now trying their hand at making TVs – and have announced what is probably the cheapest 4K TV…
Do we really need Smart TVs?
As you may have seen, yesterday I got a chance to try out one of Samsung's newer Smart TVs. And very good it was too – in addition to simply watching TV, it was connected to the internet, and with…
Hands-on with the Samsung F5500 Smart TV
Yesterday I got the chance to try out one of Samsung's newest smart TVs – the 51" beast known as the Samsung F5500. It's got tonnes of different features, can talk to a number of other household gadgets, access the…
Up-close with Panasonic's latest 4K TV – the Panasonic WT600
Panasonic's first 4K TV launched in the UK a couple of weeks ago – the snappily named TC-L65WT600 is 65" of massive telly – and might impressive it looks too. Whilst this certainly can't be considered a review, I have…
When will the internet kill Sky?
For two decades now Sky have been one of the biggest forces in British broadcasting – not only do they control most of the largest satellite TV channels but they have another trump card: they own the platform too. Being…
Samsung showcases curved OLED TV on the London Eye
How about this for a room with a view? It's a pod on the London Eye which has been decked out with Samsung's latest curved OLED screen, the S9C. Samsung claims it is the first TV to feature Multi View…
Curvy LG UHD OLED is world's largest at 77-inches
LG's IFA 2013 centrepiece is a 77-inch ultra high definition OLED TV. The sizeable LG 55EA9800 continues the (perhaps misguided) trend towards curved sets, delivering a super-sharp 4K image. The screen also uses LG's WRGB OLED tech for convincing and…
Samsung launches 98-inch UHD display and 31.5-inch UHD monitor
Samsung are rolling out the big home cinema guns ahead of their IFA 2013 showcase, today annoucning the release of two ultra high definition display. First up is a 98-inch UHD large format display (LFD) screen. The giant set hits…
