Tag: Televisions
First YouView update brings surround sound, faster boot times
YouView have announced that they are beginning to roll out the first firmware update for the catch-up TV set-top boxes, bringing with it a host of new features. A headlining new feature is the introduction of surround sound when the…
PREVIEW: Sony 84-inch 4K Bravia KD-84X9005 TV
IFA has traditionally been an AV showcase for the major brands, but with a shift towards mobile over the past few years, the 2012 Berlin tech extravaganza had fewer stand-out home cinema moments this year. Sony's 84-inch 4K Bravia KD-84X9005…
IFA 2012: Philips 6900 Smart TVs go frameless
TP Vision, the new TV manufacturing arm for Philips, have revealed the new PFL6900 Smart TV series, ditching the chunky frames of Philips' earlier offerings. Measuring just 35mm thick but still squeezing in the atmospheric Ambilight technology that throws light…
LG Cloud service offers multi-screen, multi-device streaming
LG have lifted the covers off their own cloud-based service, simply called the LG Cloud. The LG Cloud will allow an owner of an LG smartphone and LG Smart TV to share content between the television and the handset, as…
Philips spin-off TV division to TPV Technology, form TP Vision
Philips Lifestyle will no longer make televisions, an announcement from the Dutch electronics giant has today revealed. After 87 years of dipping in and out of the TV market, the company are finally calling it a day, handing over duties…
CES 2012: Panasonic's VT50 plasma is the 3DTV to save the pennies for
A lot has been made of ultra-definition TVs and OLED TVs at this year's CES, but the technologies on show are respectively either a) too young to have the content to back them up in the case of UDTVs,…
CES 2012: Sony HX8 3D Bravia's ready for a battering with Gorilla Glass
Sony's 2012 Bravia line-up made its debut at CES 2012 this week, with the company showing off four new sets packing X-Reality and X-Reality PRO technology for stunning 2D and 3D visuals. Top of the range is the HX853…
CES 2012: Sharp super-sizing 8K screens
CES, the biggest tech show in the world. Where better then to more-or-less announce your new TV strategy is to make your range frickin' massive? That's the crux of Sharp's CES 2012 press conference, where they announced a new…
CES 2012: Samsung bringing Skype and Internet to your TV with InTouch
Samsung are looking to turn your regular HDTV into a web connected one with their newly-announced InTouch kit. Combining a Wi-Fi enabled Skype camera and unique QWERTY keyboard, it adds apps, high-definition video calling and the ability to browse the…
50 inch Apple TV incoming, but little to watch on it?
The long-awaited Apple TV seemed a dead-cert to make an appearance at some point in 2012, rumoured to be putting iOS and it's famous App Store front and centre in the living room. However, a new report from USA Today…
