Items tagged with 'TVs'

VIZIO TVs Clear Customs

VIZIO TVs Clear Customs

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency has issued a ruling in favor of VIZIO, stating that all current models of VIZIO televisions do not infringe upon a patent held by Funai Electric Company. This ruling means that VIZIO can continue importing the fastest selling line of televisions in America without interruption.... Read More
Samsung Adds DivX Playback to TVs

Samsung Adds DivX Playback to TVs

Beginning early next year, you’ll be able to buy a Samsung TV with built-in support for DivX movies. The DivX Certified Samsung devices will be able to play DivX media files via an Ethernet connection that is certified by the Digital Living Network Alliance or directly through a USB port. DivX developed video codecs... Read More
Sharp Debuts TVs With Built-In Blu-Ray Recorders

Sharp Debuts TVs With Built-In Blu-Ray Recorders

Sharp claims that its new AQUOS DX series of LCD TVs are the world's first LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray recorders. The new DX series TVs will be available in Japan starting in November and will come in sizes ranging from 26 inches to 52 inches. The TVs will include dual-digital tuners and can record high-definition video... Read More
Thin TVs are In at IFA 2008

Thin TVs are In at IFA 2008

CES might be the largest consumer electronics (CE) trade show in the U.S., but it isn't the only large-scale CE show, nor even the oldest. Taking place this week in Berlin is the IFA 2008 consumer electronics show, of which its origins actually date as far back as 1924 when it started as a trade show for the radio industry.... Read More
Laser TVs Will Not Come Until 2008

Laser TVs Will Not Come Until 2008

There has been a report that Mitsubishi will unveil its large-screen laser TV at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2008, even though it is still over six months away. Mitsubishi showed its first laser projection TV prototype back in April of 2006. While they predicted that laser TVs would enter the market in 2007, we... Read More
Verizon and Intel Bring Online PC Gaming to TVs

Verizon and Intel Bring Online PC Gaming to TVs

Verizon and Intel Bring Online PC Gaming to TVs Collaboration to Include Verizon Games on Demand Experience for Intel Viiv Technology-Based PCs, New PlayLinc Game Messenger NEW YORK and SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Nov. 2, 2006 - Verizon and Intel Corporation have collaborated to enable consumers to play popular PC games on their... Read More
Intel, DIRECTV Poised to Connect PCs and TVs in U.S.

Intel, DIRECTV Poised to Connect PCs and TVs in U.S.

Intel, DIRECTV Poised to Connect PCs and TVs in U.S. INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sept. 26, 2006 - Intel Corporation and DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, today unveiled details around the world's first digital set-top box with integrated digital media adapter (DMA) functionality... Read More