The ZT60 is the ultimate Panasonic plasma. Panasonic plasma is dead. I’d like to take a moment for everyone to express their feelings at its passing. Next March, Panasonic “will end sales of plasma TVs for consumer use and PDP-related products for commercial use,” in the company’s own words. They’ve been CNET’s favorite TVs for …
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Sarah Tew/CNET It’s no secret that we at CNET, along with most other TV reviewers who pay attention to picture quality, love Panasonic plasmas. Just look at our current “Best TVs” list. The top four are all plasma TVs made by Panasonic. They include the high-end ZT60, which has the best picture of any TV we’ve ever reviewed, and the …
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The Singulus Bluline II (above) is designed to produce 3D Blu-ray discs. The company has just announced a version designed to produce 4K Blu-rays. A physical media standard for next-generation 4K video now looks closer than ever. A German optical disc replication equipment maker by the name of Singulus Technologies has announced details on a new machine, the Bluline III, …
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LG’s 65-inch Ultra HD TV LG Another 4K TV maker is slashing prices to stay competitive. LG has confirmed to industry publication TWICE that it’s reducing the prices of its 55- and 65-inch 4K TVs by $1,000 and $1,500, respectively. The new price of the 55-inch 55LA9700 will be $4,999, while the new price of the 65-inch 65LA9700 will be …
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You can finally get a 4K TV from a major brand for $4K. According to industry publication TWICE, Samsung has joined Sony in reducing the prices of its 55- and 65-inch 4K Ultra High-definition-resolution televisions by $1,000 and $1,500 respectively. The new price of the 55-inch Samsung UN55F9000 is $4,999, while the 65-inch UN65F9000 is $5,999. Both TVs just started …
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At the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, today, Sony announced that its PlayStation 4 game console would be arriving November 15 in North America, followed by a European launch date of November 29. The company said the console would launch in 32 countries overall in time for the holiday season, but didn’t specify any other dates worldwide. Sony also mentioned …
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TiVo’s new Roamio DVRs provide a host of new improvements, including faster performance, better software, more tuners, built-in Wi-Fi, built-in/better support for whole-home solutions like TiVo’s Stream and TiVo Mini boxes, and out-of-home streaming. With the new hardware comes the inevitable question from the thousands of people who already own a current TiVo: “What about me?” That question is even …
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LG was the first manufacturer to ship large-screen OLED TV to Korea and Europe, and today the company claims “first” for its U.S. model. The LG 55EA9800, a 55-inch OLED TV with a curved screen, will be available for preorder today at a price of $14,999. According to James Fishler, senior vice president of marketing, it will ship to the …
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Begun, the curved OLED TV price war has. Today Samsung announced that its first 55-inch curved OLED TV, model KN55S9C, is shipping now to specialty dealers in the U.S. for $8,999. That price undercuts arch-nemesis LG, whose own 55-inch curved OLED TV is on sale now for $14,999 exclusively at Best Buy’s Magnolia stores. Related stories First Take: Samsung KN55S9C …
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It’s taken years of fits and starts, but Americans will finally be able to buy first-generation big-screen OLED TVs very soon. The Samsung KN55S9, a 55-inch OLED TV with a slightly curved screen, will be available at select dealers in the U.S. by mid-August. It will be Samsung’s first OLED TV for sale in the U.S., hot on the heels …
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