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LG 55LW9800 review: Local dimming TV disappoints

The LG 55LW9800 is the company’s highest-end TV for 2011. Sarah Tew/CNET As we describe in detail in our explanation of the confusing world of LED backlight configurations, our favorite variety is known as (deep breath) “full-array with local dimming.” It’s also exceedingly expensive to implement, at least to judge from the sticker prices of the only currently shipping 2011 …

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Why is my cable box a horrible, energy

CNET reader Michael writes: About a year ago I downgraded my cable service for the purpose of getting rid of the huge cable box. The thing is an electricity sucking beast, and worst of all, it gave me a poor picture. So my question: Why is it that we can now stream media to a cell phone yet we still …

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The T-Mobile MyTouch and MyTouch Q will be available this holiday season. T-Mobile T-Mobile introduced the newest members of its MyTouch family of smartphones last night, the T-Mobile MyTouch and T-Mobile MyTouch Q. Unlike past models, such as the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide and T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, the smartphones are made by LG instead of HTC and are aimed directly …

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