LG 50PB2DR  — one of the model’s requiring a software upgrade LG Electronics Australia has announced that owners of LG TVs with integrated digital tuners will require a software upgrade to stop issues with “frozen transmissions”. Reports surfaced over the weekend of pictures seizing up during certain programs while owners tried to watch digital broadcasts …

Samsung clearly doesn’t believe less is more: this year it has launched 17 new televisions. Of these, two are whacking great plasmas and the other 15 are LCDs. Crave suspects Samsung doesn’t get out much. There are three ranges: the entry-level S86, the mid-level R87 and fully featured M87. The S86 range offers screen sizes of 26, 32, 37, 40 and …

No gadget show would be complete with a smattering of ‘the world’s largest televisions’ and CeBIT is no exception. This photo story is a collection of the biggest and best. There were not one, but two Panasonic 103-inch plasmas at CeBIT this year. The picture quality of this screen really is remarkable — with 1080p pictures it looks stunning. We’ve …

CNET.com.au first saw Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma last July at the CEDIA Expo on the Gold Coast. Since then, other vendors, such as Sharp, have put forward their claims to the biggest big screen fame, but Panasonic’s the first to move from prototype to reality. Panasonic claims to have already sold five of these 1080p whoppers in Australia, but the first …

Are you one of those people who’s never happy? If so, Sharp has the high-definition TV for you. It’s only at the prototype phase at the moment, but it’s a 64-inch screen with a resolution of about 4,000×2,000 pixels, which basically gives it a resolution of 8.8 megapixels. We feel it’s important to point out that a 1080p television has …

As we wandered the show floor at CeBIT this year, we noticed that things that can operate in water are all the rage. While we don’t really care if a cash register is waterproof, we are very, very excited by a television that works during a spot of rain. Yes, that’s right, the Sanyo 42LM4WPR-E really is a television that’s …

commentary The launch of Apple TV this month raises interesting questions for owners of video-capable iPods and home entertainment enthusiasts. Will the mid-March release coincide with the addition of movies and TV episodes to the Australian iTunes Store? Although Apple won’t answer the question — nothing new here — the latest version of iTunes released last week hints movie downloads …

Wasn’t it all so gloriously simple back when people listened to top 40 radio and obediently paid $20 for discs at record store chains? Labels set the deal terms for artists. Managers handled the “biz.” The touring circuits were maintained by well-mannered warlords that politely divvied up the venues. And everyone had their place in the pond. So where did …

Despite LCDs outselling plasmas by quite a wide margin, Samsung remains committed to its plasma TV range. This year it’s launching two new large-screen sets — the 42Q9HD and the 50Q9HD — and they come, predictably enough, in 42- and 50-inch sizes. Neither of the plasma screens support 1080p, which is a little disappointing. The 42-inch model has a resolution …

Sharp has announced a new range of flagship televisions with a whole host of extra features — including an integrated PVR with a 160GB hard drive to record stuff and 100Hz technology to reduce the motion blur often seen on LCD televisions. There are two models in the range, the LC-46HD1E and the LC-52HD1E — one is 46 inches and …