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Sharp's AQUOS D series 10 gets hip with the online kick

by Tim Stevens posted May 11th 2009 at 6:41AM

Bargain LCDs are selling like hotcakes, but apparently folks are still buying the higher-end models too. Just a few weeks after announcing its new A series, Sharp is now releasing another new selection of sets, the AQUOS D 10 series. Ranging in size from 32- to 52-inches, the new LCDs have similar specs to the A, including a 1080p resolution, 15,000:1 contrast ratio, a judder-hating 120Hz mode, and the ability to automatically adjust contrast, but will sport one potentially major addition: compatibility with online video content services. Right now streaming seems limited to Yahoo! Japan's online offerings, but if and when these come Stateside here's hoping they have a little Hulu up in there. All are said to be shipping in Japan right now for an undisclosed price.

[Via Akihabara News]

JVC 5kg 32-inch LCD to be the lightest, greenest at CES?

by Richard Lawler posted Jan 5th 2009 at 3:08AM

While Samsung's latest may be slightly narrower, JVC swears its CES prototype will be the lightest 32-inch LCD out, weighing a mere 5kg its perfect for ceiling mounted installations. At 7mm thick they've managed to squeeze 1080p resolution and LED backlighting out of 50% of the materials and less mercury used to produce current designs. A hands on should settle the battle of the thin, expect iPhone comparison pics and contentious weigh ins usually reserved for heavyweight bouts this week in Las Vegas.

Gallery: JVC 7mm, 5kg HDTV

[Via AV Watch]

Philips' 8mm thin 32-inch LCD turns the screws on Sony

by Thomas Ricker posted Aug 28th 2008 at 9:55AM

This morning you saw what a 9.9-mm thin LCD from Sony looks like. Now it's Philips' turn to drop jaw. Albeit just a concept compared to Sony's ZX1 soon to be production TV, this 8-mm thin, 32-inch LCD with LED backlighting is done with the engineering and now waits for the suits to bring it to market. Two thin strips of Philips' own LumiLEDs -- 30 on top and 30 on the bottom -- are the secret sauce to this thin, Full HD mixture. According to Philips' "Senior Scientist," Dr. Giovanni Cennini, this 8-mm design will scale to panel sizes of 42-inches and probably higher. Better yet, these are the same panels Philips already uses, no extra tweaking required. So it's your move corporate, we're all waiting.

Gallery: Philips' 8mm thin LCD turns the screws on Sony

Sony unveils BRAVIA S4000 series LCD HDTVs

by Darren Murph posted Jun 17th 2008 at 1:30PM

Another month, another BRAVIA. Not that we're kvetching or anything, though. On the docket today are four new ones from Sony which make up the all new S4000 family. Arriving in 26-, 32-, 37- and 40-inch sizes, the crew showcases Sony's fresh "draw the LINE" design concept and features a deep piano black finish, clean lines, gently-rounded curves and a swivel base to boot. The largest of the four boasts a 1080p Full HD panel, 24p True Cinema mode and the outfit's BRAVIA ENGINE 2 signal processing technology, while the other guys get stuck with the original BRAVIA ENGINE and "HD Ready" panels. The whole lot gets a trio of HDMI sockets ,an integrated DVB-C / DVB-T TV tuner and a dynamic contrast ratio at or above 22,000:1. No word on a price / release date, but we're figuring that they land somewhere in Europe first.

Hands-on with Smartparts' 32-inch digital photo frame

by Darren Murph posted Jan 7th 2008 at 6:54AM

We had a pretty good idea of just how large a 32-inch digital photo frame would seem, but it's not until you see this thing up close and in person that you realize just how absurd it truly is. Don't believe us? Check it out below and see for yourself.

Gallery: Hands-on with Smartparts' 32-inch digital photo frame

SOYO bringing 32-inch plasma, 24-inch 1080p LCD TV to CES

by Darren Murph posted Jan 4th 2008 at 8:42AM

Apparently, Norcent isn't the only scarcely-mentioned company busting out some new kit at CES, as SOYO is also gearing up to show off a pair of impressive HDTVs in Vegas next week. It seems as though the firm is ditching the whole "bigger is better" mantra, and is instead focusing on squeezing more pixels into tighter spaces. The unnamed 32-inch plasma will feature a presumably sub-1080p resolution, a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits of brightness, twin HDMI inputs, a single component / two composite inputs, S/PDIF audio out and a remarkable $499 price tag. As for the LCD, this 24-incher will boast a full 1080p resolution, a pair of HDMI / component jacks, picture-in-picture functionality, 500 cd/m2 brightness, a three-millisecond response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio and an MSRP of $699. Sadly, we've no clue when either of these sets will be available for purchase, but hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later.

Envision kicks out trio of Omni-series LCD HDTVs

by Darren Murph posted Nov 15th 2007 at 8:47AM

Envision understands that the people need choices, and just in case neither of the two LCD HDTVs that the firm unleashed last month tickled your fancy, here comes a trio of new ones to pore over. All three units sport a 1,366 x 768 resolution, eight-millisecond response time, ATSC / Clear QAM tuners, integrated speakers, a headphone jack, S/PDIF port and a glossy black finish. On the high(er)-end, we've got the 42-inch L42W761, which features a 1,200:1 contrast ratio, twin HDMI inputs and a respectable $999 pricetag. The 32-inch L32W761 differs from its big bro by offering up a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, while the 26-inch L26W761 musters an 800:1 CR. These two will ring up at $649 and $479, respectively, and are available as we speak from a number of fine retailers, but if you've got your eye on the 42-incher, you'll be waiting till the 23rd -- yeah, Black Friday -- to take one home.

LG announces first 32-inch plasma TV: does anyone care?

by Conrad Quilty-Harper posted Oct 21st 2007 at 8:30AM

Even if it's not the first as LG is claiming it is, the recently announced 32-inch 32PC5RV is the smallest plasma TV to get a decent production run. Launching in Brazil this month and then worldwide in November, the 32PC5RV intends to muscle in on the most popular LCD TV size. The television will come with a relatively low price tag to lure buyers in at between $1,000 and $1,100: probably not low enough to beat lesser brands selling 42-inch 1080p plasmas at around that mark, and definitely not high enough specification to beat equivalently branded 32-inch LCDs what with the 32PC5RV featuring an abysmal 852x480 resolution, 550 lumen brightness, and a 1,800:1 contrast ratio. LG, you're gonna have to do better than that.

[Via Newswire Korea]

Orion's el cheap-o 32 and 37-inch HDTVs for Japan

by Thomas Ricker posted Dec 12th 2006 at 9:08AM

More evidence to support the continued free-fall of flat panel prices in Japan and abroad: the ¥89,000 (about $768) 32-inch and ¥129,800 (about $1,110) 37-inch Orion LCD TVs. Both panels are available from Japan's Orion Direct and feature integrated digital/analog terrestrial tuners, a 1366x768 resolution, 1000:1 contrast, up to 500cd/m2 brightness, and 176-degree viewing angle with HDMI, D4, S-Video, and a couple of composite inputs. Ok, we're not talking cheap a la the similarly spec'd $500 32-inch KONKA our readers discovered yesterday, but hey, damn cheap for Japan.

[Via Impress]

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Sharp's AQUOS LC-32GS is "world's first" 1080p 32-inch LCD: why?

by Thomas Ricker posted Dec 12th 2006 at 7:00AM

We've seen more than our share of 32-inch panels pushing a 1366x768 pixel resolution. Fine, that works. However, just as pixel-count sells digital cameras, it unfortunately also sells HDTVs to the uninitiated. So, along comes Sharp with their grand hopes of re-directing your fat wad into their coffers with this, the "Full HD" LC-32GS from the AQUOS G series. According to Sharp, this is the industry's first (to ship) 32-inch 1920x1080 LCD TV. That's right, 1080p which most will find a waste of pixel density (and almighty dollars) at that screen size and typical viewing distance. No doubt, this set does bring the specs: that "world's highest" 2000:1 contrast ratio we've seen on other ASV panels, 450cd/m2 brightness, 176-degree visibility, 6-ms response, integrated digital/analog terrestrial tuners, and a sweet bevy of jacks including 2x HDMI with Familink support, 2x Japanese D4, 2x S-Video, 4x composite, and a much appreciated DVI-I input for digitally tethering your computer and making use of those extra pixels. Ships December 22nd in Japan with either a pair of side mounted, or single under-bezel speaker for -- get this -- a 32-inch premium price of ¥280,000 (about $2,395). Expect to hear rest-of-world dates and prices any day now.

[Via Impress]

Iiyama's budget 32-inch HDTV LCD

by Thomas Ricker posted Dec 11th 2006 at 9:25AM

Japan's Iiyama is pumping out another sweetie this morning with this, their latest 32-inch offering which may or may not be destined to leave the shores of Nippon. The C3202WTV-B1 set features an integrated terrestrial digital/analog tuner, 1366x768 resolution, 550cd/m2 brightness, 8-ms response, and 1000:1 contrast ratio. It also packs the usual 176-degree visibility and humble set of in/outs including HDMI, S-Video, composite, and even DSub-15 RGB for the old PC -- no component though for you, Jack. Besides throwing back a nice, clean design, the only thing that stands out here is the price, just ¥109,800 or about $938 should Iiyama ever decide to grace their modest, rest-of-world portfolio with this model. Yeah, it's not as cheap as an $845 Polaroid, but it's not as cheap as an $845 Polaroid either, ifyanowhutamean?

[Via Impress]

OzIQ poised to launch 32-inch all-in-one PC

by Evan Blass posted Oct 15th 2006 at 11:58AM

So Apple pioneered the "PC-in-a-monitor" form factor with the iMac G5, and though other manufacturers have since followed suit, no one has been able to top Cupertino when it comes to screen size on this form factor -- until now, that is. PocketPCReviews is reporting that an Australian company called OzIQ -- which already has a range of All-in-One machines topping out at 22 inches -- is poised to release a mammoth 32-inch model called the OZ-632i7, making the 24-inch iMac look positively miniscule in comparison. Although not much information is available yet concerning the guts of this monster, spec sheets indicate that it will be powered by Core Duo and Core Solo processors, rock up to 3GB of DDR2 RAM, and presumably feature Windows Media Center Edition, seeing as it sports an internal TV tuner as well. Supposedly OzIQ is planning on pushing this one out the door "in a couple of weeks," priced at the equivalent of $3,200.

[Thanks, Anton]

Mitsubishi's new LCD-R32MX55 32-inch LCD

by Paul Miller posted Oct 10th 2006 at 12:05PM

Nothing much to see here, but Mitsubishi is squeezing their new "Diamond Engine IV" processor into this new LCD-R32MX55 32-incher of theirs, and we thought we'd let you know. The LCD will be available on October 21st for 180,000 yen -- about $1,523 US. Beyond the Diamond Engine IV action, things get substantially less exciting, with a 1,366 x 768 resolution and a pair of D4 connectors, along with VGA and a trio of composite inputs. Still, not a terrible price for a 32-incher, and Diamond Engine IV does have a certain warp drive flair to it. Supposedly it enhances your picture as well, so there's always that.

[Via Impress]

AEON's specced-out 32-incher on a budget

by Paul Miller posted Aug 3rd 2006 at 12:36PM

The new ZG-0032LD from AEON has a Samsung LCD panel, 32-inches of screen, and a whole lot else to love. The 1,366 x 768 LCD is rated at 450 nits of brightness, has a 1200:1 contrast ratio, and manages a speedy 8ms of response time. On top of that, there are dual HDMI ports, two S-Video connectors, and a trio of composite jacks. This is all well and good, but AEON really sweetens the deal with the 129,800 Yen ($1,131 USD) pricetag. Sure, the looks could be spicier, and Samsung is always going to put their best panels inside their own displays, but for the HDTV buyer on a budget, AEON seems to have a winner.

[Via HD Beat]

JVC Victor's new 32-inch LT-32LC85 HDTV

by Paul Miller posted Aug 2nd 2006 at 12:57PM

Not a lot to see here -- other than the 32-inches of LCD, of course -- but JVC Victor's LT-32LC85 does manage to bring a bit of HDTV goodness for a halfway decent price. The 250,000 Yen unit ($2179 USD) runs at a 1,366 x 768 resolution, packs a "GENESSA" imaging engine for better source scaling, and features a whole slew of connectivity, including HDMI, dual Firewire, digital optical audio and an SD slot for viewing pics. The display should be available for sale in September.

[Via Impress]