LG’s menu for CES seems to be strongly focused on televisions. After unveiling the 55-inch OLED TV, LG has announced a huge 84-inch television set with Ultra Definition support. For the uninitiated, Ultra Definition boasts a resolution of (3840×2160 pixels) which is 4 times higher than a Full HD TV. Additionally, the new 84-inch TV from LG supports 3D with 3D Depth Control that allows users to control the 3D effect, features a slim and narrow bezel and supports over 1200 Smart TV Apps.

The LG 3D UD TV will be complemented with the Magic Remote that recognizes different types of command input like Voice Recognition, Wheel, Magic Gesture and Point.

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OLED displays are the future and it seems LG has taken the first major step in order to popularize and make it cheaper. The Korean company announced the development of a 55-inch OLED TV panel, which is touted as the world’s largest. LG says OLED with smaller display sizes (in mobile devices) are expensive to produce but that is not the case when it comes to producing a large panel.

The 55-inch OLED TV panel uses Oxide TFT technology and White OLED which LG says results in lower error rate and higher productivity. Additionally, the use of OLED panels will result in a thinner television set (about 5mm) and boasts a contrast ratio of 100,000:1.

LG will showcase the new panel at CES 2012 next month.

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Sony is working on a new “four screen” strategy that will help them to compete with Apple. Sony’s CEO, Sir Howard Stringer revealed to WSJ that they’ve spent the last five years to develop an offering of network services on mobile phones, tablets, TVs and PCs. Although Stringer didn’t divulge the exact date, he did confirm that its finished and will be launched soon.

Stringer also acknowledged the fact that he had “no doubt” about Steve Jobs’ developing a TV set and as a matter of fact Sony is also working on a new TV set. Stringer says Sony has invested “a tremendous amount of R&D going into a different kind of TV set.”

LG has announced their new flagship TV that will grace the IFA show floor in Germany next month. The LW980S is touted to be LG’s highest-class TV that combines their Cinema 3D technology, Nano full LED and Smart TV functions.

LG says this TV boasts one of the best 3D quality as it gives a flicker-free experience to ensure the user does not experience any dizziness or disorientation. Sprucing up its 3D features are lightweight glasses that does not require any recharging, on-the-fly 2D to 3D conversion and 3D video-on-demand.

Moreover, a user will be able to enjoy all the Smart TV functions like using apps, browser, social networking etc. and will use LG’s Nano LED lighting technology to ensure brighter, clearer and smoother pictures.

LG has confirmed that this CES they’ll unveil LW6500 Cinema 3D TV that will take “3D TV to new heights of brightness and clarity.” The new Cinema 3D TV will take advantage of LG’s recently developed Film-type Patterned Retarder (FPR) panel and since this panel does not require shutter glasses, the images on the TV will be flicker and blur free, thus reducing eye fatigue.

The flicker free certified TV also boasts a 3D Light Boost, which is nothing but a thin film on the screen to show 3D images at maximum brightness.

Additional features include refresh rate of 200Hz, DLNA, Wi-Fi and DVR ready, USB 2.0, 2D to 3D conversion and HDMI 1.4.

LG will reveal the model at the show and will start selling in select markets soon.

Sony has launched a unique television set for the UK market, which comes embedded with Sony’s 10-year old PS2 console. It’s a smart move by Sony and though I would love to see a similar offering being brought to India, Sony currently has no plans to sell this 22-incher anywhere outside UK.

The Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 is being sold by Richer Sounds for about $300 and features 4 HDMI ports, 3 USB ports (disappointingly, 2 are USB 1.1) and two Ethernet ports. The TV does not support full HD which is understandable if you want to use it only for PS2 gaming.

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At the ongoing CEATEC expo in Japan, Toshiba has unveiled a new LCD TV series that can display 3D content without the need to wear special glasses. The “Glasses-less” 3D REGZA GL1 Series consists of a 20-inch and 12-inch model that creates nine parallax images to create a 3D image. These parallax images are created with the help of the TV’s integrated imaging system and a perpendicular lenticular sheet, allowing the TV to display smooth, natural 3D images.

Additionally, the 20-inch GL1 features an LED-backlit display panel that has 4 times the pixels of a standard full HD panel (829 million pixels) and Cell REGZA engine based on Cell Broadband Engine.

The 20GL1 and 12GL1 will be first launched in Japan by end of December.

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Samsung newly announced FX2490HD offers more than what most monitors give today. The 90 Series SyncMaster LED-backlit monitor doubles up as a television set with the help of integrated TV Tuner. The 24-inch monitor has a Quad-stand design with Touch of Color and boasts other TV-friendly features like Picture in Picture (PIP) allowing users to surf the internet and watch TV at the same time, 7.1-channel Dolby support, USB port to watch movies without needing to On the PC, Magic Angle, 2 HDMI ports and HD support.

The FX2490HD will sell in South Korea for 549,000 won ($470).

Note: This post has been republished from Samsung Hub. For more Samsung news, head over to Samsung Hub.

After launching its high-end full HD LED TV, LG has announced to launch entry-level LED 3D TVs. The 29mm slim LX6500 TV series use LED backlit technology and 240Hz true-motion refresh rate to produce good 3D picture quality. Additionally, the TV boasts a dynamic ratio of 800,000:1, high power efficiency, record live TV with the Time Machine feature and supports online services like YouTube, Picasa etc.

The 42-inch LX6500 will sell for 2,700,000 won ($2416), 47-inch for 3,200,000 won ($2870) and 55-inches for 4,900,000 won ($4395). Additional 3D Glasses can be purchased for 120,000 won ($108).

Comic lovers have got one more thing to show off their super hero affection. Roundtable Concepts Inc. has launched RTC23, a range of LCD and LED TVs that comes embellished with Marvel’s super heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine, Thor etc. The TVs sell in sizes from 22- to 55-inches and comes with character’s casing and displays the character for 8 secs whenever you power on the TV.

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