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War Over: Samsung and Sharp end LCD patent battle -- After three years of legal wranglings, court hearings, injunctions, etc, Sharp and Samsung have settled their LCD patent battle – finally, to the relief of both companies, we’re certain. Yes, their lawyers might not be as relieved, we know. Although the terms of the agreement will be kept secret and under wraps, a Sharp [...]

HDMI News: Version 1.4 + 3D = New public spec + Us scratching our heads -- 3D is here, it’s happening, and it won’t go away, regardless of whether we want it to or not — but the good news at least is there won’t be home 3D format wars or any stuff like that to muddy the water even further, such as the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war that fractured HD home disc [...]

First On The Train: Samsung 3D HDTVs first in production -- We’ve written quite a bit about HDTV, 3D and the upside and doubts we’ve held about how popular it’ll become in the long run, but it appears a company is taking a gamble and producing a 3D HDTV in mass amounts – Samsung. According to published reports, they’re launching big-time production on a new line [...]

Widget Or Not To Widget?: A Perspective -- Internet/Widget connected HDTV – are they worth the time? CES ‘09 definitely displayed these type of TVs, but demand and buzz around these kind of TVs had cooled a bit this time around, as performance of currently released models were a bit disappointing according to our report. The Vizio XVT 55-inch model, which was to have [...]

Big Game Price Dives: HDTV Super Bowl Sales, Sears and Free Blu-Ray -- It’s that time of year: The Super Bowl. It’s also the time of year some retailers discount HDTV units to sell them to folks wanting to view the big game on a BIG HD screen, which we’re all in favor of, obviously. Prices on HDTVs are already pretty low so far this year, as we’ve [...]

HD Pie: Sony grabs a piece of new Sharp LCD manufacturing plant -- As planned and reported among insider HDTV blogs and mags, Sony has grabbed up a small piece of Sharp’s new 10g LCD plant built a year or so ago, which should allow Sony to grow its manufacturing muscle for LCD panels quite a bit in the next few years. For now its small piece only equates [...]

Alert: The HDTV Deals of the Day Returns (Limited Engagement) -- Hark, the return of the HDTV deals, for a limited time only! Here they are: AbesofMaine – Here’s a nice deal on a top-rated model: The Samsung LN32B460 32” 720p LCD for $479.18 – $15 off coupon code we have nicely supplied you with: “LOYALTY15″ (Expires 12/31) = $464.18, and it includes free shipping. Now you’re [...]

Sexy + Useful: The Samsung P2370 HDTV Monitor -- Want a huge PC monitor that doubles as a he Samsung P2370HD monitor? Well, this one is a monstrous 27″, and it doubles as a HDTV as well for the best of both worlds. This wonder comes with a built-in TV tuner and a HDMI input along with full HD capability, tethered with a super quick [...]

Legal Blow: ITC rules Samsung was bad, bans import of some LCDs -- We love us some legal dirt, so witness the latest legal blow struck by Sharp in the TV wars: Samsung was found to have violated some patents, so has barred Sammy from selling LCD TVs in the US (a least importing them from here on out) until its corrected. The US International Trade Commission already ruled [...]

The Thin Race Continues: Samsung debuts thinnest-ever (again) LCD TV -- Yes, the “thin panel” race in HDTV LCD panels is getting a little ridiculous right now, but hey, it seems that’s what people want, so by gosh, they’re getting it. And Samsung has fired yet another volley in the thinnest-ever LCD race. What measures 3.9-mm thin? No, not the typical Korean models showing this stuff off, though that’s [...]