We're still waiting for details -- sizes, dates, prices -- on Samsung's latest HDTVs, but for now all we know is it's claiming to be the first to begin mass producing 40-, 46- and 55-inch LCD models with 3D 240Hz motion technology. Whether or not you're planning to put on some active shutter glasses and take in the 3D effects, a 20% increase in response time should make even old school 2D HDTV watching a smoother experience. Find anything wrong with that?

Samsung's 240Hz 3DTVs now in mass production originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, Sony, LCD

Sony's packed in a plethora of buzz-worthy tech into its ZX5 series of Bravia LCDs -- thin panels, edge-mounted LED backlighting, 240-Hz Motion Flow, and wireless connection between the media receiver section and the glass. The new 46- and 52-inch versions have got the styling portion of the competition aced, but we're still smarting over the move away from local-dimming Triluminos LEDs. As for the Motion Flow, we'll have to wait and see for ourselves if 240-Hertz is going to be the magic number to win us over. But then again, we're greedy like that; but there's something drool-inspiring about a 52-inch LCD that gets 1080p video wirelessly sent to its 16.6-mm thin frame. Somehow, we don't think our response will be different when these beauties are released to Japan in November. Video after the break.

Continue reading Video: Slim, wireless, LED-backlit Sony ZX5 LCDs prepped for November release

Video: Slim, wireless, LED-backlit Sony ZX5 LCDs prepped for November release originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, LG, LCD

We've been following LG's 240Hz LH90 series of LED-backlit HDTVs since they were launched alongside oodles of internet-connected rivals at CES, and now -- at long last -- the 1080p trio is shipping to US soil. The sets, which are the first-ever to boast THX certification, also feature an ambient light sensor, 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 240Hz dejudder technology and a super glossy bezel. If you're jonesing to get one in your abode, you can cruise over to your nearest electronics dealer and part ways with $3,199.95 (55-inch), $2,399.95 (47-inch), or $1,899.95 (42-inch).

LG's THX-certified LH90 LCD HDTVs now shipping in US originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• You actually know what OAR stands for and won't watch anything but.
• You believe edge enhancements are a crime against humanity.
• You understand that contrast is the most important video spec.
• You know that more P isn't always better -- as in 1080p vs 720p.
• You realize that properly de-interlaced video is perfectly acceptable and possible.
• You can't watch DVDs anymore.
• HBO HD is a big joke.
• You can explain what 3:3 pull-down is and why you'd want it.
• You knew the actual differences between HD DVD and Blu-ray.
• You have at least one video calibration disc on Blu-ray.
• You don't think LCDs look better than Plasmas.
• You've helped a random person at Best Buy pick out a TV, and you don't even work there.
• It makes you mad that Samsung calls its new 6000, 7000 and 8000 series LED TVs.
• You make fun of 240Hz HDTVs.
• Your HDTV has been professional calibrated.
• There are Blu-ray Discs in your collection because of their picture quality.
• You know the name of the mode on your TV that disables overscan.
• You think it simply isn't possible for downloads to ever compare to Blu-ray in quality.
• Engadget HD is the first site you read every day when you wake up.

You know you're a videophile if... originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, LG, LCD

LG's finally put a price on its TruMotion 240Hz LH90 series displays. Available in 42, 47, and 55-inch sizes, the LED TVs boast a whopping 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, THX support, and the ability to play DivX files via USB. If you need to start budgeting early, expect to pay somewhere around ?3,300,000 (US $2,445) to ? 6,400,000 (US $4,742), depending on the model. We know it's destined for an international release, but other than that, unfortunately mum's the word when that date might be.

LG's 240Hz LH90 LED TV series priced, global release dates still a mystery originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Blu-ray, Displays, Samsung

Samsung seems very optimistic for a CE company in these economic times, but the way we heard VP Scott Birnbaum tell it, it couldn't be in a better place to help customers "vidify" with loads of theater-experience when & where you want it hardware. Emphasizing a focus on LCDs, that means matching expected customer desires with a push to 16:9 on devices from TVs to laptops. We're not ones for slick buzzwords, but the results speak from themselves, from speedy Netflix streaming Blu-ray players, to the latest round of HDTVs with widgets (great), edge lit LED lighting (good) and 240Hz (we're not convinced yet) technology, and the outer edge of products like the Omnia HD HDMI packing celly. If Samsung's not giving the people what they want, it's certainly trying, peep the full PR after the break and see how close to the mark it is.

Continue reading To Samsung, "vidification" means a theater experience everywhere

To Samsung, "vidification" means a theater experience everywhere originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, Sony, LCD

If the trouble of typing in a credit card number was the thing keeping you from renting acTVila video on-demand movies in Japan, Sony's fixed that right up by including FeliCa reading capability in the remote for its latest BRAVIA LCDs. No longer tied to an ugly outboard box, now you need only to press your credit card, cellphone or other RFID enabled device against the remote to authorize payment. The Japanese edition W5 and F5 line of LCDs mostly feature 240Hz MotionFlow and the latest BRAVIA Engine 3 display processing, and top out around ¥450,000 ($4,614) for a 52-inch. Check out video of the RFID remote on Akihabara News or embedded after the break and imagine living in a Blade Runner-type world of the future where overpriced rentals downloaded via fiber directly onto an HDTV screen are billed to whatever card desired with a mere flick of the wrist, as opposed to overpriced, overcompressed rentals that shamefully expand ones cable bill each month.

[Via Akihabara News & AV Watch]

Continue reading Sony takes the wraps off 240Hz, RFID enabled BRAVIA LCDs in Japan

Sony takes the wraps off 240Hz, RFID enabled BRAVIA LCDs in Japan originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, LG, LCD

Finally ready to give up further details on its 24.8-mm thick LED backlit LH95 (apparently dubbed the LH9500 in the UK), revealing to Stuff.tv we can expect a 55-inch HDTV with wireless HD box included. DivX HD support on the panel itself (sorry, no word about any Netflix streaming abilities just yet) via USB or Bluetooth makes sure there will be plenty to watch on the 2,000,000:1 contrast screen with 240Hz technology. At least on paper, one of the slimmest, best looking LCDs we've heard about so far, we'll see if it impresses in person shortly.

LG's super slim LED backlit LCD packing wireless HD, DivX HD originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not content with just making soap opera hair look like watery strands of gold, LG is also planning to trump last year's round of ultrathin LCD TVs by bringing the planet's slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV to Las Vegas. Expected to garner fingerprints from every nationality at CES 2009, the LH95 will check in at just 24.8-millimeters thick (0.976-inches) and boast a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and the outfit's 240Hz TrueMotion Drive dejudder technology. No word on a price or release date (or panel size, oddly enough), but hopefully we'll find out more in just under a fortnight.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

LG to debut world's slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV (LH95) at CES originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, LG, LCD

Seriously, there's only so much picture improving you can do before the law of diminishing returns demands some recognition. While Sony just spent boatloads creating an over-the-top advertisement for its largely unimpressive 240Hz Motionflow technology, LG Display is laughing all the way to Vegas with its Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV. Set to debut at CES 2009, said panel will boast a four-millisecond response time and an unprecedented 480 refresh rate per second. Curiously, we're not informed of the screen size nor the resolution, so we could theoretically run into a 9-inch 320 x 240 display and be totally underwhelmed. On the real, the outfit is expected to launch the world's first Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV panel in the second half of next year, but we're just about to lay down good money that Sony or Samsung accelerates development in order to beat it to the punch. Full release is after the break.

Continue reading LG Display plans to melt eyes with Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV

LG Display plans to melt eyes with Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV originally appeared on Engadget HD on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Misc, Sony, Advertising

Sony was smelling a world record when it constructed this beast, and sure enough, that's exactly what it set. The BRAVIA-drome was originally constructed to showcase its 240Hz Motionflow technology, and it has ended up being a continual source of interest even after the commercial shoot. This week, a Guinness World Records adjudicator affirmed that the structure was indeed the "World's Largest Zoetrope." We're not exactly sure that this proves / disproves the awesomeness / lameness of its 240Hz tech, but congrats anyway, Sony.

Sony sets Guinness World Record with BRAVIA-drome originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Reviews, Displays, Sony

Here it is, the review you've been waiting for. Are all those Hz worth all those dollars? If you believe CNET, the answer is "sadly, no." The 52-inch KDL-52XBR7 was all the rage upon its arrival, promising slick visuals and a dejudder processor that would wow, stun and awe. Unfortunately, it seems the set hasn't exactly lived up to expectations, as the deep black levels, accurate color temperature and color decoding, comprehensive complement of inputs and beautiful body weren't enough to overcome the breathtaking $4,200 price tag. Furthermore, the 240Hz refresh rate was found to offer "only minor improvements to picture quality," proving our fears of it being more about marketing than performance absolutely correct. Bottom line? Take your dollars elsewhere -- chances are, you won't miss the Hz.

Sony's 240Hz BRAVIA KDL-52XBR7 HDTV reviewed: extra Hz not worth the $ originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Misc, Sony, Advertising

As the race to infinityHz continues, Sony is busting out the advertising checkbook to showcase its utterly mesmerizing 240Hz Motionflow technology. The BRAVIA-drome installation, which is modeled after a 19th century zoetrope, measures 10-meters across, spins at over 40kph and is the centerpiece in a new commercial designed to display soccer action in the sleekest, smoothest, silkiest way imaginable (or so it says). Have a quick glimpse at the filming of the spot just after the break.

[Via Geek]

Sony builds massive BRAVIA-drome in Italy to showcase 240Hz Motionflow tech originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Displays, LG, Samsung, LCD, OLED

Samsung and LG are locked in a tight race for "best HDTV you won't be buying this year or next" this week at the International Meeting on Information Display 2008, trading shots with OLEDs, LCDs and more. Samsung brought along an upgraded version of its true 240Hz 15-inch Blue Phase LCD panel with improved image quality, some fresh carbon nanotube-based color electronic paper, plus slimmed-down versions of its 40- and 50-inch LCDs. Then it got busy with the OLEDs, dropping in a 14-inch HD display, 31-inch 1080p display and 5-inch VGA panel, to which LG could only respond with the above 19-inch OLED powered by amorphous silicon TFT. More stills of the carnage exist beyond the read link, but in the battle of display tech streeting in 2011 at the earliest, we just hope LG is holding back a few surprises for CES.

[Via OLED-Display, thanks Erik]

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Filed under: Displays, Sony, LCD

Sure Samsung had 240Hz (and wavier hair) first, but with its TVs stuck in development until 2011, Sony's back with another first / best of the night in the W1 series display, packing four times the speed of previous LCD HDTVs, and double that of the new 120Hz your best friend just picked up. Allegedly smoother than Billy Dee Williams cracking open a Colt 45 in Cloud City, the KDL-46W1 and KDL-40W1 bring 1080p with a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, BRAVIA Engine 2 image processing, 24p support and an assortment of hookups from modem to HDMI. Stop by your nearest Japanese electronics shop November 10 to get a peep at these and their slim, sexy sister, but bring ¥400,000 ($3,652 U.S.) for the 46-inch or ¥290,0000 ($2,648 U.S.) for the 40-inch -- you could try showing up without it, but why take chances?

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Filed under: Industry, Displays, Samsung

Regardless of how hard you wish upon your lucky stars, Samsung's 240Hz LCDs aren't going to magically hit store shelves in the near future. That's not to say you aren't interested in learning a tad more about how these so-called revolutionary panels will make your viewing experience better in a few years, though -- right? Tech-On was able to listen in on what LCD engineers and the like were saying about the prototype on display recently at SID 2008, and there were plenty of oohs and ahhs to go around. We'll spare you the technobabble in this space, but there's plenty of that in the read link below should you care.

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