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Newlaunches: Green technology is in and companies are launching all kinds of green gadgetry. Philips has just announced a new 24-inch green TV for Europe called the Econova LED TV. It’s got all kinds of green i.e. eco-friendly features like an eco-mode option that will reduce power consumption to only 40W. The TV itself is made from recycled aluminium and has a 0W mode when turned off. The remote control is also doing its share to be eco-friendly, it’s got a slide our panel that’s actually a solar panel to charge it. No batteries. While I’m of the opinion that it’s an innovative idea, I’m a little worried about leaving this shiny thing in the sun too long. If I need to use it quickly, grabbing a ‘hot’ remote isn’t my idea of fun.

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Übergizmo: Fancy purchasing a TV pretty soon, but do not know where to start? Perhaps you might consider a Samsung LED or LCD TV after reading this post – after all, selected models from either line from Samsung will be incorporated with InstaPort technology from Silicon Image, where it will change HDMI input within one second – basically, this removes the time of waiting for the input to look for a source, giving you instant change in the blink of an eye. This is something nice to have but not essential, then again who are we to say in this world that has a “I want it now!” attitude? Perhaps it might end up as a common feature in all TV brands sometime down the road, who knows?

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DisplaySearch: Samsung has more than 50 models listed on their US web site, including their latest LED TVs. In order to understand this Samsung’s LED TV positioning in their LCD TV product line, we made a comparison table, shown below.

From the specifications and suggested prices, we can make some interesting points:

• In terms of product sizes and pricing, the B6 and B7 series LED TVs are closer to the A7 and A8 series LCD TVs than they are to the A6/B6 and A7. For example, LED B6 has 40”, 46” and 55”; LCD A7 40”, 46” and 52”. The price gap is similar ($400-500) for the same size comparison.
• The B6 and B7 series LED TVs are likely to eventually replace the A7 and A8 series, which use CCFL backlights. Samsung hopes that consumers find the advantages of LED TVs are enough that they can increase the suggested price, which would help Samsung increase revenues on high-end models. Samsung is likely to adopt LED backlights for all their high-end models and keep CCFL for entry- and mid-levels; LED TV is equivalent to high-end LCD TV in Samsung’s product line.
• The B6 and B7 series LED TVs adopted edge lighting instead of the direct lighting used in the premium A9 series. Edge lighting enables lower costs, but it does not support local dimming. Probably only high-end customers notice or value the difference. Many consumers will be glad to own any LED TV, and they may have no idea of the difference between edge and direct lighting. Another benefit is that edge lighting can enable slimmer design, which is a difference that all consumers can notice.
• After intensively promoting frame rate conversion in 2008, Samsung is using LED backlight as the next feature to enable improved picture quality. If this strategy works, Samsung can drive higher revenues from the high-end models now, and extend LED backlights to mid-level products in the future. So, it’s reasonable to expect there will be lower level B5 series LED TVs ranging from 32” to 46” or even 55”.
• For those consumers who value picture quality, Samsung will promote the B6 series 40” LED TV UN40B6000 ($2,299). For those who think applications are more critical and interesting, Samsung will offer the B6 series 46” LCD TV LN46B650 ($2,099) with DLNA. For consumers that feel size does matter, the 52” LCD TV LN52B610 is available at the same price, trading internet connectivity for larger screen size.

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HD News: With the introduction of the 42PLF9903 and 42PFL9803, the Dutch electronics giant Philips has joined an elite group of manufacturers offering LED (light emitting diode) technology on an LCD TV.

LED technology replaces the conventional bar-style fluorescent backlight (found on virtually all LCD TV’s) with hundreds of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

The two new models from Philips have a total of 1,152 LEDs split into 128 segments which helps to produce a claimed 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio for plasma rivaling black levels along with a more natural color representation.

The 42PFL9903H raises the technological bar even higher by adding its ‘Ambilight’ system to the mix. Philip’s acclaimed ‘Ambilight’ system delivers light from the sides of the LCD screen (via strip lights) to enhance/complement the current scene.

Both panels feature the latest incarnation Philips’ picture processing engine, ‘Perfect Pixel HD’ which is capable of processing up to 500 million pixels per second with a world beating two milliseconds response time.

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