http://www.avrev.com/forum Talk about flat HDTVs here. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:05 GMT vBulletin 500 http://www.avrev.com/forum/cb/misc/rss.jpg http://www.avrev.com/forum http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4233-advice-new-plasma-purchase.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:36:06 GMT One of my good friends is planning to buy a new plasma unit in near future. He is looking for a 50" fully loaded plasma unit for under $1200. Lots of brands and choices are available in the market to choose from. I suggested him a Pioneer unit but he want to look at other brands also.

Any recommendation? ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV dealrocker http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4233-advice-new-plasma-purchase.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4230-samsung-4053-lcd-backlight-flashing-cycleing.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:59:10 GMT Hi all, Hope there are some tech types out there to help w/ this problem. Really enjoy the set when its working but thats not too often. Does not... Hi all, Hope there are some tech types out there to help w/ this problem. Really enjoy the set when its working but thats not too often. Does not have the normal "power on" problem that some of the samsungs have, but a prolem just the same. Comes on fine but the back light's are turning on and off 2-3 times a second. Sound is steady and the picture is in focus (staying on) but the backlights are just flashing. So its like the tv is turning on and off (but its not) its just the backlights make it look so. Pulled the back off and no "domed,shorted caps" and connections are secure from the hv transformer to the distribution panel. Most probably one of the switching fet's up against the heat sink that controls the transformer. Any takers on this problem? thanks in advance, Joe
ps if I unplug the set for a day or 2,,, it "Might" come on. And it stays on once its on. Just hard to get it to come on. ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV Jaguar http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4230-samsung-4053-lcd-backlight-flashing-cycleing.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4223-lcd-dimensions.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:46:38 GMT What are the display dimensions (height and width) of 37", 40" and 42" LCD TV's? ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV myoko http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4223-lcd-dimensions.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4215-bravia-screen-header-wont-go-away.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:17:47 GMT I have a 1 month old Bravia KDL-46EX1. Today, when using HDMI or Video In, the dark header band which usually appears at the top of the screen... I have a 1 month old Bravia KDL-46EX1.

Today, when using HDMI or Video In, the dark header band which usually appears at the top of the screen then disappears after a few seconds, stays there. When I use the TV tuner, it goes away as usual.

Naturally, I'd love to hear a cure, but if not, I'd like to know whether such a problem comes from the Screen or the Control Unit.

If Sony have to fix this, the control unit will be much easier to take in for repair than the screen!

Thanks for any help.

Peter ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV Nurdler http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4215-bravia-screen-header-wont-go-away.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4136-there-rule-how-high-place-hdtv-wall.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:01:15 GMT Hello All, I know there is a formula to determine screen size vs seating distance. So, Is there any rule or rule of thumb of how high to... Hello All,


I know there is a formula to determine screen size vs seating distance.

So, Is there any rule or rule of thumb of how high to place a large screen HDTV on the opposite wall for viewing without breaking your neck?

It seems silly to ask but there are rules for setting up you speakers for you system. So it stands to reason that there must be someone that could let me know about this too.

Thanks in advance.

JBK ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV jbk http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/4136-there-rule-how-high-place-hdtv-wall.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3980-get-cheap-best-tvs-9-30-cash-back.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:27:51 GMT hello sir,

I have purchased Sharp LC-26DV22U 26" Widescreen LCD HDTV for $444.99 at Buy.com by using this link [Affiliate links not allowed] i have got $41 cash back with Free shipping. I am amazed with the overall quality of picture, sound, connectivity, etc. I like this TV so much. You will also get 9.30% cash back on your all purchases in this store. ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV Christianashirly http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3980-get-cheap-best-tvs-9-30-cash-back.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3963-another-lcd-plant-set-china.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:24:14 GMT From The Wall Street Journal - Friday August 28, 2009 SHANGHAI -- BOE Technology Group Co., a Chinese maker of display panels, said it will lead a... From The Wall Street Journal - Friday August 28, 2009

SHANGHAI -- BOE Technology Group Co., a Chinese maker of display panels, said it will lead a consortium investing about $4.1 billion to build an advanced liquid-crystal-display factory in Beijing, another example of how China is attracting high-end manufacturing even as it remains a major maker of low-cost goods.

The announcement Thursday by BOE follows one earlier this week from South Korean LCD maker LG Display Co. that it intends to build an LCD plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou that could cost more than $3 billion. Samsung Electronics Co., the biggest LCD maker by revenue, also said earlier this week it is interested in building a plant in China, though it didn't elaborate.

LCD panels are used in everything from cellphones to computer displays to TVs. Both the planned plants by BOE and LG Display are slated to use "eighth-generation," or 8G, technology, which makes panels from larger sheets of glass than earlier generations.

Most LCD plants in China use older fifth-generation technology. Using larger sheets of glass makes it easier and more cost-effective to produce panels for large-screen TVs -- 8G plants can make panels larger than 50 inches across. BOE said its facility will take 26 months to build.

Most countries have an advantage either in more labor-intensive production or in more technologically advanced, capital-intensive manufacturing and services.

China -- known as the world's factory floor making goods like shoes and toys -- in recent years has also attracted investment in higher value-added sectors like semiconductor production. Intel Corp., for example, is building a $2.5 billion computer chip plant in northeastern China's Dalian.

Companies are attracted by government incentives such as low-cost land, by the fact that much of the electronics supply chain has shifted to China and by the country's large and growing internal market. While demand for LCDs has been tepid in the U.S. and Europe, sales in China have been steady this year, thanks in part to a government program designed to spur sales of consumer electronics in rural areas.

Still, some companies are wary about making the most-advanced products in China out of concern for protecting their technology. Intel's factory will be two generations behind its other plants -- the first time the California company has built a plant at less than the state of the art.

Intel now fabricates its chips in the U.S., Ireland and Israel, but most of them are shipped to Asia for packaging and sold to customers there. So the company had an incentive to place a factory in China. But U.S. government regulations restrict exports to China of the most advanced chip-making technology, which could have military applications.

Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said the company deliberately avoided establishing a joint venture with a local company or accepting government investments that might have required transferring manufacturing know-how to others in China.

All of the biggest LCD panel makers are in Asia, primarily Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Asian LCD makers are rushing to build new factories as panel prices have stabilized since the beginning of the year after plunging last year because of a supply glut.

The BOE plant's technology isn't the most advanced in the industry either. Sharp Corp.'s new LCD plant in Sakai, Japan, will use 10th-generation technology, which can produce panels bigger than 60 inches. It is slated to begin operations in October.

— Jin Jing, Yun-Hee Kim and Don Clark - Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page B4

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/...DMyOTg5Wj.html ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV Ken S http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3963-another-lcd-plant-set-china.html http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3919-sony-stung-losses-delays-thin-tv.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:58:06 GMT By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, The Wall Street Journal - August 18, 2009

TOKYO -- Sony Corp.'s next-generation television, an ultrathin model hailed by executives as a symbol of the company's technological comeback, is now a symbol of another kind: the dilemma facing its TV business.

Sony will delay the launch of its next organic light emitting diode, or OLED, television because mass producing the new displays would exacerbate losses at its TV division, according to people familiar with the matter.

The company had been targeting a 2009 release for a larger successor to a model with an 11-inch screen released in late 2007, which is the first and only OLED TV to reach stores so far. That model's screen is three millimeters thick. But Sony has decided to push back the new model until at least next year, these people said.

The decision sends a message to Sony's engineers that returning its TV business to profitability is a priority. The business is on track to lose money for the sixth straight year. In the past, Sony's engineers could push the company to roll out products that were technological marvels but struggled to turn a profit.

The postponement opens the door to competitors such as LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. to assume leadership in a promising technology, touted as a potential replacement to liquid-crystal displays.

Already found on smaller devices like mobile phones and digital media players, OLED displays are thinner, consume less power, offer better color contrasts and respond faster to moving images than LCDs.

However, as is often the case with new display technology, producing an OLED television is expensive and the product can cause sticker shock. For example, Sony's first model, the 11-inch XEL-1, sells for $2,500 -- a price reserved for the latest TVs with screens of 50 inches and above. Sony declined to say how many OLED units it has sold so far.

In May 2008, Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said a 27-inch OLED television would be available within 12 months. But six months later, Sony's electronics business was awash in losses and Mr. Stringer was crafting a restructuring plan to stop the bleeding.

Sony's TV division lost 127 billion yen ($1.34 billion) last fiscal year, representing more than half of the company's operating losses for the year, which ended March 31. Televisions accounted for 16.5% of Sony's 7.73 trillion yen in revenue.

In an interview earlier this year, Mr. Stringer sounded less gung-ho on the idea of a larger and more expensive OLED. "We got great praise for [OLED], but then you don't sell any. So then, all of a sudden, you have a different problem," said Mr. Stringer.

The challenge thus far has been driving down manufacturing costs, because materials are hard to procure and production systems remain a work in progress.

Research firm DisplaySearch estimates Sony's production yield for its 11-inch OLED panel is below 60%, meaning at least four of every 10 panels its factories produce aren't up to par and can't be sold. Larger panels would likely introduce more difficulties. Sony declined to comment on its production yields.

The company needs to hit it big with OLED. It was slow to embrace the shift from cathode-ray-tube televisions to LCDs. Once the world's top TV maker, Sony now trails both Samsung and LG in terms of revenue, according to DisplaySearch.

Fixing the TV business is at the core of revamping Sony's electronics division, a task now overseen by Mr. Stringer. He replaced Ryoji Chubachi as Sony's president and electronics head in April.

Mr. Chubachi, a respected engineer who helped develop Sony's successful eight-millimeter video camera, was a vocal cheerleader for OLED and declared in 2007 that the XEL-1 was a "symbol of Sony's comeback."

Mr. Stringer has tapped Yoshihisa Ishida, an executive from its Vaio computer business who, in the CEO's words, "understands a cost-conscious world," to run the television business.

As part of Sony's restructuring measures, the company closed a TV-production facility in Japan, started to focus on cheaper LCD TVs for emerging markets and increased outsourcing of production.

Eric Lee, an analyst at Barclays Capital, said delaying a new OLED TV would be the latest indication of a more disciplined approach to the business. "It's probably better for Sony to hold off for now," said Mr. Lee. "I don't know who would be buying it."

Meanwhile, Sony's rivals are closing the gap. Later this year, LG plans to one-up Sony with a 15-inch OLED TV for the Korean and overseas markets. Pricing hasn't yet been determined. Samsung showcased a 31-inch OLED model in January but said it is a few years away from release. Panasonic Corp. has also said it is developing an OLED TV.

The biggest threat to OLED's future could be LCDs. Prices are falling rapidly even as LCD quality improves.

Newer LCD models are thinner, use less energy and can offer brighter colors.

"It's always going to be a race for a new display technology to reach an acceptable price point before LCD or plasma reaches the new technology's performance levels," said DisplaySearch analyst Paul Gagnon.

A differentiating feature of an OLED display is that it doesn't need a backlight behind the screen, allowing it to be thin enough to bend.

Earlier this year, Sony showcased a flexible OLED screen. It was a first step into a futuristic world of clothes with video screens, identification cards displaying video or foldable digital e-readers.

Write to Daisuke Wakabayashi at Daisuke.Wakabayashi@wsj.com

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I'm still waiting for a 37-inch LCD TV that fits into a 34.5 inch wide space. Why do the TV manufacturers think they have to make the bezels wide? Bigger is better? ]]> Plasma and LCD HDTV Ken S http://www.avrev.com/forum/plasma-lcd-hdtv/3919-sony-stung-losses-delays-thin-tv.html