by Phil Conner Knowing where to look for holiday television deals and Black Friday HDTV Specials can be tricky. How to avoid the traps Black Friday and the Holiday season are not necessarily the best time to be shopping for a new TV. Surprising? Retailers know they have you over a barrel and they make… (read more)
Sharp LED TVs for 2012; 3D TV 80 Inch Quattron focused LED TVs from Sharp; Huge TVs
Sharp is the best selling brand in the super large size TVs for 2012-again this year. This continues to be the companies strategy. Sharp LED TVs focus on large LED TVs for 2012 which are also 3D TV ready with new line up and models. Quattron 4 pixel LCD TV panels are the focus of… (read more)
What is Panasonic’s 2500 Focus Field Drive New Top end Plasma TV feature? Does it work?
by Phil Conner This is one of those new features that is really difficult to test or quantify results on. Presumably, since the previous specification was 600Hz Sub Field Drive, we must assume that there has somehow been a stupendous 400 plus percent improvement in the speed of the Drive, right? This new feature is… (read more)
How to get a Smart TV with Internet on the Cheap – Dont buy a Smart TV
Instead, you can purchase one of the many mid-level TVs on the market that does not offer Smart TV or 3D and save some money. In fact, you do not even need the TV to have Wifi. Then you can get yourself a handy little box called a Roku player. I have one and it… (read more)
Which LCD or LED TV has the most Plasma-like Picture Quality in 2012?
by Phil Conner This is not a question you probably expected right. LED TVs have better picture quality right? Well, no not really. Maybe for brighter rooms but definitely not for darker rooms. The problems with LED TVs persist – side viewing angle issues with loss of saturation and a flatter picture appearance. Therefore,… (read more)
What is full-array backlighting in LED TVs? What is Edge-Lit LED Backlighting and which is better?
By Phil Conner Both full-array and edge-lit LED backlighting are fairly new to the TV stage, having entered the market in 2009. By now, unless you’ve been in a deep cave for the past couple of years you are aware of what LEDs are (light emitting diodes). Full-array LED TVs have LED backlighting across… (read more)
Two 4K TVs (84 inch) hit the market this fall; Sony follows LG
LG, Sony both announce 4K 84 inch TVs coming this year; What is 4K TV Resolution? OLED TVs have been on the way in the technology oven for a while, but now it appears there is a competing technology that may also get some serious attention. 4K resolution TVs are on the way – first… (read more)
JD Power HDTV 2012 Study is Hugely Flawed
Recent “Study” by JD Power suggests customers do not care about 3D and is very Ambiguous about how results were attained by Phil Conner JD Power released a PR release today about 3D TV preference from consumers as well as which TV manufacturers rank highest in Customer Satisfaction. In mine and my… (read more)
LG Wins Design Award for its 55 inch OLED TV
LG gets ready to launch it’s 55″ OLED late this year. We’re Ready to review it by Phil Conner Below is formal PR release information about LG’s newest information regarding their 55″ OLED TV release. Of note, there are 3 different mounting options that come with the TV, which leads us to question whether… (read more)
OLED TV Technologies Super Wafer Thin Challenge; How thin with the Speakers?
Where will the Speakers and Video Processing Go in the new OLED Televisions? by Phil Conner One of the problems with OLED TV Technology projecting that super thin depth is that you have to also accommodate the built in speakers and video processing boards that must be included. We’ve seen pictures of OLED TVs with… (read more)
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Phil Conner has been writing reviews, articles and technology comparison articles in the TV industry for 12 years as a freelance writer. His articles have been published in more than 13 industry publications.
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