Blockbuster have caused a bit a stir in the the war between the rival High Definition formats, HD DVD and Bluray by announcing that they will exclusively stock Bluray titles, leaving HD DVD out in the cold. Blockbuster claim this is a commercial decision, stating that consumers have consistently chosen Bluray over HD DVD [...]
The long running feud between LG Electronics (LG), and Hitachi escalated yesterday as LG announced they had filed a countersuit against Hitachi America Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. and Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd., claiming Hitachi are infringing on patents for LG’s PDP technology relating to methods for driving plasma display panels as well as three patents [...]
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has introduced the largest (70 inch) commercially available full high-definition LCD TV in Korea. The new TV boasts Samsung’s very best image enhancement technologies and employs a light-emitting diode (LED) backlight instead of the conventional cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) version. Moreover, Samsung’s unique local dimming technology enables the LED backlight [...]