Video / Imaging DesignWire
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February 5, 2012
TVs featuring LED backlights are about a third thinner than those lit by traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and have a longer lifespan.
LG, the world’s second-biggest TV brand, said in a statement that it would be unveiling a 15-inch AM-OLED TV at the IFA 2009 consumer electric show in Berlin in September.
The video site, which is owned by Web search giant Google Inc, said it will extend its YouTube partnership program to allow individuals to make money when their videos are deemed eligible.
Gathering at Gamescom, Europe’s largest videogames trade fair taking place in the German city of Cologne, the industry’s bellwethers said they hoped plenty of non-traditional customers would be among the 200,000 visitors expected.
The On2 codec underlies many popular formats, including older Flash players, and with this purchase for $106 million Google is creating yet another battlefront — codecs — in its strategy to take on Microsoft, Apple and Adobe for media delivery.
An EchoStar senior product manager outlined details of the licensing plan at a cable-TV conference. Makers of TV sets, set top boxes, and other relevant products will be able to incorporate Sling technology, which enables re-transmission of recorded and live TV programs over the Internet, into future products.
The factory will be the world’s first plant that handles 10th-generation glass substrates, which are bigger than earlier-generation substrates and help reduce per-panel production costs.
Analysts have raised concerns about the huge costs involved in streaming millions of videos with only a tiny swathe of them being supported by advertising.
A ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission over a patent dispute brought by Samsung blocks Sharp from importing some LCD TVs and computer monitors into the U.S.
Members to gain access to elements of HDcctv Draft Specification v0.9 and to participate in development of Specification Version 1.0 set for publication in September 2009.
For most viewers, the transition amounted to a minor hiccup at most. But the industry estimated that 12 million homes had not installed the necessary converter boxes, putting them at risk of losing TV altogether.
