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LG is aggressively undercutting Sony for its first ultra-definition TV, which goes on sale across the Tasman from November 19. Although its availability and price have still to be confirmed here, chances are the first displays will be in a handful of shops before Christmas. In Australia the 84-inch monster will sell for $A16,000, which [...]

At last the wait is over for fans of True Blood who resisted tuning into its SD season on Prime. On Saturday and Sunday, from midday-6pm, SoHo will screen all 12 episodes of season five back-to-back, in HD, as a box set weekend. This is the first time SoHo has run out a first-run, premium [...]

The race is on to deliver 4K resolution TV to New Zealand, with Sony today announcing its first display would go on sale here before the end of the year. LG also is planning to launch a 4K TV this year and while the NZ pricing of Sony’s 84-inch “ultra-definition” TV has still to be [...]

Sharp NZ will release the world’s biggest consumer LCD-LED TV next month for $15,000. The 80-inch LC80LE940X is the latest addition to Sharp’s AQUOS Quattron HDTV range. It has double the screen area of a 55-inch display and is being launched during Sharp’s centenary year. What’s more, it may be displaced by a 90-inch model [...]

Europe’s top a/v publications have awarded Sony “best product” prizes for its flagship 3D TV and 4K projector. The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) judged Sony’s Bravia KDL-55HX850 to be the top European 3D TV of 2012-13 and Sony’s VPL-VW1000ES projector the top high-end home theatre product of the year. EISA is the largest [...]

Loewe’s Art LED range for 2011 has gone on sale in screen sizes of 32, 40 and 47 inches. Prices range from $6,643 to $9,710, with some models incorporating 250GB or 500GB integrated hard disks. They also have up to 200Hz refresh rates, to optimise motion reproduction; edge LED backlighting, for maximum contrast; and, for [...]

Loewe has announced a world first in video streaming: programmes that can ‘follow’ users of its TVs around the home. Known as DR+ Streaming with ‘Follow Me’ function, it allows viewers to pause any programme, then pick up exactly where they left off on another television in another room without missing any of the action. [...]

Samsung is poised to launch three new LED Smart TV ranges in NZ, with pricing still to be confirmed. The D8000, D7000 and D6600 series will offer 2D, 3D, HD and streaming content, PVR functionality via USB recording, and “Smart Hub” entertainment options. As with Samsung’s 2011 plasma TV range, these sets will have unusually [...]

Sony NZ today confirmed pricing and specifications for a range of TVs it predicts will turn the idiot box into “the smartest device in the house”. “The new 2011 Bravia LCD TV line-up offers New Zealanders a gateway to an enormous and dynamic world of content and only Sony can provide this range of on-demand [...]

Trusted Reviews has given the tentative thumbs-up to Philips’ first passive 3D TV with a 21:9 ratio. Stressing it was an early production model, TR praised the ultra-wide, 50-inch LED stunner for its snazzy design, affordability, multimedia flexibility, Dual View Gaming option, and lack of cross-talk and subliminal flickering while watching 3D content. However, the [...]