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flat screen TVs stories: 16 news summaries

California Plans Ban on Power-Guzzling TVs

Nation's first TV energy standards expected to pass

Oct 29, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs... More »

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television • California • flat screen TVs • consumer electronics • Plasma TV • energy consumption • energy efficiency

 Gizmos' Energy Draw 
 Alarms Experts 

Electronic gadgets consume 15% of household energy

Sep 19, 09 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - All around the house, electronic gadgets are blinking, buzzing, computing—and drawing on an immense amount of energy, the New York Times reports. Worldwide, they take up 15% of household power, and will likely consume three times as much by 2029, making it harder to combat global warming. Two hundred... More »

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cell phones • global warming • flat screen TVs • computer • energy conservation • electronic device

Flat-Screen TVs Must Use Less Energy: Calif.

State is the first to demand better efficiency

Sep 19, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over Hummer, there's a new energy-hogging villain in town—flat-screen TVs. California yesterday became the first state to mandate better energy efficiency for televisions, reports the San Jose Mercury News. All sets sold there must reduce consumption 30% by 2011 and 50% by 2013. The industry is outraged, but... More »

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television • California • flat screen TVs • energy consumption

(Newser) - Sony will delay production of its next-generation ultrathin television as the struggling electronics giant seeks to avoid further losses, reports the Wall Street Journal. The organic light emitting diode, or OLED, television was to succeed a three-millimeter-thick model released in late 2007, but will be held back until at least... More »

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television • Sony • flat screen TVs • OLED • consumer electronics • Sony Electronics • Jay-ZTV

Manufacturers Drop Plasma TVs as LCD Takes Over

Pioneer, Vizio axe plasma production lines; retailers slash prices

Jul 2, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - TV buyers are increasingly choosing liquid-crystal-display over plasma as LCD manufacturers beef up the technological capabilities of their sets, the Wall Street Journal reports. With 30 million LCDs sold in North America in 2008, compared with 4 million plasmas, Pioneer and Vizio are discontinuing their plasma lines. The shift means... More »

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entertainment • television • retail • Samsung • flat screen TVs • LCD • consumer electronics • LCD TV • Plasma TV • Vizio • Pioneer • Jay-ZTV

 Kids' Injuries Parallel 
 Rise of Flat Screens: Study 

Hospital visits up 41% since 1990

May 12, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a 41% increase from 1990. TVs... More »

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study • children • flat screen TVs • furniture • injuries

Slump in TV Sales May Push Smaller Makers Out

Likes of Hitachi, Pioneer don't have staying power of Sony and other giants

Jan 20, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A steep decline in demand for flat-panel TVs could push smaller manufacturers out of the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. As the economy sours and larger makers achieve economies of scale, the price gap between top brands and cheaper rivals has shrunken dramatically. The top five makers accounted for... More »

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television • Sony • consumer spending • retail sales • flat screen TVs • holiday shopping • Panasonic • discounts • financial crisis • Vizio • Pioneer

'Bleak Friday' May Keep TV Prices Down All Season

Deals on flat screens could extend all month

Nov 26, 08 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - If your holiday wish list includes a flat-panel TV, you may not have to battle crowds on Black Friday to land a deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Struggling electronics retailers anticipating a bleak holiday season are likely to extend traditionally low day-after-Thanksgiving prices—which could top 50% savings... More »

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flat screen TVs • holiday shopping • consumer electronics • Best Buy • LCD TV • holiday sales

 Flat-Screen TVs
 Pose Major Climate Risk 

Potent greenhouse gas means popular appliances aren't very Earth-friendly

Jul 3, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring demand for flat-screen TVs could accelerate global warming faster than coal-fired power stations, the Guardian reports. A leading environmental scientist warns that a gas used in their manufacture and not controlled in the Kyoto treaty—as other greenhouse gases are—is 17,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide... More »

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greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • flat screen TVs • Kyoto treaty • greenhouse-gas emissions

New Kind of LCD
Promises Better Viewing

Clearer picture, wider viewing angle

Jun 6, 08 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Watch out, plasma TVs. A new kind of LCD screen in development at Samsung overcomes the weaknesses of ordinary LCD displays. A prototype of the blue-phase liquid crystal screen has a wider viewing angle and doesn’t blur fast-moving images as much. What’s more, it could wind up being... More »

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Samsung • flat screen TVs • LCD

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 'Lifelike' Sony TV Wows Viewers 

3mm-thick wonder trumps LCDs, plasmas — though it's tiny, and pricey

May 1, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony’s new XEL-1 television is neither plasma nor LCD: it uses organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, and “its picture is so incredible, Sony should include a jaw cushion,” David Pogue writes in the New York Times. Sony is the first to sell TVs using the system, which... More »

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television • flat screen TVs • OLED • consumer electronics • LCD TV • Plasma TV • gadget

TV Makers Scoff at Your Puny Recession

Say buyers will continue snapping up flat panels; investors not so sure

Jan 29, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Who cares if there’s a recession? The Super Bowl’s on! Even after the worst retailing Christmas in years, the makers of flat-panel, high-definition TVs are confident their trendy product will keep selling, spurred by falling prices and prime tube-watching events like the Olympics. One market-research firm is predicting... More »

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television • Sony • recession • flat screen TVs • Sharp • consumer electronics • Best Buy • LCD TV • Circuit City • Wal-Mart

Electronics Giants Join Forces

Panasonic, Hitachi, and Canon announce tie-up

Dec 26, 07 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Hitachi, Canon, and Panasonic have announced plans to work to together in moving flat-panel display technology forward, PC World reports. Competition is heating up in the industry, and the companies hope the alliance will accelerate development time. The firms will work together on LCD displays and organic light emitting diode... More »

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Japan • electronics • Canon • flat screen TVs • Sharp • Panasonic • LCD • LEDs • Hitachi

Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

South Korean giant sees booming market for Huge TVs

Nov 23, 07 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Samsung Electronics will invest $2.2 billion next year in LCD panels to cash in on the growing market for bigger flat-screen TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's leading LCD producer aims to expand its eighth-generation line, which makes screens for TVs in the 46- to 52-inch range. More »

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South Korea • Texas • Sony • Samsung • flat screen TVs • LCD • NAND chips

Top 10 HDTVs—Starting at $1K

Forbes picks the top 10, and busts a high-res myth

Nov 10, 07 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Forbes cuts through the confusion surrounding high-res flat-screens, picking 10 HDTVs that will give you a fab picture and a price tag to make you weep—with joy:
  1. Sharp AQUOS 37" LCD LC-37D43U, $1,000
  2. Olevia 42" LCD 342i, $1,000
  3. Philips 42" Plasma 42PF7321D, $1,000
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HDTV • list • Samsung • flat screen TVs • Sharp • Olevia • Phillips • Panasonic • Aquos • LCD • plasma

LCD Flat Screens Get Flatter

Big screens are out, and flat screens are flatter than ever

Oct 4, 07 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much like modeling, electronics companies are now competing to make LCD TVs thinner and thinner, Computerworld reports. Sony is leading the way with its release Monday of the world's first organic light-emitting diode (OLED) television, boasting a screen just 3mm thick. Competitors Hitachi, Sharp, and JVC are close behind, with... More »

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television • technology • flat screen TVs • Createc • OLED

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