Hitachi’s latest product is a 42-inch LED HDTV and features a full HD resolution of 1.920 × 1.080 pixels.

Called the L42-XP05, the TV uses image recognition processing and the “Picture Master FULL HD2″ technology in order to adjust the brightness correctly for every scene and power consumption.

Also, the device comes with a built-in 320GB hard disk for recordings and it features an iVDR-S slot which will allow you to record to external media. An interesting feature is that you’ll be able to watch any channel you want while recording other two different channels at the same time.

Hitachi’s latest TV set also features color limiter, three dimensional digital color management, dynamic contrast and other, as well as a wide range of input and output ports such as HDMI, D4, monitor output, 3 composite inputs and 3 analog audio inputs and more.

The Hitachi L42-XP05 will go on sale in June this year and it will have a selling price of $2.700

It seems that for DuPont creating small OLED display for mobile phones isn’t the right challenge so they decided to start developing larger OLED panels for HDTV’s.

The interesting part of it is that they managed somehow to create a 50-inch OLED panel in less than 2 minutes. How is that possible? Well, the guys over at DuPont have used in the production process a special Dainippon printer and their own third-generation OLED inks. Creating large-scale OLED panels is also very expensive but, using this technology, DuPont not only reduce the production costs, but they also increase the lifetime to 15 years if the OLED panels are used for about 8 hours a day. This kind of panels are also low in power consumption and their production process doesn’t require so many components.

For the moment, there is no information on when the DuPont OLED panels will go on sale or about pricing, but you can find more useful information in the press release below.

Press Release

“ Cost-Effective Solution Printing Process and Materials Deliver Record Lifetime Performance
DuPont announced that it has achieved record performance in printed organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, sufficient to enable future adoption of OLED television (TV). Using proprietary DuPont Gen 3 solution OLED materials, DuPont has for the first time demonstrated a solution-based manufacturing process in which OLEDs can be cost effectively printed while delivering the necessary performance and lifetime.
OLEDs are an inherently more sustainable display technology when compared with liquid crystal displays (LCDs). OLEDs have the potential for lower power consumption and eliminate the need for many of the LCD components, such as backlights and color filters. OLEDs also can offer consumers an improved viewing experience through higher contrast ratios and faster response times.
“OLED displays are in portable devices available in the market today, but the current high-cost of manufacturing with evaporated materials has limited market adoption, and constrained OLED manufacturing for larger size displays,” said David B. Miller, president – DuPont Electronics & Communications. “Now, with DuPont printed OLED materials and process technology, fabrication costs can be significantly reduced, and manufacturing can be scaled to accommodate TV-size displays.”
DuPont previously announced the development of solution-based OLED materials with record-setting lifetime performance. With the new results, DuPont has now translated its advances in materials science to a scalable manufacturing process where an OLED television operating eight hours per day would last over 15 years.[1]
To report these results, DuPont made printed test devices which can be operated at elevated luminance for an accelerated lifetime test. Printed devices using the DuPont process have reliably achieved lifetimes to 50 percent of initial luminance of 29,000 hours for red, 110,000 hours for green and 34,000 hours for blue at typical television brightness levels. [2]
DuPont is a world leader in the development of a broad range of innovative and more sustainable solutions that improve flat panel display performance, reduce costs and enable next generation breakthroughs across a broad range of display technologies, including printed OLED technology. For further information on display technologies from DuPont, please visit http://displays.dupont.com.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in approximately 80 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

[1] Assuming typical 30 percent duty cycle, running video.
[2] Lifetime is T50 adjusted display lifetime (based on accelerated lifetime testing), at 100 percent duty cycle, at the individual sub-pixel luminances required for 200 nits front-of-screen brightness, at 40 percent aperture ratio, 46 percent transmission circular polarizer, white color (0.31, 0.33); the data are reported at 20 degrees C. The printed red device has a demonstrated current efficiency of 15 cd/A with color coordinates of (0.65, 0.35); green devices a current efficiency of 22 cd/A and color coordinates of (0.26, 0.64); and blue devices a current efficiency of 6 cd/A and color coordinates of (0.14, 0.14). “

Via Slashgear

NEC’s S series professional LCD displays has now a new member, the S521, joining the existing 40-inch S401, 46-inch S461 and 70-inch S701.

The S521 is a 52″ full High-Definition LCD monitor which has been designed for environments with extended operation times such as airports and other public areas, and also for applications including corporate boardrooms, meeting rooms and video conferencing systems.

List of features for the S521 after the jump

• 1920 x 1080 full high-definition resolution
• Brightness up to 500 cd/m²
• Business-grade panel with advanced cooling design to prevent likeliness of image retention and improved color uniformity
• Broad connectivity with DisplayPort, VGA, DVI-D, 5 BNC (RGB/HV), composite, component, S-Video, HDMI
• Enhanced control through Ethernet, RS-232 in/out, IR and DDC/CI
• Built-in expansion slot, which increases connectivity options and methods for displaying content
• Real-time clock and built-in scheduler, which allows for advanced scheduling of monitor powering up/down, increasing lifecycle and saving energy
• Video wall capabilities including Individual or Group ID functions, copy settings function; TileMatrix™ (up to 100 displays in a 10 x 10 matrix) and TileComp™ technologies
• AmbiBright™, which assures users constant and consistent brightness in any lighting condition with the ambient light sensor
• Carbon footprint meter, which calculates and tracks carbon savings
• ENERGY STAR® 5.0 compliance
• Built-in tuner, which allows users to stream content as high as 1080P, as well as ATSC/NTCS/Clear QAM signals (S521-AVT only or through MPD-DTi tuner card accessory)

Via Techfresh

Many of us have been crossing our fingers that Samsung launch its new line of 3D LED TVs, as soon as possible, and they’re finally here.

That’s right folks, the new Samsung 3D LED 9000 is scheduled to his the stores sometime next month. This electronic masterpiece was announced a while back, and the specs were indeed impressive. The 9000 Series LED TV comes with a built-in 3D processor, WI-FI, 240 Hz refresh rate, USB 2.0, DLNA, Samsung applications, and a whole lot of other features.

The most impressive thing about Samsung 9000 series 3D LED TV, without having seen it in action, is its slim design, but that’s not nearly enough to justify the $8,970 price tag. I tell you, this thing better sweep me up my feet, if I’m going to dig that far down my pockets.

Check some more photos of the Samsung 9000 LED TV, after the jump.

via NewLaunches

BenQ’s GL series include 5 new LCD monitors, the Benq  18.5-inch GL930, the 19-inch GL931, the 20-inch GL2030, the 21.5-inch GL2230 and the 22-inch GL2231.

According to BenQ, the GL monitors come with an impressive 12,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, which seems to be the highest on the market. Also, the dynamic contrast ratio ads color depth and definition to darkened and complex visuals.

The new GL monitors also feature 5ms response time, LED backlighting, varying amounts of ports and a resolution of 1,600 x 900 pixels for the 20-inch model which is also the first to enter the market later this month, while the others are expected to go on sale by July.

Via Engadget

Until now, the only OLED HDTV on the market was the LG 15EL9500 which retails for $.1999. The guys from VLogic are claiming that they’re currently working on a 15″ OLED  TV, the TDM-150W.

The TDM-150W will be the first 3D OLED TV. Even if the LG’s OLED display doesn’t have 3D capabilities, the TDM-150W and LG15EL9500 are using the same panel, which means that they are both capable of displaying a WXGA 1366 x 768 resolution with a 100000:1 contrast ratio.

There is no information on when the TDM-150W will hit the shelves or about pricing yet.

Via Ubergizmo

The title sounds so good, but as you might have figured out, these set-top boxes can’t turn 2D signal into 3D, but simply switch between signals, automatically.

The tech giant announced their new industry-leading DCX TV set-tops will receive some enhancements that will allow them to detect 3D signals and automatically switch from 2D to 3D. basically, the new software implemented by Motorola, will save you the hassle of having to manually switch from 2D to 3D, whenever a channel changes the signal.

No date has been mentioned, as to when the new 3D upgrades will take place, but it will apparently happen before you can actually get a 3D TV for your living room. So don’t throw away your 3D glasses, just yet, even with the new DCX TV set-top boxes, you’re still going to need them.

Someone must always be the one who brings something for the first time in front of us.  This time, Sharp is the one that came with a new innovation by announcing the worlds first four-primary-color 3D LCD.

This 3D LCD features the industry’s highest brightness with extremely low crosstalk for ghost images and, by wearing special 3D glasses, you will be able to see impressive 3D images with a very high realistic sense of depth. Its platform has a system where the images that are intended for the left and the right eye are displayed on the LCD screen sequentially. The 3D glasses have LC shutters which are synchronizing  with the display, “opening” (becoming transparent) and “closing” (becoming opaque) so that your left and right eye see separate images.

Also, Sharp has solved some major problems by using with their new 3D LCD the following technologies : UV2A technology, Sharp’s core technology for LCD TV panels, fourprimary-color technology, FRED technology, and side-mount scanning LED backlight technology. So the most important of these is the four-primary-color technology that added a new primary color, Yelow, to the other three primary colours Red, Green and Blue.

Sharp plans on launching their new Four-Primary-Color 3D LCD in Japan this summer, but there is no information available about its launch in Europe and in the US.

Via MarketWatch

The LG EL9500 OLED TV is now available in the United Kingdom being listed on Amazon, after it was already on sale in Korea.

The TV features a 15-inch OLED panel with a resolution of 1366×768p, 100,000:1 contrast and its response time is somewhere under 0.01 ms. It measures only 1.7mm in thickness  The LG EL9500 OLED TV can be acquired from Amazon for £1,970 which means $2,968.

Via Ubergizmo

Google has recently teamed up with Sony and Intel in order to develop the Google TV, which will not be a regular TV as you probably thought, it will be a TV with a built-in computer running Google’s Android OS.

Also, Google will give developers the tools to create applications to run on Google TV as with the iPhone and mobile phone platforms that are using Google’s Android. So if this works and the Google TV enters our homes, it will be a great step for Google into TV advertising.