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CES 2012: Toshiba Glasses-Free 3D

Autostereoscopic TV may not take over anytime soon, but it's cool regardless
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted January 12, 2012
Not that 2D images can convey what 3D looks like, but here are some images that'll give you an idea about the limitations of current glasses-free 3D.
These images are from Toshiba’s booth, where they were showing off some surprisingly complete-looking autostereoscopic 3D TVs.

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CES 2012: The LG OLED

It may not have an on-sale date yet, but it looks amazing.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted January 12, 2012
Like Samsung, LG has announced a 55-inch OLED display. Like Samsung’s, it looks amazing.
No comparison is possible, given different content, booth lighting, and locations, but for the time being, scroll down for some photos to ogle.

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CES 2012: The Samsung OLED

OMG. Do want.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted January 11, 2012
Few details were announced regarding Samsung’s OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diode HDTV.
With all the skepticism and cynicism I can muster, I will say this: OMG.

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CES 2012 Press Day: Sony

Sony bucks the OLED trend with Crystal LED, plus revamped Google TV and more
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 10, 2012
Sony’s sprawling CES press event was about. . . OK, it was about a lot of things. I took notes! According to the company’s overview release, it is “giving consumers more access to more content whenever and however they want it.”

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CES 2012 Press Day: Panasonic

Panasonic takes a different path and introduces tablets for the home, the world's smallest 4K TV, lots of B2B stuff — with Ed Begley, Jr. and Justin Timberlake on hand
- By Michael Berk
- Posted January 10, 2012
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Where some other Press Day events — namely Samsung's — were big production numbers, Panasonic's was low-key, almost to a fault. Strangely for a consumer show, a big chunk of time was spent by chairman Joseph M. Taylor and CTO Eisuke Tsuyuzaki B2B and industrial products like solar panels, avionics and green initiatives for institutions and industry (Ed Begley, a Vegas-area resident, told the crowd that they could "have a cool beverage and a warm shower, but you can be more efficient").

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CES 2012 Press Day: Samsung

Samsung outlines the future in grand style, with a TV-centric home ecosystem and big OLEDs coming this year
- By Michael Berk
- Posted January 10, 2012
Samsung opened their packed — and I mean packed, there must have been 1,500-plus people in the room — Press Day event with a bang.

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CES 2012 Press Day: Sharp

Bigger is what Sharp was all about during today's event
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 10, 2012
Sharp kicked off the company’s 100th year with a slew of impressive CES product announcements. What you need to know is that the company is now all about really big screens — 60 inch or larger LED models to be exact.

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CES Day One: LG Press Conference

Korean giant rolls out Google, Smart, real-word OLED, and, well, giant sets on Press Day
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 9, 2012
LG packed info about lots of new stuff into its CES press conference: refrigerators, phones, washer/dryer combos — you name it, they announced it. But the appliances I came to hear about were the TVs.

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Review: Panasonic TC-L42D30 LCD HDTV

An affordable LCD from the company that champions plasma.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted December 28, 2011
Much of the R&D effort for Panasonic’s TVs gets funneled into plasma technology — with excellent results. (Check out the TC-P55VT30 in our Editors’ Choice Awards here.) But as we found out this time last year upon reviewing the company’s TC-L42D2, it also makes sets of the LCD persuasion. Quite a few of them, in fact.

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Review: Optoma HD8300 3D HD Projector

Optoma’s latest projector delivers a big 3D picture with accurate color for under $5K.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted December 28, 2011
Optoma made a name for itself early on by making high-quality, low-cost DLP projectors. But with the HD8300, Optoma isn’t going after the budget end of the projector spectrum. Instead, the company is aiming right at its new heart: $5k-ish 3D.

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You Talkin’ To Me? Well I’m The Only One Here.

Soon, people won’t think you’re crazy if you talk to your TV
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted December 22, 2011
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What is the Great American Pastime? Baseball? Football? Soccer? Actually, it’s none of those. Our great pastime is sitting passively and yelling as other people actively run around. And while shouting from the bleachers is fun, it’s even more fun to sit and shout at the TV.

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Cutting Loose: Connected TV for Everybody

Three devices aim to ease you into streaming media — or help you ditch cable altogether.
- By Michael Berk
- Posted December 14, 2011
Cable cutting. You've probably begun the process already, even if you haven't gone all the way — think about how often you turn to Netflix, or Amazon, or Hulu Plus. And despite the panicked efforts of networks and providers nationwide, when are you watching live TV, exactly, aside from sports?

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