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LG's Netflix HDTV
- By sandv blog
- Posted January 5, 2009
Hope you didn't buy stock in Roku, the Netflix-enabled set-top box. At the moment, new LG owners have no need for that external box - or any other type of box. At CES, LG will be showing off its new line of LCD and plasma TVs with Netflix streaming software already built in. No Roku required.

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LG Adds YouTube and CinemaNow in 2009
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 31, 2008
While everyone is debating which will rule: Blu-ray or Internet downloads, some companies are hedging their bets. LG will be supporting YouTube and CinemaNow in their 2009 Blu-ray players, in addition to the Netflix support that their current players have.
With this new upgrade . . .

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LG's Sunlight-Illuminated LCD Panel
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 26, 2008
How cool is this -- at CES, LG is going to be showing off a 14.1-inch LCD panel that is lit by sunlight. No, it's not solar powered, it's actually illuminated by the sun. Instead of using the backlight, when outdoors, why not just harness the sun?

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Netflix HD Upgrade for LG's BD300
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 18, 2008
LG's BD300 Blu-ray player is getting an upgrade. I know, it's about time! Joining the likes of Samsung and TiVo, the BD300 is getting a firmware update that give it access to Netflix HD streaming. Woo-hoo.
The upgrade, vBD8.11.480 will also fix a problem on the BD-Live menu.
According to LG, this firmware upgrade will address these issues:

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LG Shows Off Double-sided Reflective LCD
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 17, 2008
LG had quite the interesting display to show off at the International Meeting on Information Display in Korea. Looking at the specs, it's certainly nothing to write home about. Pixel count is 512 x 384, reflectance ratio is 20%, color gamut is 12%, and the contrast ratio is a paltry 14:1.

Why would LG be bragging about this 15" display?

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LG's OLED prototype
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 16, 2008
It seems like yet another battle in the CE world. Everyone is trying to come out with bigger OLED screens to compete with Sony's 11-inch mini OLED. Samsung was showing a 14-inch and a 31-inch Full HD panel, and LG showed off a 19-inch OLED, powered by amorphous Si TRT technology at a recent conference in S. Korea.

Why is this news?

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LG Projector with Divx and a Surprise
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 1, 2008
The HS102 projector from LG brings some new wrinkles to the technology. In particular, it brings new meaning to the definition of a "portable" projector.

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LG: One Phone To Rule Them All
- By sandv blog
- Posted September 29, 2008
LG has an interesting view of the future of mobile phones. According to a report on Gizmodo, LG voiced their opinion on convergence at a meeting in London.

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Seeing Red (or Scarlet)
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 19, 2008
We have previously reported on LG's Scarlet plasma TVs. Maybe you've seen the provocative commercials. We have also previously reported on RED Digital Cinema's Scarlet video camera. The question is, did they confuse you?

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A Million to One: LG's New LED-backlit LCD TV
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 1, 2008
LG is making a splash this summer with a rather impressive lineup of new products, obviously not waiting for the holiday buying season. One of the latest announcements is a new 47-inch model with 120Hz frame-rate processing.

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Beginning of the End?
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 31, 2008
Is it the beginning of the end for Blu-ray? Already? A new Blu-ray player from LG Electronics might just foreshadow the future of Blu-day, and its ultimate demise.

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LG Special Edition Time Machine TVs
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 9, 2008
Complete details are sketchy at the moment, but LG is launching four new TVs in celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Called "Smart Time Machines," these all contain hard disc recorders, built right into the TV set. Not sure if we're moving back away from super-thin models, but it is an interesting addition to the usual assortment of features.

What details do we know?

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