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LG has announced it is bringing a “complete 3D package” to the UK, courtesy of its LX9900 3D TV and BX580 3D Ready Blu-ray player. Using the company’s ultra-thin Infinia design, the LX9900 (which launched at CES as the LE9500) is available in both 47-inch and 55-inch versions and will offer Full HD 3D picture quality. This means the TV will be using ‘active shutter’ technology which has also been favoured by the likes of Samsung, Panasonic and Sony. ·The TV is said to be Full LED and comes complete with TruMotion 400Hz for ultra-smooth images. The LX9900 has Freeview HD inside, offers a 10,000,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio and 4x HDMI 1.4 ports.

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Sony showcased its latest television range in London today, but told TechRadar that it is not going to start major publicity on 3D until the UK market is ready. Speaking to TechRadar, Christian Brown, Senior Category Marketing Manager Home Entertainment for Sony, explained the company’s stance on 3D noting: “Our big push for 3D will be in June. “We are doing it then because that is when the 3D content will be in the market, so we are not going to do a major push on something that isn’t currently here.” 3D content creation Sony has two ranges of TVs which will be 3D Ready – the LX and HX series , both of which will be out in the UK in June. It is only the LX which is 3D enabled, however, with the HX able to process 3D content but only with the addition of a £50 transmitter add-on.

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Chrome is fast becoming ubiquitous with bling, and if that’s the case, Sceptre’s new line of 24-inch HD LCD TVs bring the bling like no other displays you’ve ever seen before. Sceptre describes the new line as “chic” and “sleek,” but no matter what you call it, the all-chrome bezel is sure to turn heads. That might have been Sceptre’s intention all along. “We design our television monitors to not only perform exceptionally, but to also look exceptional in any home,” said Cathy Chou, vice president of operations, Sceptre. “When it comes to form and function, we, at Sceptre, like to push the industry envelope.” Behind the bezel sits a 24-inch 1080p full HD LCD display

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Sharp’s announcement that its next generation of Aquos televisions would come with a fourth colour of sub-pixel raised some slightly bemused smiles. But the company has told TechRadar that the addition of yellow to the traditional red green and blue will have a key benefit. Televisions currently use the primary colours – red, green and blue – to generate all the colours that the televisions shows, but Sharp’s latest Quattron technology adds a yellow sub-pixel.

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Be still, our beating hearts. No seriously, be still. We’re sure that headline’s got your head swimming with dreams made real and wishes fulfilled, but we’re going to send all of that crashing down around you with one phrase: browser-based MMO.

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Like it or not, 3D is destined for your living room, and there’s a race to get there first ( just ask Panasonic and Best Buy ). But how much can you expect to plunk down on a fancy new 3D television set? Samsung answered that question today by announcing the availability and pricing info for its next-generation lineup of LED HDTVs, including several 3D-capable units. The least you can expect to pay for 3D, at least for a Samsung set, is $2,000, which buys you a 40-inch HDTV.

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Sony has unveiled the prices of its 3D glasses and emitter package – an add-on which will make the latest batch of Sony Bravias 3D Ready. Sony’s latest Bravia TVs will be 3D compatible but only one of these will be 3D Ready, and that is the LX900. The LX900 is Sony’s flagship model of the company’s Monolithic range, one which will have an emitter inside. The television will also come with two Sony active-shutter glasses.

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The television licence fee will go up by three pounds, with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw laying a Parliamentary order to approve the increase from next month. The rise in the licence fee, is just the latest in a six-year plan approved back in January 2007, but arrives in an inevitable storm of criticism and brings the cost of a colour television licence to £145.50. The Department for Culture Media and Sport argue that the January inflation figure stood at 3.5 per cent, which means that the £3, or two per cent, rise is actually below the increase to cost of living. Hard times But with the country still reeling from the economic crash, and government departmental cuts, the increase has drawn disapproval.

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Virgin Media has announced that Film4 HD will launch first on its platform – with the cable giant also adding E4 HD to its burgeoning lineup of high definition channels. With the launch of Freeview HD and satellite giant Sky’s focus on high definition channels, Virgin Media appears keen to remind people that it is not being left behind. The launch of Film4 HD will be a major boon to the platform, with the popular free movies channel making its HD debut in this summer.

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Humax believes that it can provide the very best technology within its Project Canvas boxes, after being confirmed as one of the interested manufacturers. Project Canvas’ Richard Halton told the DTG Summit that Humax were among the manufacturers champing at the bit to bring a box to market for the IPTV project being led by the BBC and involving ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, and Talk Talk. Humax’s Graham North gave his backing for Project Canvas and pointed to his company’s track record with both Freeview and Freesat set top boxes. “Humax is very supportive of Project Canvas, as we believe that this service will enable further growth in the digital TV market,” said North.

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