Samsung is now selling a 75" ES9000 series smart TV in South Korea for 19.8 million won, the equivalent of about $17,450!

In short, if you loved the LED-backlit display of the 55-inch model, you're going to adore the ES9000, which features the same smart TV brains alongside a retractable webcam unit housed on the top edge. The picture was pleasingly rich and sharp -- presumably due to the aforementioned backlighting and the ES series' edge-to-edge design. The bezel is a mere 7.9mm and Samsung has decided to coat the frame in a gentle Rose Gold coating which, due to the TV's slightly shady location, was a little trickier to pick out. 

Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga told the press that cheap OLED TVs aren't likely to hit the market for a "considerable time".
The take home message? Don't expect to hang up a brand new $300 OLED TV on your wall by the end of 2013.

The strategic Sony-Panasonic partnership is the result of pressure being applied by Korean-based electronics manufacturers, LG and Samsung. This year, both companies unveiled their own large-screen OLED televisions. Working together, Sony and Panasonic hope to minimize the effects of their head start.

Interestingly, Sony pioneered OLED technology. The company actually sold OLED televisions during 2007 and 2008, but halted production after both consumers and industry were spooked by financial uncertainty. Sony's 1080p, 27-inch OLED units sold for around $2000.

Vizio has unveiled the new Cinemawide 58-inch Theater 3D HDTV. What makes this HDTV special is that it has a unique 21:9 aspect ratio, which is optimized for watching widescreen movies.

The Vizio Cinemawide 58-inch Theater 3D HDTV supports a 2560 x 1080 pixel resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 178-degree viewing angle and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000 : 1. The Vizio Cinemawide 58-inch Theater 3D HDTV retails for $2,499. [Vizio]

A quick hands on with this one, Antec released HDTV Bias Lighting Kit last week.

You know when you have that new huge 55" LED TV and in the evening when it gets dark you can see a little LED wash / clouding on the black screen. It is a common problem these days.

Some people are very bothered by it, other not at all. It is a problem that can be fixed to a large extent by placing or pointing a light behind the screen. The visuals will change dramatically as your eyes will compensate that black level and contrast. This actually is the reason why Philips has released Ambi-light TVs initially.

Antec has a very simple solution at hand for roughly 30 USD/EUR, they took some of the brightest LEDs they could find, connect it towards the USB port of your television and when you power on, you have light. An adhesive coating on the LED strip will make it stick towards the back of the television. The LEDs will power up and down with activation of the HDTV, but should you wish to deactivate the  LEDs, you can simply turn it off with an convenient on/off switch.

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Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today announced that it is now shipping its award-winning Series 9 LED desktop monitor. The culmination of over five years of global market leadership in monitors, the new 27-inch Series 9 incorporates the best that Samsung has to offer, including its exclusive Natural Color Expert technology, which provides a richer viewing experience for graphic artists, photographers, designers and anyone else with a sense of style working with photos and video content.

Starting at $1,199.99, the Series 9 will be available through an exclusive prelaunch with NewEgg from June 1

Ben Rudolph shows off an early build of Windows Phone 7.8 running on a Nokia Lumia 900. The new start screen includes resizable tiles, bringing a whole new level of customization to your smartphone experience.

The announcement of Microsoft's Surface tablet was followed by rumors that the software giant may also be working on its own Windows Phone 8 handset, but this rumor got officially denied by a Microsoft executive:
A Microsoft executive said the company has no plans to manufacture its own company-branded smartphones, denying reports to the contrary that emerged after Redmond last week roiled the PC hardware industry by unveiling its own tablet computer.

Asked in an interview if Microsoft planned to apply that strategy to the smartphone market, Greg Sullivan, senior marketing manager for Windows Phone, said, "No, we do not."

Microsoft has revealed that hardware makers building Windows Phone 8 devices include HTC, Nokia, Samsung, and Huawei. "We have a strong ecosystem of partners that we are very satisfied with," Sullivan said Friday. Source: Information Week

Dell today announced the immediate availability of new displays that combine performance and value to enable customers amazing viewing experiences. The six new displays join Dell

How cheap can these things really get ?  ITOne Digital Company today introduced a new affordable Android tablet for the Chinese market. Priced at just $49, the gadget features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz processor, a 512MB RAM, a 4GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot for storage expansion.

The tablet is powered by the latest Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. [ubergizmo]

AOC has launched the Aire iPlay 23-inch monitor. What makes this monitor special is that it is equipped with an integrated iPod/iPhone docking station. The AOC Aire iPlay supports a Full HD 1920

Eizo Nanao Corporation today introduced the FORIS FS2333, a 23-inch full high-definition (1920 x 1080 native resolution) home entertainment monitor. The FORIS FS2333 is designed for gaming as well as other leisure activities such as watching movies and editing photos. It features all-new tone mapping technology called "Smart Insight" with five settings for RTS (real time strategy) and FPS (first person shooter) games that EIZO co-developed with Fnatic, one of the world's leading professional esports teams.

Smart Insight automatically identifies dark areas of an image and improves visibility. Important details in the shadows such as the location of an opponent become easier to spot so gamers can react more quickly. Because Smart Insight uses tone mapping, it improves visibility in dark areas while preserving image details without reducing contrast. This is a significant improvement over conventional gaming monitors which attempt to achieve improvements in visibility by applying gamma correction uniformly across the image resulting in blur and low contrast in dark areas.

The FORIS FS2333 comes with two other "Smart" technologies called Smart Resolution and Smart Detection. Smart Resolution is EIZO's own super-resolution technology that analyzes an image for noise and blurring and then corrects the blur without accentuating the noise. This feature is "Smart" because it adjusts only those areas where it is needed. It even distinguishes skin tones and text from other content and optimizes how they are displayed. Smart Detection identifies where on the screen a video or game is being played and applies super-resolution processing to sharpen the image while leaving other areas untouched.

The FORIS FS2333 uses an IPS panel and a mercury-free LED backlight. The IPS panel offers vivid display of color and wide 178

Hmm, yummie ... ViewSonic has a very intersting display 'on display' :) Its a 31.5-inch LED backlit display with an amazing 4K resolution (3840 x 2160).

That's 8.8 million pixels with a pixel density of 150 PPI which translates into amazingly crisp display. To realte that a 1080P three way monitor setup in eyefinity is just over 6 Mpixels. 

It doesn't stop there though, the monitor is capable of displaying 10-bit 1.07 billion-colors and that should be rather apopealing to photographers and video editors. The VP3280-LED is however a prototype and but could/should hit retail late this year.

ViewSonic is running this monitor from an Intel Core i5 powered PC and according to them this PC is only capable of pushing still picture from this display. It requires two dual-link DVI cables for operation. ViewSonic VP3280-LED is expected might cost thousands of dollars though.

Blimey .. LG Display  introduced today a 5" Full HD LCD panel for smartphones

Dall has introduced three new All-in-One PCs; the 27" XPS One 27, the 23" Inspiron One 23 and the 20" Inspiron One 20:

Dell is reimagining the all-in-one computer with a new portfolio of solutions for consumers who desire beautifully designed systems for multimedia creation and entertainment. The new computers include the XPS One 27, Dell

Here\'s another Full HD monitor in the works. This one is from Princeton, the PTFBYF-23W. This new 23-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 170/160 degree viewing angles.

The monitor also is equippwed with two built-in 2W stereo speakers and features DVI-D, mini D-Sub and HDMI connectors. The PTFBYF-23W will hit the market from June 8th for roughly $219 US, that seems too pricy though.

BenQ has unveiled five new Full HD monitors from its BenQ GW series. Known as the 22-inch BenQ GW2250M, 22-inch BenQ GW2250HM, 24-inch BenQ GW2450M, 24-inch BenQ GW2450HM and 27-inch BenQ GW2750HM, these Full HD monitors provide a 1920

Samsung Electronics debuts a brand new, high-grade consumer monitor, the Premium Smart Monitor 970 aka the S27B970.

The 27-inch display features a PLS (Plane to Line Switching) panel with 178/178 degree viewing angles, a native resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a 5 ms response time, 300 cd/m2 maximum brightness, DVI, HDMI (with MHL support) and DisplayPort connectors, a 2-port USB hub, plus built-in speakers. The S27B970 comes with a three-year warranty and costs about $1,177 (in South Korea).

The HP Compaq LA2405x is a standard 24-inch LED-backlit monitor that features a 1,920 x 1,200 pixels resolution, a 1,000:1 typical contrast ratio, a 300cd/m2 brightness and a 5ms response time. The LED display provides several connectivity options such as VGA, DVI-D and DisplayPort. The HP Compaq LA2405x is currently available for $269 each.

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, today announced its latest LED backlit monitor solution - the VX2460h-LED - offering the thinnest profile available for its size and class category.

Ideal for consumers, gamers, enthusiasts and discerning buyers alike, the VX2460h-LED is a sleek and stylish 24" (23.6" Vis.) ultra-slim widescreen display that pairs a 1/4" ultra-slim thickness with advanced imaging technologies to reduce eye fatigue after extended viewing.

With a Full HD 1080p resolution, 2 ms video response time provided by ClearMotiv II imaging technology and ultra-high 40,000,000 : 1 dynamic contrast ratio, the VX2460h-LED delivers superior pixel performance. Paired with dual HDMI inputs for multiple media device connections, Windows 7 certification and touch sensitive keys for convenient on-screen display setting adjustments, the VX2460h-LED delivers stunning visual performance. Additionally, this mercury-free, Energy Star 5.1 certified display is equipped with ViewSonic's ECO-mode feature which extends the lifetime of the display, while delivering energy savings of up to 40% when compared to a regular 24" monitor.

"With nearly 25 years of expertise, we are continually pushing ourselves to achieve the next level of excellence in our displays. At just a 1/4

We mentioned this news before, but it's now official. Samsung has unveiled the ES9500 55-inch OLED TV at the Samsung Premium TC Showcase 2012. The new OLED TV features the Smart Dual View technology that enables users to watch two different programs (2D) on one screen at the same time using the set

HP has released the 2311ix IPS LED-backlit monitor. The 23-inch display features a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution with a wide viewing angle of 178 degree (both horizontally and vertically) and a brightness level of 250 nits. The HP 2311ix also provides several connectivity options such as VGA, HDMI and DVI-D. HP will release the 23-inch HP 2311ix IPS LED-backlit monitor on June 24th, 2012 for $240.