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TV Content Now Viewable on Samsung Galaxy S II

Posted by Abhishek Tuesday, 7 June 2011 0 comments


Samsung Galaxy S II just got smarter! If you own the latest heartthrob, and a Samsung Smart TV, then you can now enrich your TV viewing experience.
Now, access to content wherever you go..
Now, access to content wherever you go..


The latest app to have hit the Android market from Samsung, called Smart View App can make the Samsung Galaxy S II exhibit the properties of a remote control beginning with controlling your TV. The app also lets you stream content into your phone. Users can use the Smart View App from the Android market and view photos from their TV on their smartphones. The app, by this way, lets you catch every bit of your favorite show or that crucial match right on the comforts of your Samsung Galaxy S II. This free app offers something for the gamers, too. The app can be used as a game controller, owing to the inbuilt gyroscope.

However, both the smartphone and the TV will have to be connected to the same Wi-Fi router to be able to utilize the app.

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A Hands-On of LG's Cinema FPR 3D TV

Posted by Abhishek Thursday, 2 June 2011 0 comments


3D is back and it’s bigger than ever before. This is not the first time the world has witnessed the wonders of 3D. In the earlier half of this decade, graphics card manufacturers started bundling 3d glasses to be used with their graphics cards and monitors. Things weren’t impressive and the hype quickly died out.
3D Cinema Zone at the LG Headquarters
3D Cinema Zone at the LG Headquarters


Now, close to a decade later, things have been heating up again. Watching movies in 3D at cinemas is a common thing. At home however, things are somewhat different. TVs are still pretty expensive and the technology hasn’t matured as yet. LG invited us to their headquarters in the heart of Seoul, South Korea to get our hands on the technology itself. The demonstration at their Cinema 3D Experience Zone was to highlight the weaknesses of the shutter glass and the advantages of using passive glasses.

The scene so far
3D TVs are still expensive and the content isn’t available yet. Quite a lot of people seem to get headaches after watching 3D content for more than 15 minutes or so. There are a few issues with the current active shutter glasses that are used by most manufacturers other the obvious headache issues. The 3D glasses being used are somewhat heavy because of the batteries and the circuitry required in the glasses themselves. Wearing them for long periods of time can get a little tiring.

Active shutter glasses turning dark when placed sideways
Active shutter glasses turning dark when placed sideways


There are some other issues as well. The polarized glasses also block out a lot of the light which means that the TV needs to be even brighter. There’s also the problem of flicker which causes the headaches. Crosstalk is another issue where the two images being rendered leak into one another, which causes a kind of blurring which can be really annoying as well.

LG's new 3D FPR Technology
LG has designed a new technology to counter the problems being faced by early adopters of 3D. It’s called FPR (Film-type Patterned Retarder). LG has chosen to go with a somewhat simpler approach where passive 3D glasses are used. There isn’t a need for batteries anymore and there are electronics in the glasses themselves. Most of the work is done by the display itself. Because of the way the FPR technology functions, brightness levels are a lot better than expected.

LG's FPR display with passive glasses still work when placed sideways
LG's FPR display with passive glasses still work when placed sideways


The TVs based on the new technology will be tagged as Cinema 3D TVs. There hasn’t been an official date for the launch of the TVs in India or any sort of pricing, but we can only hope to see it here within the next six months or so. 

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Sharp shows off 85-inch LCD HDTV with 16 times resolution of 1080p

Posted by Abhishek Saturday, 21 May 2011 0 comments


Remember how 1080p used to be the “next big thing”? Well tomorrow’s HDTV is going to make 1080p look like a fuzzy UHF signal. No, I’m not even talking about 4k, which hasn’t reached the marketplace and promises double the horizontal resolution of 1080p. Instead, Sharp and Japan’s NHK broadcasting company are leaping ahead to Super Hi-Vision, which promises 16 times the resolution of your current high-def set.
This week, Sharp unveiled the first direct-view display that could handle Super Hi-Vision in its 103 pixels-per-inch glory (compare to 36ppi for a 1080p big screen), an 85-inch LCD that boasts a staggering resolution of 7,680×4,320. It also features 10-bit color depth, though only a 60Hz refresh rate. Of course, NHK won’t be showing any trial broadcasts in Super Hi-Vision until 2020, so there’s more than just a little time to perfect this display technology further.
Those lucky enough to be in Tokyo between May 26 and May 29 will be able to see the Sharp set in action at NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories. The rest of us will have to settle for watchingthis video clip and imagine what HDTVs will be like in the next decade.

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Sharp shows off 85-inch LCD HDTV with 16 times resolution of 1080p

Posted by Abhishek 0 comments


Remember how 1080p used to be the “next big thing”? Well tomorrow’s HDTV is going to make 1080p look like a fuzzy UHF signal. No, I’m not even talking about 4k, which hasn’t reached the marketplace and promises double the horizontal resolution of 1080p. Instead, Sharp and Japan’s NHK broadcasting company are leaping ahead to Super Hi-Vision, which promises 16 times the resolution of your current high-def set.
This week, Sharp unveiled the first direct-view display that could handle Super Hi-Vision in its 103 pixels-per-inch glory (compare to 36ppi for a 1080p big screen), an 85-inch LCD that boasts a staggering resolution of 7,680×4,320. It also features 10-bit color depth, though only a 60Hz refresh rate. Of course, NHK won’t be showing any trial broadcasts in Super Hi-Vision until 2020, so there’s more than just a little time to perfect this display technology further.
Those lucky enough to be in Tokyo between May 26 and May 29 will be able to see the Sharp set in action at NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories. The rest of us will have to settle for watchingthis video clip and imagine what HDTVs will be like in the next decade.

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