The New Apple TV is Here

Will the new Apple TV take over Blu-ray players? With the recent release of the third generation Apple TV, a wide debate ensues on whether the world is slowly handing itself over from optical discs to digital compression technology. Considering that digital distribution is still on its nascent years, we will undoubtedly find out how … Read more →

Best Blu-ray Players

When Blu-ray players first came on the market, they were exclusive, expensive pieces of technology. Now that a few years have gone by and the prices have fallen, there are more than a few models to choose from. But which players offer the best of performance, features and price? Here are the top Blu-ray players … Read more →

Q2 Plasma HDTV Sales Increased – LCD 40″+ Sales Flat

vizio-truled-vf551xvt-415As the LCD technology evolved, more and more was convinced that the days of plasma TV’s were over, and several manufacturers have even  opted to completely abandon the production of plasma displays.

New figures from the U.S. for the second quarter of this year shows that plasma technology is far from dead. Compared with the quarter before, there has been an increase of 31% in the number of units sold and an increase of 35% in turnover.

During the same period, the LCD television didn’t do quite as well, here the curve has been flat for the number of TV sales, while turnover fell 7%.

One of the reasons for the huge success of plasma technology is the new 2010 models from Panasonic, Samsung and LG, which breaks with the large energy consumption, plasma screens are known to have. The new models have had the energy cut down so much that it actually matches the LCD technology.

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