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DIRECTV, a television service provider, has successfully launched its DIRECTV 12 satellite, a boeing 702 replica. The system was carried on the Proton Breeze M satellite launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The ground control position in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, confirmed the effective functioning of the satellite. |
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Industry-leading professional analysts from iSuppli have recently been able to predict that LED-backlit LCD HDTV shipments will increase in the year 2010 by a margin of about eight times the current shipment numbers. To quote specifics, shipments for 40-inch and larger models are expected to exponentially rise from 2.5 million units in 2009 to 18.8 million units in 2010. |
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According to some whispers on the street heard by HDGURU, DirecTV is on the precipice of offering 3D HDTV television channels service as early as March 2010. If this report is true, then chances are DirecTV will have an announcement at CES 2010 in early January. |
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For many years, television sets were as unlikely to change as your most stubborn relative. They were boxes that, no matter the brand, worked the same, looked the same and cost the same. |
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There's a lot of talk about 3D TV these days, with some folks even thinking it will make an overture toward mainstream acceptance in 2010. Certainly, 3D TV is going to be a big topic at the Consumer Electronics Showcase in January, but that doesn't mean a majority of consumers will be watching scads of 3D programming in the new year. |
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We know that by using LED backlighting, LCD TV's can be made much slimmer than normal, but 2.6mm was much slimmer than we would ever dream of. But it's here and LG proudly stand by their achievement and very proud they should be too. Dut to the minuscule dimensions, the 'Extreme Slim' TV only weighs 4kg and on its stand takes up very little room. |
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The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced the final specification for 3D versions of Blu-ray, and there?s good news for PS3 owners and those of us with large collections of 2D Blu-rays. |
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Now enjoy the cinema experience right in the living room thanks to the advancements in technology ? the Blu-ray discs. Blu-ray Disc Association Global Promotions Chairman, Victor Matsuda says that the increasing demand for 3D movies in theatres bodes well for the full HD 3D experience that only a Blu-ray disc can provide. |
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HDTV sets are moving into a new direction, or dimension. The next major update to home theaters, coming in 2010, is 3-D technology. In fact, some HDTV 3-D sets are already on the market, and Mitsubishi has two 3-D-ready Home Theater TV lines ranging is size from 60 inches all the way to 82 inches. |
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In case plans by AMD and a slew of other tech vendors planning to showcase 3D Blu-ray compatible products at CES wasn't a tip-off, the updated specifications are done. |
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Wondering what Sony has in store for the summer of 2010? We can't tell you, but we can give you a few clues. A device called the HID-C10 "Home Information Device" has been given the full FCC once-over and, while confidentiality clauses keep the juicy bits secret, we do know that it somehow connects to a TV and that it possesses 802.11b/g wireless. |
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