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Eye-Popping Video Walls
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2011

Many of the major manufacturers have humongous video walls dominating their booths.

Samsung Goes Big and Thin
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2011

Samsung's gigantic 75-inch LED-backlit 3D LCD TV is a concept product, but the D8000 and D7000 with ultra-thin bezels can be yours this year as revealed by Product Training Manager Jermain Anderson.

Sony Innovations
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2011

Arturo Jordan, Sony Product Manager for LCD TVs, give the lowdown on this year's flagship HX929 as well as two concept products: an OLED auto-stereoscopic (no glasses) 3D TV and a super-cool head-mount 3D display.

Getting Dizzy at Sharp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 08, 2011

Many booths have giant video walls, but only Sharp has a video room with three walls, floor, and ceiling of tiled LCD flat panels. It's easy to feel some vertigo when the image moves.

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Sonus Faber
Shane Buettner  |  Jan 08, 2011
CES 2011
Wolf Cinema Projection
Shane Buettner  |  Jan 08, 2011
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Samsung Promotes Active 3D Glasses
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 08, 2011
With several manufacturers showing new 3DTV sets using passive rather than active glasses, Samsung took pains to point out the pros and cons of each device. Naturally, since Samsung does active glasses only at present, the pros outweighed the cons for the active glasses. Note some surprising items on the passive glasses list in the photo. The higher power consumption comes from the need for higher peak output to overcome the inherent loss of brightness with passive glasses due to the special patterned retarder filter that's used on the screen. And Samsung actually demonstrated the off-axis issues in a passive glasses set during a closed demonstration for the press. As always, however, the proof is in the reviewing and we're anxious to check out the new passive glasses sets for ourselves and come to our own conclusions.

With several manufacturers showing new 3DTV sets using passive rather than active glasses, Samsung took pains to point out the pros and cons of each device. Naturally, since Samsung does active glasses only at present, the pros outweighed the cons for the active glasses. Note some surprising items on the passive glasses list in the photo. The higher power consumption comes from the need for higher peak output to overcome the inherent loss of brightness with passive glasses due to the special patterned retarder filter that's used on the screen. And Samsung actually demonstrated the off-axis issues in a passive glasses set during a closed demonstration for the press. As always, however, the proof is in the reviewing and we're anxious to check out the new passive glasses sets for ourselves and come to our own conclusions.

Samsung also showed new, redesigned active glasses for its new 2011 3D sets.

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Mitsubishi DLPs Soldier On
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 08, 2011
Mitsubishi does flat panels, too, but they doggedly stick to DLP rear projection for their jumbo screen sets. This 92-inch 3D monster is a case in point. It uses a conventional lamp-based DLP engine and the checkerboard 3D system/ No price as yet; they didn't even know how deep it will be or how much it will weigh, which indicates that it's still in the design stage.
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LG Thin
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 08, 2011
These ultra-slim 21.5-inch 2D monitors from LG are 1920 x 1080, with a claimed response time of 2ms and contrast ratio of 10M:1, and D-sub (computer RGB), DVI,and HDMI inputs.
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Panasonic Air Mouse
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2011  |  First Published: Jan 08, 2011
Panasonic demonstrated a prototype air-mouse type control, which can move the cursor on the screen by a simple movement of the remote control through the air. But it won't be available this year.

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