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JVC has confirmed that it will begin shipping its new slim-line D-ILA microdisplay projection TVs into the US market next year. The screens, which made their public bow at Japan’s Ceatec show recently, use a new concave-mirror light engine to reduce cabinet width by up to 40 percent. The 1080p Slim HD-ILA series comprises the [...]

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Nintendo has announced a recall of 3.2million straps for its Wii controller. The news follows a series of media stories about the innovative controller flying out of the hands of users, damaging TV screens and other property.

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Samsung TVs by Royal appointment! The Korean electronics giant has announced that it is to supply 100 LCD and plasma screens to Buckingham Palace, by Royal request. Samsung UK confirms that it has received a notification from the Palace ordering the sets, due for delivery and installation in January. Samsung will be allowed to use [...]

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Sanyo has sold all the shares in its LCD-based Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp joint venture business to Seiko Epson. Seiko will buy the entire 45 percent stake originally held by Sanyo. The company off-loaded the concern as part of a massive restructuring plan. In a statement it said it was “necessary to take decisive [...]

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The ever-expanding Armour Home Electronics group has secured UK distribution rights to Tivoli Audio, the DAB, iPod and audio system product specialists. Glenn McClelland, Armour Home Electronics’ Managing Director says: “Tivoli is a much admired brand which perfectly fulfils the criteria. Its models are so well designed and finished, they generate real ‘pride of ownership’ [...]

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From the outside it may look as though screen makers are slicing margins to the bone in order to remain competitive, but that hasn’t prevented anti-monopoly groups in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea from simultaneously launching probes to see if panel makers have formed an international price-fixing cartel. The suspicion is that upwards [...]

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Sony US President Stan Glasgow has warned that continued price erosion in the LCD market is damaging the entire consumer electronics industry. Sony, which has invested heavily in the technology with joint venture partner Samsung, has seen the retail value of its LCD screens plummet over the past year. Speaking in San Francisco, he stated [...]

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According to research by the Consumer Electronics Association, 44 percent of entry-level US home cinema systems are built around a screen 40 inches or larger.

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