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A new Canadian survey confirms what Digital Home readers already know, that bigger is indeed better when it comes to high definition televisions (HDTV). The Sharp Canada sponsored survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found that a larger screen size was the number one feature respondents wished...

In a finding that is unlikely to surprise many Digital Home readers, a recent DisplaySearch report confirmed the commonly-held assumption that households in richer countries own more TVs. Researchers found that households in developed countries own 28% more TVs on average than households in...

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) this week released a study which shows how much more energy efficient flat panel televisions are today than six or seven years ago. The report, produced by research firm TIAX LLC, reviewed power consumption data on best-selling high-definition liquid...

More than one quarter of all televisions purchased by American consumers in January were linked to the internet according to a new survey by iSuppli. The research firm surveyed 800 consumers and found that 27.5% had connected their new TVs to the Web, either through the internal capabilities of...

Strong LCD TV sales in the April to June time frame in key markets such as China and North America have led research firm DisplaySearch to increase its estimates for sales of LCD televisions in 2009. The research firm is now forecasting global sales of 130 million units, up from 127 million...

So is this the new TV technology to have? Seems the old RPTV may be on it's last legs and would hate to buy into aging technology. I was under the impression that the actual images came from a packed matrix of LED's, but now they talk about using LED's as the backlight for essentially LCD...

Hitachi and Matsushita, best known for its Panasonic brand name, today announced the signing of a memo of understanding whose goal is to increase both companies competitiveness in the hotly contested global flat panel television market. A definitive agreement is expected late next month.

Second Quarter North American flat panel TV sales jumped 26% when compared to the first quarter of 2008 and 28% when compared to the second quarter of 2007 according to preliminary results published by DisplaySearch.