Just got back from the Consumer Electronics show and , hmmm,
you are going to hate your TV.
I�m Brian Cooley with the top 5 new tv technologies that you�re going to want when
you buy your next television.
Based on what we saw at the CES in Las vEgas.
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#5 Passive 3D: LG led a lot of TV makers coming to their senses
with a move toward passive 3D TVs as opposed to those that
use expensive, proprietary active electronic glasses.
We�ll review
the latest of both kinds head to head soon, but regardless it�s a
move in the right direction, but it still fails to conquer the odd
factor of wearing glasses to watch TV at all ...which brings me to
#4...
(#4) Glasses-Free 3D TV.
Toshiba was all over this technology
with a glass free set that doesn�t require you sit like a statue in
one place to get the 3D effect -- you can sit in any of 9 positions,
which is still a ways off from how people behave in their living
room but its not bad.
And Toshiba says these sets ship in Q1
2012 so we don�t have long to see if they�re vaporware.
#3 4K TV: This is the next bump in resolution that can roughly
quadruple the number of dots on the screen compared your
current 1080p TV that you thoght looked so good...until now.
It�s
like jamming FOUR 1080 sets onto one screen for ultra HD.
Now
we just need something to watch in 4K, but it�s arrival seems
definite if not imminent.
#2 Connected TV: The revolution has been won with hardly a
shot -- because everyone is on the same side!
Looked around
for TV�s that didn�t have streaming services built in...didn�t really
find any.
Luckily that Roku box you have is the perfect size to be
a drink coaster.
Before we get to the #1 bit of Sexyvision of 2012, what about
Apple�s television?
It�s widely expected late 2012 with
Siri...gesture control...iCloud for Video...and streaming to and
from connected Apple devices...
but if there�s on thing I think it
needs to be a pricey hit it would be a fundamentally new model
for unlocking things to watch.
Too much of the good stuff is still
locked on DVD.
#1 TV tech you�ll want next time (whether you can afford it or
not) is an OLED TV.
Organic Light Emitting Diode technology hit
BIG with LG and Samsung offering duelling 55� jawdroppers
have a picture that�ll make you just stay in all weekend...EVERY
weekend, and a case so slim you�re afraid you�ll break it: ?
to
1/6th of an inch thick?!
How are they even box these things up to
ship?
We�ll find out Q3 of 2012 when LG should be first to
market.
Price TBD, but you�ll want to be sitting down.
For all the latest on TV tech, hit CNET.com and then click on
Televisions on the left.
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