LG Releases New HDTVs With Netflix Streaming
LG ELectronics is now shipping their new, Netflix ready flat panel TVs. The 1080p 47-inch 47LH50 ($2,100 MSRP) LCD TV and 50-inch plasma 50PS80 ($2,100 MSRP) started shipping to delaers and custom installers at the end of the week.
The 47LH50 LCD has 120Hz refresh, dubbed TruMotion by LG. The set also features 4 HDMI ports and an Ethernet jack to recieve LG's NetCast service, part of which includes Netflix streaming, in addition to YouTube videos and YahooTV widgets.
If you want something a tad larger, or would rather hang a plasma than an LCD on your wall, take a gander at the 50PS80. This also gets Netflix via LG's NetCast.
LG will release a 42 in LCD and a 60in plasma with Netflix streaming later in the summer.
On a related note, LED backlights for LCD TV and laptop computer applications experienced a dramatic spike in shipments. Sales of the LED backlights for LCD TVs, which replace traditional CCF LCD backlights, were up over 60% over the same time period last year, reports industry analyst DisplaySearch. Units destined for LCD TVs totaled 400,000 for Q1 of 2009. New emphasis on "Green" technology should increase the pace at which these new back lights are adopted for large screen LCD TV applications, since they use much less power than CCF backlights. On the plus side for TV watchers, properly implemented LCD backlights can improve picture quality as well.
The 47LH50 LCD has 120Hz refresh, dubbed TruMotion by LG. The set also features 4 HDMI ports and an Ethernet jack to recieve LG's NetCast service, part of which includes Netflix streaming, in addition to YouTube videos and YahooTV widgets.
If you want something a tad larger, or would rather hang a plasma than an LCD on your wall, take a gander at the 50PS80. This also gets Netflix via LG's NetCast.
LG will release a 42 in LCD and a 60in plasma with Netflix streaming later in the summer.
On a related note, LED backlights for LCD TV and laptop computer applications experienced a dramatic spike in shipments. Sales of the LED backlights for LCD TVs, which replace traditional CCF LCD backlights, were up over 60% over the same time period last year, reports industry analyst DisplaySearch. Units destined for LCD TVs totaled 400,000 for Q1 of 2009. New emphasis on "Green" technology should increase the pace at which these new back lights are adopted for large screen LCD TV applications, since they use much less power than CCF backlights. On the plus side for TV watchers, properly implemented LCD backlights can improve picture quality as well.
