LG and Samsung debuted large format OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) televisions at CES in Las Vegas this week. LG earning a “Best of Show” from CNET www.cnet.com in the television category.
What is significant about this is that although OLED is not new technology, it is the first time manufacturers have shown it in larger size televisions. Sony showed and marketed a 9″ OLED four years ago.
The significant thing about OLED is that the individual LED elements create their own illumination – no need for florescent or LED backlighting.
This dramatically reduces both the thickness of the set and the power consumption.
LG plans to have the set available 2nd quarter this year.
LG shows 55″ OLED television at CES
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Smart TV- Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
With rumours of an Apple TV running rampant most television manufacturers are incorporating more and more online “apps” into their new sets. Streaming internet video still leaves a lot to be desired. Poor video quality and irregular internet speeds end up creating all sorts of artifacts on a computer monitor-imagine what happens when you blow this up to 80 inches or more.
What needs to happen before these amazing technologies realize their potential is for the internet service providers to open up the floodgates and dramatically increase the speed of the internet.
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Wired or Wi-fi network. What’s better?
When wireless N routers were introduced a couple of years back there was and still is a vast number of devices introduced that took advantage of the higher data transfer rate. Audio and video could now be shared or “streamed” from one device in the home to another over the wireless network. This new format can stream content at a rate of slightly less than 200 mbs (mega bits per second). This was a great jump from the 54 mbs. of the format it replaced.
It is still no where near the over One gbs (gigabits/second) that a direct wired connection currently is able to offer. That’s about 1000/bits/second faster!
For standard MP3 files wireless works just fine, but when video files are transferred there is likely to be some bottle neck, especially with a high definition video. There could also be issues with network congestion, too many devices trying to steam too much data, thus everything slows down. In the case of your movie it just freezes!
The one and only advantage that current technology wireless has is its convenience. You can go anywhere within the range of your wireless network and get access to your files, the internet and email. Audio and video simply work better on a wired network, and they will continue to do so into the foreseeable future.
If you are building a new home, now’s the time to get those wires in the walls! It can be done by Wired1 after the house is built, but you really won’t like the labour bill!
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How to take a lot of frustration out of everyone’s life
OK, you bought a new 3D big screen tv and surround system for the family. You have 6 remote controls on your coffee table and you are the only one in the family that knows how to turn the darn thing on!
You are a candidate for one of the most remarkable innovations in consumer electronics. The Harmony remote http://www.logitech.com/en-ca/remotes. Universal remote controls have been around almost as long as remote controls themselves. The problem, up till the Harmony Remotes came along, is that you had to turn on one device at a time and flick a couple of switches or push a few buttons in a top secret sequence and you aways had to remember that the remote hand unit had to be in the proper “mode” (either on or off).
Contact us today to find out how to bring Harmony back into your electronics life!
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A note on Wacky Wheatley’s warranty
A lot of clients have contacted me regarding warranty coverage for their electronics.
The normal warranty for all electronics will apply. If you have a service issue you will have to contact the authorized service depot for the manufacturer.
If you purchased extended warranty for your product the warranty is held by Comerco Insurance. Make sure that you have a copy of your original bill of sale.
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