Hitachi to halt domestic production of Wooo LCD and plasma TVs, Mitsubishi to axe optical discs?

Hitachi’s line of domestically produced Wooo TVs is coming to an end, now that the manufacturer has confirmed plans to close a major plant in central Japan. In an announcement issued today, Hitachi said it will shutter its factory in Gifu, where some 100,000 LCD and plasma TVs are produced each month. Citing industry-wide price competition as the deciding factor, the company went on to clarify that the facility will shut down by September of this year, and that it will instead be used to manufacture projectors and chips

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Sony demos 24- and 46-inch glasses-free 3DTVs, we go eyes-on (video)

Take a quick tour of the showroom floor here at CES and you’ll certainly see, 3D days are here again — at least, where flat panel manufacturers are concerned. And while the industry continues to pump out mass market iterations of the living room tech that hinge upon hideous eyewear, companies like Sony are hard at work behind-the-scenes refining displays that won’t make you look a fool. The autostereoscopic panels, shown off at the company’s booth in 24- and 46-inch models — employ a subtle 3D effect that isn’t immediately noticeable

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BenQ brings XL2420T and XL2420TX gaming monitors to North America

BenQ’s XL2420T and XL2420TX gaming LCDs have been around the block a time or two, but the outfit’s taking advantage of this week’s Consumer Electronics Show to launch ‘em both here in North America. The range is available across quite a few screen sizes (17-, 19-, 21.5-, 22-, 23- and 24-inch), with pricing hitting around the $500 to $600 mark. A bit pricey at first blush, but what’d you really expect for a monitor that’s certified as NVIDIA 3D Vision 2-ready

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RCA-branded hardware at CES includes mobile TVs with Android, soundbar / media streamer

While it may not have the most high profile entries at CES, RCA always manages to lend its brand to some interesting hardware , and this year that includes the Wi-Fi Home Theater Sound Bar seen above. It brings multichannel audio and wireless surround speakers as well as access to services like Netflix and Hulu, by building in the Roku-like streamer RCA is currently peddling

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