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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Hitachi to halt domestic production of Wooo LCD and plasma TVs, Mitsubishi to axe optical discs?
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
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
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
It’s not a big surprise after launching in Germany and Japan, but Toshiba PR has confirmed to us and CNET that the company’s 3,840×2,160 resolution autostereoscopic 3DTV will make its US debut in the first quarter of 2012, matching the “end of fiscal year” prediction we’d heard previously . There’s no details on pricetag or model #, but given its $10,000~ sticker price overseas, we’d start shaking out those couch cushions now
Fourth quarter earnings for 
After teasing its CES HDTV lineup a few days ago Westinghouse has revealed the full line of TVs it will be showing off. As promised, it’s packing a few LED lit models including the 70-inch UW70 and 55-inch EW55 models, packing standard 1080p, 120Hz refresh rate spec sheets. 
LCD makers 
‘Tis the season for settling antitrust lawsuits, folks. 
