Home entertainment manufacturer, LG Electronics, yesterday introduced its 2011 television devices - the Internet-connected Smart TV and Cinema 3D - in Johannesburg.
According to the company, its Smart TV offers consumers access to movies, applications, premium content and the Web all on their TV sets. The device includes a “Magic Motion” remote which allows viewers to point and click at the on-screen menus like they would with a computer mouse.
With the Smart TV, LG says, home users will be able to access Internet apps and streaming (live streaming options are limited at the moment) applications from the TV set's Home Dashboard page, which is the gateway to live TV, premium content and apps.
This platform has apps like social networking tools such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the company revealed.
The flat-screens also offer enhanced 3D viewing with lighter, cheaper passive glasses that provide a cinema-like experience, LG stated. “The new range of TVs also offer 2D to 3D conversion in real-time.”
LG also introduced Cinema 3D TV sets, which use passive 3D technology, which is commonly used in cinemas when screening 3D movies. This is contrary to the Active Shutter 3D technology, which has been used in 3D TV displays by many manufacturers and requires powered glasses.
The electronics company said its technology uses a special polarised film on the screen, which, when viewed with the passive glasses, offers flicker-free 3D images in full high-definition.
LG explained that 3D TV continues to be known for bad viewing angles but said its remedy is the Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) technology in the Cinema 3D TVs, which brings about a more comfortable viewing experience.
According to the company, the glasses weigh 16g and have no electrical parts, so they are free of electromagnetic waves and never need to be recharged.
“And because the Cinema 3D TV's glasses don't need to be synced or shuttered, they ensure Cinema 3D stays entirely free of onscreen flicker.”
The LG Cinema 3D TV technology eliminates flicker from glasses, allowing viewers to freely indulge in 3D images for an extended time without dizziness or weariness.
“By using passive 3D technology, its Cinema 3D TVs eliminate 3D side effects like dizziness, eye fatigue and can be viewed in any position, whether the viewer is sitting or lying down,” the company said.
These glasses used for Cinema 3D sets are similar to the ones used in cinemas and viewers can also use these cinema 3D glasses to view 3D on the new LG panels, it explained.
Apart from its allowance for a wider viewing angle compared to active types, the lightweight glasses also allow viewers to watch 3D movies in any orientation preferred and under any lighting condition, it added.
Another improvement is the increased picture brightness, which suffered using conventional 3D technology. The picture on these devices is two times brighter than the normal 3D TV, LG promised.
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