5 Best Matte-Screen LCD TVs

LCD TVs stand out as a fashionable and luxury product in your home. Many LCD TVs are in the market loaded with features, while matte-screen LCD’s are designed to give brilliant color and contrast in brighter rooms. Here are the best five matte-screen LCD TVs.

1. Sony KDL-EX523 series

Sony KDL-EX523 series

The Sony KDL-EX523 LED TV series offers decent image quality, a good video processing with full HD 1080 pixels of image resolution and comes along with the matte finish display which performs very well in bright rooms.

This series has X-Reality Engine which offers sharper images with amazing contrast details. The TV is integrated with media stream services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Amazon on Demand, and also Sony Entertainment Network. For connectivity it has 4 HDMI ports, LAN, USB ports, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and VGA port. The TV comes with a starting price of Rs. 46,000.

2. Vizio Razor M3D550SR Series

Vizio Razor M3D550SR Series

The Vizio Razor M3D550SR is a solid edge-lit 3D LED TV which offers excellent features. The TV comes with 240Hz processor, 1080 pixels of image resolution and 5 million:1 of dynamic contrast ratio.

The TV offers beautiful picture quality and solid color and contrast. For connectivity it has four HDMI ports, two USB ports, optical digital audio output, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The price range for this series starts from Rs. 50,725.

3. Sharp LC-70LE732U

Sharp LC-70LE732U

The Sharp LC-70LE732U is a 70 inch LED TV offering full HD 1080 pixels of image resolution with 120Hz processor. This TV has X-Gen panel with Quattron Quad Pixel Technology and a full array of LED back light for delivering superior picture quality.

It comes with Wi-Fi and has a built in app for Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Netflix and CinemaNow. For connectivity it has four HDMI ports, two USB ports and Ethernet port. This huge size LED TV comes with a huge price tag of Rs. 1,17,793.

4. Samsung LND630 Series

Samsung LND630

The Samsung LND630 series has a stylish design with sleek and thinner edges. The LND630 series comes with full 1080 pixels of image resolution, LCD technology and 120Hz processor.

The LND630 series has superb picture quality compared to other Samsung matte finish display models. The TV offers accurate color with deep black levels and better video processing. For connectivity it offers two USB ports, four HDMI ports, VGA input, DLAN and digital audio output. The Samsung LND630 series has a starting price of Rs. 41,550.

5. LG: LW5600 Series

LG: LW5600 Series

The LG LW5600 LED 3D TV is worth for its price. This series has two models, 47 and 55 inch models and both of them features full 1080 pixels of image resolution using LED technology with 120Hz processor and TruMotion technology that allows videos with no motion blur.

The LW5600 series have a standard 2D and 3D ability with dynamic contrast ratio. The matte finish display allows you to view in any light condition. For connectivity the LW5600 comes with four HDMI ports, two USB, DLAN and Wi-Fi. The LW5600 series has a starting price of Rs. 54,250.

Sony introduced Crystal LED TV

Sony introduced a 55 inch prototype model of Crystal LED TV which defines the next generation of televisions at Consumer Electronic Show 2012.

This latest Crystal LED technology is a blend of both OLED and LED. This technology brings six million LEDs in the display and offers 3.5 times better contrast, improved brightness and gives 10 times faster video responses when compared to the present LCD televisions.

Sony's Crystal LED TV

Sony is working continuously on Crystal LED television to make it hit the market as soon as possible. Along the sidelines, the company is equally concentrating on its continued development and marketing for its OLED televisions. As the Crystal LED TVs are just a prototype now, therefore there are no details about its availability and price.

Sony CEO Howard Stringer said “the new technology is better than LCD and plasma televisions and the Crystal LEDs will provides super contrast and super wide range of colors”, reports CNET.

Along with this announcement Sony has also launched a range of Smartphones including Xperia Ion and also confirmed the availability of PlayStation Vita on February 22 for the U.S. market.

NetUP Unveils Android Based IPTV

Russian company, NetUP has introduced a new Android based internet protocol television (IPTV) set. The device just looks like an ordinary TV set but allows users to watch Live TV and access IPTV features like internet surfing, YouTube, Google Maps, social networking, online gaming and thousands of other applications without using any set-top box.

Android Base IPTV

The TV is powered by 1 GHz Samsung S5PV210 processor, 512 MB DDR 2 RAM and runs on Android 2.2 OS. It has a 2 USB ports, card reader slot, HDMI port and Ethernet interfaces. It supports MPEG2, RAW RTP, MP4, AVi, MP3, AAC and MPEG-2 audio and video formats. The TV also supports devices like Wi-Fi USB adapter, and GPS USB module.

This device is ideal for those who are using two separate devices (TV and IP Set top box). The TV is now available for pre-order at the price of $565 for 32 inch model, $725 for 40 inch, $845 for 46 inch model and for 55 inch at $1150. There are no details about the availability of this device in India.

LCD TVs Price Falling

The era of OLED TV has started to make the LCD market in more confusion and uncertainty. Out there in the market, the Tablets, iPads, Google TV have come up with new technology and features that produce live pictures and attracts the users more to it than LCDs.

 In this fast moving world of technology which is changing and getting advanced day by day, the existing technology is facing the hit. For the first time in U.S. bigger LCD TVs has become economical to afford by the downfall of the TV market, reveals in Quarterly TV Cost and Price Forecast Model study, a market research by NPD Display Search in 2011.

It has been a difficult year for many TV manufacturers and retailers as televisions are becoming cheap making the profits drop. A very low demand and an excess production of TV is the key factor for the dramatic reduction of the price. Even though the reduction in price has become a challenge for TV makers, there is a positive reaction by consumers towards low cost LCD TV.

Television makers has already introduced new technologies like LED black light TV, Full HD or high frame rate, internet browsing with social network integrated and 3D TVs to boost TV demands but the price sensitive consumers North American are unwilling to pay higher costs for high-end features. There is a down rate of over 30 percent in quarter 3 of 2011 in the sales of 55 inch 3D premium LCD TV which reveals the fact that consumers are ready to trade off the features when compared to size.

Meanwhile, Google and Apple are offering new features to their TV and even Microsoft Xbox is coming with live TV which gives the experience of high-end gaming and live TV experience. Well it will be too soon to say whether TVs of these tech giants will succeed or not.

LG Launching World's Biggest OLED TV

LG is all set to launch world’s biggest OLED TV panel in 2012 at Customer Electronics Show in January. Earlier Sony came up with 11.1 inch SonyDrive XEL-1, the first OLED TV that cost around 69600. But still, the biggest ultra thin TV is yet to come and LG has made it possible by creating a 55-inch ultra-thin OLED TV with 100,000:1 contrast ratio.

LG's OLED TV

 “Our objective has always been to actively define and lead emerging display technology markets,” said Sang Beom Han, CEO and Executive Vice President of LG Display. “Although OLED technology is seen as the future of TV display, the technology has been limited to smaller display sizes and by high costs, until now. LG Display’s 55-inch OLED TV panel has overcome these barriers.”

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) are more advanced and has more advantage over existing LCDs.  The OLED display transmits better image quality even in low ambient light and it is lighter and thinner compared to LCDs. As per the company, the 55-inch OLED model that is 5 millimeters thick would be the largest OLED display so far with the white OLED technology giving the best-quality images. The price and availability details are not yet disclosed.

 LG’s Press release states “The panel adopts an Oxide TFT technology for backplane which is different from a Low Temperature Poly Silicon (LTPS) type generally used in existing small-sized OLED panels. Moreover, the Oxide TFT type produces identical image quality to high performance of LTPS base panels at significantly reduced investment levels”.

However, Samsung is also planning to unveil its 55-inch OLED TV at CES in 2012. So, LG will be facing a big time competition with this huge player in the TV market for this vertical too.