TV wars dominate tech expo
Battle to be biggest, sharpest, smartest gets a new competitor
The TV wars resumed in earnest this week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, as Panasonic joined the fray that had previously been defined by Samsung and LG. LG took boasting honours with its announcement of the world's first roll-up TV screen, but it was only available for private, invitation-only viewing, suggesting it is not yet ready for prime time. LG made up for this secrecy with a spectacular canyon of TV panels that combined to give visitors the illusion of walking through natural scenery.Samsung answered with a new technology called MicroLED, which allows borderless TV modules to be merged into one giant 146-inch screen. It literally can occupy an entire wall and, with 8K resolution, turns that wall into a realistic scene complementing a room or providing the illusion of a vivid view. It was on public display at Samsung's massive city-like CES stand but, like LG's roll-your-own TV, no release date has been announced. Ironically, these headline grabbers dis...
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