Hacker News with Generative AI: Televisions

Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs (theverge.com)
Today Sony is announcing the development of a new type of TV display that uses individual RGB LEDs for its backlighting.

Televisions, Technology, Backlighting, Display Technology

20 points by ksec 21 days ago | 9 comments

A TV with Contrast You Haven't Seen for Years (hackaday.com)
It’s something of a surprise, should you own a CRT TV to go with your retrocomputers, when you use it to view a film or a TV show.

Televisions, Retrocomputing, Technology

32 points by Tomte 29 days ago | 5 comments

An Update on Micro LED (arstechnica.com)
New (and cheaper) Micro LED TVs have been announced.

Micro LED, Televisions, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Display Technology

5 points by LorenDB 52 days ago | 5 comments

Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 (arstechnica.com)
The TV industry is hitting users over the head with AI and other questionable gimmicks

Consumer Electronics, CES, Televisions

198 points by stalfosknight 86 days ago | 272 comments

LG has just released a 77" $60k transparent TV (engadget.com)
LG’s transparent wireless OLED TV is now available.

Consumer Electronics, LG, Televisions

5 points by bookofjoe 106 days ago | 0 comments

Explaining color gamuts and color spaces in HDTVs and monitors (wired.com)
Back in the 1950s, when color TV was invented, everything was simple. TVs were either color or black-and-white, and you could tell at a glance which was which. Today, you can find TVs and monitors that somehow promise more colors, but what does that mean? And why do manufacturers use confusing jargon like color spaces and color gamuts to explain it? Let’s break it down.

Technology, Color Science, Televisions, Monitors, Consumer Electronics

8 points by mariuz 168 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Tips for hacking a TV? (ycombinator.com)
I've got a spare television lying around (specifically, a Samsung UN24H4500), and I thought it'd be fun to take a crack at seeing what I can do with it. The only hitch is that I've never really done any hardware hacking before, so I don't really know where to start!

Hardware Hacking, Electronics, Televisions, Reverse Engineering

78 points by fewgrehrehre 172 days ago | 70 comments

Tcl under fire: report suggests its QLED TVs might not have any quantum dots (tomsguide.com)