IFA 2012: LG Joins Philips and Samsung for Common Web TV System

By Rob Scott
September 4, 2012

LG, Philips and Toshiba are among the manufacturers working together on a common system for Internet-connected TVs.
At the IFA show in Berlin, manufacturers addressed “banding together to develop a common system that allows users to listen to music, watch videos and play games via the Internet on TV sets,” reports Bloomberg.
The companies are concerned about Apple and Google, which have made product forays into the online TV market. Additionally, Apple is rumored to be readying a new TV product.
“Apple and Google’s rise in the smartphone market has pushed Nokia and Research In Motion Ltd. to the brink,” notes Bloomberg. “Now, television makers are scrambling to make sure the same won’t happen to them.”
Meanwhile, Sony is betting on its 84-inch LCD TV that will feature 4K horizontal resolution, due in stores later this year.
“While current high-definition TVs have screens with 1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels, the new TV has a screen with 3,840 pixels by 2,160 pixels,” reports Computerworld in a related article.
Since there will be a wait for native 4K content, Sony’s new set features an upscaler that will convert existing high-def images to 4K resolution through a software algorithm.

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