HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #565: CES 2013 Wrapup

Todays Show:
CES 2013 Wrapup
Another CES has come and gone. At the risk of being permanently banned, weve brought back everything we saw and did in Vegas to share it with everyone who couldnt be there. As with every CES, we saw some amazing things and some not so impressive ones as well. Big themes from this year were: 3D is waning, 4K (UltraHD) is emerging, and Plasma may be on the verge of a comeback.
We have some notes and pictures here for you to follow along, but to get the details, you really need to listen to the show.
Intel
- Connect to Richer Experiences with Intel at CES 2013
- No live demo of the rumored set top box (Puma)
Belkin
@TV Plus Slingbox alternative:

US Dyle Mobile TV dongle for iPad:

NVidia
ZigBee Alliance
Lot's of “green/power efficiency products

Z-Wave Alliance
Integrated Home Entertainment

Similar “green products as ZigBee

Hisense
UltraHD LED TVs (110 claimed to be world's largest)

Also showed: Glasses Free 3D, Transparent 3D not sure about the applications for this
Dish
- DISHs New Hopper with Sling Delivers Unparalleled Choice and Control, at Home or On the Go
- DISH Explorer Second-Screen App Enhances TV Viewing Experience on iPad
LG
OLED TV

Ultra HD TV (84)

- Everything was “Easy & Smart
- Ultra HD Touch
- Terrestrial Ultra HD broadcasting
- Collaborating with Google TV
- Lot's of Passive 3D
- 100 Laser TV “worlds largest wall mount TV really an ultra short throw projector and a special screen (~$10,000)
Panasonic
Worlds largest 4K OLED

New ZT series plasma neo plasma black 3000 ZT60 best of CES

- Smart Viera including voice interaction
- Still have VT series as well
Sharp
- Worlds largest LED TV
- 85 8K TV amazing
- Not showing Elite TVs not sure why
Samsung
Firmly in the Plasma market not going away using the Pioneer Kuro patents

- OLED TVs
- Ultra HD Netflix
- S Recommendation with Voice Interaction
- Vacuum tube sound bar ~$700 maybe in the Yamaha sound projector market built in AirTrack (Samsung AirPlay)
- Smart PCs?
Sony
Bravia Triluminous Red, Green, Blue & Emerald Green

- 4K OLED
- Excitement of Sports in 4K they showed soccer!
- Couldn't find the Crystal TV tech
- 1080p upscaled to 4k
Stream TV Networks
Glasses Free 3D

