What has happened to Sony TVs?

The second part of the story of Sony is here! Sony has been one of the greatest companies of our time but has recently started declining, what's happening? read more

Most likely Sony have reduced their TV output in response to their financial losses over the past couple of years. According to the UK Guardian (as well as many other media outlets), Sony reported a loss of £202m for their last quarter (April to June 2012). This loss was mainly felt in the Television and Games Console arenas. read more

Sony’s TV division has been an albatross around its neck, which has troubled the company with its razor-thin margins year after year. Analysts have wondered time and again if Sony will sell-off the division, especially after the company spun-off the TV business into a separate unit. read more

Samsung is the biggest TV maker in the world and has tremendous influence, marketing features like LED backlights for LCD TV panels and curved screens that other makers scramble to emulate. Until this year all of its best TVs, and many midrange models, supported 3D. Now even its most expensive 2016 sets will be 2D-only. read more

The 3D feature has been offered on select televisions since 2010, when the theatrical success of "Avatar" in 3D helped encourage renewed interest in the technology. In addition to a 3D-capable TV, it requires specialized glasses for each viewer and the 3D version of a TV show or movie -- although some TVs also offer a simulated 3D effect mode. read more