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So Zev and I love TV’s and yes — it must be a guy thing. We have a buddy that recently purchased a 70″ TV and I just purchased a 60″ Sharp smart TV. We also reviewed the Toshiba 47TL515U 47-inch Natural 3D. Now while we liked the TV — we felt that 3D is an over-rated feature. I think that we will see less marketing about 3D features in 2012.

This year will be all about the smart TV. Why — because of the laundry list of apps like, Twitter, Pandora, Netflix, Vudu, etc. Additionally, we will see more LED TVs and OLED TVs which will drive down the purchase price. Smart TV conversion kits will also be prevalent, in 2012. We will also see a trend in very thin TVs thanks to the OLED technology.

And super-HD will also be seen more this year. These TVs will come in three flavors — 2K, 4K and 8K. We are talking massive resolution here — from 2448×1080 on the 2K to 7680×4320 on the 8K. Unfortunately, that massive resolution comes at a rather steep price point.

My hopes are the we will see an iTV from Apple this year. And hopefully we will see more gesture-driven TVs — think Xbox Kinect built into your TV.

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The prices of HDTV’s has fallen significantly over the past few years. So much so that mainstream shoppers have been purchasing HDTV’s in record numbers. Due to the rapid adoption of High Definition Television’s and the death of analog HD broadcasting — media companies like Netflix are pumping out (digital) HD content. Today, 1080p is the most sought after resolution for broadcasting as it is considered “full high definition.”

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