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Samsung Unveils 2013 Home Theater Product Lineup (Displays, Blu-ray players & more) Samsung has taken CES 2013 as an opportunity to unleash its latest Smart HDTV and home theater product lineup.

LG EA9800 Curved-screen OLED Television Preview LG Electronics took CES to introduce and demo its OLED TV-prowess. At the show they demoed a brand new TV that has a curved screen. The EA9800 features proprietary WRGB technology.

Panasonic Viera 2013 LED/LCD HDTV Lineup Panasonic unveiled its new 2013 lineup of Viera LED/LCD HDTVs at CES. For all 2013 models, all of the Panasonic Viera LCD models are now using LED backlight technology.

Pioneer Jumps on Board and Joins HDBaseT Alliance Pioneer Electronics announced that it has joined the HDBaseT Alliance. This is a HUGE deal and allows Pioneer to incorporate HDBaseT technology into its Blu-ray players, televisions and AV receivers.

Vizio M-Series Razer and Ultra HD Smart LED TVs Vizio revealed its expanded 2013 HDTV collection today, but we were particularly impressed by the all-new line of M-Series Razor LED Smart TVs. These have an elegant, modern ultra-slim bezel.

Hisense XT 880 UHD and XT900 Series U-LED Televisions Preview Hisense unveiled its new flagship television range, the Ultra-LED (U-LED) XT900. The TVs come in 65", 84" and an eye-popping 110" sizes and offer the ultimate in picture quality with 4K resolution.

ISF Gives Away 4K Test Patterns to Calibrators The Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) has released some free 4K test patterns for B&W levels and geometry/resolution. This is just in time to meet up with the new 4K displays hitting the market.

Samsung UN55ES8000F 55" SmartTV Review This is Samsung's latest Smart TV, the UN55ES8000F. This is a rather large upgrade in terms of both the hardware and software. Samsung reduced the bezel to around 1/2" in thickness and updated the OS.

JVC 55" LED 4000 BlackSapphire Preview JVC is hoping to shake up the LED TV market with the release of the JLE55SP4000. The TV features high quality built-in speakers that are supposed to eliminate the need for external speakers.

Vizio Moves to Ultra-Large 55"-70" LED TVs Vizio just unveiled six new ultra large LED TVs ranging from 55" to 70", poised to be value leaders in the market. Each TV has built-in Wifi and Internet apps.