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Dimming LED Televisions

Vizio’s Line of E-Series TVs Provides Local Dimming and WiFi

— April 2, 2014 — Tech
Vizio is providing consumers a new lineup of dimming LED TVs called the E-Series.

This line features LED back-lit displays with the option of dimming the screen to provide improved contrast levels, and to enhance your viewing experience. Local dimming refers to the technology that changes the back light in an LED screen. The E-Series is available from 23-inches to 70-inches and many of the displays come with dimming with up to 18 active LED zones. Furthermore, many of the models feature Vizio’s Clear Action 180, which helps to improve the sharpness and definition of the screen. The smart models offer built-in WiFi and with the company’s new platform, it can support apps like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HuluPlus and YouTube.

By enhancing the quality of the televisions, Vizio is offering its consumers more options that will allow them to adjust their screens perfectly. The enhanced quality and WiFi enabled E-Series offers consumers an all-in-one entertainment system.
Trend Themes
1. LED Dimming Technology - The LED dimming technology featured in Vizio's E-Series TVs creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for televisions and consumer electronics.
2. Smart TV Integration - Vizio's integration of built-in WiFi and TV apps like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HuluPlus, and YouTube creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the TV viewing experience.
3. Improved Display Quality - Vizio E-Series' improved screen sharpness and definition, thanks to Clear Action 180, creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for televisions and display technology.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The LED dimming and smart TV integration technology in Vizio's E-Series offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the consumer electronics industry.
2. Television Manufacturing - Vizio's E-Series improved display quality and LED dimming technology creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the television manufacturing industry.
3. Streaming Services - Vizio's built-in WiFi and integrated TV apps in the E-Series TVs creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the streaming services industry.
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