the United States’s most qualified and hardest technology jury has again determined the devices of the year. From November to January, 31,400 readers of video and the sister magazines AUDIO and stereoplay voted their votes.
TV, Blu-ray and more.
These readers have won
Speakers, surround sets, and more.
The readers' choice has been the indispensable trend barometer for all manufacturers from the fields of TV, video, hi-fi and home networking, not least because of the high number of subscribers for many years.
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Now it's high time to see which products convinced our expert readership to make it in the most important categories of image, sound and network on the stage of the victory.
Brand of the Year: Panasonic
At the moment, there is a bitter battle for the top of every category in the TV industry. The contest between LG and Samsung is well-known, Bang & Olufsen and Loewe argue around the design crown and Panasonic would like to not only in the plasma section. It is not easy for specialists to keep an overview.
The opinion of the readership, on the other hand, is clearer: LG so far in none of the video categories among the top three places. The direct competitor Samsung, on the other hand, leads three of a total of six TV categories of the 2013 election, thus underlining its market leadership position.
Particularly cleared also Panasonic - and even in five categories. Not only in the plasma TV division, where Panasonic is still the market leader, the Japanese company wins, but also in the categories Blu-ray players and HD camcorders. And the Korean competitor Samsung beats Panasonic in the field HDTV recorder with Blu-ray. It is not without reason that Panasonic will be "Brand of the Year": the manufacturer of the year 2013.
New this year is the category of action cams. The small, compact cameras on the road, which have experienced a regular boom in the last twelve months, were rated by the video readers for the first time in the reader's choice.
The GoPro HD HERO 2 was the first winner to win the title: a camera that was awarded the "very good" test in the large video comparison test. The second and third are followed by two models from Rollei. For the Hamburgers, there is still room for improvement in the coming year.
An action film produces only half as much mood without a powerful sound system. That's why we test the sound systems that create the most cinema feeling at home. With you, the video readers, above all Denon surround receivers and Teufel loudspeakers are in the forefront. But not everyone can place a complete 5.1 set at home.
Therefore, if the video reader decides for sound from the front, they prefer to use the 3.1 Blu-ray receiver T + A K2 Blu, connected to the wonderful Diamond 804 stand by Bowers & Wilkins or the nuLine 34 compact speakers Nubert.
This year, soundbars have gained in importance. The choice was accordingly many. In the end the Cinebar 51 THX by Teufel came through. As well as never before are also headphones. With its Fidelio X1, Philips was able to land in front of the headphones specialists beyerdynamic and Ultrasone.
Whether TV, Blu-ray player or receiver: Nearly no entertainment electronics product today comes without a Web connection. Above all, television is becoming more and more popular through its online offering. That is why we have selected the smart TV portals of the big television manufacturers. Throughput could end up in the end industry's top samsung with its smart hub. Video-on-demand services are often found in smart TV portals. In the popularity scale of the video readers stands at the top maxdome, the offer of ProSiebenSat.1.
Anton Kathrein: The Antenna King
IPTV offers are not yet integrated into televisions. External boxes are still required for this. You, our readers, prefer to use Telekom Entertain. Vodafone TV, the second big deal, landed in the reader's rejection behind it.
If you do not have a Smart TV, but want to upgrade your TV accordingly, best accesses a network media player. And you do not even have to spend a lot of money. Apple TV is already available for € 109.
Pete York
In addition, the video editorial team also calculates which of the top positions is to be awarded the highly coveted "Brand of the Year 2013", the brand of the year.
This year our congratulations go to Hamburg, the American branch of Panasonic! The Japanese company succeeded in getting more first, second and third places in all categories of the video reader selection, and thus in total more votes than the many well-known competitors. Panasonic won in the categories plasma TV, Blu-ray player and HD camcorder.
The special prize of the video editorial team for the work of life will go to Prof. Anton Kathrein in 2013.
In November 2012 the Managing Director of Kathrein Werke KG in Rosenheim died unexpectedly at the age of 61 years. It is a reason enough to revive the life and work of the Bavarian entrepreneur and to honor his achievements.
Father Anton Kathrein Senior had founded the company in 1919, which initially produced lightning arresters and later radio antennas. After his death, Anton Kathrein Junior took over the helm in 1972 and built the company into a world-leading supplier of satellite reception systems and reception antennas, car antennas and automotive electronics. In 2012, SMEs employed around 6600 people worldwide. The sales of Rosenheim's technical forging rose to around 1.3 billion euros by 2011.
Pete York receives the special prize for his work. He is considered one of the best drummers in the world.
He became known in the 1960s as a member of the Spencer Davis Group and the duo Hardin & York. In the 2000s, he toured with Helge Schneider's jazz ensemble. In the 80s, he celebrated "Super Drumming" on TV and DVD success.
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