Archive for October, 2006
Filed under: Displays, Sharp, LCD
1080p LCDs are taking over this fall, and CNET quickly grabbed Sharp’s new Aquos LC-46D62U to review. They had a lot of good to say, particularly when it came to the advertised 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, saying that the screen reproduced a deeper level of black than any non-CRT screen they have ever tested, plasma and RPTVs included. From the glossy black frame to off-angle viewing, praise is in abundance. The D62 series was also noted for its Dot-by-Dot mode to enable pixel perfect mapping of 1080-line sources without overscan. The only negatives came in the areas of color accuracy, as well as the lack of a dedicated PC-input and merely average scaling of 480i sources. CNET also mentioned the reports of banding issues with the D62 series, but had no problems with their review unit. Still, for the price, resolution and plasma-fighting black levels, it doesn’t seem to get much better than this.
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The Philips 42PF9831D/37 grabs the viewer’s attention with its colorful surround lighting system, but this HDTV’s image quality was mediocre compared to other similarly sized displays. An ideal HDTV for a bar or nightclub, but not for the living room. MSRP $3500
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) can deliver more pixels per given screen size than any other display technology, and the Westinghouse LVM-42w2 ($2,299 list) is a 42-inch LCD monitor that offers 1080p resolution (1,920-by-1,080 pixels progressive), as well as an impressive selection of video connections that support this “full HD” video format.
Canon and Toshiba said on Tuesday they would start mass production of ultra-thin flat-panel TVs in early 2008, entering a market dominated by makers such as Matsushita Electric Industrial and Samsung Eletronics.
The Philips Flat HDTV (42PF9831D/37) grabs the viewer’s attention with its colorful surround lighting system, but this HDTV’s image quality was mediocre compared with other similarly sized displays I’ve seen.
Filed under: Industry, Displays, Sony, Projector
What’s this, can it be, why yes… a bit of good news from Sony! Seems their 18,000 lumen SXRD projector is outta prototyping and going manufacture gold sometime “in early 2007.” The new SRX-R220 model uses the same lens with same 4096 x 2160 resolution as Sony’s existing SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 projectors but manages 18 freakin’ thousand lumens off a single 4KW lamp. Look for ‘em to join Sony’s 24p cams and XDCAM HD optical disc system under the CineAlta branding in the new year. Oh wait, there is a bit of bad news: these are destined for your neighborhood theater, not the home. Assuming of course, that someone (distributors, you listening?) can convince theater owners to drop the couple hundie grand required to alta-their-cinema for digital, eh?
[Via Impress]
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Read — CineAlta
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The Philips 42PF9831D/37 grabs the viewer’s attention with its colorful surround lighting system, but this HDTV’s image quality was mediocre compared to other similarly sized displays. An ideal HDTV for a bar or nightclub, but not for the living room. MSRP $3500
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) can deliver more pixels per given screen size than any other display technology, and the Westinghouse LVM-42w2 ($2,299 list) is a 42-inch LCD monitor that offers 1080p resolution (1,920-by-1,080 pixels progressive), as well as an impressive selection of video connections that support this “full HD” video format.
Preview of the Olevia LT42HVi.
The Philips Flat HDTV (42PF9831D/37) grabs the viewer’s attention with its colorful surround lighting system, but this HDTV’s image quality was mediocre compared with other similarly sized displays I’ve seen.
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