On September 14, 2006, Texas Instruments (TI) featured a prototype SIM2 HT-5000 3-chip 1080p projector at CEDIA Expo 2006. Digital Projection (TITAN 1080p-250) and Runco (Video Xtreme Series) were also demonstrating 3-chip 1080p DLP projectors. DLP set makers are incorporating BrilliantColor technology that uses 6-color processing for better color saturation and a 50% increase in [...]
Taiwan-based Unity Opto Technology, a LED manufacturer, developed RGB LEDs that can be used to illuminate from the side of a LCD or from the back. Unity also began shipments of its backlights for 7″ automotive displays and 12″ notebook PC displays. The company is also stating that it has entered the car dash lighting [...]
Samsung’s new LN-S3251D is a 32″ LCD TV that has a retail price of $1,800. Adrienne Maxwell over at Home Theater seems to think that the $1,800 is a great price and wonders if Samsung cut any corners. Well, let me break it to you: $1,800 for a 32″ LCD TV is about $600-$800 too [...]
Elite PRO-940HD: 42″, 1024 x 768, $4,000
Elite PRO-1140HD: 50″, 1365 x 768, $5,500
Elite PRO-1540HD: 60″, 1365 x 768, $8,000
Pioneer Elite PRO-1140HD
Technologies that these three plasma TVs have:
First Surface PRO Color Filter: Improves contrast ration via a newly designed glass and provides more detail in dark scenese.
Redesigned Deep Encased Cell Structure: The red and blue phosphors [...]
Philips introduced two 42″ LCD TV models during CEDIA, the 42PF9731D and the 42PF9831D. Both have a dynamic contrast ration of 4,500:1, brightness of 550 cd/m2, and a limited resolution of 1366 x 768. At the 42″-level, I think almost everyone expects the resolution to be 1920 x 1080. What’s up Philips?
Philips 42PF9831D
The two units, [...]
Both PDP-607HX and PDP-427HXD plasma TVs sport 1366 x 768 resolution. What a shame. In the world of 1920 x 1080 resolutions, what is 1366 x 768? Every type of content under the sun will need to be scaled and scaling means the video is just a tad bit less than ideal.
Pioneer PDP-607HX
On to better [...]
C-line is the entry-level boring line. G-line is the “multitainment” monitor line and the X-line is the performance line. So don’t waste your time with the C-line unless you’re really strapped for cash. You have to give it to Philips to come out with another bastardized word like “multitainment”. Can’t they have simply stuck with [...]
According to DigiTimes, the source of either accurate information or inaccurate rumor, is reporting that Samsung Corning Precision (SCP), a joint venture between Samsung and Corning that makes LCD glass primarily for Samsung, will be producing G8 glass 2,200mm x 2,500mm to support S-LCD’s (a joint venture between Samsung and Sony) new G8 LCD fab [...]
On September 14, 2006, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) announced the development of a TFT LCD for next-generation mobile phones. The 2″ LCD panel has a 16ms response time that is 36% faster than other TFT LCD panels for mobile phones. Typical mobile phone displays have 25ms and due to the multimedia capabilities of these phones that [...]
Last week, Samsung started construction of a EUR 72 million plasma TV factory in God, near Budapest. The plant will occupy 22,000 m2 and create about 550 jobs. The factory will take about 1/2 year to complete with a target date of April 2007. One-third of the factory’s capacity will be used for Samsung only [...]
