Up until recently, 3D displays were regarded at somewhat of a technological curiosity, with a very restricted area of use (mostly advertising) and selling for some pretty prohibitive sums. While the cost of this technology has remained at a very high level, its range of possible uses and applications has diversified quite a lot, several companies getting involved in this field that promises to be huge in the future.And as Jose Fermoso reports for Wired, in order to maintain its status as the leading innovator in this particular field, Philips has decided that it was about time to shed some more light on its very impressive 3D technology. So... [read more >>] The CEDIA show is the best place for the major players on the consumer electronics market in general and the A/V solution market in particular to showcase their latest developments, which, in some cases, are pretty much breathtaking. And that's also the case with JVC, which, besides its full-HD projectors, has also unveiled at CEDIA the DLA-SH4K, which, by all accounts, is the world's smallest 4K2K ultra high definition projector, capable of delivering images at an astounding 4096 x 2400 pixels.
The secret behind this very powerful projector is represented by JVC's proprietary 1.27-inch, 10 megapixel D-ILA devices, c... [read more >>] The title of world's thinnest LCD HDTV seems to have changed hands once again. After Hitachi held on to it for almost half a year, along came Sony and launched the incredibly thin KDL-40ZX1, whose panel is just 9 mm thick (while the device itself reaches just... 28.8 mm) but still capable of displaying high-quality images at full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution. First and foremost, let's see what the most important features of the LCD panel are. Beside providing a total viewing area of 88.6 x 49.8 cm and a diagonal size of 101.6 cm (40 inches), the panel has some pretty OK viewing angles as well, namely 178 degrees on bo... [read more >>] Although LCDs are not typically associated with very wide viewing surfaces (this particular "area of expertise" belongs mainly to plasma displays), there are some models out there that really take the cake as far as their diagonal size is concerned. And one of these models is the LB-1085 presented by the people from Sharp, a 108-inch LCD TV announced last year, but which has managed to find its way to the shelves only now, as our Japanese colleagues from Impress inform us. As you can well imagine, this kind of a monster-display is not exactly very light, so it's not likely that you'll be able to carry it around your home very eas... [read more >>] Three-dimensional (3D) displays have always been somewhat of a showstopper, given the fact that we're dealing with a pretty innovative technology, still largely unavailable for the wide mass of consumers and delivering some spectacular results. However, it would seem that Philips is willing to take things even further, as the company has just brought into the spotlight a device that combines 3D display technology with high-definition: the 52-inch 3D Display. According to the company's statement, the 52-inch auto-stereoscopic 3D Display is based on a full HD (1920x1080) LCD panel, delivering a 700 cd/m2 brightness level, 2000:1 con... [read more >>] One of the dominant trends in technological design nowadays is to combine very advanced technical features (high brightness level, high contrast level, various enhanced image processing technologies) with an eye-catching look, which will appeal even to the more discerning of customers. And this trend is quite visible in the case of LG's Scarlet (LG60 or LG6000 in Europe), which we've had the chance to "play with" first hand. One of the most shocking things about this device is its thickness (just 1.7 inches - 4.32 cm), as well as its one of a kind control system: a ring (surrounded by LEDs), installed on the lower side and featuri... [read more >>] Since the demand for high-definition displays has reached an unprecedented level throughout the world, display technologies are constantly evolving, most manufacturers and researchers being engaged in a constant race for market leadership and the development of the best possible solutions in this field. And one of the latest breakthroughs in this particular segment comes from Dolby and SIM2, who have just announced the joint development of a very impressive HDR LCD prototype, capable of delivering nothing less than...an infinite contrast ratio. Dolby's HDR technologies utilize the capabilities of LED-based backlight units (BLUs) to pro... [read more >>] One of the most important reasons why LCD monitors are generally quite expensive is that they require a very special type of glass in order to provide very good-quality images, namely one with very low levels of sodium, a substance that normally blocks light and prevents making extra-thin glass. However, it would seem that things are about to change (quite radically, if you ask me), since the people over at Samsung came up with a highly innovative solution, dubbed Soda-Lime, a 19-inch LCD monitor panel that uses ordinary window glass. Thus, according to a report by Max Wang and Emily Chuang for Digitimes, it would seem that Samsung's m... [read more >>] Samsung just announced its latest 30-inch liquid-crystal display panel that sports a DirectPort interface for higher display resolutions and increased refresh rates. According to the manufacturer company, the new LCD panel can process 10 bits of color data at resolutions ranging up to 2560 x 1600, using a single DirectPort interface. The innovation consists in the use of the DirectPort interface that supports natively higher resolutions, as current LCD panels need a dual link DVI port to reach such a resolution.The DirectPort interface is superior in terms of performance to the older DVI interface (Digital Visual Interface) and the Low Volt... [read more >>] With laser HDTVs, OLED displays and SED/FED technologies just around the corner, the LCD and plasma displays look like they could use some enhancements if they want to continue their existence on the market. Sure, there has been a gradual price drop of the LCD/plasma HDTV displays but this just isn't enough to keep them on our near-future buy-lists when new impressive technologies prove there's room for improved visual goodness. The plasma screens indisputably hold the edge over LCDs because each pixel on a plasma screen is self emitting, while LCDs have always had problems with the black tones as their backlights are on all th... [read more >>] | 
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