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Mutli-screen displays are a bittersweet thing. On one hand, one gorgeous screen conjoined with it’s friends make for a larger than life image that often wows. But with that multi-screen display also comes the glaring realization that bezels get in the way. Most LCD’s have too thick of bezels for multi-screen action — even so called “thin bezel” displays. Further hampering the good feelings is the fact that ultra-thin bezel LCD’s that have shown themselves at recent tech conferences are also shrunken down to less than useful sizes.
Sharp however has something they’d like you to see — a new 60″ display (PN-V601) that when combined into a (30) strong gigantor display features bezel thicknesses of 2.4mm on the right and bottom and a slightly larger 4.1mm gap on the left and top. That equals out to 6.5mm bezel + bezel total thickness at it’s maximum!
As you can see from above, it’s a breathtaking sight to behold. One that instantly makes me envious, longing for one in my living room. Though there’s the whole issue of the ceiling getting in the way of my space command-sized tv.
One small knock against Sharp’s achievement is the rather low-res 1368 x 766 resolution. A 700 cd/m2 brightness rating regains my faith however, meaning I can hang this beaut on the side of my house if need be and still see every pixel in all its glory.
It’s hot for sure. Take a minute and come inside to see the gigantor Sharp display doing what it does best…
At what point does thiness cross the line from novelty/cool to being “too” thin/small. While I know that one day, TV’s will be a mere film sprayed onto any surface we want, current technology isn’t quite there yet. The next best thing of course being super slim variations. I also understand that you have to start somewhere. But the the needle tv isn’t anywhere near my “gotta have it” list with a disappointing 5,000:1 contrast ratio. At least the 120 Hz refresh is promising. Again, I know that within even a year, a TV of this size will boast specs 2-3x as good. So why buy this one? As much as I like being able to be a part of the elite few with the latest gadgets and electronic toys, there are times when it’s just not worth it. Spray on TV’s that I mentioned above are still a ways off as is the technology that would allow any device to automatically detect these “video films” and allow them to broadcast to the respective TV films. Now that that is a cool slim TV.
You see, being on the cutting edge of “thin” isn’t necessarily the cutting edge for those who actually use each respective device to their fullest potential. Case in point: the thinnest computers are never top performers when specs are concerned. Instead, they are often “pretty” looking or mere bragging points for manufacturers to claim their device is a whole .00001mm slimmer than the competitor, thereby giving them an excuse to charge an extra $100. I don’t hate thin. In fact I want gadgets, tvs, and electronics as a whole to shrink and morph into all kinds of objects. My head runs wild with the possibilities. We’re just not quite there yet.
Anyone else feeling the same or is this near-invisible-when-viewed-from-the-side-TV blocking your rational thought?
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- September 4, 2009 8:17 am
Since HD is now old news, the visually driven and technologically proficient individuals need something new to gravitate towards and lust after. That lust can now be focused on 3D. Even though 3D isn’t a new technology by any means, its acceptance into mainstream applications such as consumer televisions has been a long, long time coming. Sony has announced at IFA2009 that 2010 will be the year of 3D…for them anyway. It is next year that Sony will issue an update to the PS3 firmware that will enable 3D support for all games. While it appears consumers will need a new TV to harness this feature, Sony is doing the right thing by not making it exclusive to Sony only displays. The geeky part isn’t really that geeky at all. The signal sent from the PS3 to the TV is your fairly standard HDMI signal. Alternating images and 3D glasses will cause the funky effects that our optical receivers and brains interpret as 3D. I certainly can’t wait. Gaming in 3D just seems so….awesome. Right?
Source: Engadget
While many display/monitor manufacturers focus on the more common features of said product such as resolution, brightness levers, contrast ratio, etc., Phillips seems to have a certain fascination with their in house added feature – ambilight. While this feature doesn’t really do anything to improve the image of your TV, it is marketed as a feature that helps you emerse yourself just a tad more than if you were watching the same thing on a plane flat screen. The extra colors are supposedly that extra touch that just throws you and your eyes over the edge. Personally, I don’t understand the point of it, but I digress. Since ambilight is one of Phillips key features, it makes sense that it “evolves” with the other products in their line up as well as crosses borders into other product lines. Introducing the Phillips “Lightframe” computer monitor.
If you are the type that is in love with super slim TV’s and have a thing for contrast ratios with 7 digits, a 100%+ color gamut, and Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolutions, the new same TV’s we saw at CES 2008 appear to now be “production ready”, meaning we could finally start to see some honest to goodness OLED displays that are actually large enough to use as TV’s! How much will these svelt 8.9 milimeter TV’s set you back? I’m sure when we learn the price, the sound of your wallet puking will be faintly heard as it relizes the impending stomach pump it is about to receive. Are your eyes excited?
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Source: Engadget, OLED-Display
While eye candy lovers drool over such technologies as FED and SED (which are sadly pretty much dead) and OLED still requires a heft toll be taken on your wallet, LCD’s still enjoy supreme reign in the mobile display world. Hitatchi realizes that 480 x 360 just doesn’t pack the “WOW” factor that it did even just 1-2 years ago. Hitatchi however still sees a market for higher quality, higher resolution LCD screens for mobile devices. Just how much better will Hitatchi’s mini-LCD’s be?
If you are a current Nokia 5800 owner and have a certain beef with the current resistive touchscreen your fortunes may be on the up and up. It is being reported that the next iteration of the popular Nokia handset will sport a more accurate and easily navigated capacitive touchscreen. According to sources at a Taiwan handset component supplier, Nokia is ordering up two million touchpanels for their new 5800 handsets that are set to ship between May and June. Some purists and golden oldies still have a thing for the resistive screens of years yore, but with the popularity of Apple’s iPhone, Google’s G1, and I’m sure even Nokia’s N97, capacitive touchscreens are becoming more and more common (a good thing) as they are all around better for the majority and are more suited for finger tappin’. Perspective Nokia handset buyers, is this enough to woo you over the fence? If all goes well, look for Nokia to incorporate capacitive panels in an increasing percentage of their line up.
Source: Digi Times, *Source Image: PI Seth*
If the leading edge is your thing, Kyocera has something that is going to knock your socks off. Shown off at CTIA, the EOS is a smartphone build entirely of a foldable OLED display. The EOS will give future users the ability to fold the phone into two configurations: portrait mode with full qwerty, and full widescreen display mode. This is definitely some tech that I would appreciate…like right now. However, we just aren’t their yet. *sad face* The futuristic vibe doesn’t stop with the folding however, as “morphing keys” designed to fold flat when the device is not in use will ensure the device can slim down to the smallest possible package when you aren’t tweeting away about how your neighbor just got the coolest jetpack. Here’s to hoping for all the best in 2045!
Source: Engadget
- February 10, 2009 2:39 pm
Since the U.S. won’t be getting Phillip’s 21:9 monster cinema LCD, we’ll have to make due with Samsung’s super wide screen. The 2343BWX is a 2048 x 1152 (good luck finding wallpapers for that) 23″ behemoth with a 5ms response time, 20,000:1 contrast dynamic contrast ratio, VGA/DVI inputs and it all comes in at 16lbs for those of you who just have to take it everywhere. Just because the screen looks cool and produces equally cool pictures don’t think you have to donate one of your organs in order to join the super wide club. All you have to part with is $199…after a $40 rebate. Still, $240 for a screen with this feature set/resolution isn’t bad. Pick me up one while you’re at will ya!
Source: Crunchgear
