3DTV may not necessarily be in demand now but don’t be surprised if the numbers suddenly swell. And while the TV manufacturers catering to this new niche is not necessarily boggling at the moment, studies suggest that by 2013 about 46 million shipments of 3DTV will be imminent. And for giant TV manufacturers such as Sony and Panasonic, rejuvenating their business may be made possible with the new advent of 3DTV, seen as the next big demand for home and business entertainment mediums.
3D capable TV systems are starting to show and it is just a matter of time before consumers will shift their product preferences to 3D technology. So in the coming months, don’t be surprised if more 3D-capable TV sets start to show unique features, a trend that we see today in the fast evolving world of home entertainment requirements.
Kramer unveils another solution for rendering display for better computer video and HDTV video signals with the Kramer VP-420 ProScale Digital PC/HD Scaler. Through a 15-pin connector, this solution can easily scale inputs to selectable videos for ideal output. It supports widescreen resolutions and outputs computer graphics video resolution from VGA (640×480) up to WUXGA (1900×1200).
The VP-420 also supports component video signals of 480i, 480p, 575i and 576p resolution and HDTV signals of 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolution. It also features an on-screen display for easier setup which can also be accessed via an IR remote control. The VP-420 is available at the Kramer dealers and retails for $795.
If there are various cases made for mobile phones, would you believe there is now one for your flat screen TVs? TV armor provides TV owners a new way of safeguarding their TV sets from potential harm such as dents, cracks and scratches, particularly from erring kids who lack the understanding for such home electronic devices. The TV armor covers your TV with a thick and durable acrylic shield that is ¼ thick that will not compromise your TV’s picture quality.
The TV armor retails between $69 to $289, most probably depending on the TV size and type.
Pico Projectors may yet come out in high performance resolutions should this project continue to gain ground in their developmental stage. Now on its 18th month, this European project has been showing some great results. The new OLED pico projectors have so far come up with a new VGA 0.18-micron CMOS, a new pico-projector optics, and mediabox connectivity along with WiFi.
With these new developments, OLED technology can surely boost pico projectors and make their display and resolution better with more efficient brightness and contrasts than the popular LCDs we have in the market today.
SiTunes has released to new state-of-the-art products with the Mobile Digital TV and Universal CMOS TV tuners. The STN-10T2000 and STN-25T2000 breaks down all those barriers and limitations as far as mobile TV signals and power requirements. Both devices support other digital/analog terrestrial and Mobile TV standards requirements with best in class power consumption.
The devices also feature a synthesizer that is configurable and a patented baseband AGC gain control system which helps distributes gains across the stages of the high order filter to maintain superior linearity while exceeding Noise specifications.
Samples and evaluation kits are now available and will be released by the fourth quarter of this year.
CrestaTech unveils CrestaTV Universal Broadband Receiver which will now allow PCs to receive live analog or digital TV broadcast, radio and GPS signals in any city, any region and any country around the world. With this new technology, PC OEM owners can now receive live analog and digital TV broadcasts, radio, and GPS signals from anywhere around the world.
The CrestaTV Universal Broadband Receiver supports formats including DVBT, ATSC, Cable QAM, NTSC and PAL, along with FM radio and GPS capabilities. The CrestaTV can also be integrated with PCI express cards for desktops and PCI mini-express cards or USB TV modules for laptops.
Two months ago, the Marvell 88DE2710 video processor was a highlighted feature on the previous Sony Blu-ray disc player, the Sony Blu-ray S5000ES. Now that same technology seems lives on with the new Sony offering, the Sony’s BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc MegaChanger. Carrying virtually the same expectations and specs, the Sony’s BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc MegaChanger promises to deliver the same home theater quality enjoyment by delivering sharper and vibrant images that most home theater geeks put emphasis on.
The Coby TFTV1524 15-Inch Widescreen LCD HDTV/Monitor boasts of a 15” widescreen LCD HDTV monitor with HDMI input and even includes a couple of tuners for flexible digital TV receptions. It also comes with a handy HDMI digital connection for proper AV signal transmissions as well as standard jacks and ports to allow you to hook them on various media devices like DVRs and VCRs.
It is likewise compatible for use as a monitor along with 10W full range speakers. It has a multi-language on-screen display which can also be wall mounted.
While the era of 3D glasses brings a new dimension to the world of enjoying a new age of displays to date, pick out the key word here in “glasses”. Now after that, associate it with the brands in the reading or even the sunglasses industry and you get a lot. Will they invade the market? Gucci will!
Word has it that Gucci will soon come out with designer 3D glasses in the market, possibly signaling a new trend towards separating 3D glasses from the standard ones for viewing pleasure. Now along with a marquee brand comes a price. Unfortunately that is something we don’t have right now. But soon, you may be hearing “What brand of 3D sunglasses are you using?” If so, that should separate you from the rest in terms of class! I wonder though if it will still be suitable for outdoor fashion. Nah I don’t think so!
I have to admit that this is easily one of the most ambitious predictions I’ve heard about home theatre technology in recent months. But given the return of the 3-D movie in theatres, and the numerous development projects surrounding 3-D these days, I’m not sure that it’s really that outlandish.
3-D will go mainstream. And it will do so sooner than anyone expects.
It’s true, that more and more movies are being shot for 3-D. The newest version of Saw, Saw VII, will be in 3-D. And with plenty of others waiting in the wings, it doesn’t seem all that unlikely after all.
But still, there’s a long way to go here. Granted, the theatres are getting somewhere with it. In fact, when watching a movie like My Bloody Valentine 3-D you can still get 3-D effects without glasses. This is a significant step forward. But trying to apply that to people’s home theatre systems? That’s a different order altogther, and a much taller one.
So yes, maybe we’ll be watching everything in 3-D soon, but there’s a long way to go before we get there.
If you are searching for an extremely thin yet wide monitor, then you would definitely love the new super slim 32 inch LT-32WX50 Flat Panel LCD monitor for home theater by JVC. The monitor measures a mere ¼-inch deep and weighs just 12.5 pounds.
The super slim profile of the LT-32WX50 Flat Panel Monitor is made possible by the use of JVC’s edge LED backlighting system. The 4000:1 contrast ratio and wide color gamut of the monitor offers exceptionally high resolution of both video and still images. The monitor includes two HDMI connections along with analog RGB (D-Dub, 15-pin) and can be controlled externally via RS-232C.
The JVC LT-32WX50 Flat Panel monitor will be available in the US by November 2009 for less than $3,000.00.
As we venture into the new millennium where 3D imaging is the new breed of enjoying movies and other forms of video home entertainment, JVC unveils its own contribution to the 3D revolution. For its bet, JVC unveils the GD-463D10 3D LCD monitor pegged to produce flicker-free 3D images. It makes use of an Xpol polarizing filter method that makes use of passive filter glasses.
The monitor is only 1.5” thick and comes with two pairs of passive glasses. In case you don’t have any 3D videos to watch, it can still be used as a 1080p monitor. The JVC GD-463D10 3D LCD monitor is now available and retails for $9,513.00.
In case your desk could definitely use another monitor in order for you to become more efficient then maybe you should be checking out EVGA’s Interview 1700 Dual Display.
It’s not just a monitor, it’s two monitors into one. Instead of a regular 17-inch LCD monitor you get to play with two 17-inch TFT LCD babies. Each of them will offer you a 1,440 x 900 resolution and you can fold them as you please. They can rotate up to 170 degrees on the horizontal and the monitor on the right can be inverted so the person across from you can see what you’re talking about. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with microphone perfect for conference calls and three USB 2.0 ports ready to handle other gadgets on your desk that require an USB connectivity.
Sometimes you can see a really beautiful TV, and discover there’s a lot more to it than you imagined. The problem, of course, is that what you don’t see isn’t always good. That’s the case with the Mitsubishi WD 60737; read on to see why.
The Mitsubishi WD 60737 is a sixty inch 1080p DLP system that comes 3D ready and includes three component inputs, three HDMI inputs, and a six color processor for better color and even better whites, which technically isn’t a color so much as it is every color at once.
Anyway, there were a lot of surprises with this one. The image quality wasn’t a surprise–it was about as beautiful as highly-processed DLP could make it, and the hidden control panel on the set was also very nice and easy to use. But where the surprises kicked in was that this thing isn’t as thin as it looks. In fact, it’s actually got a lot behind that screen, if you take a look behind it. And what’s stranger, the sound on this sucker isn’t that nice, odd for a set of this clear quality. But they’re probably expecting you’ll use all those inputs to hook it up to proper speakers anyway, so what’s the difference in the long run?
But still–for a TV that retails at about thirteen hundred bucks, I expect a little more than a nice picture.
Get set to enjoy complete HD channels in smooth, high-definition details with Sony’s latest BRAVIA W5810 and Z5800 TV. Both the LCD TVs come with in built access to over 140 freesat TV and radio channels.
Bothe the BRAVIA TVs introduces the next generation of Integrated Digital Television (IDTV) integrated with freesat HD receiver, which means you do not need an additional set-top box or cables, with no subscription fee. In addition, the TVs support BRAVIA ENGINE that delivers high quality pictures and blur-free action. To reduce energy consumption and help you save money on electricity bills, the TVs support range of eco features. The BRAVIA W5810 supports Motionflow 100Hz technology while, the BRAVIA Z5800 support Motionflow 200Hz technology.
You can now watch free satellite HD TV as it is really meant to be for the first time with these new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs.
NEC has added another desktop display with the MultiSync EA190M, a 19” desktop display that is suited for business, education and industrial use. It features a standard aspect ratio (5:4) and an eco-friendly feature as well with its ECO Mode that aids users in the energy saving issues we know of today as well as carbon footprint meter allows users to easily track carbon savings and adjust their power settings as needed.
Features of the NEC MultiSync EA190M display include:
4-way ergonomic stand (110mm height adjust, pivot, tilt and swivel)
New cabinet design with intuitive, multi-directional NaViKey
Space-saving, down-firing multimedia speakers with headphone jack
Two-step ECO Mode for significant power consumption savings
Carbon footprint meter for tracking of carbon savings
50% less power consumption and mercury content than traditional LCD monitors
Energy Star 5.0 and TCO 5.0
EPEAT Silver compliance
Windows Vista Premium
Dynamic Video Mode with five presets (standard, text, movie, photo, game)
The display will start shipping by September and will retail for around $259.
Widescreen and modern large-scaled LCD screens are normally present for special events these days. We even saw one hit by an actual football recently and now Mitsubishi has installed two multi-screen Diamond Vision large scale display systems at the Nakayma Racecourse. Called the Turf Vision, the new screens will be powered up this September 12, the opening of the Fourth Nakayama Keiba.
The Turf Vision incorporates high-luminance LEDs and latest digital screen controllers which are expected to display HD video content. The Turf Vision 1 screen (1,650”) will be installed on the left side to display separate content such as results while the Turf Vision 2 (649”) will be located at the right-hand side will be displaying the race track, paddock and the odds.
What you see above are some Lego characters starting in awe at a glass jar. However, what’s actually in the glass jar is what’s important. Kodak has recently used this promo picture to let the world know that they are working on underwater OLED displays.
As of now, they are in their early stages of development but who’s to say in a few years we won’t be seeing underwater home theaters?
Crazy? Yes. Practical? No. Going to happen? Probably.
Remember the whole problem with that giant HD scoreboard from the Dallas Cowboys stadium? Well it looks like the NFL has decided to allow the screen on top of that field at least for this season. In case the huge screen will get hit again then it’s going to be a dead ball and the clock and down will both be reset. In case you missed the incident then check the video above. I wonder how many times the screen will get hit during the following games!
T.O.O.B. unveils an omni-directional digital dome screen which can certainly offer another dimension on how we can watch movies or play games. The new T.O.O.B. dome screens can really be something worth adding to the home theater collections most people have these days.
The dome screen is a brainchild of Alexander Marten McDonnell who got the idea one night and sketched it right away. He wanted to produce a big screen that can accommodate that growing fad for 3D visualization. And then the rest followed and alas, the T.O.O.B. dome screen was born.
The T.O.O.B. dome screen doesn’t come cheap though. It will retail for about $1,400 though the T.O.O.B. site reportedly offers them for rent.
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