Recent postsVery few cities are as charismatic as New York for huge ads on buildings. The concentrated tall buildings create artificial canyons and unavoidably passerby stares cannot escape from the constantly changing huge LED boards. The video that follows is pretty cool and has some information on the technology used.
[Gothamist via Boing Boing]
This is what I call a gaming screen [Source: Engadget]
The first generation Kuro TVs were already the kings of black. Despite Pioneer stopping producing them and relying on Panasonic for their manufacturing, the second generation is said to offer five times blacker blacks! Now this is going to look awesome and if CES previews are correct, the new generation models have black looking blacks [...]
Source: Akihabara
Back in January, ElectronRun discussed Japan’s plans to go super-duper-ultra HD with the Hi-Vision system. In that post I analysed why I consider this an insane project for widespread adoption. JVC now announces the first single display device to achieved the required 35 megapixels of resolution.
Pioneer might not be stopping to sell its plasma TVs, however its decision to actually stop making the panels is a major 180 degree turn from the fifth plasma manufacturer in the world. So here is the first implications of this decision that immediately come to mind:
Flat panel TVs are not the rosy high margin [...]
About 2 weeks ago we discussed here whether the Lumenlab Q is worth $10,000. I did not hide the fact that I fancy its daring and innovative concept, but unfortunately a 10K product is definitely not accessible by the majority of us.
Earlier this week, Lumenlab presented the cheaper Q42, as a follow up to two [...]
Are you worried how to get your PC multimedia content to your TV? Worry no more because Lumenlab has taken a drastic measure to satisfy you, it is actually bringing to the market a device that is HDTV and PC at the same time! Everything comes integrated in a slick 3.5 inch thick aluminium box. [...]
I was shocked to read in Engadget that the Japanese government is planning a joint project with private companies to develop and eventually get to market a new broadcast standard called Super Hi-Vision. It is a super high definition protocol that makes even 1080p HD and 4K -the standard that Hollywood and cinemas are still [...]
We have written about the 31 inch Samsung OLED here. You can now see some photos from the show. Apart from the immensely attractive thickness and picture performance, lower consumption is the major leap forward. LCDs have roughly half the energy consumption of CRTs, now OLEDs turn the heat on by cutting that by a [...]
As if the LCD alliance news of Hitachi, Canon & Matsushita wasn’t enough, now Samsung comes up with more dynamite news. It announced that it has a fully functioning 31-inch OLED display, larger than the 27-inch OLED that Sony has previously shown. OLED displays are an upcoming technology that has the following advantages over LCDs:
Extremely thin. The [...]
Hitachi, Canon and Matsushita are teaming up on the LCD display front. Each of Canon and Matsushita are buying 24.9% of Hitachi Displays Co Ltd, while Hitachi will keep the remaining 50.2%. Global demand for LCD displays might be increasing, LCD TVs and PC monitors might be selling like hot cakes, but increased competition and low profit margins are forcing [...]
Rear-projection TVs were major show off tools back in the days of CRT TVs. They could offer large sizes at affordable cost. Personally I never liked their picture quality so never went anywhere near them and do not feel much sorrow now that Sony has decided to pull the plug in all related production sites. [...]
As if the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD mix wasn’t enough, now new digital panel connection standards arrive to make consumers’ life even more difficult. In the last couple of years we have reached a nice state of equilibrium. As things stand now, we know we need DVI for our PC monitor and HDMI for our flat [...]
Gadgets and electronic games are the rage before every Christmas season. Behind all this onslaught of new products there is the traditional scene of hi-fi equipment as well as the scene of the now mature but still evolving home cinema. A good amplifier and impressive loudspeakers no longer attract attention, the headlines are full of [...]
