HDTV
Everywhere you look HD is the big item. It is also the big item in terms of price too. I have been holding back for that reason and because most HD technologies are not worth the nose bleed they give. Why spend $8,000 for a system that still has issues with pixelation, and refresh rates? I love the size of the new sets and brightness but lets face it, if while watching a movie you notice that the giant explosion is made up of squares, or if a speeding car smears accross the screen in a car chase, any chance a movie has in immersing us in the story is lost.People want a bigger, brighter, sharper screen so they can be immersed in what they are watching. It is a given that when an HD image gets distorted I will be irritated. When I spend $8,000 on a TV and I see these sort of problems with the images I am going to feel ripped off. Even a $300 TV does not have these kind of issues. I don't care about DLP, LCD, plasma, etc. it better not have jaggies!
I thought that I had discovered the perfect solution with Samsung's new Slim Fit technology. They had everything I wanted in the HD format:right price, no pixelation, 16:9 aspect ratio, great color and brightness, built in HD tuner, and super contrast ratios. Unfortunately 30" is as big as they get. Why can't Samsung make a 40" CRT? 30" is really laughable. I understand that a 60" is not likely in terms of feasability, but who is in the market for a 30" HDTV? College students?
Luckily there is something on the horizon. SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) TV. SED mixes the best of both worlds. Take a CRT's front surface abilities of best in class colors, motion, contrast, and add the technology used in thin screen TVs to replace the electron gun. This is what SED promises along with great prices. The first set will be available in the early part of 2006. I might start a count down.
here is more on this great technology. http://www.dealerscope.com/doc/283069189778166.bsp
posted by Super K @ 10:18 PM
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Last year we got a CRT based HD screen. Pros: Only $600 (or so), Widescreen. Cons: It weighs a ton, its very hard to transport in a car, You need a deep space to put it in, no HD tuner built-in, and our model has some annoying video glitches (like bright green lines that sometimes flash on the screen (seems to only happen if the scene gets to a certain darkness, very odd).
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