Comments on: HDTV “Insider” News and Predictions For 2007 CES

By: DougJ

DougJ — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:28:08 +0000

Any chance any of the makers are producing 50″ or better, 1080p monitors with tuners for home use? I can’t be the only one whom has not turned on my HDTV’s speakers in the last 7 years. HDTV is meant to be played through a surround sound system, but the manufators insist on putting the speakers in all their resonably priced models. I have one of the early Mits 55″ projection HDTV’s and am ready to upgrade. I prefer having a more streamlined TV without the speakers. The commercial monitors don’t have atuner or the inputs that the home consumer models have. What to do?

By: JEFF BAUER

JEFF BAUER — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:11:08 +0000

Asking the hdguru
Ive been thinking about getting a mits ubishi LT-37132-HDTV OR A Samsung LNS4095D
I plan on gaming alot with PS3 whenever
I can get one and I have the new Tivo 3 to
use. Please tell me if either set is worth
getting?, Or if I should wait till next year to get a LCD HD-TV. Also are the latest PLAZMA sets okay for gaming? Burn- in wize
I need some good advice

You don’t mention if you want to use the HDTV strickly for gaming or as a TV too. Assuming double duty I recommend waiting for 120 HZ LCD sets or going with plasma.

Plasmas have much faster response time (really important in gaming so you don’t see motion blur) than LCD and overall better image quality. IF you keep the contrast down when gaming (and have had the set go past its first 200 hours when it is most sensitive to unenen wear) you should not have a problem.

If you insist on LCD there are 120HZ sets that will be arriving from almost every major LCD maker during the next 3-6 months

The HD Guru

By: schmitty

schmitty — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:07:45 +0000

I bought the phillips 37 inch with ambilight lcd tv I have the hd service and I can’t believe the difference. It’s like hd is the new color tv and the color tv is like the black and white tv. I am really happy with the ambilight I feel like it makes the non hd channels more vibrant in color, but the first one I got was defective and had a thin black strip of light missing. Best Buy replaced it and I got the same one but with no issues. My question is should I be concerned of this happening again or did I just buy a defective one.

I reviewed an Philips Ambilight TV recently and had no problem. My guess is you initially received a defective set. I would not worry now, be happy.

The HD Guru

By: etype2

etype2 — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:46:31 +0000

High definition started when Japan began research in the 60’s. In Japan,HD was known as Hi Vision developed by NHK. HiVision production began in 1981.NHK broadcast the opening Los Angeles 1984 oylmpic ceremony in HiVision. HiVision was analog and lost favor to the developing digital compression scheme favored by the US. The US electronics industry was determined not to let Japan win the HD race and dominate as they had done with thier televisions.

Now NHK has sucessfully broadcast “Super Hi Vision”,7680×4320 resolution in Japan.16 times more resolution then our 1080p system. Work is continueing on advanced satelite delivery and compression systems. It took them 20 years to start Hi Vision from the 60’s. They may well cut the developement time in half with thier new system,and the US will say uh oh…

We should not be so complacent,and let others lead. We are in a globel world today. I say,embrace it,lead not follow or we surely will fall behind.

So Doug,anything can happen. Now I will quitely step off this forum and sorry for the speech.

By: lee

lee — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:57:15 +0000

Doug,

In order to broacast 1080 progressively (p) a station will required the equipment to capture the video and then the equipment to broadcast it. Most networs have already invested in either 720P or 1080i and would need a reason to spend money on the new equipment.

Right now many are not broadasting HD content on a regular basis with the existing formats, so why they would upgrade is a reasonable question.

Upconversion to 1080p is quite frankly to me some what of a black science.

I don’t envision 1080p anytime soon. Some make the case that Blu-Ray or HD-DVD can do 1080p and if that content is avaiable and worth it to you is something you have to determine.

I decided not to break my bank and if 2 or 3 years from now the state of the art changes, I can upgrade.

By: etype2

etype2 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:48:46 +0000

I have just seen the future and it’s Sony’s OLED.

At CES they are demostrating a 27 inch OLED with 100% color gamut,high brightness,more then 1 million contrast ratio(not a misprint)10 bit RGB color processing. 11mm thin!,full 1080p.

Only a prtotype for now,but Sony has said on numerous ocasions,that they are commited to developing and introduing for the home,OLED panels.

By: FrankieB

FrankieB — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:55:12 +0000

Philips has announced a 63″ 1080p plasma that should be out in a few months. This will really help drop the 1080p pricing on the elite manufacturers, Philips is looking at under $3,500 for the set !!!

By: etype2

etype2 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:06:32 +0000

Doug: It could happen,but probably not anytime soon. Japan wants to put Quad HD in place nationally to beat the pants off the US.

By: etype2

etype2 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:56:13 +0000

Well Sharp dropped the bomb at CES,a 108 inch LCD!

Sign says “Worlds largest LCD”…I think they know something we don’t.Possibly a 120 inch plasma anyone?

Sony anounced a 70 inch LCD XBR3. It has all the goodies,latest color processing tech.,120hz refresh rate,LCD backlighting,178 degree viewing angle and more. This one will set you back $33,000.00 in March. Sony also announced a 82 inch LCD for later.?? Sony is further reporting to be demonstating a 26 inch OLED.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:11:29 +0000

Shopping at my local “big box” store the other day and was told the networks would be transmitting in 1080p within the next couple years. I think I was being hosed. I didn’t think the networks could or would ever transmit in 1080p. Can they?