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Silver Member Username: Tombo777Post Number: 365 Registered: Jul-05 | Read and weep.. "The American debut of Toshiba/Canon's SED display technology generated serious buzz and was one of the most difficult demos to get into. SED stands for Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display. It is a revolutionary flat-panel design, which combines the best aspects of LCD (easy-to-manage size and weight, and low power consumption), with the picture quality advantages of a top-notch tube (CRT) TV: excellent response time, natural color, and deep, rich blacks. In fact, the SED panel almost looked like someone had taken a top-quality tube TV and flush-mounted it so that only the screen and bezel were visible. The prototype we saw was a 36" widescreen set with 720p resolution. Production models (which should begin appearing in very limited numbers by the end of this year) will be in the 50"-55" range, with resolution of 1080p. SED contrast ratio is rated at a mind-boggling 8600:1. The technology is similar to having 2 million tiny picture tubes. An array of electron emitters (one for each pixel) creates images by firing electrons at the phosphor-coated screen. For the picture quality comparisons, the SED was flanked on the left by a similar-sized plasma panel, and on the right by an LCD. Video material consisted of a series of high-definition clips fed from a prototype HD DVD player. SED's superior color and black level were immediately apparent. Probably the most striking feature was SED's amazing pixel response time (how fast each pixel can switch on and off). When strings of alphabet letters scrolled quickly across the screens, individual letters remained clear and distinct on the SED, while some blurring was visible on both the plasma and LCD. With an incredibly quick claimed response time of 1 millisecond, SED can keep up with sports and other fast-action video, creating a smoother, more natural look". http://www.crutchfield.com/I-recsc999/go.asp?u=http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com /ISEO-rgbtcspd/reviews/20050119/ces_TV.html?print=1&page=all |
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Silver Member Username: XgrizzlyxPost Number: 117 Registered: Jul-04 | Wow didn't think SED was going to happen this soon.......... Can't wait to see the cost of them. lol |
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Silver Member Username: Tombo777Post Number: 432 Registered: Jul-05 | Yep This will be the DVD while the DLP "Laser disc" falls to the recent past. SED shows a lot of promise and seems to be the NATURAL progression of the still most accurate CRT technology. There will be those who poo poo the phosphor technology. But if it delivers on it's promise those few RPTV DLP diehards will silently be selling their relics and buying a Television not a mix of spinning wheels and flipping mirrors.... They will be worth the wait if they deliver and I have all the confidance they will. And as a bomus when they are affordable there will hopefully be more compelling HD then PRimeTime network reality Shows and Sitcoms and nature shows. Like the song says. "What goes up...Must come down!!! Spinning Wheels got........ |
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Bronze Member Username: Hd_fanaticBoise, ID Post Number: 99 Registered: May-05 | ...to slow down." Sorry, I couldn't resist that one. LOL |