Wow, how much is the qualia thing?
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Wow, how much is the qualia thing?
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Originally Posted by Terry
A lot.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...al&sa=N&tab=wf
Sorry fellas but the original poster is right. I'll never forget the day...
So I'm walking into my local Fry's just looking around the TV section when I layed my eyes on that beast. I've never ever seen anything as clear as that before. The picture may not be "true", but good gawd I couldnt tell. It was showing a Santana concert and the stage, the lights everything was the most beautiful picture I have scene and I've been around the block when it comes to HDTV. Then I saw the price...$16,999. I then continued to process to the microwave section.
Probably something similar to the BenQ 37" LCD TV. Crutchfield has a link, but I don't think they are in stock yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
It's the TV I'm looking to get, because it's the smallest TV with true 1920x1080p resolution, and it's only 2 grand. :)
Oh, and Fat Elvis: I'm glad you pointed that out. Because obviously there are people like me who are believing that it's a true 1920x1080 DLP device. I'm not saying wobulation is bad, I just want them to admit it. SHady marketing sucks rocks. :mad:
sorry guys...the sonly qualia owns all k thx. too bad it's not 1080p yet.
Hmmm. Well, this screen is $5k. Samsung also makes a 46" LCD that does 1080p.
Is it possible for DLP to do "true" 1080p?
There is some talk that TI has a 1080p chip. I would assume that some of the 3 chip DLPs that you find in theaters are at least 1080p, though they would be prohibitively expensive to try to mass market.Quote:
Originally Posted by ImaNihilist
Hmmm. This requires much more research than previously thought. Thanks for the heads up Elvis!
1080p are on the horizon. next gen lcd/dlp/d-ila/lcos are gonna be 1080p. the ones in the movie theatre i believe that CRT projectors...only 1 theatre in toronto has a digital projector. and CRT projectors do 1080i.
The 1080p Sammy DLP's do use wobulation.....in fact, all the new 1080p DLP's from Samsung(HLR's) will use wobulation......The 720p sets use a 640x720 DMD and a second mirrir that wobbles back and forth to display 2 640x720 frames horizontally offset every 1/120th sec, giving the sets a resolution of 1280x720p@60Hz. The 1080p sets work the same way with a 960x1080 DMD and a seperate 'wobulation' mirror.....This technique worked well enough for for Samsung on their HLP line that their using it in all their DLP RPTV's in the HLR line. The 1080p sets can resolve full 1920x1080p test patterns, and the 720p sets can resolve full 1280x720p test patterns...
Yes, the Sony Qualia 006 is a step up from these DLP's, but given the cost differences, it should be.
The big problem with most of these early 1080p sets is they VERY FEW can actually accept resolutions of 1920x1080p@60Hz over their digital inputs.....the DVI, and especially the HDMI inputs, lack the bandwidth to accept that res, and are limited to 720/1080i. The sets then scale the image to 1080p. The Sony Qualia suffers from this limitation...($13,000 for 1080p set that can't accept a 1080p resolution...NUTS! :o )
Until this year, no HDMI recievers that are 1080p capable were being manufactured period. The new 1080p BenQ LCD is rumored to accept 1080p over its digital input, but I haven't seen that confirmed....
Uhm...
You are kidding right? The HDMI spec has bandwidth to burn. 5gbps to be exact. A full 1080p video signal and 7.1 channel sound don't use nearly that much (roughly 4gbps).
It's got room to grow.
http://www.anandtech.com/multimedia/showdoc.aspx?i=2321
http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/...rfaceguide.php
Room to grow, yes....but its not grown up yet:)Quote:
Originally Posted by James
Yes the HDMI spec can support that bandwidth, but the first couple gens of HDMI transmitters and receivers were not manufactured with the full amount of bandwidth allowd by the spec. Its not just the video capability limited, its the audio as well...Most HDMI connectors on out there can only pass DD 2.0....they won't handle 5.1 or greater.
Looks pretty. But, I can't have one :(
Interesting. It's sad to think such a great technology is being hamstrung by crap quality tranceivers. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Low Roller
Do you happen to know the quality of them on the Denon series DVD Players? The article mentioned that it didn't know. (But at least their receivers are up to the task! :D)
There's a ton of info on the subject of 1080p over on AVS Forum. Do a few searches and you'll find lots of threads discussing the current limitations of HDMI inputs...Here's an example Note how the Qualia lacks 1080p inputs, but may be upgradeable...for several thousand dollars more...
Here's a bunch of great info on new Sammy DLP's. Note the following:So, these Samsung sets will accept 1920x1080p@60Hz over VGA at least...that's better than most...Quote:
Inputs: VGA/PC (1920x1080@60Hz)
Inputs: 2 IEEE 1394 DTV Link (SOURCE)
HDMI Supported Inputs: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i (1080p will NOT be offered)