Thursday, January 19, 2006
CES 2006: Big Displays, High-Definition DVDs, Oh My!
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 10:00 PM
DesignTechnica has a nice CES 2006 wrap-up article that focuses mostly on displays and the next-gen DVD formats. While I'm still pleased with my Samsung DLP TV, I'm always interested in what's coming next. SED really caught my eye, though I unfortunately didn't get to see it in person at CES (it was a freakin' zoo, far too many people). Here's what the article has to say about SED:
"Both Toshiba and Canon publicly showed SED for the first time. When launched this coming fall (September-November), it will be a 1080p 55-in. model. Pricing is unavailable, but I expect to get more details in May at Toshiba’s line show. What I can say is the image quality is truly exceptional! As one TV engineer confided, “It made the hairs on my neck stand on end, the picture was so stunning!” While some journalists think that the window is closing for SED (if it doesn’t launch), others feel that the picture quality is so good that people will certainly buy it. We will just have to wait and see."
The article also talked about HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, and what Sony has planned for the PS3. If the HD-DVD camp can have a $499 USD player in the market and 200 movies out by Christmas, it could be a real winner. And if Sony releases the PS3 at a $600 USD price point, Blu-Ray DVD player or not, it will tank. The mainstream public is simply not willing to pay $600 USD for a gaming console.
"Both Toshiba and Canon publicly showed SED for the first time. When launched this coming fall (September-November), it will be a 1080p 55-in. model. Pricing is unavailable, but I expect to get more details in May at Toshiba’s line show. What I can say is the image quality is truly exceptional! As one TV engineer confided, “It made the hairs on my neck stand on end, the picture was so stunning!” While some journalists think that the window is closing for SED (if it doesn’t launch), others feel that the picture quality is so good that people will certainly buy it. We will just have to wait and see."
The article also talked about HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, and what Sony has planned for the PS3. If the HD-DVD camp can have a $499 USD player in the market and 200 movies out by Christmas, it could be a real winner. And if Sony releases the PS3 at a $600 USD price point, Blu-Ray DVD player or not, it will tank. The mainstream public is simply not willing to pay $600 USD for a gaming console.
