Contrast Ratio
Samsung 3D Plasma HDTV with 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Samsung announced the world's first Plasma HDTV with a stunning 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (that is 1million to 1).
The 50 inch PAVV Cannes 450 Plasma HDTV is 3D ready, which means you can watch 3D games or movies with special glasses.
Samsung achieves the ultra-high contrast ratio in their new Plasma TV with Cell Light Control.
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Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:33:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
LG shows Plasma Panel with 30,000:1 Contrast Ratio
LG Electronics showed the world’s highest 30,000:1 contrast ratio plasma panels at FPD International 2007 in Japan last week.
The LG G Platform Plasma Panels double the contrast ratio of currently available Plasmas. Other features of the new LG G Platform panels include deep blacks with a 20 percent reduced reflection rate, true colors through optimized color phosphors and use of dielectrics, extreme silent operation, and 100Hz technology for PAL regions.
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Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Samsung LN46F81BD LCD TV with 25,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Samsung announces two new LCD HDTVs with a high contrast ratio of 25,000:1.
The new 120Hz Samsung TVs announced in Korea include the 46 inch LN46F81BD and the 40 inch LN40F81BD. A 52 inch LN52F81BD will also be coming to the market.
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Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sharp announces Ultra-thin 52 inch LCD Panel with 100,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Sharp unveiled an ultra-thin LCD panel prototype today.
The 52 inch LCD Panel is only 20mm thin and has a cool 100,000:1 contrast ratio.
The weight of the new 52 inch LCD panel is 25kg.
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Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:21:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Samsung LN70F91BD 70 inch LCD HDTV with 500,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Samsung introduces a 70 inch 1080p LCD HDTV with a dynamic contrast ratio of unbelievable 500,000:1.
The Samsung LN70F91BD has LED backlight that turns off automatically in dark image areas, increasing the contrast dramatically.
"I am pleased to introduce the 70 inch full HD LCD TV with innovative Local Dimming Technology," said JongWoo Park, President of the Digital Media Business, Samsung Electronics. "Samsung will continue to strengthen its LCD TV leadership, enhancing Full-HD and large screen LCD TV line-up."
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Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Samsung 1080p LCD HDTVs with 17,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Samsung introduces three new full HD (1080p) LCD HDTVs in their PAVV branded line in Korea.
The new Samsung HDTVs feature seamlessly hidden speakers in a stylish frame and a screen with a contrast ratio of an amazing 17,000:1.
There is a LED light in the lower center that is supposed to accentuate the all black frame design. I am not a fan of bright LEDs on the TV - it is distracting. I hope users can switch that light off.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Samsung LCD 1080p HDTVs with 15000:1 Contrast Ratio
Samsung introduces three new LCD HDTVs with 1080p resolution and 15,000:1 contrast ratio in Korea.
The new Samsung LCD TVs come in 40" (LN40M81BD) 46" (LN46M81BD) and 52" (LN52M81BD) inch sizes.
The new HDTVs in Samsung's Bordeaux series feature a clean design with a thin black frame.
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Posted on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sharp Aquos R-Series Features 120Hz, 1080p and 3,000:1 Contrast Ratio
We already mentioned the Sharp Aquos R-Series in our story about the Aquos Audio TV racks. Sharp announces 5 new R-Series LCD HDTV with 1080p full HD resolution featuring 120Hz technology.
The largest of the new Sharp Aquos R-Series is the 65 inch LC-65RX1W. The brightness is 450cd/m2 and the FOV is 176 degrees.
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Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:32:07 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sharp LCD Display with 1,500:1 Contrast Ratio for Cars
Sharp is a very active innovator when it comes to LCD displays. Just look at their latest accomplishment, the triple view LCD display. Last week Sharp announced a new display design for use in cars with high contrast ratio.
The new display features a contrast ratio of 1,500:1, 400cd/m2 brightness and a resolution of 800x480px with an 8 inch size.
Sharp says the LCD panel can display a black common on instrument panels giving the impression to the driver of looking at a conventional instrument panel. When the car stops a video display or the images of the rear view camera are shown.
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Posted on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Panasonic TH-AE1000 Projector Delivers 11,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Panasonic announces the TH-AE1000 home cinema LCD projector with ultra-high contrast ratio of 11,000:1.
The Panasonic TH-AE1000 is featuring full HD resolution topping the just recently announced Panasonic TH-AX100.
Other features of the TH-AE1000 include 1,100 lumen brightness, 14 bit digital processing, 40% horizontal lens shift, 100% vertical lens shift and 2 HDMI ports.
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Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Panasonic Plasma TVs with G9 Panels Deliver 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Good thing it went for a HDTV projector for my home theater for now and held of on the Plasma TV purchase. Panasonics's new Plasma TV generation G9 raises the image quality by a big step with up to 10,000:1 contrast ratio (G8 had 3000:1).
The 50" TH-50PX60U and the 42" TH-42PX60U are about to hit the market in the United States.
The new Panasonic Plasma HDTVs feature NTSC and ATSC/QAM (SDTV and HDTV broadcasts) tuners and the obligatory SD Card slot. The resolution is still not full HDTV, but the pricing of the new G9 Panasonic Plasma TVs is also fairly affordable. The 50" TH-50PX60U has an MSRP of $3,499.95 and the 42" TH-42PX60U has a list price of $2,499.95.
Find deals for the Panasonic TH-50PX60U and the Panasonic TH-42PX60U.
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Posted on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:19:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sharp Develops 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio LCD Display
Sharp announces that it has developed a LCD display with the world's highest contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1.
The Sharp ASV Premium LCD display panel has a size of 37 inch, 1920x1080 pixel resolution and a brightness of 500cd/m2.
Sharp aims the Mega Contrast LCD display at the professional TV and movie production industry.
Message to Sharp: I also want a LCD display that works well in bright rooms. No word on when this new Sharp ASV Premium LCD displays will be available.
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Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 2005 05:21:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New SED TV achieves 100,000:1 Contrast Ratio
The Canon and Toshiba Joint Venture SED Inc. (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) shows a Flat Panel Display with 100,000:1 contrast ratio.
We reported about a Samsung PDP TV, that has 10,000:1 and that was already huge.
I would really like to see 100,000:1 contrast ratio first hand, but maybe it will make my eyes bleed. Who knows.
More details on Tech-On.
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Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2005 03:09:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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