http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/ Engadget Comments for Engadget @ Canon Expo 2005 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
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But hey, I am just the same, I love you guys so much, even though its hard to say in such a manly and non-geek way :D

I am liking the future displays that are coming our way in the next 2 years. There hasn't been much on Canons SED displays lately, even though they do have some advantages over the OLED displays.

Anyway, I hope there's more news on both displays in the future, I just want to see one in person and experience this richness of colour and depth everyone is raving about!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
Having worked with Canon in a company which is a technology supplier to them over the years, one impression clearly stands out: they definitely are sticklers to perfection. In every aspect of the word; from software and chip design to image processing to manufacturing. They push the performance envelope in many directions.

Thus, I cant wait to see the SED products resulting from Canon and Toshiba's R&D.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
Along with the standard nature scene images that are used to show off display technolgies, there was one clip that really struck me. A record was revolving, taking up the full frame. At first I was struck by how true the black was in the SED display, relative to the other two technologies and how the reflection on the surface was white and the gradiations in between were almost hyper realistic. A voice told us to try to read the writing on the inner spindle of the record; following the text in its rotation, it was absolutely crystal clear on the SED display, blurred on the plasma and illegible on the LCD.

Don't know the specs on the plasma or LCD displays, but it was a compelling demo none the less. Even without side-by-side comparison, it would have been compelling.

Also the SED power read out said between 91 and 96 watts while plasma and LCD started at about 130 and peaked at over 200.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
print, tv: beware of your slothenly postproduction schedules.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/What's the time frame on SED televisions. Toshiba is supposedly making one as well.
I wish I could see some more screens of the Canon tv. What's with the gray bar across the top of the screen?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Now I'm more interested in SEDs.

I'm looking forward to that DSLR article too.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
The gray bar on the SED TV is part of the frame for the stand. Two configurations were shown: wall mounted and stand mounted with a wrap-around stand. Very nicely done. And the descriptions above don't do justice to the images: they were incredably rich, bright, and detailed. SEDs screens were all over the place. One toward the rear, near the smile and blink detection demos was showing HD video of Florence, Italy. You could get within 2-3 feet of the screen and it was incredably detailed. Even shooting a model on one the bridges, you could pick out features of the pedestrians on the Ponte Veccio bridge behind her, and the colors were - just wow. There was also another one set up taking live video and showing it on a pair of SED screens. I actually thought the screens looked better than in real life. I had a Philips LCD TV in my hotel room and it looked horrible by comparison.

On the clear cameras above, they look like just blocks of glass with lenses glued on. However, they are actual working prototypes and were shown in the main theater video. Almost the entire back of the camera becomes the view finder. Also, they have wireless technology so you can wirelessly transfer photos between PC and camera as well as between two cameras. Nice.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/16/engadget-canon-expo-2005/
A law suit filed by Nano-Proprietary may explain the delay. The company is sueing Canon, claiming that Canon is improperly using a 1999 granted license of their patent to make the new displays.

Nano-Proprietary press release:
http://www.nano-proprietary.com/news/press_releases/Apr-12-2005.pdf

Non PDF link:
http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=751]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:06AM