CMO's QFHD 56-inch LCD display

Hi-def schmi-def. Chi Mei Optoelectronics just upped the ante with their 56-inch quad full high-definition (QFHD) display, rocking a 3840x2160 resolution—8.29 million pixels for those of you keeping track. The LCD display, which they claim is the highest resolution 56-incher around, is powered by 24.8 million transistors pushing 1.4GB a second of high resolution goodness. We'll leave it up to you to find enough pixels to run through this thing. There's no word on the inputs available but knowing that Apple's 30-inch Cinema Display needs dual DVIs just to power a measly 2560x1600 we're hoping that CMO has a similar solution that goes beyond just upsampling some HD content. We don't know the price (we're guessing something along the lines of a crapload of cash) but we do know that this pixel monger should be available next fall, making it the perfect holiday gift for that certain special Engadget staff member. Better get saving!

[Via DigiTimes]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

Chi Mei are the people who manufactured Motorola's disastrous range of Windows Smartphones.

I think I'll pass. :P

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

The IBM T221 is also made by Chi Mei Optoelectronics, http://www5.pc.ibm.com/cr/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_T3DG5XX?OpenDocument, with almost the same resolution. They will use the same graphics adapters.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

I have a CMO panel in my Videoseven LCD tv, and I'm pressed with the quality. Even for a cheap ass TV as the Videoseven is.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

I want one! I wonder what refresh is on this bad boy.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

So on the one end we have 99% of all people selling "HDTVs" selling things that can only display 720p and have to downsample any 1080i content on the other end we have people working on much nicer resolutions... how about a nice large-scale movement of consumer-level TVs at 1920x1080 resolution? I think that'd be nice...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

Apple's dual DVIs can power 2 30" displays,
2560 x 1600 x 2 = 8192000 which is almost as much as 8294400, so I think it will work with many modern video cards.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:32AM]

You think they'll ever start broadcasting HBO in 2160i/2160p format? lol