It's a day before CEATEC officially kicks off, but
Toshiba's getting a head start on the news, dishing out all the deets on its
Cell-powered CELL REGZ LCD TV, now officially due out in Japan in early December. The 55-inch, 240Hz display boasts a mighty impressive 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, self-congruency technology for improved picture detail on the edges, a peak luminance of 1250cd/m², and LED backlits dividing the screen into 512 distinct areas. A 7-speaker sound bar lies just below the display. Want more? How about eight-window simultaneous multi-display, an Opera-based web browser, DLNA, and a 3TB hard disk drive, 2TB for "time-shift" recording recording up to 26 hours of programs, up to eight channels simultaneously. There's a sizable box on display, too, which seems to be where the Cell hardware is being housed. Curious about price? So are we, but there's nothing being said.
If that's not forward-thinking enough, Toshi's also outlining its future concepts, dubbed CELL REGZA NEXT. Those four include a 3D set, a 4K2K version that upcoverts 1080p to 3840 x 2160 resolution, a 46-inch model integrating its CELL BOX dedicated TV tuner and HDD, and a 37-inch that works as a home network server. It looks like we'll be getting some hands-on time with the 55X1 shortly, but in the meantime, one more pic after the break.
posted October 5th 2009 2:12AM
Nice
This thing is going to be stupid levels of expensive. My bet is way north of $5000.
Specs mean nothing, even though it is extremely promising.
-The way they are showing video, kinda reminds me of how the PS3 handles video... which must be a testament to the Cell processor.
-That extra box is gonna be a bitch to minimalists, which is probably the trend.
-With no native megaHD video, that kind of 4k2k is a bit of a waste. Considering how long it took to get to 1080p in the first place...
-Opera is a nice touch.
-They should sell it at a loss. It will get it into the hands of people quicker, and they will have the best TV on the shelf, even more then, (blasphemy) the KURO.
Why don't they make their audio kit optional?
I'd be perfectly happy with a very basic 2 speaker stereo system in the event of my HD receiver going down for a while but really I do not want or need any (inevitably 2nd rate) soundbars or any such nonsense.
It's just wasted cash to me.
It's still an LCD TV, which means it will suffer the same problems all LCDs do. It sounds nice, but color me not interested.
Is there a Media Center Extender somewhere in there? Pretty please? (not that I could ever afford such an AMAZING sounding TV)
Can they please separate the box and monitor into separate products? I don't want my entire HDTV to become obsolete because a browser becomes obsolete. Some people only need a high quality monitor. And some people may want to add a box like that to their existing HDTVs.
*5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
that thing is so cool, it could record up to 8 HD channels, I found the link to the demo video in english here: http://news.indonewyork.com/index.php?mod=article&cat=Technology&article=34