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Proton HDTVs get arty
Certainly not the first time we've seen the street art / graffiti culture get all entwined with our little high tech bubble, but it sounds like HDTV maker Proton got tired of making your average run of the mill smallish 1080p sets and LED backlit HDTVs, and decided to call a little more attention to themselves by enlisting a slew of artists to pimping their pieces. The event is called Intermix -- in conjunction with Freshness -- and Proton be showing the results of what happens when you give a bunch of artists an LCD HDTV canvas late this month in the Eslite Bookstore gallery in Taipei; no word on whether you can buy any of these things, but we hope that if you can they'll at least give the proceeds to a good cause.
Computex '06: LED backlit LCDs by Proton
Proton is showing off what seems to be the first production LED based LCD at Computex '06. They have plans to produce a 32 and 42-inch LCD in the third quarter of this year - and let us tell you, we can't wait to see 'em. These displays are impressive with the 42-inch have a 1080p resolution with a contrast ratio of 1,200:1. The little brother sports a resolution of 1,366x768 and a contrast ratio of 1,000:1. These are rather nice looking HDTVs but to be honest we are kind of afraid of what the price is going to be. Whenever we find out though, we will let you know.
Proton debuts 32 and 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TVs
We could've envisioned a more glamorous pair of displays to be the first LCD TVs with LED backlights to go into production (as far as we know). But for what the Proton TVs lack in style or brand name, they make up for with specs: the 42-incher has a 1080p resolution, 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 6.5ms response time and 500 nits brightness. The 32-incher doesn't fare as well, with a mere 1,366 x 768 resolution, 8ms response time, 1,000:1 contrast and 550 nits, but it's still hard to complain with those LEDs running the show. No word on price, but we should be seeing these around Q3 this year.[Via HD Beat]
1080p LCD from Proton at CES
Will there be anything left to show at CES or will everybody keep spilling the beans these last few days before the big event? Proton is the latest to have loose lips as the lift the veil on their new LCD line . The 32- and 37-inch surprises will cover the 480p, 720p and 1080i folks while the big boys step it up a notch to appease the 1080p crowd. The higher res sets are sized at 42-, 47- and 55-inches.Watch for the three smallest sizes in the first quarter of 2006 with the 47- and 55-inch displays hitting shelves in the second quarter. We'll be watching for any sets at the show that weren't actually pre-announced.Read [via Engadget]
