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Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
What's Hot at the 2008 CEDIA Expo?
B) Go beyond traditional ripped and transferred content to encompass downloaded and
streamed content such as that found on YouTube and other media sites, such as Amazon.
All the content is then presented with a unified UI that can also include other non-media
information such as stock quotes, traffic, and weather. Some of these servers are including
Blu Ray drives for play and /or ripping for archival.
Ex Chicago Bull superstar Scottie Pippen was seen roaming the show floor. One day it'll be
just like CES.
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Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
What's Hot at the 2008 CEDIA Expo?
- Thin LCD TVs - At last year's Expo it seemed like thin bezels were the "in" thing. This
year it's the TV itself that's thin. LG, Sharp, Sony, Hitachi, and the rest of the major
LCD manufacturers showed either preproduction prototypes or new sets that are only
an inch or so thick. Chief debuted mounts for the new TVs that are less than 1/2"
thick (.49") to keep them appropriately close to the wall.
- Media servers that
B) Go beyond traditional ripped and transferred content to encompass downloaded and
streamed content such as that found on YouTube and other media sites, such as Amazon.
All the content is then presented with a unified UI that can also include other non-media
information such as stock quotes, traffic, and weather. Some of these servers are including
Blu Ray drives for play and /or ripping for archival.
- The trend toward mainstreaming constant height projection systems with motorized
anamorphic lens systems continues. Panamorph showed their new lens system with
better light transmission and higher contrast than previous units.
- The continued migration toward IP enabled home theater and A/V components.
- 240Hz refresh rates for LCD flat panel displays were shown by Sony. The doubling of
refresh rates over the 120Hz units didn't give a large difference in motion smoothness
as did the progression from 60Hz to 120Hz, but does substantially increase the
amount of detail that's easily visible during panning and other motion scenes.
- The proliferation of Blu Ray players, naturally
- The increased use of LEDs as a light source for LCD TVs, complete with variable
control, similar to the dynamic backlighting that Samsung debuted a year ago.
Ex Chicago Bull superstar Scottie Pippen was seen roaming the show floor. One day it'll be
just like CES.
CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
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Expo attendies crowd the
Sony booth to get a glimpse
of the new <1" thick LCD TV
technology. From this shot,
you'd think maybe a nude
Jessica Alba was about to
make an appearance.
Sony booth to get a glimpse
of the new <1" thick LCD TV
technology. From this shot,
you'd think maybe a nude
Jessica Alba was about to
make an appearance.
The "most impressive
storage array" award at the
expo has to go to this Atrato
RAID that boasts an
impressive 80TB of storage
capacity. That should take
care of most of your HD
movies. Keeping with the
"green is in" philosophy that
creates a dichotomy when
speaking about 10,000+
square foot homes, the
Atrato claims an 80%
reduction in power
requirements compared to
traditional large RAIDs.
storage array" award at the
expo has to go to this Atrato
RAID that boasts an
impressive 80TB of storage
capacity. That should take
care of most of your HD
movies. Keeping with the
"green is in" philosophy that
creates a dichotomy when
speaking about 10,000+
square foot homes, the
Atrato claims an 80%
reduction in power
requirements compared to
traditional large RAIDs.
Mitsubishi finally displayed
their LaserVue TVs for
public viewing. They did
look fantastic, but maybe
didn't quite live up to the
"revolutionary" image
quality that many have
claimed. There will be more
information forthcoming on
these TVs after further
viewing on Saturday. They
are very thin, taking up
barely any more space than
the first gen plasma
displays.
their LaserVue TVs for
public viewing. They did
look fantastic, but maybe
didn't quite live up to the
"revolutionary" image
quality that many have
claimed. There will be more
information forthcoming on
these TVs after further
viewing on Saturday. They
are very thin, taking up
barely any more space than
the first gen plasma
displays.
PSB showed their new
Imagine series speakers
that will fill in below their well
regarded Synchrony
speakers debuted at last
year's Expo. They use a
clay filled woofer with a solid
phase plug. The Imagine
Tower retails at $2,000/pair
and a matching center
channel speaker runs $800.
Imagine series speakers
that will fill in below their well
regarded Synchrony
speakers debuted at last
year's Expo. They use a
clay filled woofer with a solid
phase plug. The Imagine
Tower retails at $2,000/pair
and a matching center
channel speaker runs $800.
NAD will have their BLU Ray
player on the market for
$1,499. The player includes
BD Live, 24p, upconversion
of standard DVDs to 1080p
via the HDMI, 1080p 24/60
for Blu Ray discs, 8.1
multichannel LPCM support,
Dolby TruHD and DTS
Master Audio decoded in
the player or passed
through and HDMI 1.3 with
Deep Color and xvYCC
support.
player on the market for
$1,499. The player includes
BD Live, 24p, upconversion
of standard DVDs to 1080p
via the HDMI, 1080p 24/60
for Blu Ray discs, 8.1
multichannel LPCM support,
Dolby TruHD and DTS
Master Audio decoded in
the player or passed
through and HDMI 1.3 with
Deep Color and xvYCC
support.
Parasound put their new
HDR-77, 3-zone AV
receiver up on a pedestal. It
features Dolby-TruHD and
DTS Master Audio, 5 HDMI
1.3a inputs, 2-way RS-232
control / feedback, and 140
watts x 7. The HDR-77 also
has a built-in 30 watt x 2
amp for powering zone 2
speakers, and a preamp
out for zone 3 audio.
HDR-77, 3-zone AV
receiver up on a pedestal. It
features Dolby-TruHD and
DTS Master Audio, 5 HDMI
1.3a inputs, 2-way RS-232
control / feedback, and 140
watts x 7. The HDR-77 also
has a built-in 30 watt x 2
amp for powering zone 2
speakers, and a preamp
out for zone 3 audio.
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