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CES Scorecard 2007 - What Came True; What Didn't

Posted by Zonk on from the just-a-few-weeks-away dept.

narramissic writes "In the race for Consumer Electronics Show (CES) headlines, companies parade new, hot, and not-quite-ready-for-primetime products while keynote speakers rev things up with predictions for the year ahead. An ITworld article runs down the list of who stuck their necks out too far in 2007, starting with Sharp's monster 108-inch LCD. 'The set represented the biggest flat-panel TV developed -- a title it still holds today -- and came without a price but with the promise of availability during 2007. But wealthy consumers are still waiting. Sharp said recently that it is still working on plans for a commercial launch for the TV set.'"

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  1. Am I the only one? by InsaneProcessor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I the only one who read this and wondered where the rest of the article is? I found this kind of empty. They only wrote about four products and five technologies out of the 2000 vendors.

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    1. Re:Am I the only one? by BiggerIsBetter · · Score: 4, Funny

      Am I the only one who read this and wondered where the rest of the article is? I found this kind of empty. They only wrote about four products and five technologies out of the 2000 vendors. No, the article was complete. You can buy the other 1991 products at Walmart.
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  2. HD format war by Sciros · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The 108" display being forgotten is all great and stuff (who cares, really) but the article focused much more on the unresolved HD format war (blu-ray vs hd-dvd) which I find funny considering JUST HOW MANY blu-ray ads I've seen on Slashdot recently. Anyway, prices have indeed dropped a good bit over time and with the slow adoption rates is it really looking like any of these formats is going to take over, let alone win over the standard DVD format, ever? I'm not sure anymore. It seems like if another couple of years go by and nothing much changes, we'll see a solid-state memory format becoming more viable as next-gen storage for media.

    Actually that would be nice, but I don't see the movie industry being too keen on that happening, and Sony will never give up on pushing a proprietary media format that they can monopolize.

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    1. Re:HD format war by Wonko+the+Sane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Frank has a 2000" TV.

  3. At that size... by Kjella · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...why not go with a projector? Honestly, the main reason to have a TV rather than a projector for small sizes is the awkwardness of placing the projector. For the big screen, place it out of the way near the ceiling and you'll have a wall full. All in all, I don't see the niche the 108" would fit even if I had lots of disposable cash.

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    1. Re:At that size... by timmarhy · · Score: 3, Insightful
      you can't watch a projector with any kind of light in the room, so it's useless unless it has it's own special room.

      I have a 70", 178cm JVC hdtv and it's far better then any projector i've seen.

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    2. Re:At that size... by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Informative

      You got it. THAT is the reason there really is no market for the 108" monster plasma.

      I can ship a high end projector and screen for peanuts. a 108" monster plasma or LCD will cost me nearly $500.00 in truck freight and another $500.00 in insurance. I get so many 58" or 64" set's delivered broken it's not funny, the larger they get the more they arrive broken (glass broken from shipping)

      Also the rich people are not interested in the 108. Most want the 50" a few will buy the 58" when we spec it in the package deal at only $100.00 more and very few want the 64 as it's too damned big. Even mounted at 6 feet high over the fireplace in a gigantic parlor room it's too big. a 50" looks better and fits most decor better.

      the 108 will not be common as it's too damned big to ship, too damned big to deliver, and will require a team of 4 or more to hang it on the wall. and dont even think of putting it on a tilt bracket!

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    3. Re:At that size... by bahwi · · Score: 2, Informative

      Try a grey screen, or if you prefer screen paint(what I have). http://www.goosystems.com/

      Works great in my well lit house with the windows. I haven't seen many TVs that compare to my HDTV projector at 120" + :D

      But to each their own. Anything over 50" is great for splitscreen on video games. Keeps me very happy.

  4. Re:What's the point here? by MarcoAtWork · · Score: 4, Interesting

    #1 hdtvs in stores (and sometimes in people's houses) OFTEN are displaying SD material, also often the ones that are displaying HD are running some sort of store loop with horribly super saturated colors and sometimes crappy compression. If you want to see what an HDTV can do try to get one with a hooked blueray or hd-dvd player playing a hidef movie with a good transfer.

    #2 1080p = 1920x1080, 1080 is the vertical resolution, not the horizontal. Also 108" is for people who want to sit 10' or more away from their TV, I doubt they'd sit at 2' away like you would on a computer monitor...

    I suggest you document yourself a bit more on things before thinking that HD is all hype or marketing.

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  5. Hollywood feels a large disturbance in the force. by sethstorm · · Score: 2, Funny

    He also now has the entire attention of the MPAA, ready to sue him into oblivion.

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  6. Re:Getting the 108-inch beast home... by mrchaotica · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As long as the DMD can last 5-6 years (which shouldn't be a problem), that's fine with me. My TV upgrade cycle is about that long, so what do I care if DMDs will fail after 10 years of use?

    Yeah, well you're weird! My TV is almost as old as I am, and I'll bet a large section of the market is probably more similar to me than you. (Of course, I'm admittedly not planning on getting a 108-inch LCD anytime soon either, so the point is somewhat moot.)

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  7. Re:What's the point here? by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 2, Informative

    108 inches diagonally is 94 inches wide. If you don't have a large home, it might be difficult to find 8 ft of solid uninterrupted wall (more if you want to complement it with speakers) and in some geek homes, three or four floor to ceiling bookcases may win out. And if you do have a large home, it may be more sensible to install a projector.

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