Robin said:
JonFo,
I set-up this poll with the ability to choose more than one resolution, if you watch more than one resolution with your CRT system.
Do you have more information regarding this new technology of LED based projection? When will this kind of technology become availalbe to us here in the USA. Whcih company is leading the way is it Sony? I am really not looking forward to paying $850.00 (USD) every 3000 hours for a Xenon light bulb for a future Sony Ruby Projector.
I think the Sony's $30,000.00 - "Qualia-004 SXRD" uses a Xenon bulb as well.
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First LED-based DLPs from Samsung Expected in July
Developer of the LED technology receives $38 million in funding
The ship date was originally slated for May. Now the Boston Globe reports that the first LED-based rear-projection DLPs won't go into production until June, and won't ship til July.
For everyone else: Samsung is set to roll out a new batch 56-inch DLP high-def TVs without traditional lamps. These rear-pros will be powered by an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), specially treated to be brighten up a TV.
The problem with today's lamps is that they eventually burn out, and they're not cheap to replace. Plus, they dim over time. The LED chips for the new Samsung TVs, created by a company called Luminus Devices, evidently eliminate such problems.
For starters, the LEDs should be good for about 20,000 hours.
The Boston Globe quotes Samsung's Dan Schinasi as saying, ''You would see much, much purer color imagery. The reds would really pop, the blues would be much, much more pure. Even the average person would be able to discern the difference."
The LEDs add about $700 to the cost of the Samsung TVs, which are expected to retail for about $4,200 (up from the originally projected $4,000)."
I am looking forward to seeing this technology work; LEDs don’t produce any heat so these new TV’s should be fan less. DLP rainbows have bothered me in the past; this should hopefully eliminate that, my one concern is the shimmering of the mirrors, this is the one thing that drives me nuts more then rainbows is the moving mirror pixel structure. It looks like regular noise on screen but after a wile you will notice it is not random like noise, it is the moving mirrors, and when the mirrors rotate off axis they create a shimmer of light. This bugs the hell out of me and considering how directional LED light is, I hope this new light engine doesn’t makes this worse.
EDIT.
O, ya Robin,
Found out last night Sony has a new SXRD projector coming soon. It is being called the “baby ruby” for now, it’s estimated price is at $5,000.00 and will use a UHP lamp unlike the ruby’s Xenon lamp so replacement lamps should be around $300 to $400.00. An official announcement from Sony on this new Baby Ruby is expected very soon, we are guessing between June and September.
The current Ruby is going to be updated and remain at $10,000. And rumor has it even thou the Qualia line has been discontinued, the Qualia 004 will remain in production under a new name. It is expected to be upgraded and still retail for around $30,000.
