Eco Gadgets: Sharp’s latest LCDs come with ‘Eco-button’

Eco Gadgets: Sharp’s latest LCDs come with ‘Eco-button’

co Factor: LCD TVs with an energy-reducing feature.

Gone are the days when flat-screen TVs ruled the entertainment world. The present era is the era of high-definition viewing on the latest and most advanced LCDs and plasmas. Enhancing this technology came with a huge cost. Not just the high costs of these displays, but the high cost of electricity and the impact it has on the environment.

Sharp has tried to experiment with new ways by which energy consumption of these displays can be reduced without showing its effect on picture quality and has come up with a new AQUOS DH77 Series, the latest range of full HD LCD TVs with 100Hz technology. The TVs feature a new “Green Eco-Button” on the remote control that lets environmentally-conscious viewers reduce the energy consumption of the TV. Another green feature introduced in the TV is a new technology – “Optical Picture Control,” which lets viewers further reduce the energy consumption. The TVs will be available in 32-inch, 42-inch, 46-inch and 52-inch sizes.

Sharp AQUOS LC-52D65U

Sharp AQUOS LC-52D65U

he Sharp LC-52D65U is a middle tier product with ample features and solid performance from a 1st tier manufacturer. The LCD was first introduced in fall of 2008 and is current through the end of 2009. It is designed in Japan and assembled in Mexico with the screen being manufactured in Sharp's Kameyama factory in Japan. Our contrast measurement did not match up with Sharp's claimed contrast ratio of 10,000:1 instead resulting in a post calibration contrast ratio measurement of 101:1.

Toshiba Regza 46XV645U

Description: 46" Full HD LCD TV
Resolution: 1920 X 1080

Test and Optimum Viewing Distance: 12

Calibration: The Toshiba 46XV645U is a perfect example of how calibration can be essential to picture performance.

This TV comes out of the box tuned to Store calibration settings (100% Backlight and 100% Contrast). Tune to Home and follow the follow the following Picture Settings to Calibrate to D6500. For lighter room settings use these settings but increase brightness and contrast by 5 to 10%.

The LN57F51BD, Samsung's latest 57-inch LCD TV

The LN57F51BD, Samsung's latest 57-inch LCD TV

It's not all that different from the first 57-inch LCD HDTV they introduced back in January (the LNR570D), but Samsung's introduced a new model called the LN57F51BD that keeps the earlier model's 1080p resolution and adds a couple HDMI inputs to the mix. Still crazy expensive, though, this beast will set you back at least $16,000.

Sony's latest LCD TVs

Sony's latest LCD TVs — darker than plasma?

As any HDTV aficionado knows, plasma sets have better contrast than LCDs. Sony's most recent crop of Bravia LCD sets is challenging that notion thanks to LED backlighting with local dimming. The new tech means the light behind the crystals actually, well, dims — as opposed to just staying on all the time like in regular LCDs, relying on the crystals to block the light in black areas.

LED backlighting and local dimming aren't new technologies, but Sony's demo of the tech (which it calls… ugh… "Triluminos" backlighting) was the most impressive I've seen: during a line show last night in New York City, one of the new Bravias was put side-by-side with a Pioneer plasma, and the Sony was the clear winner in the contrast contest. Of course, that test was set up and refereed by Sony, but the fact that the Bravia could compete at all — with blacks that looked good and dark regardless of what was stuck beside it — says a lot.

The bad news is the new tech will only appear in the Bravia XBR8 Series, which has just 46- and 55-inch models. Look for them in the fall; no pricing yet.

Latest Hitachi LCDs & plasmas

Latest Hitachi LCDs & plasmas take all the thrill out of the Wooo

Look here Hitachi, according to our extensive community college experience "Wooo" is always an indicator of a good time to be had by all, new experiences, possible overnight police station stays and most recently, UWB wireless shenanigans, super slim HDTVs or other examples of display imagination. Following that trend from your Japanese arm, these 5 spec bumped models of XP035 series plasmas (42-, 46- and 50-inch, pictured) and XP35 LCDs (42- and 47-inch) don't quite live up to the name, while spec bumps over last year's edition with thorough DLNA and DTCP-IP support and 500GB hard drives with iVDR slots to add even more space might impress some, we've come to expect more. Come 2010, we're looking for super resolution or something else you haven't done before, don't let us down this time.

Why on Earth would you want a see through LCD Screen?

We have to ask the question in the title of which you can answer below. Optical component maker Active Inc who are based in Tokyo have developed a new composite LCD display screen that is see through, this means when you are watching a movie it allows you to see straight through the LCD display. Ok so this is a ground breaking achievement being able to see through the viewable screen buy WHY?
This company have been researching for sometime now the use of liquid crystal optical film in which they wanted to substitute for traditional LCD backlights, so when the LCD screen is powered you start a movie and you can see straight through, which is good if you want to watch TV whilst keeping an eye on the kids. To us would mean a constant distraction.

LG's Latest LCd Tv LG60 Series With Intelligent Sensor

Wooing the Chinese consumers LG unveiled its latest LG60 Series LCD television at the CHITEC 2008 expo in China. Supporting full HD 1080p resolution the LCD has a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and four HDMI ports. It also confirms to Green EYEQ energy saving standard which consumes over 60% less power. The TV is equipped with Intelligent Sensor which automatically adjusts the picture quality based on room lighting. Pricing and availability of the LG60 series is not known yet.

Samsung Launches NEW SyncMaster 20 and 22 Inch LCD Screens

Samsung have just launched their latest LCD screens which are nicknamed the Swan displays, the two LCD displays are the 20 inch SyncMaster CX2032GW/BW and the whopping 22-inch SyncMaster CX2232GW/BWs.

Corega CG-L19WDGH LCD Monito

Corega, a Japan-based manufacturer has just introduced its latest LCD Monitor called “CG-L19WDGH”. This 19-inch wide-screen liquid crystal display features a panel resolution of 1,440×900, brightness 300cd/m2, contrast ratio 800:1, speed of response 5ms, angle of visibility top and bottom or left and right 160 degrees and glossy hardening glass filter for panel protected. On top of all that, you’ll also find HDCP correspondence DVI-D, analog RGB (D-Sub 15 pin), component, audio input stereo mini- x1 and has a built-in 3W×2ch stereo speaker.

The world’s most advanced LCD TV - 56-inch and 3840 x 2160 pixels

Taiwanese Chi Mei Optoelectronics is a name you may not know, despite the company being the third largest LCD TV panel supplier in the world. At CEBIT in Hannover in mid-March, the company will display the world’s first 56-inch LCD TV panel. Perhaps more startling than the size of the mega-telly is the definition which is known as Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and an astonishing 8.29 million pixels.

The new panel features resolution that is four times that of currently available products (1920 x 1080), and the highest ever achieved. The new panel consists of over 24.8 million units of transistors, with a data transmission speed of over 1.4 gigabytes per second.

To achieve this breakthrough result, the Chi Mei Optoelectronics research and development team overcame a number of significant technical challenges, including the development of special new driver methods and scanning procedures and solving massive heat generation problems caused by the alignment of so many transistors.

The company points out that the technical challenges were not only in developing a larger sized LCD panel, but also in developing the 4x increase in screen resolution.

“In the future, LCD screen size alone will no longer be the technical threshold nor the development focus of display panel makers,” said Chi Mei Optoelectronics President Mr. Jau-Yang Ho. From now on, all LCD manufacturers must shift to increasing the consumer experience on LCD display by using greater screen resolution and more advanced technology,” he said.

Chi Mei Optoelectronics believes that display data load will increase exponentially, due both to technology development and the continuing convergence of 3C (computer, communication and consumer electronics) trends. As a result, demand for displays with high-speed data processing capabilities will also increase dramatically.

Chi Mei Optoelectronics’ new flagship 56-inch LCD panels can be applied in a number of high-end applications. They will be perfect for ultra high-end multi-functional home entertainment systems, in which they can provide consumers the superior performance of digital TV and to connect with high quality digital still and video cameras, to provide consumers with luxurious home theater experience. Alternately, the 56-inch QFHD displays can be applied in high-end specialty uses for high-resolution graphic display such as in medical video camera or satellite picture displays.