gear.ign.com— Imagine a flat-panel TV that one-ups CRT in all-around quality. SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Displayis) is here and there's no going back.
Jan 8, 2006View in Crawl 4
I'd like to thank all the people who purchased an LCD display prior to these coming out for subsidizing the R&D while I have enjoyed superior quality CRT displays and cheaper prices. Now I can have both.Thanks! =)
The dude giving the demo said that these models are 720p and 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and even then it was the most amazing picture quality ive ever seen. The final retail models will be 1080p and 100,000:1. No matter how fast the picture was moving on the screen, there was no blurring, and the color production was natural. I asked him about burn in, and he said there would be none. I asked him about price and he gave me the "Its too early too discuss" response. I would expect them too be what people are paying for high end plasmas right now, and trust me, the second these come out your going to see LCD and Plasma prices drop like a rock. The only thing thats even close to this technology is that OLED that Kodak is developing.
From noll's link:"Although the contrast ratio is seen as a key indicator to the performance of a display, it is really only on paper. The reason for this is the way it is calculated:Contrast Ratio = Peak Luminance / Minimum LuminanceBecause it is a mere fraction, you can claim a massive contrast ratio by merely reducing your darkest light value to a very small number. There was some excitement when Toshiba announced a display with a contrast ratio of 100,000:1, based on SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) technology. However, with a reported black luminance of 0.003 cd/m², Toshiba can claim the incredible 100,000:1 contrast ratio while only delivering a peak luminance of just 300 cd/m².The Westinghouse HDTV may have rubbish 0.55 cd/m² blacks in comparison, but with just a 1000:1 contrast ratio, it has a peak luminance of 550cd/m² - nearly double the brightness of the SED display."Sorry, no digg.
SED will be slightly expensive boys and girls:.Here the reasons !!Low production (limited production )for the first two or three years. Definitaly not enough units being produced to answer the super high demand.There was a huge investment of 4+ billions from Canon and Toshiba in research, training, new machinery for their revamped/new factory plans dedicated to SED production. Like every corporates, they will want to recover that investment fast.SED technology is exclusive to Canon and Toshiba. Our capitalist history shows that monopolitic tend to set the price high if not unique until a competitor shows up. So until you see a competitor with something equal or better TV than SED, don't expect SED to be low budget TV. Quite the contrary! (don't like my price budy? the go elsewhere ! but i know you will come back because im da best ! )Toshiba said SED will be at a competitive price against current plasma. But keep in mind that the very best quality Plasma TV cost 15000.00+. i.e: LG 60" plasma cost over 12000.00 The low production cost does not mean the retail price will be low. The high demand, the low production and the exclusive technology will allow them to set the price sky high and you will still buy it.If consumers are willing to pay 15000.00 for a top quality plasma TV, expect to see the SED to be sold 15000.00+. SED first public release will be 55" inch. We seldom see poor people buying 55" inch flat screen for their living room (if they have a living room that big). 55" are usually meant for semi-rich to rich .In an interview Toshiba did not want to talk about the price much. That alone is a sign of high price. They said that SED is their premium product. Premium = Top of the line.Top of the line = premium. And premium = expensive !Surely SED will drop in price as we go. Especially with OLED coming out in few years. But don't expect SED to cheap at all. atleast not until 2009.
redavniJan 9, 2006
I'd like to thank all the people who purchased an LCD display prior to these coming out for subsidizing the R&D while I have enjoyed superior quality CRT displays and cheaper prices. Now I can have both.Thanks! =)
inspectahJan 9, 2006
should i wait to buy a TV now ? or should i just stick with 32"samsung LCD
supertoyJan 9, 2006
The dude giving the demo said that these models are 720p and 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and even then it was the most amazing picture quality ive ever seen. The final retail models will be 1080p and 100,000:1. No matter how fast the picture was moving on the screen, there was no blurring, and the color production was natural. I asked him about burn in, and he said there would be none. I asked him about price and he gave me the "Its too early too discuss" response. I would expect them too be what people are paying for high end plasmas right now, and trust me, the second these come out your going to see LCD and Plasma prices drop like a rock. The only thing thats even close to this technology is that OLED that Kodak is developing.
codymanJan 9, 2006
so how much are these going to cost.....
sorosJan 9, 2006
@jasongetsdownI understand why you're so cynical but there really are a lot of people getting revved up after seeing these SED displays, <a class="user" href="http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=&q=SED&btnG=Search+News">http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=&q=SED&btnG=Search+News</a>Jesus christ, would someone at digg implement threading in the comments.. this is getting ridiculous.
ah802Jan 9, 2006
Displayed in a darkened room brings up the question: What happened to the brightness? Could the 55"+ target indicate HT dark rooms....
mousseJan 10, 2006
From noll's link:"Although the contrast ratio is seen as a key indicator to the performance of a display, it is really only on paper. The reason for this is the way it is calculated:Contrast Ratio = Peak Luminance / Minimum LuminanceBecause it is a mere fraction, you can claim a massive contrast ratio by merely reducing your darkest light value to a very small number. There was some excitement when Toshiba announced a display with a contrast ratio of 100,000:1, based on SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) technology. However, with a reported black luminance of 0.003 cd/m², Toshiba can claim the incredible 100,000:1 contrast ratio while only delivering a peak luminance of just 300 cd/m².The Westinghouse HDTV may have rubbish 0.55 cd/m² blacks in comparison, but with just a 1000:1 contrast ratio, it has a peak luminance of 550cd/m² - nearly double the brightness of the SED display."Sorry, no digg.
anarchyonlineMar 4, 2006
SED will be slightly expensive boys and girls:.Here the reasons !!Low production (limited production )for the first two or three years. Definitaly not enough units being produced to answer the super high demand.There was a huge investment of 4+ billions from Canon and Toshiba in research, training, new machinery for their revamped/new factory plans dedicated to SED production. Like every corporates, they will want to recover that investment fast.SED technology is exclusive to Canon and Toshiba. Our capitalist history shows that monopolitic tend to set the price high if not unique until a competitor shows up. So until you see a competitor with something equal or better TV than SED, don't expect SED to be low budget TV. Quite the contrary! (don't like my price budy? the go elsewhere ! but i know you will come back because im da best ! )Toshiba said SED will be at a competitive price against current plasma. But keep in mind that the very best quality Plasma TV cost 15000.00+. i.e: LG 60" plasma cost over 12000.00 The low production cost does not mean the retail price will be low. The high demand, the low production and the exclusive technology will allow them to set the price sky high and you will still buy it.If consumers are willing to pay 15000.00 for a top quality plasma TV, expect to see the SED to be sold 15000.00+. SED first public release will be 55" inch. We seldom see poor people buying 55" inch flat screen for their living room (if they have a living room that big). 55" are usually meant for semi-rich to rich .In an interview Toshiba did not want to talk about the price much. That alone is a sign of high price. They said that SED is their premium product. Premium = Top of the line.Top of the line = premium. And premium = expensive !Surely SED will drop in price as we go. Especially with OLED coming out in few years. But don't expect SED to cheap at all. atleast not until 2009.
allenjJun 4, 2006
Toshiba has just declined to invest more in LCD TV production capacity. I think that's a good sign for SED. More here:<a class="user" href="http://www.sed-tv-reviews.com">http://www.sed-tv-reviews.com</a>
eaznewsDec 12, 2007
SED-TV is one more time delayd. I think the new LCD and Plasma killer is OLED-TV, Laser-TV, FED-TVAll about the future Flat TV technologies at <a class="user" href="http://www.oled-display.info">http://www.oled-display.info</a>