Introduction
As we reported a few days ago, Philips has launch the LCD flat panel display in the original movie Widescreenformat of 21:9 for the 2nd Quarter of 2009 announced. For a product preview at the end of last week, we had the opportunity to make a prototype of this Flatscreens of a screen diagonal of 56 inches and a panel resolution of 2560 x 1080 pixels, in action. Our impressions for this special topic.
Philips 56 inches Cinema 21:9 Cinemascope LCDs
Cinema 21:9 potential of the market
Complete solution for an intense cinematic experience: 21:9 Cinema and 7.1-plus sound AV receiver and Blu-ray player
First, the important question of where the potential for Philips 21:9-device on the market. According to Philips from the PR department, the unit is not subsidized image makers, but should bring profit - it is nevertheless aware of the fact that the Cinema 21:9 course no guarantee for huge quantities. Among the possible non-binding wanted one at Philips will not comment. We assume that the price of the flat screen cinema at the end of February will be announced. What are the potential buyers come for the Cinema 21:9 in question?First, the classic early adopter and high-tech enthusiasts. This admittedly rather small audience, it is at the heart, at home, in principle regarding the latest high-tech in your own four walls to have. The second is the one user in question, which is not the motivation, has a projector screen along with the complex and to carry out adjustments. Even if the living room and the home theater room is designed in the establishment and commissioning of Cinema 21:9 much easier. Moreover, it must be remembered that in the living room, usually a strong external light is present. The brightness strong 21:9 Cinema comes so easily to cope, one for operating in the completely darkened home theater projector designed not. Beamer also has no current direct playback in 21:9 with no black bars. Philips has always in fact a wide range of EQ settings in the video, but also a good "Out of the Box" image and excellent adjustment assistance as well as efficient from the factory default image programs (Lively, of course, film ....). We expect that the Cinema 21:9 also will offer these opportunities. Therefore, it is the one who all adjustments as quickly as possible wants to have done, just happy with the 21:9 flat as the one who actually means precisely calibrate Color Facts wants. Already, it was still possible, for example, the white point individually.
Advantages and disadvantages of 21:9 display
21:9 is unfolded with much fascination with the original movie format 2,35:1
A great advantage of the current flat panels with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution is that incoming Full HD signals from a Blu-ray natively, that is pixel accurate, are presented. There is no scaling within the chain performed. This has a detailed and accurate, sharp and enormous plastic image as a visible result. Since the Blu-ray images stored in 2:35:1 in the usual adaptation for a 16:9 image output device, ie the format 1.920 x 1080 pixels with black bars above and below, the scale Philips TV - its resolution is with 2560 x 1080 pixels in the horizontal well is much higher. At the same time, seeing in 21:9 but particularly suitable concerning human perception of the natural way. Not for nothing has this format in the cinema enforced. The pleasantly wide and not too high image allows a film immensely relaxed enjoyment. It will be built by Philips Ambilight Spectra III, which is in a position to each side is using the display more colors to the image content to adapt, yet supported. Basically, the experience factor at Cinema 21:9 higher than a 16:9 device. The use as a conventional TV set is of course possible, but the question is, how a signal 4:3 to 21:9 makes adding. Of course you can TV signals in 16:9, then, however, are left and right black bars to be seen. Very interesting is the 21:9 model the possibility for integration into home networks, so that you saved on your PC HD video, for example, shot with your camcorder, and jpeg image files can view it. Also, a USB port for the integration of a USB stick or a USB hard drive would be just at the Cinema 21:9 very sensible. Philips Since these features with other flat panel monitors already installed, we assume that the Cinema 21:9 to enjoy such features will come. The flat screen was shown, moreover, no LED Backlight model, but worked with the conventional CCFL backlight. Here, in contrast with LED Backlight, where individual LEDs can be completely darkened (hence arises the darkened points really black screen), only a complete background light (which means at CCFL fluorescent tubes will be realized) dimmed. A 21:9 LED Backlight flatscreen would be another very interesting evolutionary stage, since the combination of LED backlight and 21:9 cinema format, the device just for movie lovers would still enticing.
The construction
New Philips combination of Blu-ray player and AV receiver
Elegantly designed 7.1-Soundsystem
Philips showed the preview not only the Cinema 2:9 screen, but also the prototype of a 7.1 speaker system. This was driven by a newly developed by Philips 7.1 AV receiver. In the design that fits this was also the prototype of a Blu-ray player to admire. Philips plans to consider these components in addition to introducing Cinema 21:9, so that the user has the possibility of a complete home theater system with Philips devices can. In order to "live" the comparison with a conventional 16:9 Flatscreen could experience was a 42 inch full HD device from the current product range next to the Cinema hang been 21:9. The choice fell to 42-inch, because the 42-inch or less the same level as the 56-inch flat screen 21:9.
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