raftermanfmj
05-02-07, 02:11 AM
Read that Samsung will incorporate HDMI 1.3 into its TVs, this year. Anyone know when this will happen? Any Samsung TVs already have this, along with the so-called "Deep Color" technology?
Sony has the KDL-70XBR3 70 in. HDTV LCD Television supporting 1.3, all for the low cost of about 28K.
Emailed Samsung, but recieved no reply. Little help? Thx!
(Info on 1.3)
Tried to enter link for this, but was not allowed
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The new standard
The advances we're talking about are all more or less based round one key HDMI 1.3 development: the upping of the data-carrying bandwidth of a single HDMI cable from 165MHz (which equates to a data transfer rate of around 4.95 gigabits per second) to a huge 340MHz (or around 10.2Gbps).
This extra data capacity opens the door to a number of potentially profound performance and feature developments, kicking off with something dubbed 'Deep Color'. Current HDMI sockets and cables only support 24-bit colour depths, but HDMI 1.3 will handle 30-bit, 36-bit and even 48-bit colour depths - measurements which translate in practical terms to a) billions of potential colours rather than the current millions, b) a potential end to the colour banding/striping problems seen on many of today's LCD and plasma TVs, c) better contrast, and d) vastly more possible shades of grey between black and white, to make dark parts of the picture more realistic.
HDMI 1.3 doesn't just increase the sheer number of colours possible within the usual TV colour limits though it also expands those limits by adopting the IEC 61966-2-4 colour standard (AKA the still scary-sounding xvYCC standard), which supports around 1.8 times as many colours as the current colour system. This means HDMI 1.3 connections can potentially deliver a colour range much more in line with the full colour extremes visible to the human eye in the real world.
Better than 1080p
High definition has placed questions of 'image resolution' firmly in the consumer consciousness, so doubtless many ears will prick up when we say that HDMI 1.3's extra bandwidth will support higher resolutions than the 1080i high definition format that's currently the maximum required by the HD Ready specification.
The new 1080p format should thus be less problematic for HDMI 1.3 than it is for HDMI 1.1, and it's claimed that potentially even higher resolutions supported by 'next-generation' TVs, PCs and DVD players will also sail along through HDMI 1.3. The other key benefits of HDMI 1.3 are more concerned with practicalities than raw picture quality - but they're no less important for that.
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News Release:
Continuing its series of CES announcements, Samsung tonight revealed a large collection of new LCD TVs, all targeted at improving the oft-maligned color accuracy of flat-panel displays. At the head of the announcements is the company's 81 series. The company says the new LCDs, ranging between the 40-inch LN-T4081F and the 57-inch LN-T5781F, all mark the first LED-backlit TVs with local dimming. The new lighting technique dramatically improves the color gamut to 105% of the NTSC range, promising images that perfectly match the source material. Local dimming on the lights also boosts the contrast ratio to an exceptional 50,000:1 by selectively reducing light for pixels that display darker colors in a given scene. All the sets should be 1080p-capable and will include three HDMI ports when they go on sale in July for an unrevealed price.
News of the company's HDMI 1.3-equipped LCD sets follows after the jump.
Complementing the LED sets will be Samsung's mid-range 61 series. Although they will keep to the more conventional backlighting of previous models, the 40-inch LN-T4061F, 46-inch LN-T4661F, and 52-inch LN-T5261F will all have three HDMI 1.3 ports for improved colors from compatible sources such as the company's own BD-P1200 Blu-Ray player or the PlayStation 3. The displays should also provide color accuracy superior to 2006 screens, according to Samsung: new Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panels reach a capable 92% color gamut and an 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Release information for these enhanced models is currently unavailable.
Samsung is concluding its LCD announcements with the entry-level 53 series, an update to the 52 line of 2006 that primarily adds the improved 92% color accuracy (for 32- and 40-inch models), 7,000:1 dynamic contrast, and a USB 2.0 port for viewing photos directly from a camera or external drive. They will sport three connections for the earlier HDMI 1.2 standard and will launch in March for prices of $529 (19 inches), $849 (23 inches), $1,299 (26 inches), $1,699 (32 inches), and $2,299 (40 inches).
Guess I have to wait before buying that new TV; wish I had waited to sell my current Sony. :(
Sony has the KDL-70XBR3 70 in. HDTV LCD Television supporting 1.3, all for the low cost of about 28K.
Emailed Samsung, but recieved no reply. Little help? Thx!
(Info on 1.3)
Tried to enter link for this, but was not allowed
**********************************
The new standard
The advances we're talking about are all more or less based round one key HDMI 1.3 development: the upping of the data-carrying bandwidth of a single HDMI cable from 165MHz (which equates to a data transfer rate of around 4.95 gigabits per second) to a huge 340MHz (or around 10.2Gbps).
This extra data capacity opens the door to a number of potentially profound performance and feature developments, kicking off with something dubbed 'Deep Color'. Current HDMI sockets and cables only support 24-bit colour depths, but HDMI 1.3 will handle 30-bit, 36-bit and even 48-bit colour depths - measurements which translate in practical terms to a) billions of potential colours rather than the current millions, b) a potential end to the colour banding/striping problems seen on many of today's LCD and plasma TVs, c) better contrast, and d) vastly more possible shades of grey between black and white, to make dark parts of the picture more realistic.
HDMI 1.3 doesn't just increase the sheer number of colours possible within the usual TV colour limits though it also expands those limits by adopting the IEC 61966-2-4 colour standard (AKA the still scary-sounding xvYCC standard), which supports around 1.8 times as many colours as the current colour system. This means HDMI 1.3 connections can potentially deliver a colour range much more in line with the full colour extremes visible to the human eye in the real world.
Better than 1080p
High definition has placed questions of 'image resolution' firmly in the consumer consciousness, so doubtless many ears will prick up when we say that HDMI 1.3's extra bandwidth will support higher resolutions than the 1080i high definition format that's currently the maximum required by the HD Ready specification.
The new 1080p format should thus be less problematic for HDMI 1.3 than it is for HDMI 1.1, and it's claimed that potentially even higher resolutions supported by 'next-generation' TVs, PCs and DVD players will also sail along through HDMI 1.3. The other key benefits of HDMI 1.3 are more concerned with practicalities than raw picture quality - but they're no less important for that.
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News Release:
Continuing its series of CES announcements, Samsung tonight revealed a large collection of new LCD TVs, all targeted at improving the oft-maligned color accuracy of flat-panel displays. At the head of the announcements is the company's 81 series. The company says the new LCDs, ranging between the 40-inch LN-T4081F and the 57-inch LN-T5781F, all mark the first LED-backlit TVs with local dimming. The new lighting technique dramatically improves the color gamut to 105% of the NTSC range, promising images that perfectly match the source material. Local dimming on the lights also boosts the contrast ratio to an exceptional 50,000:1 by selectively reducing light for pixels that display darker colors in a given scene. All the sets should be 1080p-capable and will include three HDMI ports when they go on sale in July for an unrevealed price.
News of the company's HDMI 1.3-equipped LCD sets follows after the jump.
Complementing the LED sets will be Samsung's mid-range 61 series. Although they will keep to the more conventional backlighting of previous models, the 40-inch LN-T4061F, 46-inch LN-T4661F, and 52-inch LN-T5261F will all have three HDMI 1.3 ports for improved colors from compatible sources such as the company's own BD-P1200 Blu-Ray player or the PlayStation 3. The displays should also provide color accuracy superior to 2006 screens, according to Samsung: new Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panels reach a capable 92% color gamut and an 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Release information for these enhanced models is currently unavailable.
Samsung is concluding its LCD announcements with the entry-level 53 series, an update to the 52 line of 2006 that primarily adds the improved 92% color accuracy (for 32- and 40-inch models), 7,000:1 dynamic contrast, and a USB 2.0 port for viewing photos directly from a camera or external drive. They will sport three connections for the earlier HDMI 1.2 standard and will launch in March for prices of $529 (19 inches), $849 (23 inches), $1,299 (26 inches), $1,699 (32 inches), and $2,299 (40 inches).
Guess I have to wait before buying that new TV; wish I had waited to sell my current Sony. :(