TI CES 新聞稿

Peter Caesar

1. LED 光機誕生:
Samsung 將在年中推出採用 LED 光機的 DLP 機器,
Color gamut 會是 NTSC 定義的 130%,
Refresh rate 會是 48 倍.

2. 新的 dmd 晶片:
200 十億色(不知是怎麼算的, 好像太扯了點? 這至少要 12-bit per color)
同時, 720p @.45", 1080p @.65"; 可望大幅壓低價格.



http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=626515


TI Unveils Breakthrough DLP(R) HDTV Innovations

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TI Unveils Breakthrough DLP(R) HDTV Innovations With LED Technology and New Chipsets at 2006 International CES
Thursday January 5, 6:05 am ET
DLP(R) HDTVs Lead Microdisplay Category, Dominate 1080p Sales


LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News; TI) at 2006 International CES today announced technology innovations that will drive industry-leading DLP® HDTV technology to new, ground-breaking levels of picture quality, and more affordable solutions for manufacturers and ultimately consumers. With the introduction of a new DLP HDTV solution that supports LED light sources, and new HDTV chipsets with BrilliantColor(TM) color processing technology, consumers will benefit from even more high- quality viewing choices from DLP HDTV manufacturers.
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Samsung will ship the first commercially available DLP HDTV with an LED light engine in 2006. The integration of highly-efficient LED technology for DLP HDTVs offers the ability to display a wider NTSC color gamut at approximately 130%. The unit also provides Instant On/Off functionality, and expands DLP technology's leadership in Samsung's high performance HDTV solutions. LED light sources unshackle the inherent speed advantage of DLP technology and increase the color refresh rate to 48x the standard TV frame rate, further accelerating DLP technology's speed leadership position and providing the best TV technology solution for watching fast motion sports and video games. Samsung expects to begin shipping these sets by mid-2006.

To continue offering consumers the best visual experience at an affordable price, TI is introducing two new chipsets: the .45" 720p DLP chip and the .65" 1080p DLP chip. Both chipsets feature BrilliantColor(TM) technology optimized for DLP HDTV applications to extend DLP color processing from 3 colors up to 6 colors, increasing the number of producible color shades to an astonishing 200 trillion, and providing an up to 50% total screen brightness increase. This translates to incredible new levels of color saturation and overall image enhancement from very affordable chipsets, allowing manufacturers to maintain the DLP HDTV price advantage on large screen TVs for years to come.

DLP HDTV technology is leading the industry in maximum-HD 1080p resolution as the number one selling 1080p TV technology in 2005, according to The NPD Group. 1080 resolution is the high-definition standard which content is moving towards, from broadcast standards to gaming devices such as Xbox 360, to the HD-DVD standard supported by TI. DLP was also the number one microdisplay technology used by TV manufacturers in 4Q05 through November (Source: The NPD Group).

"We strive to provide our customers with performance innovations, while also continuing to ensure a price competitive solution for the market," said Adam Kunzman, Business Manager, DLP HDTV Products, Texas Instruments. "Ultimately, it is about delivering the best HDTV at an unmatched value for the consumer, and DLP is determined to win against plasma."

CES attendees can experience DLP 1080p technology for both TV and front projection applications at TI DLP Products booth #8602 in the Central Hall.  
   
Epson 的 D5 1080p 要是不快點上市來攪局, 等久了就會像 JVC 的下場
----- 眼巴巴的看著大好江山被後來居上的 Sony SXRD 幹掉, 沒戲唱<img src="snitz/emot/em01.gif" border=0>.
加油吧 Epson, 打價格拉下來<img src="snitz/emot/em27.gif" border=0><img src="snitz/emot/em27.gif" border=0>!

  

west

2006新希望
就在今年可以換1080p的投影機了

LibraC

不知道720p 3xDLP 除了SIM2那台之外,
有沒有其他廠商加入平價3xDLP開發!?

Peter Caesar

如果, LED 光源的採用可以普遍化,
她 Instant ON/OFF 的特性可以可以不用 C/W (色輪), 免除 Spoke time delay
C/R 比 3x dmd DLP 高, 又沒有 RGB Chip mis-alignment 的問題!
光徑設計簡潔, 最重要的"經濟"!
我個人的看法, LED 如果順利採用, 3x 720p dmd's 的市場已經完全被壓縮成"零".

3x dmd 在短期內, 只會存在於 Nitch, Hi-End 市場,
與其指望目前 3x 720p dmd's 的 Hi-End 機器 (口袋深還是可以玩),
不如期待兩年後可能會誕生的 3x 1080p 的機器(如果 LED 的效用不彰),
風起雲湧的 Mass production 平價化也終究會發生,
性價比會比現在的 3x 720p dmd's 高出 N 倍.

至於, 有沒有廠商在搞 3x dmd's? 當然. 每家廠商手頭上都一定有 Project,
差別在, 有的大膽投產, 有的僅存於設計階段.

knk

2006新希望，等待各位先進的廉價二手機！
如果不行，展望2007。
再沒有，遙想2008買新機！

jason

我倒不覺得產品上 LCD 會對 3xDLP 的促成有很大的影響,
倒不如說 EPSON 行銷反而比實際產品影響來的多,

因為, 以前看過幾個的CRT, 日本品牌總是濃郁, 歐洲品牌口味較清淡,
印象在 SONY 特例霓虹還沒出來前,
台灣就有進口歐規倍頻掃描的 CRT(第一次享受到看完一塊多啦A夢錄影帶眼睛不會累) ,
歐規口味特色吧...

Peter Caesar

Jason 兄誤會了, 我指的是 LED 光源.

1. 現階段的 1x dmd DLP 因為有 C/W, 只能發揮 UHP 光效率的 33% per color,
所以, 相同的劇院機, 在一樣的 Watts 輸出下, 大約只有 3x LCD 的 50% 效益.
LED 的 Instant On/OFF 可以讓電功率不浪費, Lumen 增加, 散熱噪音減少!

2. C/W 設計在光徑上會造成 Spoke time delay (類似 SLR 在使用閃光燈時, 必需"焦平面快門"全開),
用 LED 光源有 Instant ON/OFF 的特性, 在光徑上加上類似 3x LCD 的分光菱鏡系統(DLP 反過來三色集光),
這就可以把討厭的 C/W 捨棄, 這就是為何 Frame rate 可以由 6x 增進到 48x.

3. LED 光源的壽命長達 20,000 Hr, 很多人會用到機器報銷都不用換.

另外, 3x LCD projector 的 in-organic 技術 (SONY 的 Bi-NA, Epson 的 C2Fine),
可以大幅的增進 ON-panel 的 C/R, 不必再依賴 Dynamic IRIS, 又有低價, 抗熱色偏的優勢,
TI 最深沉的戒慎恐懼一直在 LCD, 只是沒想到 SONY SXRD 突如其來的打了 TI 一記悶棍~

長遠看來, "競爭"永遠是消費者和科技進步的朋友.
沒有 LCD projector, 我們只能用 NT$1,000,000 的 CRT projecotr;
沒有 TI 的 HD2 dmd, 我們還在買 NT$200,000 C/R 400:1 的 LCD projector;
沒有 Epson Dream panel 4/5, BenQ/Optoma 不會推出 NT$70,000 的 DLP;
沒有 SONY SXRD 1080p, TI 的 .95" 1080p 也還不會上市, 還在用 720p milking 消費者
(1080p dmd 早在 1995 年就有了, 只是不成熟, 又大, C/R 低,......and BUGGY!);
...................etc.

我的看法是, 市場法則是競爭而互動的, 除非某種產品有著絕對的優勢, 不可替代性.
既然, 有錢(景)能使鬼推磨, SONY 和 Epson 的商業野心(Good for us!)當然都不會輕易放過市場利益,
願意或不願意, DLP 的 3x dmd's 1080p 也一樣要面對市場法則----
其他技術 LCD/LoCS (maybe SED/GLV as well) 主動的挑戰~

Peter Caesar

Samsung LED DLP RPTV 討論:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=628661